1 Chronicles 3:4 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

שִׁשָּׁה֙

Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acmsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

שִׁשָּׁה

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: these six

six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3

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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.

sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.

sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.

sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.

sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8488 H8337

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה₂₁₆ noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):

1. no other number:
a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges^{«GKC:134o»§ 134o}).

2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.

3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.

4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).

5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9936 H8337

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

Strong's Definition H8337

six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

šēš

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth

six

six (cardinal number)

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

נֽוֹלַד

Root word begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …

Dictionary form: יָלַד · yaw-LAHD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar VNp3ms

Verb — Niphal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

נֽוֹלַד

Speech Verb Stem Niphal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: were born

begat ×112 and begat ×38 bare ×34 and bare ×32 he begat ×17 were born ×16 and she bare ×15 she bare ×9

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give birth — Most natural modern phrase; prefer for maternal contexts.

be born — Passive sense; use when subject receives the action.

father — Paternal/generative sense; concise in genealogical lists.

beget — Formal/theological register; suits covenantal genealogies.

bear — Slightly elevated but still current; good for poetic texts.

bring into the world — Emphatic and vivid; use for narrative birth scenes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3542 H3205

יָלַד₄₉₇ verb bear, bring forth, beget (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יְלִיד, יְלֵיד, ; Arabic bear, bring forth, so Ethiopic Assyrian alâdu, COT^Gloss) —

Qal Perfect יָלַד Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse) + 16 t.; יָלָ֑ד Jer 17:11 וְיָלַד consecutive Ps 7:15 suffix יְלָֽדְךָ Deut 32:18 2 masculine singular suffix ילדתני Jer 2:27 Kt; Qr יְלִדְתָּנוּ (Kö^{i. 410} Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70}, 2. R. 4); 1 singular suffix יְלִדְתִּ֫יךָ Ps 2:7 יְלִדְתִּ֫יהוּ Num 11:12, etc.; Imperfect יֵלֶד(יֹוםׅ Prov 27:1 3 feminine singular תֵּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 6 t.; וַתֵּ֫לֶד Gen 4:1 + 61 t.; 2 feminine singular תֵּלְדִי Gen 3:16 אֵלֵד Gen 18:13 וָאֵלֵד 1Kgs 3:17 יֵלְדוּ Isa 65:23 3 feminine plural תֵּלַדְנָה Jer 29:6 וַתֵּלַדְנָה Ezek 23:4 וַתֵּלַדְןָ Gen 30:39, etc.; Infinitive absolute יָלֹד Job 15:35 construct לֵדָה Hos 9:11 + 3 t.; לֶ֫דֶת Gen 4:2 + 10 t.; לָלַת 1Sam 4:19 (Kö^{i, 402}, but probably text error Dr); suffix לִדְתִּי 1Kgs 3:18, etc.; Participle active יֹלֵד Prov 17:21; Jer 30:6, etc.; feminine יוֺלֵדָה Hos 13:13 + 12 t.; יֹלֶ֫דֶת Gen 17:19 + 4 t.; יֹלַדְתְּ Gen 16:11 + 2 t. (Kö^{i. 404 f.}; perhaps יֹלֶדֶת intended by Kt, compare Sta^{§ 213 b}); suffix Prov 23:25 יוֺלַדְתּוֺ Prov 17:25 etc.; plural יֹלְדוֺת Jer 16:3 Passive participle יָלוּד 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 construct יְלוּד Job 14:1 + 2 t.; plural יְלוּדִים 1Chr 14:4 —

1. bear, bring froth:
a. (a mother a child,) so commonly, approximately 208 t.; followed by accusative Gen 3:16; Gen 4:1 & constantly; accusative omitted Gen 6:2 etc. = be delivered of a child, 1Kgs 3:17; 1Kgs 3:18; 2Kgs 19:3 = Isa 37:3 (in proverb with negative, i.e. human power exhausted); of animals Gen 30:39; Gen 31:8 (twice in verse); Jer 14:5; Jer 17:11 (bird laying eggs, or hatching out young), Ezek 31:6; Job 39:1; Job 39:2 but also of whole process of labour (compare חול) וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Gen 35:16 compare vGen 35:17, Gen 38:27; Gen 38:28, compare 1Sam 14:19; Jer 31:18; Mic 5:2 (of a man, as preposterous, Jer 30:6, compare Moses as mother of Israel Num 11:12).
b. hence in simile of distress Mic 4:9; Mic 4:10; Isa 13:8; Isa 21:3; Isa 42:14; Jer 6:24; Jer 13:21; Jer 22:23; Jer 30:6; Jer 49:24; Jer 50:43; Ps 48:7, compare Hos 13:13 ילד עלבֿרכים (Sta^{ZAW 1886, 143 ff.}) Gen 30:3; Gen 50:23 (compare Job 3:12).
c. figurative of wicked וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Ps 7:15 compare Job 15:35 also Isa 33:11 of Israelites, bringing froth wind (of vain efforts for deliverance) Isa 26:18 כְּפֹר שָׁמַיִם מִי יְלָדוֺ Job 38:29 of Tyre as mother of her inhabitants Isa 23:4 of Jerusalem Isa 51:18; Isa 54:1; Isa 66:7; Isa 66:8; Ezek 16:20 Israel bearing disloyal children Hos 5:7 Jerusalem and Samaria, as Oholibah and Oholah Ezek 23:37 of Babylon Jer 50:12 of a day, as producing events לֹאתֵֿדַע מַה יֵּ֫לֶד יוֺם Prov 27:1 perhaps of God (figurative of rock צוּר), as mother of Israel bringing forth with labour Deut 32:18 yet see

2. 2. less often beget:
a. literal, approximately 22 t., always with accusative; in Hexateuch a mark of J; Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse); Gen 10:8; Gen 10:13; Gen 10:15; Gen 10:24 (twice in verse); Gen 10:26 = 1Chr 1:10; 1Chr 1:11; 1Chr 1:13; 1Chr 1:18 (twice in verse); 1Chr 1:20, Gen 22:23; Gen 25:3 (Deut 32:18 & Num 11:12 E are dubious; P uses Hiph`il), elsewhere Prov 17:21; Prov 23:23; Prov 23:24; Dan 11:6.
b. beget, figurative Ps 2:7 of ׳י's formally installing king into theocratic rights.

