1 Kings 7:46

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
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בְּ כִכַּ֤ר
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
כִכַּ֤ר
Root word talents, plain, talent, piece, loaf, …
Dictionary form: כִּכָּר · kik-KAWR

Noun — Common, both singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: in the plain
talents ×35 a talent ×5 of the plain ×4 the plain ×3 a piece ×2 and a talent ×2 in the plain ×2 loaves ×2
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talent — Standard unit of weight/money; prefer in financial or tribute contexts.
plain — Flat geographic region; use for landscape references (e.g., Jordan plain).
loaf — Round bread shape; suits food/offering contexts.
disk — Highlights the round shape of a weight or bread; more visual/precise.
circle — Literal shape meaning; useful when the round form is thematically important.
valley — Broader geographic sense; use when 'plain' feels too flat or narrow.

BDB4211 H3603

BDB4210 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4212

כִּכָּר noun feminineGen 13:10 Exod 29:32 a round : hence

1. a round district.
2. a round loaf.
3. a round weight, talent (Late Hebrew id.; loaf, weight, talent; Aramaic כַּכְּרָא, talent; Tel Amarna gaggaru kaspu WklNo. 35, Rev. 14 Christian-Palestinian Aramaic , of honey-comb SchwIdioticon 46; on formative see BaNB 204); — absolute ׳כ Gen 13:12 +; construct כִּכַּר 1Sam 2:36 +; dual כִּכְּרַיִם כֶּסֶף 1Kgs 16:24; 2Kgs 5:23, כִּכָּרָ֑יִם v2Kgs 5:23 plural כִּכָּרִים 1Chr 22:14 (twice in verse) + 7 t. chr; construct כִּכְּרֵי 2Kgs 5:5 + 2 t. Chronicles; כִּכְּרוֺת (loaves) Judg 8:5; 1Sam 10:3
1. the round (or oval) especially of the Jordan valley, כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן Gen 13:10; Gen 13:11; 1Kgs 7:46 = 2Chr 4:17 absolute הַכִּכָּר Gen 19:17; Gen 19:25; Deut 34:3; 2Sam 18:23 ׳אֶרֶץ הַכּ Gen 19:28 ׳עָרֵי הַכּ Gen 13:12; Gen 19:29, see GASmG 505 BuhlG. 112; district of Jerusalem, ׳הַכּ Neh 3:22; Neh 12:28.
2. loaf of bread (from round shape), כִּכַּר לָ֑חֶם 1Sam 2:36; , compare Exod 29:23; Jer 37:21; 1Chr 16:3 כִּכְּרוֺת לֶחֶם 1Sam 10:3; Judg 8:5.
3.
  a. a weight (also from shape), כִּכַּר עֹפֶרֶת Zech 5:7 a weight of lead, serving as cover of an ephah.
  b. a particularunit of weight, talent, usually of gold or silver: — זָהָבּ׳כ 2Sam 12:30; 2Kgs 9:14 + 18 t.; כֶּסֶף ׳כ 1Kgs 20:39; 2Kgs 5:5 + 21 t.; but also of iron, בַּרְזֶל 1Chr 29:7, and bronze נְחשֶׁת Exod 38:29; 1Chr 29:7. — The weight of the talent was 58.944 kilograms (= 129.97 lbs.) according to older (Babylonian) standard, later 49.11 king (= 108.29 lbs.) and less; see BenzArchaeology 187 ff. 194 NowArchaeology i. 208 f. — See also שֶׁקֶל.


BDB9625 H3603 H3769

BDB9624 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9626

כרר (√ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew כרר, כִּכָּר 3).

talents, plain, talent, piece, loaf, …
kikkār
a circle, i.e., (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
  • round
    • a round district (environs of the Jordan valley)
    • "a round loaf (of bread)"a round weight, talent (of gold, silver, bronze, iron)

הַ יַּרְדֵּן֙
הַ
Prefix — article the
יַּרְדֵּן֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of jordan")
Dictionary form: יַרְדֵּן · yahr-DANE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of jordan
jordan ×122 of jordan ×35 to jordan ×4 and jordan ×3 at jordan ×3 in jordan ×3 of jordan the ×2 also and jordan ×1
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Jordan — Standard proper noun; use in nearly all contexts.
Jordan River — Add 'River' for clarity when body of water is emphasized.
the Jordan — With definite article; natural in narrative prose.
the Jordan River — Full form; best for introductory or geographic passages.

BDB3720 H3383

BDB3719 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3721

יַרְדֵּן182 proper name, of a river Jordan (according to Rel Ol§ 215 c, from ירד with ןֵ֯ for original ןַ֯, compare ᵐ5 ὁ Ιορδανης; = river as flowing downward, descending, then of particular stream as river Κατ’ ἐξοχήν. See also Sta§ 294 e (ןֵ֯ for ןֶ֯, but name according to Sta non-Hebrew)) — absolute always ׳הַיַּר in prose Gen 13:10 + 162 t.; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Judg 8:4 + 3 t.; יַרְדֵּן only Ps 42:7; Job 40:23 construct יַרְדֵּן Num 26:3 + 11 t. Numbers Josh + 1Chr 6:63 — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 t.: Gen 5 t. J; Num 20 t. P, 1 t. J E; Deut 26 t.; Josh 34 t. J E, 20 t. D, 16 t. P), Judges (12 t.), and Samuel (18 t.); in Kings 13 t.; Chronicles 7 t.; elsewhere 10 t.; — הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה Gen 32:11 (J), Deut 3:27; Deut 31:2; Josh 1:2; Josh 1:11; Josh 4:22 (all D); בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Gen 50:10; Gen 50:11 (J), Josh 7:7; Josh 24:8 (both J E), + 20 t. D + Judg 5:17; Judg 10:8; 1Sam 31:7 P has also מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Num 32:19, and לַיַּרְדֵּן ׳מֵע vNum 32:19 vNum 32:32; Num 35:14; Josh 14:3, also Josh 17:5 (JE), Josh 18:7 (D), Judg 7:25; 1Chr 12:37; 1Chr 26:30 in P peculiarly יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל Num 26:3; Num 26:63; Num 31:12; Num 33:48; Num 33:50; Num 35:1; Num 36:13, with מֵעֵבֶר לְ Num 22:1; Num 34:15; Josh 13:32; Josh 20:8 (= 1Chr 6:63), with מִן Josh 16:1 (E?); עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Isa 8:23; Deut 4:49; Josh 13:27 (P); see below עבר; מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Josh 3:13 (twice in verse); Josh 4:18; Josh 4:23 (all J E), Josh 3:8; Josh 5:1 (both D); מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Josh 4:7 (JE); ׳גְּאוֺן הַיַּר Jer 12:5; Jer 49:19; Jer 50:44; Zech 11:3 (see גאון a, above); שְׂפַת ׳הַיּר 2Kgs 2:13 יוֺשֵׁב עַלהַֿיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּן Num 13:29 (J E; elsewhere in Numbers, P); כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho Gen 13:10; Gen 13:11 (J), 1Kgs 7:46; 2Chr 4:17 ׳מַעְבְּרוֺת הַיַּר Judg 3:28; Judg 12:5; Judg 12:6 fords of the Jordan; אֶלגְּֿגְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶלעֵֿבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Josh 22:11, compare vJosh 22:10 (both P; see גלילות above); אֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן Ps 42:7 (without article only here and in following); יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן אֶלפִּֿיהוּ Job 40:23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.

