Exodus 12:37

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
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וַ יִּסְע֧וּ
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִּסְע֧וּ
Root word departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …
Dictionary form: נָסַע · naw-SA

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 ___".

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

In the KJV here: journeyed
and they departed ×21 and they removed ×18 journeyed ×10 set forward ×8 and they journeyed ×5 they journeyed ×5 and journeyed ×4 removed ×4
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set out — Best general choice; implies purposeful departure and travel.
travel — Broad and natural; suits extended or repeated journeying.
march — Prefer for military or large-group movement contexts.
move on — Captures the sense of breaking camp and advancing.
depart — Emphasizes the leaving rather than the journey itself.
pull up stakes — Informal; vividly reflects nomadic camp-breaking behind the word.

BDB5243 H5265

BDB5242 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5244

I. נָסַע147 verb pull out or up, set out, journey (Late Hebrew id., move, march; Assyrian nisû, set out, withdraw, etc. DlHWB 470; ZMG x1(1886), 723 compare also Arabic , Ethiopic [rare] pull up, away, so BaES 51); —

Qal137 Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Gen 33:17 +, 3 masculine plural נָָֽסְעוּ Deut 10:6, נָסָ֑עוּ Num 2:34 +, etc.; Imperfect יִסַּע Isa 33:20, וַיִּסַּע Gen 12:9 +, suffix וַיִּסָּעֵם Judg 16:3 3 masculine plural יִסְעוּ Exod 40:36 +, יִסָּ֑עוּ Num 2:9 +; 2 masculine plural תִּסְעוּ Josh 3:3 1 plural נִסְעָה cohortative Gen 33:12, וַנִּסַּע Deut 1:19; Deut 2:1, וַנִּסְעָה Ezra 8:31, etc.; Imperative סְעוּ Deut 2:24 +; Infinitive absolute Gen 12:9 construct נְסֹעַ Josh 3:14 +; suffix נָסְעָם Gen 11:2; Num 10:34 Participle נֹסֵעַ Exod 14:10; Num 10:33 plural נֹסְעִים Num 10:29
1. pull out or up, city-gate and gate-posts Judg 16:3 loom vJudg 16:14 (on text compare GFM), tent-pegs Isa 33:20 (figurative of Jerusalem; compare also Niph`al).
2. hence (from pulling up tent-pegs),
  a. set out Gen 35:5; Num 12:15 (both E), Jer 4:7 (|| יָצָא מִמְּקוֺמוֺ); even of lifeless things, e.g. the ark, הָאָרוֺן Num 10:35 (JE); often in P: Exod 14:15; Exod 40:37; Num 1:51; Num 4:5; Num 4:15; Num 9:17 + 8 t. Num 9; Num 10:5; Num 10:6; Num 10:17; Num 10:18; Num 10:21; Num 10:22; Num 10:25, so probably also Num 2:8 + 6 t. Num 2 (see below; even of lifeless things, דֶּגֶל Num 10:18; Num 10:12, מִשְׁכָּן Num 1:51, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Num 2:17), Num 33:3 וַיִּסַּעוַ֗֗֗יָּבֹא Gen 46:1 (E) and Israel set out, and came, etc., Exod 16:1; Exod 19:2; Num 20:22; Josh 9:17 (all P), Deut 1:7, נִסְעָה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה Deut 33:12 (J); (וַ֗֗֗יַּעֲלוּ) וַיִּסְעוּ Judg 18:11, סְעוּ וְעִבְרוּ Deut 2:24 ׳נ often with מִן Gen 35:16 (E), Num 10:34 (JE), מֵאָהֳלֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹר ׳נ Josh 3:14 (JE), set out from their tents, to cross, etc.; compare ׳נ מִןלָ֗֗֗לֶכֶת Ezra 8:31 with מִן + ויבא, Josh 3:1 (JE), Num 33:9 (P), + וַיֵּלֶךְ vNum 33:3 (D), Deut 1:19, + וַיַּעַבְרוּ Num 33:8 (P); + וַיָּשָׁב + וַיַּחֲנוּ Num 33:7 (P).
  b. depart, with מִן Gen 37:17 (J), 2Kgs 3:27; 2Kgs 19:8; 2Kgs 19:36 = Isa 37:8; Isa 37:37 even of עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן Exod 14:19 (J); of angel vExod 14:19 (E; + וַיֵּלֶךְ).
3. journey, march (by stages) Gen 12:9; Gen 35:21 (both J), Num 10:13; Num 10:14; Num 10:28 (P), (possibly also Num 2:9 etc., compare 2 above); + לְמַסְעֵיהֶם according to their stations, i.e. by stages Exod 17:1; Num 10:12 (+ מִן), compare Exod 40:36 (all P); followed by ה locative Gen 12:9; Gen 33:17 (both J), Deut 1:40; Deut 2:1 סְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר Num 14:25 (JE); followed by מִקֶּדֶם eastward (see מִן
1. c) Gen 11:2; Gen 13:11 (both J), אַחֲרֵי Exod 14:10 (J), אֶלֿ Num 10:29, לִפְנֵי vNum 10:33 (of ark; all J); followed by מִן + ה locative Gen 20:1 (E), Deut 10:6; Deut 10:7; Exod 12:37 (P), + accusative of location Num 11:35 (JE); followed by מִן + accusative of distance, דֶּרֶךְ Num 10:33 (JE), Num 21:4 (P); especially וַיִּסְעוּ מִןוַ֗֗֗יַּחֲנוּ Num 21:12; Num 21:13 (JE), Exod 13:20; Num 21:11; Num 33:5 + 37 t. Num 33 (all P); of shepherds Jer 31:24. — נָָֽסְעוּ כְמוֺ צאֹן Zech 10:2 is dubious; We נָעוּ or יָנֻעוּ, so Now.
4. of wind, ׳רוּחַ מֵאֵת י ׳נ Num 11:31 there set forth (sprang up) a wind from ׳י. Niph`al Perfect be pulled up, removed: 3 masculine singular דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי Isa 38:12 of tent-peg הֲלֹא נִסַּע Job 4:21 (reading יְתֵדָם for יִתְרָם, see II. יֶתֶר). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַסַּע Ps 78:26, וַיַּסַּע Exod 15:22 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular תַּסִּיעַ Ps 80:9, 3 feminine singular תַּסִּיעִי 2Kgs 4:4 3 masculine plural וַּיַּסִּ֫עוּ 1Kgs 5:31 Participleמַסִּיעַ Eccl 10:9
1. cause to set out, lead out, with accusative of person Exod 15:22 (J; + מִן, וַיֵּצְאוּ), Ps 78:52 (כַּצּאֹן; || וַיְנַהֲגֵם), Ps 80:9 (מִן; figurative of vine); figurative of a wind, cause to spring up, יַסַּע קָדִים Ps 78:26 (|| וַיְנַהֵג; compare Qal 4).
2. remove, with accusative of thing 2Kgs 4:4 וַיַּסַּע כָּעֵץ תִּקְוָתִי Job 19:10 specifically, remove from quarry, quarry: 1Kgs 5:31 and they quarried great stones, compare Eccl 10:9.

departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …
nāsaʿ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
  • to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart
    • (Qal)
      • to pull out or up
      • "to set out, depart"to journey, march"to set forth (of wind)
      (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up"(Hiphil)
      • to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up
      • "to remove, quarry

בְנֵֽי
בְנֵֽי
Root word son, children, sons, old, first, …
Dictionary form: בֵּן · bane

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and the children
the son ×1140 the children ×607 of the children ×309 his son ×206 son ×179 the sons ×177 and the children ×160 sons ×155
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son — Core meaning; use for a single male offspring.
children — Preferred when the group is mixed or age is stressed.
sons — Use for a male plural or tribal/genealogical list.
descendants — Best for extended lineage or collective ethnic groups.
members — Idiomatic for constructs like 'members of the community/guild'.
young — Use for animal offspring or 'young of' constructions.

BDB1160 H1121

BDB1159 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1161

בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵ˜בּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11; Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare vGen 17:16; Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11; Gen 11:13; Gen 11:15f; Exod 20:10; Deut 5:14; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; 1Sam 30:3; 1Sam 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sam 1:5-11) 2Kgs 4:14; 2Kgs 4:28; Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exod 21:5; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:3; 2Sam 19:5; 1Kgs 3:26 cared for Deut 1:31 spared Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained Deut 8:5; Prov 3:12; Prov 13:24; Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Prov 6:20; Prov 10:1; Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare 1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42. In particular
  a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Judg 8:19; Ps 50:20; Ps 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
  b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Num 36:11.
  c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:16 compare 1Sam 4:16; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17; 1Sam 26:21; 1Sam 26:25, see also Prov 1:8; Prov 1:10; Prov 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare vExod 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Ps 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further Deut 32:5 (plural) vDeut 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2; Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king 2Sam 7:14 = 1Chr 17:13 compare Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezek 16:21.
  d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Ps 89:7.
  e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exod 10:2; Deut 6:2; Judg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7 plural Exod 34:7; Exod 4:25; Exod 2:41; Exod 2:40; Job 42:16; Ps 128:6; Prov 13:22; Prov 17:6; Ezek 37:25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28; Gen 31:43 compare Gen 32:1 so of Naomi Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Josh 22:24; Josh 22:25; Josh 22:27 +; see also below
  i. below
  g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2; 1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4; Isa 7:5; Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7; Num 16:8.
  h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
  i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare vJudg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
  j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3; Gen 23:5; Gen 23:7; Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11; Gen 23:16; Gen 23:18; Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5; Gen 36:15; Gen 36:19; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20; Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9; Deut 2:19; Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Chr 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Ps 77:16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2Sam 8:18 = 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:9) 2Chr 13:8; 2Chr 23:3; 2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & ZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Gen 34:7; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Kgs 17:34; Ps 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Ps 77:16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exod 1:1) Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Josh 21:43 + see Di, Ezek 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10; Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1; Exod 16:2; Exod 16:9; Exod 16:10; Exod 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2; Num 1:53; Num 8:9; Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25; Num 15:26; Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 4:1) Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Judg 1:8; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:16 (so read also vJudg 1:21 vJudg 1:21 compare Josh 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sam 1:18; 1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:1; 1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16; Num 3:17; 1Chr 5:27; 1Chr 6:1 compare 1Chr 23:6) Exod 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 18:21; Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 compare 1Kgs 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Ezek 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27; Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15; 1Chr 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exod 28:1; Exod 28:40; 1Chr 5:29; 1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal Exod 27:21; Exod 28:1; Exod 28:4 +) Lev 3:5; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Lev 7:83; Josh 21:10; 1Chr 6:35; 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:42; 1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:31; Neh 12:47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Josh 21:19; 2Chr 31:19 compare 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7; Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJosh 21:13 compare Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v2Chr 13:10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28; Ezek 23:7; Ezek 23:9; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15. Ezek 23:17; Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23; Lam 4:2; Ps 149:2 (compare Zech 9:13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare Lev 20:17; Num 22:5; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 3:11; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:30; Ezek 37:18; Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6; 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1; Judg 7:12; Judg 8:10; 1Kgs 5:10; Job 1:3; Isa 11:14; Jer 49:28; Ezek 25:4; Ezek 25:10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Neh 7:6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare KloSK 1872. 254 Di.
2. children (male and female) Gen 3:16; Gen 21:7; Exod 21:5; Exod 22:23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Josh 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20:15.
3. youth, young men (plural) Prov 7:7; Song 2:3.
4. the young of animals Lev 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deut 22:6; Deut 22:7; 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10; Zech 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4; Job 39:16בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below
5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Chetransl. & critical note)
6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.
7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1Kgs 20:35; 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:7; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:1; 2Kgs 9:1 (Hoffm RSProph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.; ZehnpfBAS i, 355 compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan VogNo, 4 and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7; Ezra 10:16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Gen 17:12; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43; Lev 22:25; Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Neh 9:2; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ezek 44:7; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4; Lev 25:5.
  b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Gen 18:7; Gen 18:8 (J), for sacrifice Num 15:8; Num 15:9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only Lev 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14; Lev 16:3; Lev 23:18; Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2Chr 13:9; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 43:23; Ezek 43:25; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev + Num 6:10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.
8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1Sam 14:52; 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 2:7; 2Sam 13:28; 2Sam 17:10 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Judg 18:2; 2Kgs 2:16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judg 21:10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10; 1Chr 17:9; Hos 10:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Num 17:25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2Kgs 14:14 = 2Chr 25:24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1Sam 26:16 so בֶּןמֿות 2Sam 12:5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deut 25:2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Prov 31:5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Prov 31:8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Num 24:17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zech 4:14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק Gen 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Isa 14:12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Isa 5:1.
9. noun relative of age:
  a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare Gen 7:6 + 71 t. P; Gen 50:26; Josh 14:7. Josh 14:10; Josh 24:29 (all E); Num 32:11 (J), Deut 31:2 also Judg 2:8; 1Sam 4:15; 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:36; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 27:3; 2Chr 24:15; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17; Ezra 3:8; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse); Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14; Exod 38:26; Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + Num 26:2; Num 26:4; Num 32:11; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 2Chr 25:5; Ezra 3:8 compare Lev 27:7; Num 8:24; Num 26:62; 1Chr 23:3 & without מעלה Num 8:25; Num 18:16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare vLev 27:5 vLev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v2Chr 31:17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
  b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5; Exod 29:38; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:18; Lev 23:19; Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6; Lev 23:12; Num 6:12; Num 6:14 + 12 t. Num 7 also Ezek 46:13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa3 ed. Freytag; de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol§ 227 b, p. 613). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare LagBN 75 & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious


BDB1169 H1121

BDB1168 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1170

בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.