3. Zech 13:3 (twice in verse), of both parents (literally); Passive participle 3 t. = child 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 where mother is named, 1Chr 14:4 where father named. Niph`al Perfect נוֺלַד 1Chr 2:3 + 6 t. + הנּוֺלַדֿ Gen 21:3 according to points, but read Participle (see Di); נוּ֯לְּדוּ Gen 3:5; Gen 20:8 (compare Ol^{§ 70, 2, R. 5}); Imperfect יִוָּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 4 t.; יִוָּ֑לֶד Isa 66:8 וַיִּוָּלֵד Gen 4:18 + 2 t., etc.; Infinitive הִוָּ֑לֶד Gen 21:5 הִוָָּֽלְדוֺ Eccl 7:1 הִוָּלְדָהּ Hos 2:5 Participle נוֺלָד 1Kgs 13:2 + 3 t. (Gen 21:3 see above); נוֺלָדִים Gen 48:5; 1Chr 7:21 — be born: of human beings, followed by לְ (born to such and such a man), Gen 4:18; Gen 10:1; Gen 17:17; Gen 21:3; Gen 21:5; Gen 46:20; Gen 48:5; Num 26:60; Deut 23:9; 2Sam 3:2 (Qr), 2Sam 5:13; 2Sam 14:27; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:9; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 3:5; 1Chr 20:6; 1Chr 20:8; 1Chr 22:9; 1Chr 26:6; Job 1:2 compare 1Kgs 13:2 without לְ, Job 3:3; Job 38:21; Ps 78:6; 1Chr 7:21; Eccl 7:1 (טוֺב שֵׁם מִשֶּׁמֶן טוֺב וְיוֺם הַמָּוֶת מִיּוֺם הִוָָּֽלְדוֺ׃); metaphor of Israel (under figure of unfaithful wife) Hos 2:5 of nation, גּוֺי, Isa 66:8 people, עַם, Ps 22:32 of animals Lev 22:27; Deut 15:19 Participle כָּלנָֿשִׁים וְהַנּוֺלָד מֵהֶם Ezra 10:3 with predicate or appositive on which emphasis rests, רָ֑שׁ ׳נ Eccl 4:14 he was born poor; אֹהֵב הָרֵ֑ע וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד Prov 17:17 עַיִר פרא אדם יִוָּלֵד Job 11:12; Job 15:7. Pi`el Infinitive יַלֶּדְכֶן Exod 1:16 Participle absolute מְיַלֶּדֶת Gen 35:17 + 2 t.; plural absolute מְיִלְּדוֺת Exod 1:15 + 5 t. in Exod 1 — cause (or help) to bring forth, namely, assist or tend as midwife Exod 1:16 followed by accusative; elsewhere only Participle feminine as substantive = midwife; Gen 35:17 (E), Gen 38:28 (J), Exod 1:15; Exod 1:17; Exod 1:18; Exod 1:19 (twice in verse); Exod 1:20; Exod 1:21 (E). Pu`al Perfect יֻלַּד Gen 4:26 + 13 t.; יוּלַּד Judg 18:29 יֻלָּד֨ Gen 41:50 יוּלָּ֑ד Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ Gen 6:1 + 4 t. + 2Sam 3:2 Kt (Qr וַיִּוָָּֽלְדוּ); יֻלָּ֑דוּ Ps 90:2, etc.; Participle (? compare Kö^{i. 433}; Ges^{«GKC:52»§ 52}, 2, R. 6) הַיוּלָּד Judg 13:8 (Bö^{ii. p. 244 passive Qal}); i. q. Niph`al be born, followed by לְ of father Gen 4:26; Gen 6:1; Gen 10:21; Gen 10:25; Gen 24:15 (all J), Gen 41:50 (E), Gen 35:26; Gen 36:5; Gen 46:22; Gen 46:27 (all P), Judg 18:29; 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 3:5; 2Sam 21:20; 2Sam 21:22; 1Chr 1:19; Jer 20:15 followed by לְ before grandmother's name Ruth 4:17 compare לָ֫נוּ Isa 9:5 followed by לְ of purpose, destiny, אדם לעמל יוּלָּד֑ Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ עַלבִּֿרְכֵי יוֺסֵף Gen 50:23 (E; ⅏ ׳בִּימֵי יו, cit. Di) denoting recognition of children as his; no preposition Jer 20:14; Jer 22:26, compare Judg 13:8 (see above); figurative of foreigners incorporated in spiritual Zion Ps 87:4; Ps 87:5; Ps 87:6 of production of mountains Ps 90:2. Hiph`il Perfect הוֺלִיד Gen 11:27 +; הוֺלִד Num 26:58 הֹלִיד 1Chr 2:36 +; suffix וְהוֺלִידָהּ consecutive Isa 55:10 הוֺלַדְ֫תָּ Gen 48:6, etc.; Imperfect יוֺלִיד Gen 17:20; Eccl 6:3 וַיּ֫וֺלֶד Gen 5:3 +; 2 masculine singular תּוֺלִיד Deut 4:25 + 4 t.; אוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 Imperative הוֺלִי֫דוּ Jer 29:6 Infinitive absolute הוֺלֵיד Isa 59:4 construct suffix הוֺלִידוֺ Gen 5:4 + 16 t.; Participle מוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 מוֺלִדִים Jer 16:3 —

1. beget (a father a child) Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4 (twice in verse) + 56 t. in Genesis; Lev 25:45; Num 26:29; Num 26:58 (all these P, see below Qal) + Deut 4:25; Deut 28:41 (see Di), 1Chr 2:10 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:11 (twice in verse) + 84 t. Chronicles; Ruth 4:18 + 8 t., Judg 11:1; 2Kgs 20:18 = Isa 39:7; Jer 29:6; Ezek 18:10; Ezek 18:14; Ezek 47:22; Eccl 5:13; Eccl 6:3, compare Isa 45:10 also Jer 16:3 אֲבוֺתָם הַמּוֺלִדִים אוֺתָם, compare frequently Assyr. abu banu§a, e.g. VR Jer 1:8 figurative of producing dewdrops Job 38:28 of causing the earth to bear grain Isa 55:10, causing Zion to bring forth Isa 66:9.

2. bear, only figurative Isa 59:4 (|| הָרוֺ), of wicked, bringing forth iniquity (this favoured by context others, beget). Hoph`al Infinitive חֻלֶּ֫דֶת Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:5 הוּלֶּ֫דֶת Ezek 16:4 (Co as foregoing); only אֶתֿ ׳יוֺם ה Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5 day of one's being born = birthday. Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְיִלְּדוּ Num 1:18 denominative from תולדת declared their pedigree (see Di).

Strong's Definition H3205

begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …

yālad

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

(Qal)

to bear, bring forth

of child birth

to cause or help to bring forth

to beget (a child)

Variations 147 forms of this word

Translations 173 English renderings

Word Parts

ל ֣וֹ

ל

Preposition to, for

֣וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp3ms

Preposition

ל	Speech Preposition
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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בְ חֶבְר֔וֹן

בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

חֶבְר֔וֹן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Unto him in hebron")

Dictionary form: חֶבְרוֹן · heb-RONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

בְ	Speech Preposition
חֶבְרוֹן	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: unto him in hebron

in hebron ×13 of hebron ×12 hebron ×11 to hebron ×9 is hebron ×5 and hebron ×4 unto hebron ×3 city is hebron ×2

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Hebron — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

at Hebron — Preferred when indicating location or setting.

in Hebron — Use for events or states occurring within the city.

to Hebron — Use when indicating movement or direction toward the city.

of Hebron — Use in genitive or descriptive phrases referencing the city.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2524 H2275

I. חֶבְרוֺן proper name, of a location Hebron (association, league) — ׳ח Gen 13:18 +; with ה locative חֶבְרוֺנָה Josh 10:36 + 6 t.; חֶבְרֹ֫נָה 2Sam 2:1 — ᵐ5 Ξεβρων; modern El-–alîl (see Rob^{BR i. 213 f.}, ii. 73 ff. Guérin^{Judéeiii. 214 ff}); ancient city in southern Judah, where (or near which) Abraham built an altar Gen 13:18 (J), and where was a sanctuary in David's time 2Sam 15:7, compare ׳בְּח ׳לפני י 2Sam 5:3 = 1Chr 11:3 built 7 years. before ‚oan in Egypt according to Num 13:22b (JE); under a king Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23 (JE) Josh 12:10 (D); assigned to Caleb Josh 14:13; Josh 14:14 (J E D) Judg 1:20 yet see 1Chr 6:40 (compare v.1Chr 6:41); older name קִרְיַת ( הָ)אַרְבַּע according to Josh 14:15 (J E D), compare Gen 23:2; Gen 35:27; Josh 15:54; Josh 20:7 (all P) Judg 1:10b; see also Josh 15:13; Josh 21:11 (both P); called also מַמְרֵא Gen 23:19 (and Gen 35:27, both P); a city of refuge Josh 21:13 (P) = 1Chr 6:42 ׳עֵמֶק ח Gen 37:14 (J); named elsewhere Num 13:22a (JE) Josh 10:36; Josh 10:39; Josh 11:21 (all D) Judg 1:10a Judg 16:3; 2Sam 2:32; 2Sam 15:9; 2Chr 11:10 a resort of David, and for 7 years. his royal city 1Sam 30:31; 2Sam 2:1; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 3:5; 2Sam 3:19; 2Sam 3:20; 2Sam 3:22; 2Sam 3:27; 2Sam 3:32; 2Sam 4:1; 2Sam 4:8; 2Sam 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Sam 5:1; 2Sam 5:3; 2Sam 5:13; 1Kgs 2:11; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 11:1; 1Chr 11:3; 1Chr 12:24; 1Chr 12:39 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:23 v.1Chr 12:38) 1Chr 29:27 read also perhaps for תחתו 2Sam 3:12, ᵐ5^L εἰς Ξεβρων, compare Dr; seat of Absalom's rebellion 2Sam 15:10 ׳עָרֵי ח 2Sam 2:3 abode of David's men.

BDB2525 H2275

II. חֶבְרוֺן proper name, masculine (ᵐ5 Ξεβρων).

1. grandson of Levi Exod 6:18; Num 3:19 (both P) = 1Chr 5:28 = 1Chr 6:3; 1Chr 23:12; 1Chr 23:19, compare 1Chr 15:9.

2. name in Caleb's family 1Chr 2:42; 1Chr 2:43.

BDB7578 H7153 H2275

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע proper name, of a location older name of Hebron; πόλις Αρβο(κ), Καρ(ι)αθαρβοκ, etc. (probably = fourfold city (otherwise Josh 14:15; Josh 15:13; Josh 21:11), see especially GFM); — Josh 14:15 (J E D), Judg 1:10b (אַרְבַּ֑ע ׳ק), also Gen 23:2; Josh 15:13; Josh 15:54; Josh 20:7; Josh 21:11 (all P); ׳הָא ׳ק Gen 35:27 (P) Neh 11:25. — see חֶבְרוֺן.