jordan
yardēn
descender
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
  • the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approximately 200 miles (320 km)

יְצָקָ ֣ם
יְצָקָ
Root word cast, pour, poured, out, molten, …
֣ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: יָצַק · yaw-TSAHK

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)"

In the KJV here: cast
and pour ×5 and he cast ×4 and he poured ×3 and poured ×3 cast ×3 a molten ×2 and thou shalt cast ×2 i will pour ×2
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pour — Best for liquid contexts; most common everyday usage.
cast — Use for molten metal shaped in a mold.
mold — Emphasizes shaping; good for metalworking passages.
flow — Highlights continuous or uncontrolled outpouring.
solidify — Captures the 'firm/hard' sense; use for hardening passages.
set firm — For contexts stressing rigidity or being fixed in place.

BDB3671 H3332

BDB3670 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3672

יָצַק verb pour, cast, flow (Talmud id.) —

Qal Perfect יְצַק Lev 8:15+ 2 t.; וְיָצַק consecutive Lev 2:1; Lev 14:15 suffix יְצָקָם 1Kgs 7:46; 2Chr 4:17, etc.; Imperfect יִצֹּק Lev 14:26; Num 5:15 וַיִּצֹּק Gen 28:18 + 8 t.; וַּ֫יִּצֶק 1Kgs 22:35 (intransitive sense); 3 feminine singular וַתִּצֹּק 2Sam 13:9 אֶצֹק Isa 44:3אֶצָּקֿ vIsa 44:3 וַיִּ˜צְקוּ 2Kgs 4:40 Imperative יְצֹק Ezek 24:3 צַק 2Kgs 4:41 יִצְקוּ 1Kgs 18:34 Infinitive צֶ֫קֶת Exod 38:27; Job 38:38 Participle Pass. יָצוּק Job 28:2 + 5 t.; plural יְצוּקִים 2Chr 4:3 יְצֻקִים 1Kgs 7:24 יְצֻקוֺת v1Kgs 7:30
1. pour, pour out, oil, in anointing, followed by accusative (שׁמן) + על Gen 28:18 (E), Gen 35:14 (J); followed by מִשֶּׁמֶן + לְ Lev 8:12 (P); followed by על (שׁמן implied from context) Exod 29:7 (P), 1Sam 10:1; 2Kgs 9:3 followed by שֶׁמֶן + אֶלֿ v2Kgs 9:6 figurative, with רוּחִי + על Isa 44:3 oil in sacrifice, + על Lev 2:1; Lev 2:6; Num 5:15 in cleansing, + על Lev 14:15; Lev 14:26 (upon his plam; all P); oil into (על) vessels 2Kgs 4:4 water, for washing, + על 2Kgs 3:11 for drenching, + על 1Kgs 18:34 for boiling (into (בְּ) the caldron), symbolic, Ezek 24:3; Ezek 24:3 for satisfying thirst (figurative) + על Isa 44:3 blood (of sacrifice) + אֶליְֿסוֺד Lev 8:15; Lev 9:9 (P); pottage, for eating, 2Kgs 4:40; 2Kgs 4:41 cakes (לְבִבוֺת) 2Sam 13:9 figurative of disease יָצוּק בּוֺ Ps 41:9 infused into him (al. less probably as 3 molten, i.e. fixed upon).
3. Passive participle as adjective figurative cast, hard, of crocodile's scales Job 41:15 of crocodile's heart v.Job 41:16 v.Job 41:16 (as stone).
4. intransitive flow, pour, only וַיִּ֫צֶק 1Kgs 22:35 (of blood), Job 38:38 בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּצִּ֫קוּ 2Sam 15:24 וַיַּצִּקֻם Josh 7:23 Participle f. מֹי֯צָ֑קֶת 2Kgs 4:5pour (oil) 2Kgs 4:5, figurative of shekels of silver, etc., pour out Josh 7:23 of the ark, 2Sam 15:24 set down (?); but read וַיַצִּיגוּ (Dr Gr). Hoph`al Perfect הוּצַק Ps 45:3Imperfect יוּצַק Lev 21:10; Job 22:16 Participle מוּצָ֑ק 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:33; 2Chr 4:2; Job 37:18 מֻצָק Job 11:15 construct מֻצַּק 1Kgs 7:16
1. be poured, subject שֶׁמֶן followed by לְ (in anointing), Lev 21:10 (H); figurative of foundation of wicked Job 22:16, see Di; of grace חֵן on lips, Ps 45:3 (followed by ב), see Che.
2. Participle = cast, molten ׳הים המ 1Kgs 7:23 = 2Chr 4:2 as predicate 1Kgs 7:33 construct as substantive מֻצַּק נְחשֶׁת 1Kgs 7:16.
3. Participle, figurative firmly established, predicate of person, ׳וְהָיִיתָ מ Job 11:15 and thou shalt be established (|| לֹא תִירָא).

cast, pour, poured, out, molten, …
yāṣaq
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
  • to pour, flow, cast, pour out
    • (Qal)
      • to pour, pour out
      • "to cast"to flow
      (Hiphil) to pour, pour out"(Hophal)
      • to be poured
      • "cast, molten (participle)"being firmly established (participle)

הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ
הַ
Prefix — article the
מֶּ֔לֶךְ
Root word king, kings, royal
Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: did the king
the king ×712 king ×501 and the king ×198 the kings ×192 of the kings ×104 of the king ×98 kings ×64 and king ×33
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king — Most natural modern equivalent; universally understood.
monarch — Formal register; suits literary or elevated prose.
ruler — Broader term; useful when royal rank is less central.
sovereign — Emphasizes supreme authority; good in legal or theological contexts.
royal — Adjectival use; fits compound nouns like 'royal court'.