BDB9386 H1247 H1121 H1248 H1123

BDB9385 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9387

I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא M § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242 f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25

1. son(s) Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Dan 5:22; Dan 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23 בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives vEzra 6:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 6:14 בַּראֱֿנָשׁ Dan 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men Dan 2:38; Dan 5:21 בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew Gen 6:2; Job 1:6); ׳בַּר שְׁנִין וגו Job 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew בֵּן 9).
2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.


II. בַּר see ברר.

son, children, sons, old, first, …
bēn
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
  • son, grandson, child, member of a group
    • son, male child
    • "grandson"children (plural, male and female)"youth, young men (plural)"young (of animals)"sons (as characterization, i.e., sons of injustice (for unrighteous men) or sons of God (for angels)"people (of a nation) (plural)"of lifeless things, i.e., sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)"a member of a guild, order, class

יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of israel")
Dictionary form: יִשְׂרָאֵל · yis-raw-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of israel
of israel ×1594 israel ×543 in israel ×84 and israel ×55 o israel ×28 against israel ×19 for israel ×15 from israel ×13
More options
Israel — Standard modern rendering for the nation or people.
the Israelites — Use when referring to the people collectively as a group.
the people of Israel — Emphasizes communal identity; good for narrative contexts.
the nation of Israel — Highlights political or national dimension.
the land of Israel — Use only when geographic territory is clearly in view.
Jacob — Poetic/prophetic synonym; use where parallelism demands it.

BDB3770 H3478

BDB3769 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3771

יִשְׂרָאֵל proper name and derivatives, see below I. שׂרה.


BDB8317 H3478

BDB8316 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8318

יִשְׂרָאֵל2507 proper name, masculine and of a people Israel (El persisteth, persevereth (or jussive Let El persist) [usually contendeth (NesEg.60 ff.) or Let El contend (GrayProp. N. 218), but see DrHast. DB JACOB 530]; on vocalization see LagBN 131 f. Kit1Chr 4:16 (Hpt); MI5, + 5 t. ישראל; in Egyptian Y-si-r-'l SteindZAW xvi (1896), 331, compare BreastedBib. World ix (1897), 62 ff. PatonSyr. and Pal. 134; Assyrian Sir-'-lai (= יִשְׂרְאֵלִי) SchrKG 356 ff., 364; COT Gen 36:31; 1Kgs 16:29. — On a possibly relation of ׳יִשׂ to proper name שָׂרַי, שָׂרָה see RSK 257, 2nd ed. 34; — compare שְׂרָיָה(וּׅ; — Ισραηλ:

1. proper name, masculine second name of Jacob Gen 32:29 + 28 t. Genesis (JE), Exod 32:13 (JE), Hos 12:13; Judg 18:29; Exod 6:14; Num 1:20; Num 26:5 (all P), 2Kgs 17:34; 1Chr 1:34 + 8 t. Chronicles, Ps 105:23 ׳בֵּית יִשׂ Ruth 4:11 ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ (literal) Gen 42:5 + 3 t. E, 2 t. P + Exod 1:7 (P; transition to wider use), 1Kgs 18:31; 1Chr 2:1 +; = 12 tribes Exod 28:9 + 7 t. P; ׳אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיִשׂ 1Kgs 18:36; 1Chr 29:18; 2Chr 30:6.
2. proper name, of a people (usually masculineJudg 11:17f. but feminine 1Sam 17:21; 2Sam 24:9 [not || 1Chr 21:5], compare Dron the passage AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 57 f.): name of Hebrew nation; usually derived from 1, but ׳יִשׂ more common in early usage than ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ (see בֵּן p. 120:b):
  a. (1) undivided kingdom; ׳יִשׂ Gen 47:27 (J), Gen 49:7 (poem in J) + 108 t. J E, Deut 1:1; Deut 18:6; Deut 33:10 (poem) + 76 t. D, Gen 34:7; Exod 12:15 + 42 t. P; Judg 5:2; Judg 5:7 (twice in verse) + 104 t. Judges; often 1 and 2 Samuel; 1 Ki 1-12; ׳כָּליִֿשׂ of whole people 2Sam 8:15 +, of whole army 2Sam 11:1 +, opposed to Judah 2Sam 2:9 + (so also later). (2) ׳יִשׂ = Northern tribes, distinguished from Judah, even before disruption, 2Sam 2:9, compare v2Sam 2:10; 2Sam 3:10; 2Sam 4:1; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 12:7; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 1:35; 1Kgs 4:20; 1Kgs 5:5 +; so at disruption 1Kgs 12:16 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 12:18; 1Kgs 12:19 then usually of Northern kingdom, till its fall, v1Kgs 12:28; 1Kgs 24:7; 1Kgs 24:10 + very often Kings, Amos 1:1; Amos 2:6; Amos 3:14 +, Hos 1:5; Hos 4:15 (twice in verse); Hos 5:3 (twice in verse); Hos 5:5 +, Mic 1:13, etc. (3) ׳יִשׂ of Southern kingdom, Judah, rarely before fall of Samaria Isa 1:3; Isa 8:18; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:15, so ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ 1Kgs 12:17 after fall of Samaria, ׳יִשׂ (less often ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ) occurs of entire people, in reference to past or future 2Kgs 21:8; 2Kgs 23:22; Isa 17:9; Ps 103:7; Jer 2:3; Jer 50:17; Jer 50:19 +; ׳יִשׂ also = Judah Jer 2:14; Jer 2:31; Jer 4:1 +, Ezek 13:2; Ezek 13:4; Ezek 13:16; Ezek 14:1; Ezek 14:7; Ezek 14:9 +, Isa 40:27; Isa 41:8; Isa 42:24 +, Ezra 2:59 = Neh 7:61; Ezra 2:70; Ezra 3:11 +, Neh 10:34; Neh 10:3 +, Ps 14:7 (twice in verse) = Ps 53:7 (twice in verse), Ps 147:2; Ps 149:2 +, etc. (4) usage in Chronicles: ׳יִשׂ of whole people 1Chr 2:7 + 110 t., of Northern kingdom 2Chr 11:1 + 16 t., of Judah 2Chr 12:6; 2Chr 19:8 + 9 t. (5) ׳יִשׂ personified as ׳עֶבֶד י, Isa 44:1; Isa 44:21; Isa 49:3.
  b. ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ, (1) of undivided people Exod 1:12 (J), Exod 3:9 (E) + 72 t. J E, Deut 3:18; Deut 10:6 + 25 t. D, Gen 32:33 + 327 t. P; Judg 1:1 + 60 t. Judges; seldom 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Ki 1-12; in 1Kings 13—2Kings 25 passive in reference to older history (rarely otherwise). (2) seldom of Northern kingdom Amos 2:11 + 9 t. Amos, Hosea; 2Chr 13:12 + 7 t. Chronicles. (3) of Judah (late) Ezek 2:3; Neh 1:6 (twice in verse); Ezra 3:1; Joel 4:16 +, 2Chr 31:5.
  c. בֵּית ׳יִשׂ Exod 16:31; Exod 40:38 + 142 t. (see בַּיִת 5 d (δ); 81 t. Ezekiel, where = Judah; see especially Exod 37:16); ׳שְׁנֵי בָֽתֵּי יִשׂ Isa 8:14.
  d. other phrases, see sub אִישׁ, אֶרֶץ, בַּת, בְּתוּלָה, גְּבוּל, הַר, כִּסֵּא, מֶלֶךְ, (נטה) מַטֶּה, (יעד) עֵדָה, עַם, שֵׁבֶט; also (in epithet of ׳י) below אָבִיר, אוֺר, אֱלֹחִים, I. גָּוֺאל, מֶלֶךְ, מִקְוֶה (I. קוה), I. צוּר (V. צור), קָדוֺשׁ, I. רָעָה 1 d (3).
  e. ׳יִשׂ = the laity, opposed to priests, etc. (late): Ezra 10:25; Neh 11:3; 1Chr 9:2 ׳כָּליִֿשׂ Ezra 2:70; Ezra 10:5 ׳הָעָם יִשׂ Ezra 9:1 ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ Neh 10:40, compare ׳שְׁאָר יִשׂ Neh 11:20.