Strong's Definition H2275

hebron

ḥebrôn

association

Chebron, a place in Palestine

(n pr loc) a city in south Judah approximately 20 south of Jerusalem and approximately 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 17 English renderings

Hebron Hebron Son of Mareshah, from the tribe of Judah. Hebron Son of Kohath, grandson of Levi. Valley of Hebron

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Word Parts

וַ יִּ֨מְלָךְ

וַ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

יִּ֨מְלָךְ

Root word reigned, reign, king, reigneth, made, …

Dictionary form: מָלַךְ · maw-LAHK

Vowels & Accents

וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqw3ms

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

וַ	Speech Conjunction
יִּמְלָךְ	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: he reigned

reigned ×84 when he began to reign ×34 and he reigned ×32 king ×21 and reigned ×18 began to reign ×14 shall reign ×14 to reign ×13

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reign — Core meaning; fits narrative and poetic contexts alike.

rule — Broader term; good when royal authority is emphasized.

become king — Captures the ingressive sense of ascending to power.

be king — Stative use; describes ongoing royal status.

make king — Causative stem; when someone installs another as ruler.

make queen — Causative stem applied to a female royal figure.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4672 H4427

II. מָלַךְ₃₄₆ verb denominative be, or become king, or queen, reign; —

Qal₂₉₆ Perfect ׳מ Josh 13:10 + etc.; Imperfect יִמְלֹךְ (לוֺךְ-) Exod 15:18 +; וַיִּמְלֹךְ Gen 36:32 +; 2 masculine singular תִּמְלֹךְ Gen 37:8 +, (הֲִתִמֲלֹךְ Jer 22:15 Baer); Imperative מְלָךְֿ Judg 9:14 מָלְכָה Judg 9:8 מָלְכִי Judg 9:10; Judg 9:12 Infinitive absolute מָלֹךְ Gen 37:8; 1Sam 24:21 construct. מְלֹךְ 1Kgs 2:15 +; suffix מָלְכוֺ 1Sam 13:1 +; Participle מֹלֵךְ Jer 22:11 + 2 t.; מֹלֶכֶת 2Kgs 11:3 = 2Chr 22:12 — be (become) king, reign, mostly of Hebrew kings, 2Sam 2:10; 1Kgs 16:22; 2Kgs 3:1; 2Kgs 9:13, but also generally Prov 8:15; Prov 30:22 of Canaanite, Edomite, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian kings, etc.: Judg 4:2; Gen 36:31; 1Kgs 11:25; 2Kgs 8:15; 2Kgs 19:37; Esth 1:1 +; followed by בְּ local (usually city) Josh 13:10; Josh 13:12; Judg 4:2; 2Sam 5:5; 1Kgs 11:24; 1Kgs 14:21 + often; but also Gen 36:31; Gen 36:32; 1Chr 1:43 בְּארץ, and even בְּכֹלאֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2Sam 3:21 followed by עַל with people or land 1Sam 8:9; 1Sam 8:11; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 13:1; 1Kgs 15:1; 1Kgs 15:9; 1Kgs 16:23 + often; followed by בְּ local + עַל territory (or population) 2Sam 5:5; 1Kgs 11:42 followed by תַּחַת (חַחְתָּיו) 2Sam 16:8; Gen 36:33f. = 1Chr 1:44f., 1Kgs 14:20; 1Kgs 14:31; 2Kgs 8:15; 2Kgs 13:24; Jer 22:11 + often; subject God, followed by על Ps 47:9; Mic 4:7; Ezek 20:33; 1Sam 8:7 followed by בְּ Isa 24:23 absolute Exod 15:18; Isa 52:7; Ps 93:1; Ps 96:10 = 1Chr 16:31; Ps 97:1; Ps 99:1; Ps 146:10 +; subject future (Messianic) king Isa 32:1; Jer 23:5 subject a woman (= be queen) 2Kgs 11:3 = 2Chr 22:12 (both followed by עַל), Esth 2:4 followed by תַּחַת ; Imperative only in fable, king of trees, Judg 9:8; Judg 9:10; Judg 9:12; Judg 9:14 all followed by על; בְּמָלְכוֺ especially = when he began to reign, became king 1Sam 13:1; 2Sam 2:10; 1Kgs 14:21 + often; Infinitive also = reign: בְּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶה לְמָלְכוֺ 2Kgs 24:12; 2Kgs 25:1, compare v2Kgs 25:27; 1Kgs 6:1; 2Chr 16:13; 2Chr 17:7; 2Chr 29:3; 2Chr 34:3; 2Chr 34:8, compare עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1Chr 4:31 עַד מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָס 2Chr 36:20 began to reign and reigned מָלַךְ וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1Kgs 15:25; 1Kgs 16:29; 2Kgs 3:1 +; often מָלַךְ alone with same meaning 1Kgs 16:23; 2Kgs 13:1; 2Kgs 13:10; 2Kgs 14:23 +. Hiph`il Perfect הִמְלִיךְ 1Sam 15:35 + 2 t.; הִמְלַ֫כְתָּ 1Kgs 3:7, etc.; Imperfect וַיַּמְלֵךְ 2Kgs 33:34 + 4 t.; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ Judg 9:6 + etc.; Infinitive construct הַמְלִיךְ 1Kgs 12:1 + etc.; Participle מַמְלִךְֻ Ezek 17:16 — make king, or queen, cause to reign, followed by accusative of person Judg 9:16; 1Sam 11:15; 1Kgs 1:43; 1Kgs 12:1; 1Kgs 16:21; 2Kgs 10:5; 2Kgs 11:12 (anointing and coronation) = 2Chr 23:11; 2Kgs 17:21; 1Chr 11:10; 1Chr 12:32; 1Chr 12:39; 2Chr 10:1; 2Chr 11:22; Ezek 17:16 followed by לִשׁלמֹה (לְ of direct object, as Aramaic) 1Chr 29:22 followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb 1Sam 8:22 (+ לָהֶם), 1Sam 12:1 (+ על), Isa 7:6 (+ בְּתוֺךְ); followed by לְמֶלֶךְ Judg 9:6; 1Sam 15:11 followed by accusative of person + בְּ local Jer 37:1 + עַל Judg 9:18; 1Sam 15:35; 1Kgs 12:20; 1Kgs 16:16; 2Kgs 8:20; 1Chr 12:38; 1Chr 28:4 (accusative omitted), 1Chr 23:1; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 1:11; 2Chr 21:8; 2Chr 36:4; 2Chr 36:10, compare 2Sam 2:9 (3 t. עֲלֿ, 3 t. אֶלֿ); + תַּחַת 1Kgs 3:7; 2Kgs 14:21; 2Kgs 21:24; 2Kgs 23:30 (anointing), v2Kgs 23:34; 2Kgs 24:17; 2Chr 1:8; 2Chr 22:1; 2Chr 26:1; 2Chr 33:25; 2Chr 36:1; Esth 2:17 (= make queen at coronation); absolute Hos 8:4. Hoph`al Perfect הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Dan 9:1.

BDB4692 H4427

II. [מָלַךְ] verb counsel, advise (loan-word from Aram . , מְלַח; compare Assyrian malâku, Dl^{HWB 412}); — only Niph`al (so Late Hebrew) Imperfect לִבִּי עָלַי וַיִּמָּלֵךָ i. e. I considered carefully, Neh 5:7.

[מַלְכֹּ֫דֶת] see לכד.

מַלְכֵּן see מַלְבֵּן below לבן.

BDB9661 H4427

I. מלך (√ of following, see Biblical Hebrew).

BDB9665 H4427

II. מלך (√ of following; Assyrian malâku, counsel, advise; ᵑ7 מְלֵח, Syriac , Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth¹¹²; Biblical Hebrew II. [מָלַח] Neh 5:7 as loan-word).

Strong's Definition H4427

reigned, reign, king, reigneth, made, …

mālak

to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty

to be or become king or queen, reign

(Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign

(Niphal) to consider

Variations 63 forms of this word

Translations 67 English renderings

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Word Parts

שָׁ֔ם

Adverb there, thence, thither, where, therein, …

Dictionary form: שָׁם · shawm

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar D

Adverb

שָׁם	Speech Adverb

In English

In the KJV here: and there

there ×309 and there ×67 thither ×56 from thence ×50 thence ×32 where ×30 him there ×10 therein ×9

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there — Default spatial adverb; fits most contexts naturally.

in that place — More explicit; use when location needs emphasis.

to that place — Directional sense; use when movement toward is implied.

from there — Point of departure; replaces archaic 'from thence/thence'.

where — Relative clause contexts; links location to a preceding noun.

there in it — Renders the 'therein/within it' locative nuance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10005 H8536 H8033

תַּמָּה adverb there (so Egyptian Aramaic (RÉS^{361 B 5} [also תנה^{A 4}, so Cilician Aramaic, Cooke^{68. 5}, compare Palmyrene תנן ib.^{121. 3}, Syriac ] S-C^{A 4, J 6}); ᵑ7 תַּמָּן, Syriac , see Biblical Hebrew שָׁם); — Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:12 ׳מִןתֿ thence Ezra 6:6.