BDB4669 H4428 H4429

BDB4668 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4670

I. מֶ֫לֶךְ2513 noun masculine king (Late Hebrew id.; MI1, 5, 10, 18, 23 מלך; Neh 1:4 המלכן; Phoenician מלך; Zinjirli מלך DHMSendsch. 60; Assyrian maliku, malku, prince (Assyrian šarru = king); Arabic king (original Hebrew *מַלִח inferred, LagBN 73 BaNB § 112 WMMAs. u. Europ.76); Sabean מלכן SabDenkmNo. 1; construct מלך, plural אמלך CISiv 37; compare Ethiopic God (and l.c.); Aramaic , מְלֵיךְ; Palmyrene מלך מלכא VogNo. 28; Nabataean מלכא EutNab. 1); — ׳מ absolute Gen 14:7 + (insert also 2Sam 13:17 ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu, and v2Sam 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); in p. always מֶ֑לֶךְ Gen 49:20 + 238 t. (so also proper name in מֶלֶךְ-); construct Gen 14:1 +; suffix מַלְכִּי 2Sam 19:44 + 6 t., etc.; plural מְלָכִים Gen 14:9 +; מְלָכִין Prov 31:3 construct מַלְכֵי Gen 17:16 +; suffix מְלָכֶיהָ Isa 7:16 + 3 t.; מַלְכֵיהֶם Deut 7:24 + 16 t., etc.; —

1. king: of Egypt Gen 39:20f.; Exod 1:8f.; Deut 11:3; 1Kgs 3:1 of Mesopotamia, Shinar, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, etc. Judg 3:8; Judg 3:10; Gen 14:1f.; 2Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 15:29; 2Kgs 17:3f.; 2Kgs 18:13f.; 2Kgs 24:1; 2Kgs 24:11f.; Ezra 1:1f.; Ezra 4:3f.; Esth 1:2 +, 1Kgs 11:18; 1Kgs 11:40; 1Kgs 14:25; 2Kgs 17:4f.; 2Kgs 23:29 +; of Canaan, Philistia, Edom, Moab, etc. (often of single city): Gen 14:2f.; vGen 14:18; Gen 20:2; Gen 26:1; Gen 26:8; Gen 36:31; Num 20:14; Num 21:1f.; Num 22:4; Num 22:10; Deut 1:4; Deut 3:1f.; Josh 2:2 (often in Joshua), Judg 1:7; Judg 5:19; Judg 8:5; Judg 8:12; Judg 11:12f.; 2Kgs 3:4f. +; of Aram, Hamath, etc. 2Sam 8:3f. v2Sam 8:9; 1Kgs 15:18; 1Kgs 20:1f.; 1Kgs 22:3; 2Kgs 5:1f.; 2Kgs 8:7f.; v2Kgs 8:29; 2Kgs 9:14; 2Kgs 9:15; 2Kgs 15:37; 2Kgs 16:5f. +; of Tyre, etc. 2Sam 5:11; 1Kgs 5:15; 1Kgs 9:11; 1Kgs 9:16+, etc.; especially of Israel (undivided, and of both divisions) Gen 36:31; Num 23:21; Num 24:7; Deut 17:14f.; Judg 17:6; Judg 18:1; Judg 19:1; Judg 21:25; 1Sam 2:10; 1Sam 8:5f.; 2Sam 2:4f.; 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:34f. + very often; compare also Judg 9:5. — 2Sam 18:29b strike out ׳הַמּ We Klo Dr Kit Bu. Note that in early books המלך דוד is nearly always said; in late books usually המלך ׳שׁלמה וגו) דוד; compare Aramaic כּוֺרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא, etc.
2. of Davidic king, as under divine protection, 1Sam 2:10 (|| מְשִׁיחוֺ), Ps 2:6; Ps 18:51; Ps 89:19; Ps 61:7, compare Ps 99:4 so in (Messianic) prediction Hos 3:5; Isa 32:1; Jer 23:5; Ezek 37:22; Ezek 37:24; Zech 9:9.
3. used of ׳י as king of Israel 1Sam 12:12 in poetry Deut 33:5 compare Ps 5:3; Ps 10:16; Ps 29:10; Ps 44:5; Ps 48:3; Ps 68:25; Ps 74:12; Ps 84:4; Ps 145:1; Ps 149:2; Isa 41:21; Isa 43:15; Isa 44:6; Zeph 3:15 מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד Ps 24:7; Ps 24:8; Ps 24:9; Ps 24:10 (twice in verse); universal king Ps 47:3; Ps 47:8; Ps 95:3; Ps 98:6; Jer 10:7; Jer 10:10, compare Jer 46:18; Jer 48:15; Jer 51:57; Zech 14:9; Zech 14:16; Zech 14:17; Mal 1:14 of false god Amos 5:26.
4. in fable, king of trees Judg 9:8; Judg 9:15 figurative of crocodile Job 41:26 אֵין לָאַרְבֶּה ׳מ Prov 30:27 of death, מֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֺת Job 18:14.
5. combinations are: —
  a. הַגָּדוֺל ׳הַמּ 2Kgs 18:19; 2Kgs 18:28 = Isa 36:4; Isa 36:13 (of Assyrian king: compare Assyrian šarru rabu); גָּדוֺל ׳מ Eccl 9:14 (indefinite); of ׳י Mal 1:14, עַלכֿלאֿלהים ׳ג ׳מ Ps 95:3 ׳מ עוֺלָם Jer 10:10 (of ׳י); מְלָכִים ׳מ Ezek 26:7 (king of Babylon)
  b. יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ 1Sam 10:24; 2Sam 16:16 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 1:39; 2Kgs 11:12; 2Chr 23:11 מֶלֶךְ בירושׁלם Eccl 1:1, compare Eccl 15:26; 2Sam 5:2; 1Kgs 14:2; 1Chr 29:25; 2Sam 2:11 (׳בחברון עלהֿיה מ) 1Kgs 11:37; 2Chr 28:4; Eccl 1:12.
  c. following a verb (one or two accusative) על ׳שִׂים מ Deut 17:14; Deut 17:15 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:19 ׳שִׂים לָנוּ מ 1Sam 8:5 ׳שִׂים לְמ 1Kgs 10:9 לְ ׳נָתַן מ 1Sam 8:6; Hos 13:10; Hos 13:11 נָתַן עַל 1Sam 12:13; 2Chr 2:10; Neh 9:37; Neh 13:26 הִמְלִיךְ לְמֶלֶךְ Judg 9:6; 1Sam 15:11 על ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1Sam 12:1 לְ ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1Sam 8:22 ׳מָשַׁח מ עַל Judg 9:8 ׳מָשַׁח לְמ 1Kgs 1:45 עַל ׳מָשַׁךְ לְמ Judg 9:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:17; 2Sam 2:4; 2Sam 5:3; 2Sam 5:12; 2Sam 12:7; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Chr 11:3; 1Chr 14:8 יִהְיֶה על ׳מ 1Sam 8:19 על ׳בִּקֵּשׁ למ 2Sam 3:17 ׳הֵכִין לְמ על 2Sam 5:12; 1Chr 14:2 על ׳הֵקִים מ 1Kgs 14:14; Deut 28:36 ׳תַּחַת וגו ׳לְמ ׳יָשַׁב עַלכִּֿסֵּא י 1Chr 29:23, compare Prov 20:8 אלהיך ׳לְי ׳נָתַן עַלכִּֿסֵּא לְמ 2Chr 9:8.
  d. מַעֲדַנֵּימֶֿלךְ Gen 49:20 royal dainties, figurative; ׳מִשְׁתֵּה הַמּ 1Sam 25:36 royal feast (in simile); ׳אֶבֶן הַמּ 2Sam 14:26 king's weight; ׳יַדהַֿמּ 1Kgs 10:13 royal bounty (in simile); ׳גִּזֵּי הַמּ Amos 7:1 king's mowings; ׳מִקְדַּשׁ מ Amos 7:13 royal sanctuary; עֲטֶרֶת מַלְכָּם 2Sam 12:30 crown of their king = 1Chr 20:2 (but read מִלְכֹּם ᵐ5 We Klo Dr Kit Kau — not Bu KitChr. Hpt); compare also בַּיִת, עֵמֶק, גַּן, שָׁוֵה, etc. — proper name אבימלך, אחימלך, אלימלך, מלך, נתן, מלך, עבד, see below אב, אח, etc.