BDB9596 H3478 H3479

BDB9595 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9597

יִשְׂרָאֵל proper name, of a people Israel (Biblical Hebrew id., √ I. שָׂרָה); — ׳אֱלַהּ יִשׁ Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:15 ׳מֶלֶךְ לְיִשׂ Ezra 5:11 ׳בְּנֵי יִשׂ Ezra 6:16, ׳עַמָּא יִשׂ Ezra 7:13.

israel, israelites, israels
yiśrāʾēl
God prevails
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
  • "the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
    • the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
    • "the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah"the name of the nation after the return from exile

מֵ ֽרַעְמְסֵ֖ס
מֵ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
ֽרַעְמְסֵ֖ס
Root word a name — transliterate it ("From rameses")
Dictionary form: רַעְמְסֵס · ra-meh-SASE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: from rameses
from rameses ×3 of rameses ×1 raamses ×1
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Rameses — Standard modern spelling used in most contemporary translations.
Ramesses — Scholarly/Egyptological spelling; preferred in academic contexts.
Raamses — Retains traditional Hebrew-influenced spelling; more literal.

BDB8027 H7486

BDB8026 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8028

ַ˜רעַמְסֵס proper name, of a location Exod 1:11 (J), = רַלְמְסֵס Gen 47:11; Exod 12:37; Num 33:3; Num 33:5 (all P), Ramses, city in Egypt; Ραμες(ς)η; built by King Rameses II (hence its name; the king used Israelitish corveve according to Exod 1:11), near Tel el-Maskhuta (Pithom), but not certainly identified, see פִּהֹם and references; ׳אֶרֶץ ר Gen 47:11 of district round.

rameses, raamses
raʿmĕsēs
child of the sun
Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt
  • a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen

סֻכֹּ֑תָ ה
סֻכֹּ֑תָ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("To succoth")
ה
Suffix — direction direction — "to / toward ___"
Dictionary form: סֻכּוֹת · sook-KOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: to succoth
of succoth ×9 succoth ×3 from succoth ×2 to succoth ×2 and succoth ×1 in succoth ×1
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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

כְּ שֵׁשׁ
כְּ
Prefix — preposition like, as
שֵׁשׁ
Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

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

In the KJV here: about 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).

BDB8488 H8337

BDB8487 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8489

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

BDB8646 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8648

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

BDB9935 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9937

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

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)
    • "sixth (ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers

מֵא֨וֹת
מֵא֨וֹת
Root word hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …
Dictionary form: מֵאָה · may-AW

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

In the KJV here: hundred
hundred ×300 an hundred ×76 two hundred ×44 and two hundred ×15 and an hundred ×13 of hundreds ×10 were an hundred ×10 of an hundred ×8
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hundred — Standard modern form; use in nearly all contexts.
hundredfold — Use when expressing multiplication or yield ratios.
hundredth — Use for ordinal contexts, e.g., the hundredth year.
a hundred — Adds slight indefinite nuance; natural in narrative prose.

BDB4484 H3967

BDB4483 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4485

I. מֵאָה583 noun feminine hundred (Late Hebrew id.; MI20 מאתן (dual); SI5 מאת, מאתים (dual); Phoenician מאת מאתם (dual); Assyrian (probably, Dl§ 75), Tel Amarna mê-at WklTelAm 20*; Arabic Sabean מאת מאתם OsZMG x. 1856, 49; CISiv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6; מאה EutSin 457; Ethiopic ; Aramaic מְאָה, ; Palmyrene תלת מאה 300 VogPalm 6, 4; Nabataean מאה EutNab 8, 9); — ׳מ Gen 6:3 + 144 t.; construct מְאַת Gen 5:3 + 30 t. (on מְאַת Eccl 8:12 see 2 d below); plural absolute מֵאוֺת Gen 5:9 + 324 t. (מֵאֹת only Gen 5:4; Gen 5:30); המאיות Kt 2Kgs 11:4 + 3 t. 2Kgs 11 dual מָאתַיִם (תָ֑יִם-) Gen 11:19 + 76 t. (but 1Sam 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu HPS); — hundred:

1. as simple number:
  a. absolute singular, (I) following by singular of noun enumerated: מֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 (both E); אִישׁ ׳מ Judg 7:19; 1Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 4:43 אַמָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 7:2; Ezek 40:19 +; כִּכָּר ׳מ 2Kgs 23:33; 2Chr 25:6; 2Chr 27:5; 2Chr 36:3; Ezra 8:26 אֶלֶף ׳מ = 100,000 1Kgs 20:29 + 6 t. Kings Chronicles; compare also Gen 17:17 (P), 2Sam 8:4; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse), and followed by collective noun רֶכֶב 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4, צאֹן 1Kgs 5:3 (2) less often followed by plural מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Gen 26:12 (J), פְּעָמִים ׳מ 2Sam 24:3 = 1Chr 21:3, נְבִיאִים ׳מ 1Kgs 18:4, etc.; (3) seldom, and late, preceded by plural noun: הָרִמֹּנִים מֵאָה Jer 52:23, אַמּוֺת הַמֵּאָה Ezek 42:2, compare Ezra 2:69; 2Chr 3:16; 2Chr 4:8; 2Chr 29:32 (4) exceptional is מֵאָה לְכִּכָּרִים כְּלֵי כֶסֶף Ezra 8:26 also, with ellipsis, מֵאָה כֶסֶף Deut 22:19 (i.e. shekels); מֵאָה קַיִץ 2Sam 16:1 (i.e. cakes); (5) מֵאָה without noun enumerated, especially = a hundred (men, persons) Judg 20:10 (twice in verse); Amos 5:3 (twice in verse); Lev 26:8 (twice in verse) (H), 1Chr 12:14 ׳מ Prov 17:10 = 100 (blows), Eccl 6:3 = 100 (children), (times). — On Neh 3:1; Neh 12:39 see below
  b. absolute dual, (I) foll, by singular, מָאתַיִם אִישׁ 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 30:10; 2Sam 15:11, לֶחֶם ׳מ 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 16:1, צִנָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 10:16 = 2Chr 9:15, אֶלֶף ׳מ 1Sam 15:4 +, שָׁנָה ׳מ Gen 11:23 (P); (2) less often followed by plural שְׁקָלִים ׳מ Josh 7:21 (JE), 2Sam 14:26, דְּבֵלִים ׳מ 1Sam 25:18, אֲנָשִׁים ׳מ 1Sam 30:21, compare Ezra 8:4 (3) also preceded by plural noun: ׳עִוִּים מ Gen 32:15, ׳רְחֵלִים מ Gen 32:15 (E), ׳הָרִמּוֺנִים מ 1Kgs 7:20, compare 1Chr 15:8; 2Chr 29:32; Ezra 2:65 (4) with ellipsis כֶּסֶף ׳מ Judg 17:4 (5) as predicate, ׳רָאשֵׁיהֶם מ1Chr 12:32 (33 van d. H).
  c. absolute plural ׃מֵא(וֺ)ת — (1) alone, = hundreds, לְמֵאוֺת 1Sam 29:2 by hundreds, so 2Sam 18:4 (both + thousands); especially ׳שָׂרֵי (הַ)מּ captains of (the) hundreds Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), 2Kgs 11:4; 2Kgs 11:9; 2Kgs 11:10; 2Kgs 11:15 +; (2) multiplied, followed by noun enumerated, in singular: אִישׁ ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 7:6, 300 men, compare vJudg 7:7 vJudg 7:8 vJudg 7:16; Judg 8:4; Exod 12:27 (E), etc.; שָׁנָה ׳אַרְבַּע מ Gen 15:13 (JE) 400 years; אֶלֶף ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Sam 24:9 500,000, compare 2Chr 13:17 רֶכֶב ׳שֵׁשׁ מ Exod 14:7 (J) 600 chariots; אִישׁ שְׁבַע ׳מ Judg 20:15; Judg 20:16 700 men; חָלָל ׳שְׁמֹנֶה מ 2Sam 23:8 800 slain; רֶכֶב ׳תְּשַׁע מ Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 900 chariots; (3) less often followed by plural noun: שׁוּעָלִים ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 15:4 300 foxes; אֲתוֺנוֺת ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Job 1:3 500 she-asses, etc.; (4) rare, and chiefly late, after plural noun ׳פִּלַגְשִׁים שְׁלשׁ מ 1Kgs 11:3 300 concubines, compare 1Kgs 7:42 = 2Chr 4:13; 1Chr 4:42; 2Chr 14:8 etc.; after n.collective ׳בָּקָר חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Chr 35:9 (5) rare is בַּשֶּׁקֶל ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Exod 30:24 (P); (6) ellipsis of n., כֶּסֶף ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Gen 45:22 (E), etc.
  d. construct singular, only followed by singular, and late: מְאַתשָֿׁנָה Gen 11:10; Gen 21:5; Gen 25:7 (all P) + 25 t. P, 1Chr 25:9; Esth 1:4 (DrIntr. 124) (also with other numerals, see 2 below); מְאַ֖ת Eccl 8:12 = 100 times (מֵאָה פְּעָמִיםׅ, sc. פַּעַם, or perhaps only apparently construct (ii. 228 compare Ew§ 269 b. 279 e). — Neh 5:11 see 3 below
2. as part of larger number:
  a. usually preceding tens and units, (1) with noun expressed once, or not at all, earlier usage, usually with וְ before ten if no unit follows, otherwise without וְ before ten (see ii. 218 ff.): מֵאָה וְעֶשֶׂר שָׂרִים Judg 2:8 שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכָּר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת 1Kgs 10:14 666 talents, etc. (exceptions are Neh 7:24 and vNeh 7:31); (2) chiefly late, with noun and וְ repeated: שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה מֵאָה שָׁנִים וְשֶׁבַע Gen 23:1 (P) (compare ואלף אמה ומאת אמה SI5.6 DaExpos. Times. May, 1898).
  b. less often, following tens and units, chiefly late, with וְ repeated: — עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה Num 7:86 (P); שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה Exod 6:16 (P), etc.; with noun after ten and after hundred, חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:23(P), etc. — On these usages see, further, ii. 217 ff. DaSynt. §§ 36 R. 3, 37 (d) Ges §§ 97, 134 and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT (1893).
3. מְאַת הַכֶּסֶף Neh 5:11 = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (GeiJüd. Zeitschr. viii. 1870, 227 Gr.)


BDB4490 H3967

BDB4489 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4491

מְאָיוֺת Kt see מֵאָה.


מַאֲכָל, מַאֲכֹ֫לַת, מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת see אבל.


[מַאֲמָץ, מַאֲמַצִּים] see אמץ.


[מַאֲמָר] see אָמַר.


BDB9647 H3967 H3969

BDB9646 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9648

מ

מְאָה noun feminine hundred (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳מ after noun enumerator, Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:22 (4 t. in verse), so ׳אַרְבַּע מ Ezra 6:17, וְעֶשְׂרִין ׳מ Dan 6:1, and dual מָאתַ֫וִן Ezra 6:17.