BDB8775 H8033 H3074

שָׁם adverb there, thither (Arabic there, compare then; Biblical Aramaic תַּמָּה, Egyptian Aramaic תמה S-C^{Pap. A 4, J 6}, ᵑ7 תַּמָּן (with demonstrative n, compare אֱדַיִן beside אֲזַי), Syriac ; Zenj^{Had. 8} (Cooke¹⁵⁹) שם); —

1. a. there Gen 2:8; Gen 2:12; Gen 11:2; Gen 11:7; Gen 11:31 + often; placed early in sentence for emphasis, Mic 4:10 שָׁם תִּנָּצֵ֑לִי, Nah 3:15; Ezek 32:22; Ezek 32:24; Ps 104:26 +, וְשָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 41:12; Exod 15:27; Num 13:22; Num 13:33 +, שָׁם ֗֗֗ וְשָׁם Exod 15:25; Deut 12:14; Isa 27:10; Job 3:17 +, וְהִנֵּה שָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 29:2, כִּי שָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 11:9; Gen 21:31; Gen 35:7; 2Sam 1:21; 2Sam 15:21 +, אַךְ שָׁם ֗֗֗ Isa 34:14; Isa 34:15, גַּם שָׁם ֗֗֗ Isa 23:12; Isa 57:7; Ps 139:10 resuming a preceding 'where,' Job 39:30 בַּאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא, Judg 5:27; Jer 22:12; Eccl 11:3, compare Eccl 1:7. Repeated, שָׁם ֗֗֗ שָׁם here ... there Isa 28:10; Isa 28:13. In poetry, pointing to a spot in which a scene is localized vividly in the imagination, Ps 14:5 שׁם פחדו פחד there feared they a fear! Ps 36:13, compare Ps 48:7; Ps 66:6; Ps 132:17; Hos 6:7; Zeph 1:14. — Hab 3:4 read probably (We Now) שָׂם the flashes at his side made he the hiding of his power; Eccl 3:17 שָׁם = with God, in the Divine plan or scheme: but read perhaps שָׂם Hi De and others
b. preceded by the rel., אֲשֶׁר שָׁם where, Gen 2:11; Exod 20:21; 1Sam 9:10 +, usually with one or more words between, Gen 13:3; Gen 13:14; Gen 19:27; Exod 29:42; 2Sam 11:16; 2Kgs 23:27 + often; after בַּאֲשֶׁר, בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא שָׁם Gen 21:17. With אשׁר omitted (the relative being indicated by construct, Ges^{«GKC:130c»§ 130 c, d}) Ezek 39:11 מְקוֺם שָׁם קֶבֶר ׳בְּיִשְׂר a place where a grave (may be) in Israel, but ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Co Or and others read שֵׁם a place of renown.

2. thither, after verbs of motion ( = שָׁ֫מָּה, see 3), Deut 1:37 לֹא תָבאֹ שָׁם, Judg 19:15; Judg 21:10; 1Sam 2:14; 1Sam 9:6 and elsewhere; אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ שָׁם whither, 1Kgs 18:10; 1Kgs 21:18; 2Kgs 1:4; 2Kgs 1:6; 2Kgs 1:16; Isa 20:6, more often in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, as Jer 8:3; Jer 22:27; Jer 23:3; Jer 23:8; Jer 45:5 +, Ezek 4:13; Ezek 12:16; Ezek 36:20; Ezek 36:22 +; so שֶׁשָּׁם Ps 122:4.

3. with ה locative, שָׁ֫מָּה (sh¹mm¹h):
a. after verbs of motion, thither, Gen 19:20 לָנוּס שָׁ֫מָּה to flee thither, vGen 19:22; Gen 20:13; Gen 24:6; Gen 29:3; Deut 1:38 + often; = into it, therein (of a basket, pit, etc.), Exod 16:33 וְתֶןשָֿׁ֫מָּה מְלֹא הָעֹמֶר, Exod 21:33 וְנָפַל שָׁמָּה, Exod 30:18; Judg 8:25; 2Kgs 12:10 pregnantly, after a verb implying motion, as to bury, Gen 23:13 וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶתמֵֿתִי שָׁ֫מָּה, Gen 25:10; Gen 49:31; Gen 50:5 (all P), נוֺעַד to meet Exod 29:42; Exod 29:43; Exod 30:6; Exod 30:36; Num 17:19 (all P), Josh 2:16; Josh 7:3; Jer 13:7; Joel 4:7, perhaps Song 8:5 (? c).
b. אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ שָׁ֫מָּה whither Gen 20:13; Num 33:54; Deut 4:5; Deut 4:14 + often; where 2Kgs 23:8; 1Chr 4:41.
c. more rarely, i. q. שָׁם there, Gen 43:30 וַיֵּבְךְ שָׁ֫מָּה, Josh 2:1; Judg 16:27; 2Kgs 4:11; 2Kgs 9:16; Hos 2:17; Isa 22:18; Isa 34:15; Isa 65:9; Jer 18:2; Jer 27:22; Ezek 23:3; Ezek 32:29; Ezek 32:30 (Ezek 32:22 vEzek 32:24 vEzek 32:26 שָׁם), Ezek 48:35 שָׁ֫מָּה ׳י, Ps 76:4; Ps 122:5; Eccl 3:16.

4. מִשָּׁם from there, thence:
a. often after verbs of departing, taking, etc., Gen 2:10; Gen 11:8; Gen 11:9; Gen 12:8; Gen 18:16; Gen 24:7; Gen 42:2, etc., Num 13:23; Num 21:12; Num 22:41 וַיַּרְא מִשָּׁם, Deut 4:29 וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם, Deut 30:4; Jer 37:12; Hos 2:17; Amos 9:2; Amos 9:3; Amos 9:4; Job 39:29 +. Peculiarly, Gen 49:24 ׳מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂר Ges De RVm from there [from heaven], (from) the Shepherd (׳י), the Stone (Rock) of Israel, Ew Di Sta from there (where is) the Shepherd of (רֹעֵה) the (Bethel-)stone of Israel; but both forced: text dubious; Gunk by the name (מִשֵּׁם; so ᵑ6) of the Shepherd, etc. (as Ew Di).
b. אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ מִשָּׁם whence Gen 24:5; Num 23:13 +.
c. expressing origin, Gen 3:23 the ground אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מִשָּׁם, Gen 10:14 whence (= from whom) came forth the Philistines, Judg 19:18 מִשָּׁם אָנֹכִי, 1Sam 10:12 אִישׁ מִשָּׁם, Isa 65:20.
d. of the mass, from which something is taken or made, Gen 27:9; Gen 30:32 (of צאֹן), Lev 2:2 ׳וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם זגו (from the meal, etc., of a מנחה), 1Kgs 17:13 אַךְ עֲשִׁי לִי מִשָּׁם עֻגָה קְטַנָּה i.e. from the meal and oil, 2Kgs 7:2; 2Kgs 7:19 וּמִשָּׁם לֹא תאֵֹכל׃, Ezek 5:3.