BDB4674 H4432 H1322 H4428

BDB4673 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4675

מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity Molech (ᵐ5 Μολοχ, ᵑ9 Moloch) (= מֶלֶךְ i.e. (divine) King, with vowels of בּשֶׁת to denote abhorrence, HoffmZAW iii. 1883, 124 RSSemitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372; compare HoffmGG Abh. xxxvi. 1890 a (May, 1889), 25; Phoenician proper name, of divinity מלך Milk, in proper names compare Bloch, DrDt.222 f.); — with article ׳הַמּ: — the god to whom Israel sacrificed children with fire (in valley of Hinnom); ׳העביר בָּנֵשׁ לַ מּ 2Kgs 23:10 ׳העביר לַמּ Jer 32:35 (|| הַבַּעַל), Lev 18:21 (H); ׳נתן לַמּ Lev 20:2; Lev 20:3; Lev 20:4 (H); more generally ׳לִזְנוֺת אַחֲרֵי הַמּ vLev 20:5 (H). In 1Kgs 11:7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, q. v.


BDB4684 H4442 H6664 H4428

BDB4683 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4685

מַלְכִּיצֶֿ֫דֶק proper name, masculine king of שָׁלֵם (q. v.), (my king is ‚ede‡) — Gen 14:18. Ps 110:4. ᵐ5 Μελχισεδεκ.


BDB4685 H4443 H4428 H7311

BDB4684 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4686

מַלְכִּירָם proper name, masculine son of Jeconiah (= Jehoiakin) (my king (= Yahweh) is high, compare GrayProp. N. 146 f.; Phoenician proper name מלכרם); — 1Chr 3:18. ᵐ5 Μελχ(ε)ιραμ.


BDB4686 H4428 H4444 H7769

BDB4685 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4687

מַלְכִישׁוּעַ proper name, masculine son of Saul my king (= ׳י) is opulence, compare GrayProp. N. 147); — 1Sam 14:49; 1Sam 31:2; 1Chr 8:33; 1Chr 9:39; 1Chr 10:2 (in Chronicles מַלְכִּישֿׁוּעַ). ᵐ5 Μελχεισα, Μελχεσουε, etc.

king, kings, royal
melek
a king
  • king

בְּ מַֽעֲבֵ֖ה
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
מַֽעֲבֵ֖ה
Root word clay
Dictionary form: מַעֲבֶה · ma-uh-BEH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: them in the clay
them in the clay ×1
More options
clay — Most direct, widely understood rendering.
thick clay — Reflects the 'dense/compact' nuance of the root.
heavy soil — Useful in agricultural or earthy contexts.
dense earth — Emphasizes compactness; suits construction contexts.
mud — Colloquial; prefer when wetness or messiness is implied.

BDB5754 H4568

BDB5753 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5755

מַעֲבֶה noun [masculine] si vera lectio, thickness, compactness; — בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה 1Kgs 7:46 in the compactness of the soil, i.e. clayey ground or clay mould = 2Chr 4:17 (where ᵑ0 ׳בַּעֲבִי הָ); but read doubtless in both בְּמַעְבֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה at the ford of Adamah, see GFMJudg 7:22 BenzK.


עָבוֺת see עבת.

clay
maʿăbe
properly, compact (part of soil), i.e., loam
  • thickness, compactness

הָ ֽאֲדָמָ֑ה
הָ
Prefix — article the
ֽאֲדָמָ֑ה
Root word land, earth, ground, lands, husbandry, …
Dictionary form: אֲדָמָה · uh-daw-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: ground
the land ×52 of the earth ×24 the ground ×22 the earth ×18 their land ×10 their own land ×9 land ×8 of thy land ×8
More options
ground — Best for soil/surface underfoot; earthy, physical sense.
soil — Ideal for agricultural or cultivation contexts.
land — Good for territory or region belonging to someone.
earth — Broader cosmic or material sense; pairs well with 'sky'.
farmland — Use when husbandry or crop-growing is explicit.
terrain — Neutral option when geography or landscape is stressed.