מאֹזַנְוָא see אזן. מֵאמַר see אמר.

hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …
mēʾâ
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • hundred
    • as simple number
    • "as part of larger number"as a fraction—one one-hundredth (1/100)

אֶ֧לֶף
אֶ֧לֶף
Root word thousand, thousands, hundred, two
Dictionary form: אֶלֶף · eh-LEP

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

In the KJV here: thousand
thousand ×332 a thousand ×56 two thousand ×18 of thousands ×13 and a thousand ×9 over thousands ×6 and two thousand ×5 of the thousands ×4
More options
thousand — Standard modern rendering; suits most contexts.
thousands — Use for plural forms or large collective quantities.
unit of a thousand — Clarifies exact numeric sense in technical passages.
contingent — Military/tribal subdivision; prefer in census or battle lists.
clan — Social unit sense; fits tribal-organization contexts.
troop — Informal military grouping; vivid in narrative battle scenes.

BDB504 H503 H505

BDB503 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB505

II. אֶ֫לֶף noun masculineJudg 6:15 thousand (אלף MI, SI, Sabean DHMZMG 1875, 615; Arabic , Aramaic , אֲלַף, אלפיא) — ׳) א׳(אָ֑ Gen 20:16 +; suffix אַלְפִּי Judg 6:15 dual אַלְפַּיִם Num 4:36 +; plural אֲלָפִים Exod 18:21 +; construct אַלְפֵי Exod 32:28 +; אֲלָפֶיךָ Deut 7:13 + 2 t.; אֲלָפָיו Qr 1Sam 18:7 + 2 t. (Kt פֿו) — a thousand.

1. numeral:
  a. used with noun alone; mostly before noun Num 35:4; Josh 7:3; Neh 3:13; 1Chr 18:4 +; after noun (late) 1Chr 12:35 + 6 t. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah; בָּאַפָּה ׳א Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); Ezek 47:3 (strike out Co); the noun always plural when preceding, sometimes when following, 1Sam 25:2; 1Kgs 3:4; 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8; 2Chr 30:24; Ps 90:4; Job 42:12; Eccl 6:6 elsewhere singular אישׁ Judg 9:49; Judg 15:15; Judg 15:16; Josh 7:3 +; אַמָּה Num 35:4 + (so SI); דּוֺר Deut 7:9 +, compare 1Chr 18:4; 1Chr 19:6; 2Kgs 15:19; Job 42:12; Song 4:4; Isa 7:23, noun sometimes collective; ׳א plural construct Mic 6:7; Ps 119:72; Gen 24:60 noun not expressed (or not fully) Gen 20:16; Num 31:5; Num 31:6 +; distributive אֶלֶף ֗֗֗ אֶלֶף Num 31:4 multiplicative Deut 1:11 פְּעָמִים ׳א; indefinite for great number (plural) Exod 20:6; Exod 34:7; Deut 5:10; Jer 32:18, (singular) Deut 32:30; Eccl 6:6 +.
  b. ׳א + other number usually precedes it Exod 38:25 + often; but following רִבּוֺא Ezra 2:64 + 2 t.; it follows also smaller number Num 3:50; 1Kgs 5:12 (so SI); the noun following in singular Exod 28:25 + 8 t.; plural 2Sam 8:4 + 2 t.; noun precedes, in plural (late) Dan 12:12 + 2 t.; noun not expressed Exod 38:28 + often
  c. ׳א X other number always following Exod 12:37 +; usual order is no. X ׳א + additional no. (if any) + noun (if expressed) Num 31:52; Judg 20:35 compare Exod 12:37; 2Kgs 3:4 (twice in verse) +; less often noun + no. X ׳א Num 31:33; 1Kgs 8:63 +; (other combinations see Exod 38:26; Num 26:51; Num 31:32; Ezek 48:30; 1Chr 29:7 etc.); ׳א usually singular Num 11:21 +; except after units, where plural absolute Num 1:46; Judg 20:34 + (so MI); seldom plural construct Exod 32:28; Judg 4:10; Job 1:3 (twice in verse); (noun mostly singular when following Judg 4:10; 1Kgs 12:21+, yet plural Josh 4:13; 1Sam 13:5 +; when preceding it is plural 1Chr 5:21 +, or collective Num 31:33; 1Sam 25:2; 1Kgs 8:63; 2Chr 7:5 +); אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים 1Chr 21:5; 1Chr 22:14; 2Chr 14:8 אַלְפֵי שִׁנְאָן Ps 68:18, compare שִׁנְאָן; בְּהַרֲרֵי אָ֑לֶף Ps 50:10, read אֵל compare Ps 36:7, Ol Bi Che; yet see Hup De. —

Note. 10,000 = עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים etc. Judg 1:4; Judg 3:29; 1Kgs 5:28; 1Chr 29:7 +; less often רִבּוֺ, רְבָבָה etc. q. v.
2. a thousand, a company of 1000 men, as united under one superior, or leader, hence ׳(שָׂרֵי) שַׂר א Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 compare Num 31:14 +; compare יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳רָאשֵׁי א Num 1:16; Num 10:4; Josh 22:21; Josh 22:30 & see below; compare also 1Sam 29:2 especially family, etc. Judg 6:15; 1Sam 10:19 (|| שֵׁבֶט & compare מִשְׁפַּחַת v1Sam 10:21); compare Mic 5:2Num 10:36 (רִבְבוֺת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) Num 31:5; Josh 22:14; 1Sam 23:23 apparently shew transition to this technical use. **[אָלַף] verb denominative Hiph`il Ps 144:13 מַאֲלִיפוֺת producing thousands (subject צאֹן).


BDB9305 H505 H506

BDB9304 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9306

אֲלַ֑ף noun masculine 1,000 (= Biblical Hebrew II. אֶ֫לֶף); — absolute ׳א (noun person precedes) Dan 5:1 noun omitted, emphatic אַלְפָּא vDan 5:1 the thousand (just mentioned); construct + plural absolute אֶ֫לֶף אֲלָפִ֯ים Dan 7:10 a thousand thousands (< Qr אַלְפִין K§ 51, 2).

thousand, thousands, hundred, two
ʾelep
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • a thousand
    • as numeral
    a thousand, company
    • as a company of men under one leader, troops

רַגְלִ֛י
רַגְלִ֛י
Root word footmen, foot
Dictionary form: רַגְלִי · rahɡ-LEE

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: on foot
footmen ×6 on foot ×1 the footmen ×1
More options
foot soldier — Most precise military context; preferred in battle narratives.
infantry — Collective/formal register; good for large troop descriptions.
pedestrian — Non-military sense; one who travels or moves on foot.
on foot — Adverbial use; describes manner of travel, not a person.