Strong's Definition H8033

there, thence, thither, where, therein, …

šām

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

there, thither

there

Variations 17 forms of this word

Translations 69 English renderings

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Word Parts

שֶׁ֥בַע

Root word seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …

Dictionary form: שֶׁבַע · sheh-BA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

שֶׁבַע

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: seven

seven ×178 and seven ×67 the seven ×13 of seven ×6 in the seven ×5 throughout the seven ×5 and seventh ×4 in the seventh ×4

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seven — Core cardinal number; broadly useful in nearly all contexts.

sevenfold — Use when multiplying or intensifying by a factor of seven.

seventh — Ordinal form; use for position or sequence (e.g., seventh day).

seventeen — Use when combined with ten in compound numbers.

seventeenth — Ordinal of seventeen; use for dates or sequential positions.

week — Rare; captures 'sevens' as a unit of seven days or years.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8424 H7651

I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה₃₉₄ noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI¹⁶ שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (Dl^{Gr. § 65, 6}; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare Lag^{BN 37 f.}); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 + 115 t.; construct שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 + 47 t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1Kgs 14:21 feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 + 100 t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 + 120 t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sam 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:

1. without other number:
a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Gen 21:28 (J), Judg 16:13; Isa 4:1 + 80 t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Gen 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2Sam 24:13a, compare v^{b, c,} also ᵐ5 and || 1Chr 21:12 so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 33:3 (J), Lev 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 6:6 after noun Ezek 40:20; Ezek 40:26 noun omitted Job 5:19; Prov 6:16, + (= ׳פְּעָמִים שׁ) Lev 26:18; Lev 26:21; Lev 26:24; Lev 26:28 (H), Ps 119:64; Prov 24:16
b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Num 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c} and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zech 4:2 after noun Gen 7:4 (J), Exod 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1Sam 2:5 + 9 t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Gen 7:2; Gen 7:3 (J); as predicate Gen 46:25 (P),
c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Num 23:4 (E), Num 8:2 (P), Ezek 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezek 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeut 15:2; 2Kgs 12:2 + 3 t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezek 30:20, compare Ezek 45:20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Gen 7:10 (J), 1Chr 9:25

2. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years Gen 37:2 + 3 t. + 1Kgs 14:21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 22:52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 16:1.
b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1Chr 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Neh 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Gen 7:11; Gen 8:4 unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jer 32:9 7 shekels and 10 the silver

3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judg 8:26 + 39 t. (but Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).

4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1Kgs 20:30 + 2 t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1Kgs 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 + 50 x 1000 Num 1:31; Num 2:8; Num 2:31.

5. ׳שׁ + other number:
a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Judg 8:14 also (= ordinal number) Ezek 29:17 + 2 t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2Kgs 13:10, compare 2Kgs 15:1 (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Neh 7:1:[72]; Neh 7:71 (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1Kgs 16:10; 1Kgs 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Gen 23:1; Gen 23:25 (both P), etc.
b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Gen 8:14; Exod 6:16; Exod 6:20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Gen 5:7; Gen 11:21; Gen 47:28, compare Gen 5:25; Gen 5:31.
c. 1000 + 17 Ezra 2:39 = Neh 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Gen 21:28ff. (J), Exod 37:23; Lev 4:6; Lev 4:17; Lev 8:11; Lev 14:27 + (P); as round number Gen 4:24 (song in J), Gen 29:18ff; Gen 31:23; Gen 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Gen 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare Wkl^{TelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246} Ne^{Mar,11 f.}; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially Kö^{Hast. DB NUMBER, 562 f.}, 565.

BDB8428 H7651 H7658

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c} and most.

BDB9929 H7655 H7651

[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע); — absolute ׳שׁ before noun masculine plural Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 construct שֶׁבְעַת before noun masculine pluralEzra Dan 7:14 חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Dan 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד, √ אחד.

Strong's Definition H7651

seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …

šebaʿ

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

seven (cardinal number)

as ordinal number

Variations 29 forms of this word

Translations 84 English renderings

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שָׁנִ֖ים

Root word years, year, yearly, in, long, …

Dictionary form: שָׁנֶה · shaw-NEH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

שָׁנִים

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: years

years ×392 year ×251 in the year ×16 of the year ×12 of years ×10 the year ×10 by year ×9 the years ×8

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year — Standard singular; the default choice in most contexts.

annual — Use as adjective when describing recurring yearly events.

yearly — Adverbial or adjectival; suits repeated or cyclical occurrences.

age — Preferred when counting a person's lifespan or era.

season — Highlights the agricultural or calendrical cycle of a year.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8882 H8141

שָׁנָה₈₇₇ noun feminine (on apparent exception see Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 46}) year (etymology see √); — absolute ׳שׁ Amos 2:10 +; construct שְׁנַת Gen 41:50 +; suffix שְׁנָתוֺ Ezek 46:13 +, שְׁנָתָהּ Lev 14:10 + 2 t.; dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 +, תָ֑יִם- 1Kgs 15:25 +; plural שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 +, construct שְׁנֵי Gen 23:1 + 24 t., שְׁנוֺת Deut 32:7 + 8 t. (in poetry and late); suffix שְׁנָיו Lev 25:52 + 4 t. suffix; שְׁנוֺתַי Isa 38:15; Ps 31:11, שְׁנוֺתָם Ps 78:33 + 8 t. suffix; — year, as division of time, Exod 23:14; Exod 23:17 3 t. בַּשָּׁנָה +, etc.; ׳רֵשִׁית הַשּׁ Deut 11:12, opposed to ׳אַחֲרִית הַשּׁ vDeut 11:12, ׳צֵאת הַשּׁ Exod 23:16, ׳תְּקוּפַת הַשּׁ Exod 34:22; 2Chr 24:23, ׳תְּשׁוּבַת הַשּׁ 2Sam 11:1 +, etc.; בָּא שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:20, read ׳כְּבֹא שׁ ᵐ5 Bur, ׳בְשׁ ׳בארץ שׁ Kit, compare ׳בְשׁ ׳שׁ = year by year 1Sam 1:7 +; בַּשָּׁנָה Benz, compare Neh 10:33 so ׳שׁ ׳שׁ Deut 14:22, ׳אַחֲרֵי שׁ ׳שׁ 2Sam 21:1, ׳וְשׁ ׳בְּכָלשֿׁ Esth 9:21; Esth 9:27 especially of duration of life; ׳(יְמֵי) שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי פ Gen 23:1; Gen 25:7 + (P); שְׁנֵיהֶם Job 36:11 +, שְׁנוֺתַי Ps 31:11 (|| חַיַּי), etc.; of God Job 10:5; Ps 102:25; Ps 102:28 in phrase of age, see בֵּן 9, בַּת 9; indefinite שָׁנִים Ezek 38:17 = for years, ׳לְקֵץ שׁ Dan 11:6 זֶהיָֿמִים אוֺ זֶה שָׁנִים 1Sam 29:3 specifically בִּשְׁנַת מוֺת הַמֶּלֶח Isa 6:1; Isa 14:28, בִּשְׁנַת בֹּא תַּרְתָּן Isa 20:1, שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה Deut 15:9; Deut 31:10, שְׁנַת הַיּוֺבֵל Lev 25:13 +, etc.; שְׁנֵי שָׂכִיר Isa 16:14; Isa 21:16 (see שָׂכִיר); שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם Jer 11:23 + 2 t.; ׳רָצוֺן לְי ׳שׁ Isa 61:2, etc.; שְׁנוֺת דֹּרוָֿדֹר Deut 32:7, compare Joel 2:2 most often with cardinal numbers: plural after units, apposition, Exod 21:2 +, so also שְׁתַּיִם שְׁנִים 2Sam 2:10 +, but dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 + 4 t., שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים Gen 41:1 + 4 t.; very rarely with number (certainly) construct שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים 1Sam 13:1 (corrupt), ׳שְׁלשׁ שׁ Lev 25:21 8 + שָׁנָה 2Kgs 22:1 before unit (rare, late) 2Chr 11:17 (twice in verse); Dan 1:5 singular after 11-19, tens and hundreds Gen 5:3; Gen 5:9; Gen 14:4 + often; so 90 + 9 years Gen 17:24 +, rarely 30 + 3 years 1Kgs 2:11, etc.; but אֶלֶף שָׁנִים Ps 90:4 1000 years, so (+ פַּעֲמַיִם) Eccl 6:6 1000 years twice over; with compare number often repeated, 900 year + 30 year Gen 5:5, etc.; 100 year + 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7, etc.; with cardinal number = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְ 1Kgs 22:41 in the fourth year of, etc., also בִּשְׁנַת חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה לְ 2Kgs 15:23, etc.; but לְ ׳בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שׁ 2Kgs 18:13, etc. (often), and בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה 1Kgs 6:38, etc.; also (c. units), בַּשָּׁנָה הָֽרְבִיעִת Lev 19:24 +, etc., + לְ 2Kgs 17:6 the ninth year of, etc.; and even (Ges^{«GKC:134p»§ 134p}) בִּשְׁנַת הַתְּשִׁיעִית לְ 2Kgs 25:1, compare Ezra 7:8; Jer 46:2; Jer 51:59 + (Kt) Jer 28:1; Jer 32:1 (Qr בַּשָּׁנָה).

Strong's Definition H8141

years, year, yearly, in, long, …

šāne

a year (as a revolution of time)

year

as division of time

Variations 62 forms of this word

Translations 69 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ שִׁשָּׁ֣ה

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שִׁשָּׁ֣ה

Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acmsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

וְ	Speech Conjunction
שִׁשָּׁה	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and six

six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3

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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.

sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.

sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.

sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.

sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8488 H8337

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה₂₁₆ noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):

1. no other number:
a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges^{«GKC:134o»§ 134o}).