BDB109 H127 H128

BDB108 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB110

אֲדָמָה224 noun feminine ground, land (as tilled, German bebaut ? DlPr 105, but Fleisch. (MerxArchiv 1, 236 f) compare Arabic , skin, as smoothly covering & close-fitting; √ דם compare Arabic smear (spread over surface); compare also ZMG 1886, 737) — ׳א Gen 1:25 +; construct אַדְמַת Gen 47:20 +; suffix אַדְמָתִי Job 31:38 + 2 t. etc.; plural אֲדָמוֺת Ps 49:12

1. ground (as tilled, yielding sustenance) Gen 2:5; Gen 2:9; Gen 3:17; Gen 3:23; Gen 4:2; Gen 4:3; Gen 4:12; Gen 5:29; Gen 8:21; Gen 19:25; Gen 47:23; Exod 34:26 (all J); Exod 23:19 (E) Deut 7:13; Deut 11:17; Deut 26:2; Deut 26:10; Deut 26:15; Deut 28:4; Deut 28:11; Deut 28:18; Deut 28:33; Deut 28:42; Deut 28:51; Deut 30:9; 2Sam 9:10; Isa 1:7; Isa 28:24; Isa 30:23 (twice in verse); Isa 30:24; Jer 7:20; Jer 14:4; Jer 25:33; Hag 1:11; Mal 3:11; Ps 83:11; Ps 105:35; Prov 12:11; Prov 28:19; 1Chr 27:26; Neh 10:36; Neh 10:38 compare figurative Job 5:6 (|| עפר); personified Job 31:38; Joel 1:10 also ׳אִישׁ הָא Gen 9:20 (J) tiller, husbandman; meton. ׳אֹהֵב א 2Chr 26:10 i.e. lover of husbandry (or do these point to earlier meaning tillage ? compare DlPr 105) ׳אִישׁ עֹבֵד א Zech 13:5.
2. piece of ground, landed property Gen 47:18; Gen 47:19 (3 t. in verse); Gen 47:20; Gen 47:22 (twice in verse); Gen 47:23; Gen 47:26 (all J) Ps 49:12 (plural)
3. earth as material substance; of which man is made Gen 2:7 (׳עָפָד מִןהָֿא); so animals vGen 2:19 (׳מִןהָֿא); altar Exod 20:24 earthen vessels ׳חַרְשֵׂי א Isa 45:9 on head, sign of woe 1Sam 4:12; 2Sam 1:2; 2Sam 15:32 of contrition Neh 9:1 (compare אֵפֶר, עָפָר; ׳מַעֲבֵה הָא 1Kgs 7:46 compare 2Chr 4:17 (firmness of earth, firm earth, clay-ground, for casting-moulds; or clay-moulds (Berthau) ? or is this n.pr. ? Klo proposes בַּמְּעָרָה הָאֲדֻמָּה in the red cave); mule-loads of 2Kgs 5:17 in it lie the dead מִיְּשֵׁנֵי אַדְמַתעָֿפָר Dan 12:2 compare Gen 3:19; Gen 3:23; Ps 146:4.
4. ground as earth's visible surface; ׳רֶמֶס הָא Gen 1:25; Gen 6:20 (both P) Hos 2:20 compare Gen 7:8; Gen 9:2 (J ?) Lev 20:25 (P) Deut 4:18; Ezek 38:20 also Gen 4:10 (J) Isa 24:21; Amos 3:5; Zeph 1:2; Zeph 1:3 as wet with dew 2Sam 17:12 rain 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 18:1 compare personified אֶתפִּֿיהָ ׳פָּֽצְתָה הָא Num 16:30 (P) (|| ארץ vNum 16:32), see vNum 16:31 of particular place, spot קֹדֶשׁ ׳א Exod 3:5 especially as abode of man Gen 4:11; Exod 10:6; Deut 4:10; Deut 4:40; Deut 12:1; 1Sam 20:31; 2Sam 14:7 often ׳פְּנֵי הָא Gen 2:6; Gen 4:14; Gen 6:1; Gen 6:7; Gen 7:4; Gen 7:23; Gen 8:8; Gen 8:13; Exod 32:12; Exod 33:16; Num 12:3; Deut 6:15; Deut 7:6 (all J, D) 1Sam 20:15 + 9 t.
5. land, territory, country (= ארץ) Gen 47:19 (J) Lev 20:24 (J ? — || ארץ) construct before proper name מִצְרַיִם ׳א Gen 47:20; Gen 47:26 יְהוּדָה ׳א Isa 19:17 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳א Ezek 11:17 + 16 t. Ezekiel; especially of land as promised or given by ׳י to his people = Canaan Gen 28:15; Exod 20:12; Num 11:12; Num 32:11 (all J ?) Deut 5:16 + 16 t. Deuteronomy, Joshua; 1Kgs 8:34; 1Kgs 8:40 +; Jer 16:15; Jer 24:10; Jer 25:5; Jer 35:15; Ezek 28:25; 2Chr 6:25; 2Chr 6:31; 2Chr 7:20; 2Chr 33:8 compare also Deut 12:19; Deut 21:23; Deut 29:27; 2Kgs 17:23; Isa 6:11; Isa 7:16; Isa 14:1 +, Ezek 34:13; Ezek 34:27 +, Neh 9:25 (שְׁמֵנָה ׳א), — in all with 41 t.; + Joel 2:21 (personified); הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳א Zech 2:16 (compare below 4 above); hence also as Yahweh's land Deut 32:43; Isa 14:2; Zech 9:16; 2Chr 7:20.
6. whole earth, inhabited earth (seldom; compare also ׳פְּנֵי הָא below 4 above) Gen 12:3; Gen 28:14 (both J compare אֶרֶץ Gen 18:18; Gen 22:18; Gen 26:4) Deut 14:2; Amos 3:2; Isa 24:21.
7. proper name, of a location city in Naphtali (as built compare אָדָם 4 ? = ed-Dâme ?) west of L. Gennes. Josh 19:36 see Di.

land, earth, ground, lands, husbandry, …
ʾădāmâ
soil (from its general redness)
  • ground, land
    • ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
    • "piece of ground, a specific plot of land"earth substance (for building or constructing)"ground as earth's visible surface"land, territory, country"whole inhabited earth"city in Naphtali

בֵּ֥ין
בֵּ֥ין
Preposition between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
Dictionary form: בֵּין · bane

Preposition

In the KJV here: between
between ×126 among ×22 and between ×12 at ×12 from between ×12 between me ×11 and thee ×10 and ×9
More options
between — Default choice for two parties or points.
among — Prefer when more than two entities are involved.
in the middle of — Emphasizes spatial or figurative centrality.
separating — Use when the sense of division or distinction is foregrounded.
within — Suitable for interior or enclosed contexts.
distinguishing — Fits contexts of discernment or making a distinction.