BDB7746 H7273

BDB7745 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7747

רַגְלִי adjective on foot; &; ׳אִישׁ ר (after number) footmen, especially foot-soldiers, Judg 20:2; 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4; 1Chr 19:18 (פָּרָשִׁים in || 2Sam 10:18); elsewhere ׳ר as substantive, usually collective, of Israel at Exodus. Exod 12:37; Num 11:21 (both J E); = foot-soldiery 1Sam 4:10; 1Sam 15:4; 2Sam 10:6; 1Kgs 20:29; 2Kgs 13:7 plural noun רַגְלִים footmen, men on foot Jer 12:5 (opposed to הַסּוּסִים).

footmen, foot
raglî
a footman (soldier)
  • on foot
    • man on foot, footman, foot soldier

הַ גְּבָרִ֖ים
הַ
Prefix — article the
גְּבָרִ֖ים
Root word man, men, mighty, mans, one, …
Dictionary form: גֶּבֶר · ɡeh-BER

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

In the KJV here: that were men
man ×9 a man ×8 is the man ×4 man by man ×4 of a man ×4 and the man ×3 men ×3 for a man ×2
More options
man — Most neutral and broadly applicable rendering.
male — Emphasizes biological sex when gender distinction matters.
warrior — Highlights the word's connotation of strength and might.
mighty one — Captures heroic or powerful nuance in poetic contexts.
fellow — Informal; suits conversational or narrative passages.
mortal — Underscores human frailty, especially in wisdom literature.

BDB1462 H1397 H1399

BDB1461 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1463

I. גֶּ֫בֶר66 noun masculine man (Late Hebrew id., MI16 גברן (plural), Aramaic גְּבַר, ; Assyrian gabru, rival is Akkadian Loan-word according to SchrJLZ 1874, 200 DlS 120, Sm. Chald. Gen. 286) — Deut 22:5 + 39 t.; גָּ֑בֶר Job 3:3 + 13 t.; construct גְּבַּר Ps 18:26 (= 2Sam 22:26 גִּבּוֺר but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 read גֶּבֶר); plural גְּבָרים Jer 41:16 + 10 t.; — man as strong, distinguished from women, children, and non-combatants whom he is to defend, chiefly poetic Exod 10:11; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 (E) Exod 12:37; Josh 7:14; Josh 7:17; Josh 7:18 (J) Deut 22:5 (twice in verse); Judg 5:30; 2Sam 23:1; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 24:4; 1Chr 26:12; Job 3:3 + 14 t. Job; Ps 18:26 + 8 t. Psalms; Prov 6:34 + 7 t. Proverbs; Isa 22:17; Jer 17:5 + 8 t. Jeremiah; Lam 3:1; Lam 3:27; Lam 3:35; Lam 3:39; Dan 8:15; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:5; Zech 13:7 also 1Sam 10:21 ᵐ5 We Dr; = each (of locusts) Joel 2:8, compare אישׁ.

man, men, mighty, mans, one, …
geber
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
  • man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

לְ בַ֥ד
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
בַ֥ד
Root word beside, alone, only, staves, themselves, …
Dictionary form: בַּד · bahd

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: beside
beside ×37 alone ×24 only ×24 the staves ×13 by themselves ×10 apart ×8 and the staves ×5 and beside ×4
More options
alone — Best for isolation or solitude contexts.
apart — Use when physical or conceptual separation is stressed.
besides — Preferred for additive 'in addition to' sense.
only — Use when exclusivity or restriction is the focus.
by themselves — Emphasizes separateness of a group or set.
pole — Concrete noun sense; use for carrying-poles of the ark.

BDB910 H905 H907

BDB909 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB911

II, III. בַּד see below I, II. בדד.


BDB913 H905

BDB912 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB914

II. בַּד, בָּ֑ד noun masculine separation, concrete part (, portion) — suffix (always with לְ) לְבַדִּי, לְבַדּוֺ etc., 3 feminine plural Gen 21:28 לְבַדְּהֶן, vGen 21:29 לְבַדָּ֫נָה; —

1. with לְ, only in singular, לְבַד properly in a state of (see below לְ) separation, alone, by itself (French à part).
  a. Exod 26:9 (= Exod 36:16) five curtains לְבַד by themselves, and six curtains לְבַד by themselves, Judg 7:5 him shalt thou set לבד apart, Zech 12:12-14.
  b. with suffix (89 t.) to express the idea of by oneself, alone (properly in his, thy, my separation), Gen 2:18 it is not good for man to be לְבַדּוֺ alone, Gen 21:28 and A. set the seven lambs לְבַדְּהֶן by themselves (literally in their separation), Gen 32:17; Gen 43:32; 2Sam 10:8; Isa 5:8; Gen 42:38 הוּא לְבַדּוֺ he alone, Exod 18:14 אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ thou alone, Num 11:14 אָנֹכִי לְבַדִּי I alone, 1Kgs 19:10; 1Kgs 19:14; Deut 8:3 not upon bread alone, Deut 29:13; 2Sam 13:32; 2Sam 18:24; Isa 44:24; Isa 49:21; Isa 63:3 +; after an oblique case, as a dative Exod 22:19; Judg 3:20; Ps 51:6 לְךָ לְבַדְּךָ against thee alone have I sinned; a genitive Ps 71:16 I will make mention of צִדְקָֽתְךָ לְבֶַ˜דּךָ׃ the righteousness of thee alone.
  c. as adverb of limitation, Isa 26:13 only through thee do we celebrate thy name, Eccl 7:29.
  d. followed by מִן it becomes a preposition, apart from, besides, Exod 12:37; Num 29:39; Deut 3:5; Deut 18:8 (read מִמְּכָרָיו with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Aq Ew Di) Judg 8:26; Judg 20:15 and elsewhere (15 t.); once, Ezra 1:6, with עַל instead of מִן.
  e. מִלְּבַד33 (probably inverted for לְבַד מִן besides) (chiefly P and late): Gen 26:1; Gen 46:26; Lev 9:17; Lev 23:38 (4 t.) Num 5:8; Num 6:21; Num 17:14 + 12 t. 28-29; Deut 28:69; Josh 22:29; 1Kgs 10:13; 1Chr 3:9; 2Chr 9:12; 2Chr 17:19; 2Chr 31:16; Ezra 2:65 = Neh 7:67; Dan 11:4. With suffix Deut 4:35 אֵין עוֺד מִלְּבַדּוֺ there is none else besides him (compare מִבַּלְעָדַי Isa 45:21).

2. concrete part Exod 30:34 (P) בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה part for (i.e. like; compare בְּ
III. 3. end) part shall it be.