2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.

3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.

4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).

5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9936 H8337

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

Strong's Definition H8337

six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

šēš

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth

six

six (cardinal number)

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

חֳדָשִׁ֑ים

Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …

Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

חֳדָשִׁים

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: months

month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5

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month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.

new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.

lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.

moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.

monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2579 H2320

I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ₂₈₂ noun masculine^{Gen 7:11} (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare Lg^{BN 144}; on usage, names, etc., Muss-Arn^{JBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.}) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10 —

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare Di^{Lv p. 578 f} Benz^{Archäol. § 69}); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.

2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare Benz^{Archäol. § 30}, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further Schr^{COT Neh 1:1} Benz^l.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above

1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

Strong's Definition H2320

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …

ḥōdeš

the new moon; by implication, a month

the new moon, month, monthly

the first day of the month

Variations 28 forms of this word

Translations 49 English renderings

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וּ שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים

Root word thirty, thirtieth, captains

Dictionary form: שְׁלוֹשִׁים · sheh-loh-SHEEM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acbpa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

וּ	Speech Conjunction
שְׁלֹשִׁים	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Both Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: thirty

and thirty ×54 thirty ×49 and thirtieth ×8 from thirty ×7 the thirty ×7 was thirty ×7 of thirty ×5 were thirty ×5

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thirty — Standard cardinal number; fits most contexts.

thirtieth — Use as ordinal for dates or sequences.

thirty-strong — For elite military units of thirty warriors.

a group of thirty — Clarifies collective sense in narrative contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8766 H7970

שְׁלשִׁים (very seldom שְׁלשִׁפ, שְׁלוֺשִׁים):174 noun indeclinable thirty; —

1. before singular noun: אַמָּה Gen 6:15 + 3 t., +, with בָּאַמָּה Exod 26:8 +3 t.; שָׁנָה 2Sam 5:4 + 12 t. (age of paternity, of Levitical or royal duty, etc.), אִישׁ Judg 14:19 + 3 t., etc.; before plural noun בָּנִים Judg 10:4; Judg 12:9, אֲנְשִׁים Jer 38:10 (read here probably שְׁלשָׁהּ Ew Hi Gf and others), less common words Ezek 40:17; Ezra 1:9; Ezra 1:10, etc.; after plural noun Gen 32:16, פְּעָמִים ׳שׁ Ezek 41:6 אֶלֶף ׳שׁ 1Chr 23:3 +, אֲלָפִים ׳שׁ Ezra 2:35; Neh 7:38 ׳שׁ following units Gen 11:12 + 14 t., precedes 1Kgs 22:42 + 29 t.; ׳שׁ following 100 (1000, etc.) Gen 5:5 + 15 t., precedes Gen 5:3 + 21 t.

2. as ordinal ׳וְאַחַת שָׁנְה לְ שָׁנָה לְ (בִּ) שְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 16:23, compare v1Kgs 16:29 + 4 t.; שָׁנְה omitted Neh 5:14 + 4 t.; שְׁנַת omitted 2Kgs 25:27 = Jer 52:31 שָׁנָךְ ׳בִּשׁ alone Ezek 1:1. — 1Sam 13:5 read שְׁלשֶׁת ᵐ5^L We Dr and others; 2Sam 23:13 read שְׁלשָׁה Qr Vrss Th and modern; 1Chr 11:11 read הַשְּׁלשֶׁת, הַשְּׁלשָׁה ᵐ5^L Kit Benz and others (so || 2Sam 23:8 for הַשָּׁלִשִׁי).

Strong's Definition H7970

thirty, thirtieth, captains

šĕlôšîm

thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth

thirty, thirtieth

Variations 15 forms of this word

Translations 30 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ שָׁלוֹשׁ֙

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שָׁלוֹשׁ֙

Root word three, thirteen, thirteenth, third, thrice, …

Dictionary form: שָׁלוֹשׁ · shaw-LOHSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acfsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

וְ	Speech Conjunction
שָׁלוֹשׁ	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and three

three ×186 and three ×70 and the three ×10 of three ×9 in three ×7 thirteen ×7 the three ×6 were three ×6

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three — Standard cardinal number; universally suitable.

thirteen — Use when combined with ten in context.

third — Ordinal use; indicates position or sequence.

triple — Emphasizes threefold grouping or set of three.

thrice

three times — Modern replacement for archaic 'thrice'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10000 H8532 H7969

תְּלָת noun masculine, תְּלָתָה feminine, three (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁלשָֽׁ, שִׁלשָׁה); —

masculine תְּלָת before feminine plural noun Dan 7:5 feminine noun omitted vDan 7:8 vDan 7:20 feminine תְּלָתָה before masculine plural noun after, Dan 3:24; Dan 6:3; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:14, so אָ֯ Ezra 6:4 יוֺם תְּלָתָה Ezra 6:15 third day; suffix תְּלָתֵּהוֺן (K^{§ 65, Anm,1}) Dan 3:23 the three of them.

BDB8762 H7969

שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה₄₃₀ noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI²; שלשן 30 MI²; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.^{47, A. u. A. ii. 175} SabDenkm^{No. 31, 8}; Arabic , ; Ethiopic Aramaic תְּלָתָא, ; Nabataean תלת Lzb³⁷⁷; Palmyrene תלת (in תלת מאה) Reckend^{ZMg xiii (1888), 408}; see also Kö^{ii. 1. 208}); —

masculine שָׁלשׁ וֺשׁ- rare, chiefly late), with noun feminine Amos 4:8 + 90 t., also construct שְׁלשׁ Gen 18:6 + 65 t. (but Gen 38:24 read perhaps שְׁלשֶׁת Samaritan, compare Di and others), שְׁלָשֿׁ Exod 21:11 feminine שְׁלשָׁה (וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), with noun masculine Gen 6:10 + 149 t., also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 + 92 t. (3 + 10 = 13 are additional; on rare exceptions to rule of gender compare Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c}), suffix שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶם Num 12:4, שְׁלָשְׁתָּם vNum 12:4; Ezek 40:10; Ezek 41:16 — three (Hexateuch chiefly P):

1. no other number:
a. before plural noun, שָׁלשׁ 51 t., e.g. אַמוֺת ׳שׁ Exod 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ 1Kgs 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה 90 t., e.g. Gen 18:2 + (so always שְׁלשׁ, שְׁלשֶׁת; read מִשְׁלשֶׁת Gen 38:24 Sam Di; = ׳מִשְּׁ, from מִןֿ); after noun (late: on 1Sam 1:24 see [שִׁלֵּשׁ) 1Chr 25:5 + 17 t.; noun omitted 1Sam 17:4; 2Sam 24:12 = 42 t.
b. = ordinal יָמִים ׳לִשׁ Exod 19:5 on third day; ׳הַיּוֺם שׁ הַיָּמִים 1Sam 9:20, ׳הַיּוֺם הַשּׁ 1Sam 30:13, both = three days ago; especially לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 15:28 + 7 t. (Ges^{«GKC:134o»§ 134o}).

2. 13, with noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Gen 17:25; 1Kgs 7:1 + (as ordinal) Gen 14:4 ( שְׁלשֿׁ), Jer 1:2; Jer 25:3 before ערים Josh 21:19 after, Josh 19:16 + 3 t., before עִיר Josh 21:33; 1Chr 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:11 with noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before פָּרִים Num 29:14 after, vNum 29:13 ordinal before יוֺם Esth 3:12; Esth 9:1 after, vEsth 9:17 יוֺם omitted Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:18 גוֺרָל omitted 1Chr 24:13; 1Chr 25:20; 1Chr 26:11.

3. 300 = שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Gen 5:22 + 59 t. (1Chr 11:11 perhaps intentional change [HPS^Sm] from שְׁמֹנֶה || 2Sam 23:8 which certainly original, Vrss Th We Dr and modern); 3000 = שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Exod 32:28 +28 t.

4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Num 1:43 + 11 t., precedes Lev 12:4 +17 t., + (as ordinal) 3 + 20 Jer 52:30 +3 t.; 20 + 32 Ki Jer 12:7 + 2 t.

5. as round, or conventional, number: 2 (or) 3, Amos 4:8; Deut 17:6; Josh 7:3; 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 3 (and) 4, Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18; Prov 30:21; Prov 30:29 three days' journey Exod 3:18; Exod 5:3; Exod 8:23, etc.