BDB1037 H996 H1143

BDB1036 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1038

[בַּ֫יִן] substantive properly interval, space between ( id.) — construct בֵּין once Isa 44:4 (Baer) בֵּן, בֵּינִי, ֵ˜בּינְךָ, בֵינֵךְ, בֵּינוֺ (בֵּינָיו Josh 3:4; Josh 8:11 Qr); with plural suffix in plural form בֵּינֵינוּ (בֵּנֵינוּ), etc.; also בֵּינוֺת Ezek 10:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7 (twice in verse) (+ Ezek 1:13 ᵐ5 Hi Ew etc. for דְּמוּת), בֵּינוֺתֵינוּ Gen 26:28; Josh 22:34; Judg 11:10, בֵּינוֺתָם Gen 42:23; 2Sam 21:7; Jer 25:16 dual בֵּנַיִם (see below); —

1. always (except dual) as preposition in the interval of, between (so Aramaic בֵּין, & plural בֵּינֵי, , ; ), as Gen 15:17 בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים between the pieces, Exod 13:9 and elsewhere בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ between thy eyes (see עַיִן), Isa 22:11 and elsewhere between the two walls (see חוֺמָה), Job 24:11; Job 30:7; Job 40:30 part him between merchants; rather more generally among Hos 13:15; Song 2:2; Song 2:3; Ezek 19:2; Ezek 31:3; Job 34:37 less exactly within Prov 26:13 a lion is בֵּין הָֽרְחֹבוֺת within the board places (compare Prov 23:13 בְּתוֺךְ): once with a singular (unusual) Dan 8:16 בֵּין אוּלַי between the Ulai, i.e. between its banks. When the space separating two distinct objects is to be indicated, this is done
  a. most commonly by repeating בין, as Gen 13:3 בֵּין בֵּיתְאֵל וּבֵין הָעָ֑י literally in the interval of Bethel, and in the interval of `Ai, i.e. between Bethel and `Ai, Gen 16:14; Gen 17:7; Gen 31:50; Gen 31:51 + often
  b. more rarely by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ, Gen 1:6 dividing בֵּין מַיִם לָמָ֑יִם literally in the interval of waters with reference to waters, i.e. between the waters and the waters, Lev 20:25; Lev 27:33; Deut 17:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 19:36; 1Kgs 3:9; Ezek 41:18; Ezek 42:20; Ezek 44:23 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:11; Mal 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Chr 14:10.
  c. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ וּלְ Joel 2:17.
  d. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין Isa 59:2. בֵּין is used not only of actual locality, but also with verbs of dividing (figurative) Gen 1:14; Lev 10:10, and of judging, knowing, teaching, etc., if the idea of distinguishing be involved, as Gen 16:5; 2Sam 19:36 הַאֵדַע בֵּין טוֺב לְרָע can I discern between good and evil ? 1Kgs 3:9; Jonah 4:11; Gen 31:49 (watch between), Judg 11:10 (hear), Josh 22:27 (witness), Isa 2:4 and he shall judge (arbitrate) between the nations, Isa 5:3; Lev 27:33; Ezek 44:23; Mal 3:18; 2Chr 14:10 (see RV); and in other metaphoric applications, as of a covenant or sign between two contracting parties, Gen 9:12; Gen 9:15; Exod 31:13 +; or an oath Gen 26:28; 2Sam 21:7 enmity or strife Gen 3:15; Gen 13:7; Deut 25:1; Prov 6:19 peace 1Kgs 5:26 good-will Prov 14:9. — It is used of time in the phrase of P בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם (see below עֶרֶב), & Neh 5:18 בֵּין עֲשֶׂרֶת יָמִים during the interval of ten days, i.e. every ten days (unusual).With other prepositions: —
  a. אֶלבֵּֿין, after a verb implying motion, in between, in among Ezek 31:10; Ezek 31:14. So אֶלבֵּֿינוֺת לְ ib. Ezek 10:2.
  b. בְּבֵן Isa 44:4 in the midst of, amongst (ᵐ5 Ew Di Che כְּבֵין מַיִם חָצִיר).
  c. עַלבֵּֿין nearly as אֶלבֵּֿין Ezek 19:11
  d. מִבֵּין from between: Gen 49:10 nor the ruler's staff מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו from between his feet (where, as the king sits in state, he holds it), Exod 25:22 from between the cherubim (so Num 7:89), Hos 2:4; Zech 6:1; Zech 9:7; Deut 28:57 the after-birth הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ that cometh forth from between her feet, i.e. from her womb (compare Il. 19. 10 πεσεῖν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός) Repeated 2Kgs 16:14 to specify the two objects from between which a thing is moved. Ezek 47:18 is difficult and uncertain: see Commentaries Less precisely from, the midst of: Num 17:2 מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה out of the midst of the burning, Ps 104:12 מִבֵּין עֳפָאִים from amongst the branches they utter their song, Jer 48:45 and a flame מִבֵּין סִיחוֺן from the midst of Sihon (Sihon representing his people: but expression is singular; read perhaps ׳מִבֵּית ס, compare Num 21:28 ׳מִקִּרְיַת ס: || in both passages מֵחֶשְׁבּוֺן), Ezek 37:21.
  e. מִבֵּינוֺת לְ from between Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7.
2. Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies (= Greek μεταίχμιον), 1Sam 17:4; 1Sam 17:23 אִישׁ הַבֵּנַיִם man of the μεταίχμιον, i.e. champion (of Goliath).


BDB1038 H996

BDB1037 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1039

בֵּית feminine of בַּיִן, בֵּין (M 194 f.; Syriac often, PS470) preposition between Ezek 41:9b (to be joined with vEzek 41:10 see RVm), unless indeed a mere error for בֵּין (which Ezekiel often uses); also Prov 8:2 accusative To ᵐ5 (ἀνὰ μέσον) ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Hi Ew§217 g; and Job 8:17 according to ᵐ5 Ew Di1 (Di2 undecided).


BDB9369 H996 H997

BDB9368 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9370

בֵּין preposition between (Biblical Hebrew [בַּ֫יִן,] בֵּין; ᵑ7, בֵּין, בֵּינֵי Syriac , ), Dan 7:5 with suffix 3 plural masculine בֵּינֵיהוֺן vDan 7:7 Kt (Qr 3 plural feminine בֵּינֵיהֵן).

between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
bên
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
  • between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

סֻכּ֖וֹת
סֻכּ֖וֹת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Succoth")
Dictionary form: סֻכּוֹת · sook-KOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: succoth
of succoth ×9 succoth ×3 from succoth ×2 to succoth ×2 and succoth ×1 in succoth ×1
More options
Succoth — Standard proper-noun spelling; use for place-name contexts.
Sukkoth — Alternate transliteration; highlights Hebrew festival connection.
Booths — Literal meaning; use when etymology or wordplay is relevant.
Shelters — More accessible gloss; suits narrative or descriptive passages.