3. בַּדִּים parts, specifically extended from something, i.e.
   (a) of a body, members, limbs Job 18:13 (of man), Job 41:4 (of crocodile);
   (b) of a vine, rods or shoots Ezek 17:6; Ezek 19:14
   (c) of poles or staves used for carrying the ark Exod 25:13; Exod 25:14; Exod 25:15; Exod 35:12; Exod 37:4; Exod 37:5; Exod 39:35; Exod 40:20; Num 4:6; 1Kgs 8:7; 1Kgs 8:8 (twice in verse) (= 2Chr 5:8; 2Chr 5:9 (twice in verse)), or table of shewbread Exod 25:27; Exod 25:28; Exod 35:13; Exod 37:14; Exod 37:15; Num 4:8, or altar of B. O. Exod 27:6 (twice in verse); Exod 27:7 (twice in verse); Exod 35:16; Exod 38:5; Exod 38:6; Exod 38:7; Exod 39:39; Num 4:14, or altar of incense Exod 30:4; Exod 30:5; Exod 35:15; Exod 37:27; Exod 37:28; Num 4:11
   (d) more generally bars (of fortress) Hos 11:6, (of a gate) Job 17:16 figurative בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל (see Isa 38:10).
**Job 17:16 read הַעִמָּדִי (for בַּדֵּי) ᵐ5 Du Dr, with נֵחָ֑ת in vb (for נָחַ֑ת).

beside, alone, only, staves, themselves, …
bad
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
  • alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone
    • separation, alone, by itself
      • only (adv)
      • "apart from, besides (prep)
      part"parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

מִ טָּֽף
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
טָּֽף
Root word ones, children, families, little
Dictionary form: טַף · tahp

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: children
their little ones ×5 and children ×4 and the little ones ×3 for your little ones ×3 your little ones ×3 and the children ×2 and your little ones ×2 children ×2
More options
small children — Clear, natural modern phrasing; broadly applicable.
young ones — Slightly softer; suits poetic or narrative contexts.
children — General term; use when age emphasis is less critical.
dependents — Highlights vulnerability and reliance; good in legal/social texts.
toddlers — Stresses very young age; use sparingly for specific contexts.
little ones — Modernized KJV; retains warmth but remains contemporary.

BDB3370 H2945

BDB3369 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3371

טַף42 noun masculine collective children (as going with quick, tripping steps; Ethiopic Di1251) — טַף Jer 41:16 + 11 t.; טָ֑ף Jer 40:7 + 5 t.; suffix טַפֵּנוּ Gen 43:8 + 5 t.; טַפְּכֶם Gen 45:19 + 10 t.; טַפָּם Gen 34:29 + 6 t.; never construct and never plural (in Gen 47:24 omitted by ᵐ5, compare Di); — children, little ones, Gen 34:29 (E) + 18 t. J E (Genesis Exodus Numbers), also Deut 1:39 + 8 t. D (including Josh 1:14; Josh 8:35); P only Num 31:9; Num 31:17; Num 31:18, where note זָכָר בַּטָּ֑ף vNum 31:17 = young boys, and הַטַף בַּנָּשִׁים vNum 31:18 = young girls; also Judg 18:21; Judg 21:10; 2Sam 15:22; Jer 40:7; Jer 41:16; Jer 43:6; Ezek 9:6; 2Chr 20:13; 2Chr 31:18; Ezra 8:21; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:11 the words מְתִים וְנָשִׁים וְהַטָ֑ף Deut 2:34; Deut 3:6 including all inhabitants; so אֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף Deut 31:12; Jer 40:7; Jer 43:6 טַף distinguished from בָּחוּר וּבְּתוּלָה Ezek 9:6 also from בְּנֵיהֶם 2Chr 20:13, and from בְנֵיהֶם וּבְנוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 31:18.

**Note that the word includes (or implies) women as well as children, in following: Gen 47:12; Exod 12:37 (E), Exod 10:10; Exod 10:24 (J), Num 32:16; Num 32:17 (J E; compare Di on vNum 32:26).

ones, children, families, little
ṭap
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
  • children, little children, little ones

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Tevir — a lesser break מֵֽרַעְמְסֵ֖ס Tipeha — a lesser break סֻכֹּ֑תָה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here כְּשֵׁשׁ מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֧לֶף רַגְלִ֛י Tevir — a lesser break הַגְּבָרִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break לְבַ֥ד מִטָּֽף Silluq — end of the verse

וַיִּסְעוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽרַעְמְסֵס סֻכֹּתָה כְּשֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף רַגְלִי הַגְּבָרִים לְבַד מִטָּֽף׃
37
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Cross References

Exodus 38:26

בֶּקַע לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מַֽחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכֹל הָֽעֹבֵר עַל-הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃
26
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

Numbers 1:46

וַיִּֽהְיוּ כָּל-הַפְּקֻדִים שֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃
46
Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Numbers 11:21

וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה שֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף רַגְלִי הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אָֽנֹכִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ בָּשָׂר אֶתֵּן לָהֶם וְאָֽכְלוּ חֹדֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃
21
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

Numbers 33:3

וַיִּסְעוּ מֵֽרַעְמְסֵס בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן מִֽמָּחֳרַת הַפֶּסַח יָֽצְאוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָד רָמָה לְעֵינֵי כָּל-מִצְרָֽיִם׃
3
And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

Numbers 33:5

וַיִּסְעוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽרַעְמְסֵס וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּסֻכֹּֽת׃
5
And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

Genesis 47:11

וַיּוֹשֵׁב יוֹסֵף אֶת-אָבִיו וְאֶת-אֶחָיו וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲחֻזָּה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ בְּאֶרֶץ רַעְמְסֵס כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה פַרְעֹֽה׃
11
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Exodus 1:11

וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת לְפַרְעֹה אֶת-פִּתֹם וְאֶת-רַֽעַמְסֵֽס׃
11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Genesis 46:3

וַיֹּאמֶר אָֽנֹכִי הָאֵל אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אַל-תִּירָא מֵֽרְדָה מִצְרַיְמָה כִּֽי-לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ שָֽׁם׃
3
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Numbers 2:32

אֵלֶּה פְּקוּדֵי בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם כָּל-פְּקוּדֵי הַֽמַּחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם שֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃
32
These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Genesis 15:5

וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט-נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים אִם-תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה יִֽהְיֶה זַרְעֶֽךָ׃
5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Genesis 12:2

וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַֽאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶֽהְיֵה בְּרָכָֽה׃
2
And I will make thee of a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Numbers 26:51

אֵלֶּה פְּקוּדֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וָאָלֶף שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃
51
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.