Strong's Definition H7969

three, thirteen, thirteenth, third, thrice, …

šālôš

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

three, triad

3, 300, third

Variations 50 forms of this word

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שָׁנָ֔ה

Root word years, year, yearly, in, long, …

Dictionary form: שָׁנֶה · shaw-NEH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

שָׁנָה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: years

years ×392 year ×251 in the year ×16 of the year ×12 of years ×10 the year ×10 by year ×9 the years ×8

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year — Standard singular; the default choice in most contexts.

annual — Use as adjective when describing recurring yearly events.

yearly — Adverbial or adjectival; suits repeated or cyclical occurrences.

age — Preferred when counting a person's lifespan or era.

season — Highlights the agricultural or calendrical cycle of a year.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8882 H8141

שָׁנָה₈₇₇ noun feminine (on apparent exception see Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 46}) year (etymology see √); — absolute ׳שׁ Amos 2:10 +; construct שְׁנַת Gen 41:50 +; suffix שְׁנָתוֺ Ezek 46:13 +, שְׁנָתָהּ Lev 14:10 + 2 t.; dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 +, תָ֑יִם- 1Kgs 15:25 +; plural שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 +, construct שְׁנֵי Gen 23:1 + 24 t., שְׁנוֺת Deut 32:7 + 8 t. (in poetry and late); suffix שְׁנָיו Lev 25:52 + 4 t. suffix; שְׁנוֺתַי Isa 38:15; Ps 31:11, שְׁנוֺתָם Ps 78:33 + 8 t. suffix; — year, as division of time, Exod 23:14; Exod 23:17 3 t. בַּשָּׁנָה +, etc.; ׳רֵשִׁית הַשּׁ Deut 11:12, opposed to ׳אַחֲרִית הַשּׁ vDeut 11:12, ׳צֵאת הַשּׁ Exod 23:16, ׳תְּקוּפַת הַשּׁ Exod 34:22; 2Chr 24:23, ׳תְּשׁוּבַת הַשּׁ 2Sam 11:1 +, etc.; בָּא שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:20, read ׳כְּבֹא שׁ ᵐ5 Bur, ׳בְשׁ ׳בארץ שׁ Kit, compare ׳בְשׁ ׳שׁ = year by year 1Sam 1:7 +; בַּשָּׁנָה Benz, compare Neh 10:33 so ׳שׁ ׳שׁ Deut 14:22, ׳אַחֲרֵי שׁ ׳שׁ 2Sam 21:1, ׳וְשׁ ׳בְּכָלשֿׁ Esth 9:21; Esth 9:27 especially of duration of life; ׳(יְמֵי) שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי פ Gen 23:1; Gen 25:7 + (P); שְׁנֵיהֶם Job 36:11 +, שְׁנוֺתַי Ps 31:11 (|| חַיַּי), etc.; of God Job 10:5; Ps 102:25; Ps 102:28 in phrase of age, see בֵּן 9, בַּת 9; indefinite שָׁנִים Ezek 38:17 = for years, ׳לְקֵץ שׁ Dan 11:6 זֶהיָֿמִים אוֺ זֶה שָׁנִים 1Sam 29:3 specifically בִּשְׁנַת מוֺת הַמֶּלֶח Isa 6:1; Isa 14:28, בִּשְׁנַת בֹּא תַּרְתָּן Isa 20:1, שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה Deut 15:9; Deut 31:10, שְׁנַת הַיּוֺבֵל Lev 25:13 +, etc.; שְׁנֵי שָׂכִיר Isa 16:14; Isa 21:16 (see שָׂכִיר); שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם Jer 11:23 + 2 t.; ׳רָצוֺן לְי ׳שׁ Isa 61:2, etc.; שְׁנוֺת דֹּרוָֿדֹר Deut 32:7, compare Joel 2:2 most often with cardinal numbers: plural after units, apposition, Exod 21:2 +, so also שְׁתַּיִם שְׁנִים 2Sam 2:10 +, but dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 + 4 t., שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים Gen 41:1 + 4 t.; very rarely with number (certainly) construct שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים 1Sam 13:1 (corrupt), ׳שְׁלשׁ שׁ Lev 25:21 8 + שָׁנָה 2Kgs 22:1 before unit (rare, late) 2Chr 11:17 (twice in verse); Dan 1:5 singular after 11-19, tens and hundreds Gen 5:3; Gen 5:9; Gen 14:4 + often; so 90 + 9 years Gen 17:24 +, rarely 30 + 3 years 1Kgs 2:11, etc.; but אֶלֶף שָׁנִים Ps 90:4 1000 years, so (+ פַּעֲמַיִם) Eccl 6:6 1000 years twice over; with compare number often repeated, 900 year + 30 year Gen 5:5, etc.; 100 year + 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7, etc.; with cardinal number = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְ 1Kgs 22:41 in the fourth year of, etc., also בִּשְׁנַת חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה לְ 2Kgs 15:23, etc.; but לְ ׳בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שׁ 2Kgs 18:13, etc. (often), and בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה 1Kgs 6:38, etc.; also (c. units), בַּשָּׁנָה הָֽרְבִיעִת Lev 19:24 +, etc., + לְ 2Kgs 17:6 the ninth year of, etc.; and even (Ges^{«GKC:134p»§ 134p}) בִּשְׁנַת הַתְּשִׁיעִית לְ 2Kgs 25:1, compare Ezra 7:8; Jer 46:2; Jer 51:59 + (Kt) Jer 28:1; Jer 32:1 (Qr בַּשָּׁנָה).

Strong's Definition H8141

years, year, yearly, in, long, …

šāne

a year (as a revolution of time)

year

as division of time

Variations 62 forms of this word

Translations 69 English renderings

Year

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מָלַ֖ךְ

Root word reigned, reign, king, reigneth, made, …

Dictionary form: מָלַךְ · maw-LAHK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3ms

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

מָלַךְ

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In English

In the KJV here: he reigned

reigned ×84 when he began to reign ×34 and he reigned ×32 king ×21 and reigned ×18 began to reign ×14 shall reign ×14 to reign ×13

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reign — Core meaning; fits narrative and poetic contexts alike.

rule — Broader term; good when royal authority is emphasized.

become king — Captures the ingressive sense of ascending to power.

be king — Stative use; describes ongoing royal status.

make king — Causative stem; when someone installs another as ruler.

make queen — Causative stem applied to a female royal figure.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4672 H4427

II. מָלַךְ₃₄₆ verb denominative be, or become king, or queen, reign; —

Qal₂₉₆ Perfect ׳מ Josh 13:10 + etc.; Imperfect יִמְלֹךְ (לוֺךְ-) Exod 15:18 +; וַיִּמְלֹךְ Gen 36:32 +; 2 masculine singular תִּמְלֹךְ Gen 37:8 +, (הֲִתִמֲלֹךְ Jer 22:15 Baer); Imperative מְלָךְֿ Judg 9:14 מָלְכָה Judg 9:8 מָלְכִי Judg 9:10; Judg 9:12 Infinitive absolute מָלֹךְ Gen 37:8; 1Sam 24:21 construct. מְלֹךְ 1Kgs 2:15 +; suffix מָלְכוֺ 1Sam 13:1 +; Participle מֹלֵךְ Jer 22:11 + 2 t.; מֹלֶכֶת 2Kgs 11:3 = 2Chr 22:12 — be (become) king, reign, mostly of Hebrew kings, 2Sam 2:10; 1Kgs 16:22; 2Kgs 3:1; 2Kgs 9:13, but also generally Prov 8:15; Prov 30:22 of Canaanite, Edomite, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian kings, etc.: Judg 4:2; Gen 36:31; 1Kgs 11:25; 2Kgs 8:15; 2Kgs 19:37; Esth 1:1 +; followed by בְּ local (usually city) Josh 13:10; Josh 13:12; Judg 4:2; 2Sam 5:5; 1Kgs 11:24; 1Kgs 14:21 + often; but also Gen 36:31; Gen 36:32; 1Chr 1:43 בְּארץ, and even בְּכֹלאֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2Sam 3:21 followed by עַל with people or land 1Sam 8:9; 1Sam 8:11; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 13:1; 1Kgs 15:1; 1Kgs 15:9; 1Kgs 16:23 + often; followed by בְּ local + עַל territory (or population) 2Sam 5:5; 1Kgs 11:42 followed by תַּחַת (חַחְתָּיו) 2Sam 16:8; Gen 36:33f. = 1Chr 1:44f., 1Kgs 14:20; 1Kgs 14:31; 2Kgs 8:15; 2Kgs 13:24; Jer 22:11 + often; subject God, followed by על Ps 47:9; Mic 4:7; Ezek 20:33; 1Sam 8:7 followed by בְּ Isa 24:23 absolute Exod 15:18; Isa 52:7; Ps 93:1; Ps 96:10 = 1Chr 16:31; Ps 97:1; Ps 99:1; Ps 146:10 +; subject future (Messianic) king Isa 32:1; Jer 23:5 subject a woman (= be queen) 2Kgs 11:3 = 2Chr 22:12 (both followed by עַל), Esth 2:4 followed by תַּחַת ; Imperative only in fable, king of trees, Judg 9:8; Judg 9:10; Judg 9:12; Judg 9:14 all followed by על; בְּמָלְכוֺ especially = when he began to reign, became king 1Sam 13:1; 2Sam 2:10; 1Kgs 14:21 + often; Infinitive also = reign: בְּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶה לְמָלְכוֺ 2Kgs 24:12; 2Kgs 25:1, compare v2Kgs 25:27; 1Kgs 6:1; 2Chr 16:13; 2Chr 17:7; 2Chr 29:3; 2Chr 34:3; 2Chr 34:8, compare עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1Chr 4:31 עַד מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָס 2Chr 36:20 began to reign and reigned מָלַךְ וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1Kgs 15:25; 1Kgs 16:29; 2Kgs 3:1 +; often מָלַךְ alone with same meaning 1Kgs 16:23; 2Kgs 13:1; 2Kgs 13:10; 2Kgs 14:23 +. Hiph`il Perfect הִמְלִיךְ 1Sam 15:35 + 2 t.; הִמְלַ֫כְתָּ 1Kgs 3:7, etc.; Imperfect וַיַּמְלֵךְ 2Kgs 33:34 + 4 t.; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ Judg 9:6 + etc.; Infinitive construct הַמְלִיךְ 1Kgs 12:1 + etc.; Participle מַמְלִךְֻ Ezek 17:16 — make king, or queen, cause to reign, followed by accusative of person Judg 9:16; 1Sam 11:15; 1Kgs 1:43; 1Kgs 12:1; 1Kgs 16:21; 2Kgs 10:5; 2Kgs 11:12 (anointing and coronation) = 2Chr 23:11; 2Kgs 17:21; 1Chr 11:10; 1Chr 12:32; 1Chr 12:39; 2Chr 10:1; 2Chr 11:22; Ezek 17:16 followed by לִשׁלמֹה (לְ of direct object, as Aramaic) 1Chr 29:22 followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb 1Sam 8:22 (+ לָהֶם), 1Sam 12:1 (+ על), Isa 7:6 (+ בְּתוֺךְ); followed by לְמֶלֶךְ Judg 9:6; 1Sam 15:11 followed by accusative of person + בְּ local Jer 37:1 + עַל Judg 9:18; 1Sam 15:35; 1Kgs 12:20; 1Kgs 16:16; 2Kgs 8:20; 1Chr 12:38; 1Chr 28:4 (accusative omitted), 1Chr 23:1; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 1:11; 2Chr 21:8; 2Chr 36:4; 2Chr 36:10, compare 2Sam 2:9 (3 t. עֲלֿ, 3 t. אֶלֿ); + תַּחַת 1Kgs 3:7; 2Kgs 14:21; 2Kgs 21:24; 2Kgs 23:30 (anointing), v2Kgs 23:34; 2Kgs 24:17; 2Chr 1:8; 2Chr 22:1; 2Chr 26:1; 2Chr 33:25; 2Chr 36:1; Esth 2:17 (= make queen at coronation); absolute Hos 8:4. Hoph`al Perfect הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Dan 9:1.

BDB4692 H4427

II. [מָלַךְ] verb counsel, advise (loan-word from Aram . , מְלַח; compare Assyrian malâku, Dl^{HWB 412}); — only Niph`al (so Late Hebrew) Imperfect לִבִּי עָלַי וַיִּמָּלֵךָ i. e. I considered carefully, Neh 5:7.

[מַלְכֹּ֫דֶת] see לכד.

מַלְכֵּן see מַלְבֵּן below לבן.

BDB9661 H4427

I. מלך (√ of following, see Biblical Hebrew).

BDB9665 H4427

II. מלך (√ of following; Assyrian malâku, counsel, advise; ᵑ7 מְלֵח, Syriac , Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth¹¹²; Biblical Hebrew II. [מָלַח] Neh 5:7 as loan-word).

Strong's Definition H4427

reigned, reign, king, reigneth, made, …

mālak

to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty

to be or become king or queen, reign

(Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign

(Niphal) to consider

Variations 63 forms of this word

Translations 67 English renderings

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בִּ ירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם

בִּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

ירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And in jerusalem")

Dictionary form: יְרוּשָׁלִַם · yeh-roo-shaw-la-IM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

בִּ	Speech Preposition
ירוּשָׁלִָֽם	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

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In the KJV here: and in jerusalem

of jerusalem ×145 jerusalem ×121 in jerusalem ×103 to jerusalem ×56 and jerusalem ×40 at jerusalem ×36 from jerusalem ×17 and in jerusalem ×14

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Jerusalem — Standard modern spelling; use in nearly all contexts.

the city of Jerusalem — Add 'the city of' for clarity when first introduced.

O Jerusalem — Retain vocative form in laments or direct address.

Jerusalem's — Use possessive form when Hebrew construct requires it.

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BDB3732 H3389

יֲרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ, יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם₆₄₄ proper name, of a location Jerusalem (in Assyrian Urusalim, Tel Amarna, Zim^{ZA, 1891, 252, 254}; Ursalimmu, COT^Glossary; ᵐ5 Ιερουσαλημ; √ and meaning dubious; Rel Ew and others derive from יְרוּשׁ שׁלם possession of peace (or Salem's possession); Thes and others from יָרָה, i.e. יְרוּ + שָׁלֵם a foundation of peace; Grill^{ZAW, 1884, 134 ff.} foundation of Shalem (Shalem = God of peace, = ׳י); but name not certainly Hebrew; according to Sayce^{Acad. Feb. 7, 1891, 138; Higher Crit. 176} (opposed by Zim^{ZA. 1891, 263}), Jastr^{JBL xi, 1892, 185} = Uru (city) + Salim, proper name, of divinity); — usually יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ (Qr perpetuum), Josh 10:10 +; יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ 1Sam 17:54 +; לַ֫יִם- 5 t. according to Masora (see Frensdorff^{Mass. Magna, 293}), namely Jer 26:18; 1Chr 3:5; 2Chr 25:1; 2Chr 32:9 (with ה locative), Esth 2:6, (but לָ֑֫םִ- 1Chr 3:5 van d. H Baer), so Maccabean coins, Levy^{Geschichte. d. jüd. Münz. 42 f.}; with ה locative יְרוּשָׁלַ֫מֳה 1Kgs 10:2; Isa 36:2; Ezek 8:3 (לַ֫יְמָה- 2Chr 32:9 above); לָ֑מֳה- 2Kgs 9:28 with prefixes: ׳בִּירו 2Sam 9:13 +; ׳לִירו 2Kgs 18:22 +; ׳מִירו 2Sam 15:11 +; ׳וִירו 2Kgs 23:1 +; — Jerusalem, renowned as capital of all Israel, afterwards of southern kingdom, seat of central worship in temple, first named as city of Canaanite Adoni-‚edek Josh 10:1; Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23 (all J E), compare Josh 12:10 (D); inhabited by Jebusites Josh 15:63 (twice in verse) (P), Judg 1:21 (twice in verse), compare vJudg 1:7 (Adoni-Bezek); identification with יְבוּס Judg 19:10, and הַיְבוּסִי (q. v.) Josh 15:8; Josh 18:28 (both P); captured by Judah Judg 1:8 first named in connection with David 1Sam 17:54 ; taken possession of by David as king 2Sam 5:6 David's royal seat v2Sam 5:5 v2Sam 5:13 v2Sam 5:14; 2Sam 8:7; 2Sam 11:1 +; it remained the capital until taken by Nebuchadrezzar, B.C. 588, 2Kgs 25:1 +; it became the chief home of the returned exiles Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:11; Neh 2:11; Neh 2:17 +; mentioned Samuel 31 t., Kings 92 t., Chronicles 151 t., Ezra 25 t., Nehemiah 38 t., Isa¹ 27 t., Isa^2,3 22 t., Jer 107 t., Ezek 26 t., Zech 41 t., etc. — See also proper name, of a location יְבוּס, שָׁלֵם.

BDB9593 H3390 H3389

יְרוּשְׁלֵם₂₅ proper name, of a location Jerusalem (Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלִַם); — Dan 5:2; Dan 5:3; Dan 6:11; Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:12 + 20 t. Ezra.

Strong's Definition H3389

jerusalem, jerusalems

yĕrûšālaim

teaching of peace

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Variations 58 forms of this word

Translations 57 English renderings

Jerusalem