BDB5583 H5523

BDB5582 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5584

סֻכּוֺת18

proper name, of a location; — 1. סֻכֹּ֫תָה (ה locative) Gen 33:17 (twice in verse) (J; explanation from Jacob's making booths), elsewhere סֻכּוֺת; — city east of Jordan Judg 8:5 + 6 t. Judg 8; Josh 13:27 (P); probably also 1Kgs 7:46 = 2Chr 4:17 (reading מַעְכֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה ford of Adamah GFMJudg 7:22 compare BuhlGeogr. 206 Benz1Kgs 7:46); ׳עֵמֶק ס Ps 60:8 = Ps 108:8 is Jordan-valley near succôth; on identify. compare GFMJudg 8:5 BuhlGeogr. 260 GASmGeogr. 585, and references; according to Talmud Dêr `alla, 1 mile north of Jabbok NbrGeogr. du Talm. 248, so S. MerrillEast of Jordan 385 ff.; ᵐ5 Σοκχωθ (Σκηναί Gen 33 compare Psalms).

2. סֻכֹּ֫תָה (ה locative) Exod 12:37, elsewhere סֻכֹּת; — first station of Israel at Exodus, Exod 12:37; Exod 13:20; Num 33:5; Num 33:6 (all P); = Egyptian Thku(t) WMMAs.u.Eur.70, Thkw SteindBAS i. 603; on site see NavillePithom (1885), especially pp. 6. 23 f. GutheZPV viii (1885), 219 f.; ᵐ5 Σοκχωθ.

succoth
sukkôt
booths
Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine
  • the site where Jacob put up booths for his cattle and built a house for himself; apparently east of the Jordan near the ford of the torrent Jabbok and later allotted to the tribe of Gad
  • "the 1st stopping place of the Israelites when they left Egypt

וּ בֵ֥ין
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בֵ֥ין
Preposition between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
Dictionary form: בֵּין · bane

Preposition

between ×126 among ×22 and between ×12 at ×12 from between ×12 between me ×11 and thee ×10 and ×9
More options
between — Default choice for two parties or points.
among — Prefer when more than two entities are involved.
in the middle of — Emphasizes spatial or figurative centrality.
separating — Use when the sense of division or distinction is foregrounded.
within — Suitable for interior or enclosed contexts.
distinguishing — Fits contexts of discernment or making a distinction.

BDB1037 H996 H1143

BDB1036 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1038

[בַּ֫יִן] substantive properly interval, space between ( id.) — construct בֵּין once Isa 44:4 (Baer) בֵּן, בֵּינִי, ֵ˜בּינְךָ, בֵינֵךְ, בֵּינוֺ (בֵּינָיו Josh 3:4; Josh 8:11 Qr); with plural suffix in plural form בֵּינֵינוּ (בֵּנֵינוּ), etc.; also בֵּינוֺת Ezek 10:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7 (twice in verse) (+ Ezek 1:13 ᵐ5 Hi Ew etc. for דְּמוּת), בֵּינוֺתֵינוּ Gen 26:28; Josh 22:34; Judg 11:10, בֵּינוֺתָם Gen 42:23; 2Sam 21:7; Jer 25:16 dual בֵּנַיִם (see below); —

1. always (except dual) as preposition in the interval of, between (so Aramaic בֵּין, & plural בֵּינֵי, , ; ), as Gen 15:17 בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים between the pieces, Exod 13:9 and elsewhere בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ between thy eyes (see עַיִן), Isa 22:11 and elsewhere between the two walls (see חוֺמָה), Job 24:11; Job 30:7; Job 40:30 part him between merchants; rather more generally among Hos 13:15; Song 2:2; Song 2:3; Ezek 19:2; Ezek 31:3; Job 34:37 less exactly within Prov 26:13 a lion is בֵּין הָֽרְחֹבוֺת within the board places (compare Prov 23:13 בְּתוֺךְ): once with a singular (unusual) Dan 8:16 בֵּין אוּלַי between the Ulai, i.e. between its banks. When the space separating two distinct objects is to be indicated, this is done
  a. most commonly by repeating בין, as Gen 13:3 בֵּין בֵּיתְאֵל וּבֵין הָעָ֑י literally in the interval of Bethel, and in the interval of `Ai, i.e. between Bethel and `Ai, Gen 16:14; Gen 17:7; Gen 31:50; Gen 31:51 + often
  b. more rarely by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ, Gen 1:6 dividing בֵּין מַיִם לָמָ֑יִם literally in the interval of waters with reference to waters, i.e. between the waters and the waters, Lev 20:25; Lev 27:33; Deut 17:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 19:36; 1Kgs 3:9; Ezek 41:18; Ezek 42:20; Ezek 44:23 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:11; Mal 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Chr 14:10.
  c. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ וּלְ Joel 2:17.
  d. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין Isa 59:2. בֵּין is used not only of actual locality, but also with verbs of dividing (figurative) Gen 1:14; Lev 10:10, and of judging, knowing, teaching, etc., if the idea of distinguishing be involved, as Gen 16:5; 2Sam 19:36 הַאֵדַע בֵּין טוֺב לְרָע can I discern between good and evil ? 1Kgs 3:9; Jonah 4:11; Gen 31:49 (watch between), Judg 11:10 (hear), Josh 22:27 (witness), Isa 2:4 and he shall judge (arbitrate) between the nations, Isa 5:3; Lev 27:33; Ezek 44:23; Mal 3:18; 2Chr 14:10 (see RV); and in other metaphoric applications, as of a covenant or sign between two contracting parties, Gen 9:12; Gen 9:15; Exod 31:13 +; or an oath Gen 26:28; 2Sam 21:7 enmity or strife Gen 3:15; Gen 13:7; Deut 25:1; Prov 6:19 peace 1Kgs 5:26 good-will Prov 14:9. — It is used of time in the phrase of P בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם (see below עֶרֶב), & Neh 5:18 בֵּין עֲשֶׂרֶת יָמִים during the interval of ten days, i.e. every ten days (unusual).With other prepositions: —
  a. אֶלבֵּֿין, after a verb implying motion, in between, in among Ezek 31:10; Ezek 31:14. So אֶלבֵּֿינוֺת לְ ib. Ezek 10:2.
  b. בְּבֵן Isa 44:4 in the midst of, amongst (ᵐ5 Ew Di Che כְּבֵין מַיִם חָצִיר).
  c. עַלבֵּֿין nearly as אֶלבֵּֿין Ezek 19:11
  d. מִבֵּין from between: Gen 49:10 nor the ruler's staff מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו from between his feet (where, as the king sits in state, he holds it), Exod 25:22 from between the cherubim (so Num 7:89), Hos 2:4; Zech 6:1; Zech 9:7; Deut 28:57 the after-birth הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ that cometh forth from between her feet, i.e. from her womb (compare Il. 19. 10 πεσεῖν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός) Repeated 2Kgs 16:14 to specify the two objects from between which a thing is moved. Ezek 47:18 is difficult and uncertain: see Commentaries Less precisely from, the midst of: Num 17:2 מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה out of the midst of the burning, Ps 104:12 מִבֵּין עֳפָאִים from amongst the branches they utter their song, Jer 48:45 and a flame מִבֵּין סִיחוֺן from the midst of Sihon (Sihon representing his people: but expression is singular; read perhaps ׳מִבֵּית ס, compare Num 21:28 ׳מִקִּרְיַת ס: || in both passages מֵחֶשְׁבּוֺן), Ezek 37:21.
  e. מִבֵּינוֺת לְ from between Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7.
2. Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies (= Greek μεταίχμιον), 1Sam 17:4; 1Sam 17:23 אִישׁ הַבֵּנַיִם man of the μεταίχμιον, i.e. champion (of Goliath).


BDB1038 H996

BDB1037 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1039

בֵּית feminine of בַּיִן, בֵּין (M 194 f.; Syriac often, PS470) preposition between Ezek 41:9b (to be joined with vEzek 41:10 see RVm), unless indeed a mere error for בֵּין (which Ezekiel often uses); also Prov 8:2 accusative To ᵐ5 (ἀνὰ μέσον) ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Hi Ew§217 g; and Job 8:17 according to ᵐ5 Ew Di1 (Di2 undecided).


BDB9369 H996 H997

BDB9368 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9370

בֵּין preposition between (Biblical Hebrew [בַּ֫יִן,] בֵּין; ᵑ7, בֵּין, בֵּינֵי Syriac , ), Dan 7:5 with suffix 3 plural masculine בֵּינֵיהוֺן vDan 7:7 Kt (Qr 3 plural feminine בֵּינֵיהֵן).

between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
bên
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
  • between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

צָֽרְתָֽן
צָֽרְתָֽן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And zarthan")
Dictionary form: צָרְתָן · tsore-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and zarthan
and zarthan ×1 zaretan ×1 zartanah ×1
More options
Zarethan — Most widely used modern scholarly spelling.
Zarthan — Alternate spelling found in some modern translations.
Zartanah — Preferred in contexts following the Masoretic vowel pointing closely.

BDB7232 H6868 H6891

BDB7231 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7233

צְרֵדָה proper name, of a location home of Jeroboam 1Kgs 11:26, Σαρειρα, A Συριδα; see [ צְרֵרָה] צָֽרְתָן.


צְרֵדָתָה 2Chr 4:17 see צָֽרְתָן.


I, II. צָרָה see I, II. צרר.


BDB7270 H6888 H6868 H6891

BDB7269 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7271

[צְרֵרָה] proper name, of a location צְרֵרָ֫תָה Judg 7:22 (Γαραγαθα, ᵐ5. of L καὶ ἦν συνηγμένη), usually thought corrupt for צְרֵדָ֫תָה, and in nay case probably = צָֽרְתָן, q. v. (GFM).


BDB7273 H6891 H6868 H6888

BDB7272 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7274

צָֽרְתָן proper name, of a location in Jordan valley, near ford, BuhlGeogr. 181; exact site known; Josh 3:16 (Καθιαιρειν, ᵐ5 of L Καριαθιαρειμ), 1Kgs 7:46 (Σειρα, ᵐ5 of L Σαρθαν) = צְרֵדָ֫תָה 2Chr 4:17 (Αναμε [i.e. ἀνὰ μέσον] σιρδαθαι; Σα(ρι)δαθα; is Chronicles right?); צָֽרְחַ֫נָה 1Kgs 4:12 (Σεσαθαν, ᵐ5 of L Σαρθαν) — compare צְרֵרָתָה Judg 7:22, apparently same place; identity with צְרֵדָה 1Kgs 11:26 is usually assumed, but not proven.

zaretan, zartanah, zarthan
ṣortān
their distress
Tsarethan, a place in Palestine
  • a place in the Jordan valley where the river parted for Israel to pass over for the conquest of Canaan
    • site unknown

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בְּכִכַּ֤ר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ Pashta — a lesser break יְצָקָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break בְּמַֽעֲבֵ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בֵּ֥ין סֻכּ֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break וּבֵ֥ין צָֽרְתָֽן Silluq — end of the verse

בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמַֽעֲבֵה הָֽאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צָֽרְתָֽן׃
46
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
Cross References

Joshua 3:16

וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּֽרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד-אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד ‫(באדם)‬ מֵֽאָדָם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּֽרְדִים עַל יָם הָֽעֲרָבָה יָם-הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָֽבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
16
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

2 Chronicles 4:17

בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּֽעֲבִי הָֽאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צְרֵדָֽתָה׃
17
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

Genesis 33:17

וְיַֽעֲקֹב נָסַע סֻכֹּתָה וַיִּבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת עַל-כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם-הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּֽוֹת׃
17
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Joshua 13:27

וּבָעֵמֶק בֵּית הָרָם וּבֵית נִמְרָה וְסֻכּוֹת וְצָפוֹן יֶתֶר מַמְלְכוּת סִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַיַּרְדֵּן וּגְבֻל עַד-קְצֵה יָם-כִּנֶּרֶת עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָֽחָה׃
27
And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

1 Kings 4:12

בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן-אֲחִילוּד תַּעְנַךְ וּמְגִדּוֹ וְכָל-בֵּית שְׁאָן אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל צָֽרְתַנָה מִתַּחַת לְיִזְרְעֶאל מִבֵּית שְׁאָן עַד אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַד מֵעֵבֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃
12
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: