Ezekiel 41:24 — Hebrew Word by Word

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In the KJV here: door

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

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וּ שְׁתַּ֥יִם

וּ

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

שְׁתַּ֥יִם

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acfda

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

וּ	Speech Conjunction
שְׁתַּיִם	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Dual State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: had two

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

Strong's Definition H8147

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

Variations 67 forms of this word

Translations 163 English renderings

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Word Parts

דְּלָת֖וֹת

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

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

דְּלָתוֹת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and the doors

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

Strong's Definition H1817

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

Variations 38 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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Word Parts

לַ דְּלָת֑וֹת

לַ

Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

דְּלָת֑וֹת

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Vowels & Accents

לַ

Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Rd/Ncfpa

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

לַ	Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
דְּלָתוֹת	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: leaves

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

Strong's Definition H1817

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

Variations 38 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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Word Parts

שְׁ֚תַּיִם

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfda

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

שְׁתַּיִם

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Dual State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: apiece two

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

Strong's Definition H8147

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

Variations 67 forms of this word

Translations 163 English renderings

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מוּסַבּ֣וֹת

Root word inclosed, set, turning

Dictionary form: מוּסַבָּה · moo-sahb-BAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar VHsfpa

Verb — Hophal, Participle Passive, feminine plural, absolute state causative passive — "he was made to do" a settled state — try "___ed"

מוּסַבּוֹת

Speech Verb Stem Hophal Type Participle Passive Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

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In the KJV here: turning

inclosed in ×1 them to be set ×1 they were inclosed ×1 turning ×1

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surrounded — Most natural modern term for being enclosed on all sides.

encircled — Slightly more formal; good for architectural or geometric contexts.

set in — Ideal for stones mounted or fitted into a setting.

framed — Useful for decorative or structural enclosure contexts.

turning — Retains the rotational/pivoting sense of the root סָבַב.

Strong's Definition H4142

inclosed, set, turning

mûsabbâ

a reversal, i.e., the backside (of a gem), fold (of a double-leaved door), transmutation (of a name)

(Hophal)

to be turned

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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דְּלָת֔וֹת

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

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

דְּלָתוֹת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: leaves

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

Strong's Definition H1817

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

Variations 38 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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שְׁ֚תַּיִם

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfda

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

שְׁתַּיִם

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Dual State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: two

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

Strong's Definition H8147

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

Variations 67 forms of this word

Translations 163 English renderings

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לְ דֶ֣לֶת

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

דֶ֣לֶת

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

לְ	Speech Preposition
דֶלֶת	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: door

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

Strong's Definition H1817

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

Variations 38 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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אֶחָ֔ת

Root word one, first, another, other, any, …

Dictionary form: אֶחָד · eh-HAWD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfsa

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

אֶחָת

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: leaves for the one

one ×324 and one ×64 a ×34 of one ×33 in one ×27 the one ×24 and the other ×21 of the one ×21

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one — Core cardinal number; the default choice in most contexts.

a — Indefinite article sense; use when אֶחָד functions as 'a/an'.

a single — Emphasizes unity or uniqueness; good for contrast or stress.

each — Distributive sense; use when individuality within a group is meant.

together — Collective or unified sense; suits phrases like 'as one body'.

once — Temporal sense; use when referring to a single occurrence or time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB281 H259

אֶחָד₉₆₂ adjective number one (Phoenician אחד, Sabean id., compare DHM^{ZMG 1876, 707}, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic חַד, ; on Assyrian edu, a—adu, compare Dl^{W No. 139}) — absolute׳א Gen 1:5 + construct אַחַ֫ד Gen 21:15 +; so even before preposition 1Sam 9:3 and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absolute אַחַ֫ת Gen 2:21 +; אֶחָ֑ת Gen 11:1 +; construct אַחַ֫ת Deut 13:13 +; plural masculine אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 + 4:t.; חַד Ezek 33:30 strike out Co compare ᵐ5; —

1. one Gen 1:9; Gen 27:38; Gen 27:45; Exod 12:49; Josh 23:10; 1Sam 1:24; 2Sam 12:3 +, Zech 14:9; Mal 2:10; Job 31:15 +, so also (emphatic) 2Sam 17:3 for ᵑ0 אֲשֶׁר ᵐ5 We Dr; one or two לֹא לְיוֺם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם Ezra 10:13 as substantive followed by מִן Gen 2:21; Lev 4:2; Lev 4:13; Isa 34:16 +; ׳הָא Gen 19:9; Gen 42:13; Gen 42:32; 2Kgs 6:3; 2Kgs 6:5 +; one and the same Gen 40:5; Job 31:15 plural דְּבָרִים אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 compare Ezek 37:17 (absolute), but see Co; = few, a few ׳יָמִים א Gen 27:44; Gen 29:20; Dan 11:20 כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד as one man, together Judg 20:8; 1Sam 11:7 also כְּאֶחָד late = Aramaic כַּחֲדָא Ezra 2:64 (= Neh 7:66) Ezra 3:9; Ezra 6:20; Eccl 11:6 see especially Isa 65:25 (|| earlier יַחְדֶּו Isa 11:6; Isa 11:7).

2. = each, every Exod 36:30; Num 7:3; Num 7:85; Num 28:21; 1Kgs 4:7; 2Kgs 15:20 +; also repeated, distributive sense Num 7:11; Num 13:2; Num 17:21; Josh 3:12; Josh 4:2; Josh 4:4.

3. = a certain 1Sam 1:1; 2Sam 18:10; 2Kgs 4:1; Esth 3:8 + compare 2Sam 17:9 see Dr 1Sam 1:1 hence

4. = indefinite article 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 24:15; 1Sam 26:20 (but strike out ᵐ5 We Dr) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 19:5 +.

5. only 1Kgs 4:19 & (feminine) once 2Kgs 6:10; Ps 62:12; Ps 89:36 (once for all); אַחַת לְשָׁלוֺשׁ שָׁנִים 2Chr 9:21, בַּשָּׁנָה ׳א Lev 16:34 compare Job 40:5, פַּעַם אֶחָ֑ת Josh 6:3; Josh 6:11 compare vJosh 6:14, בְּאַחַת Num 10:4; Job 33:14 at once בְּאֶחָ֑ת Prov 28:18 compare וְאִנָּקְמֶה נְקַםאַֿחַת Judg 16:28.

**Num 10:4 בְּאַחַת is rather 'in one (of the trumpets)'; Job 33:14 it = in one way; Prov 28:18 read probably with ᵑ6 Lag Dy Bi בַּשָּׁ֑חַת; Judg 16:28 is rather 'vengeance for one of my two eyes' (see GFM). Jer 10:8 בְּאַחַת probably = in one, altogether. אחד.

6. one . . . another, the one . . . the other ׳֗֗֗ א ׳א Exod 17:12; Exod 18:3; Exod 18:4; Amos 4:7; 2Sam 12:1; Jer 24:2; 2Chr 3:17; Neh 4:11 +; 2Sam 14:6 read הָאֶחָד אֶתאָֿחִיו for האחד אתהֿאחד ᵐ5 We Dr; one after another, one by one, לְאַחַד אֶחָד Isa 27:12 compare Eccl 7:27.

7. as ordinal, first (mostly P & late) Gen 1:5 (P) Gen 2:11 (J) Exod 39:10 (P); absolute Job 42:14, Ezek 10:14 especially of first day of month Exod 40:2 (P) Ezra 3:6; Ezra 10:16; Ezra 10:17; Neh 8:2; Hag 1:1 first year, שְׁנַת אַחַת 2Chr 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Dan 1:21; Dan 9:1; Dan 9:2; Dan 11:1 compare first (day, יוֺם omitted) Gen 8:5; Gen 8:13 בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ; so Exod 40:17; Lev 23:24; Num 1:18; Num 29:1; Num 33:38 (all P) Deut 1:3; 2Chr 29:17; Ezra 7:9 (twice in verse); Ezek 26:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 32:1; Ezek 45:18.

8. in combin.,
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר eleven (compare עָשָׂר, עַשְׁתֵּי) Gen 32:23; Gen 37:9 (JE) Deut 1:2 so אַחַתעֶֿשְׂרֵה Josh 15:51 (P) 2Kgs 23:36; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Chr 36:5; 2Chr 36:11; Jer 52:1 (precedes noun, except Josh 15:51 as ordinal, eleventh אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1 compare 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29
b. with other numerals, as cardinal אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת Num 1:41 compare Num 2:16; Num 2:28; Num 31:34; Num 31:39 (all P; ׳א precedes other numeral); but אַרְבָּיִם וְאַחַת שָׁנָה (׳א following) 1Kgs 14:21; 1Kgs 15:10; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 12:13 compare 2Kgs 22:1 = 2Chr 34:1; 2Kgs 24:18 = Jer 52:1 = 2Chr 36:11; Josh 12:24 (D) Isa 30:17; Ezra 2:26 = Neh 7:30 compare vNeh 7:37; Dan 10:13 as ordinal בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 8:13 (P) Exod 12:18 (P), 1Chr 24:17; 1Chr 25:28; 2Chr 16:13 (׳א preceding); but 1Kgs 16:23; Hag 2:1 (׳א following).

BDB9284 H259

אחד (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew אֶחָד.

BDB9285 H259

חַד adjective one, a; — masculine singular ׳ח Dan 2:31+; feminine singular חֲדָה Ezra 4:8 +; —

1. one side Dan 7:5 noun omitted Dan 6:3 חֲדָה Dan 2:9 = one and invariable (inevitable); כַּחֲדָה vDan 2:35 as one, altogether (so S-C^{K 3} ᵑ7, and late Biblical Hebrew כְּאֶחָד Ezra 2:64 +); = ordinal, שְׁנַת חֲדָה first year Ezra 7:1; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 6:3 ׳ח = a certain one (τινὰ) Dan 7:16 (with מִן partitive).

2. a (indefinite article) with substantive Dan 2:31; Dan 6:18; Dan 4:16 (see שָׁעָה), Ezra 4:8; Ezra 6:2, חַד שִׁדְעָךְ Dan 3:19 = seven-fold (as Syriac: Nö^{§ 241 PS 1194}; compare Exod 16:5 ᵑ6), see K^{§ 66, 2}.

Strong's Definition H259

one, first, another, other, any, …

ʾeḥād

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

one (number)

one (number)

Variations 52 forms of this word

Translations 195 English renderings

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Word Parts

וּ שְׁתֵּ֥י

וּ

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

שְׁתֵּ֥י

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acfdc

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)

וּ	Speech Conjunction
שְׁתֵּי	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Dual State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: and two

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

Strong's Definition H8147

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

Variations 67 forms of this word

Translations 163 English renderings

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Word Parts

דְלָת֖וֹת

Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

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

דְלָתוֹת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: leaves

the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2

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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.

gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.

doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.

panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.

lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1938 H1817

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָתְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculine^{Neh 13:19}) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) Strm^{Av 1843} Schr^{COT Gloss}; Phoenician plural דלהת CIS^{i. 7. 3}; — according to Ba^{ZMG 1887, 607} from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta^{§ 187 a}) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.

2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.

3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.

4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

Strong's Definition H1817

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid

delet

something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door

door, gate

a door

of chest lid

Variations 38 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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Word Parts

לָ אַחֶֽרֶת

לָ

Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

אַחֶֽרֶת

Root word other, another, others, next, following, …

Dictionary form: אַחֵר · ah-HARE

Vowels & Accents

לָ

Hidden "the" לָ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Rd/Aafsa

Adjective — feminine singular, absolute state

לָ	Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
אַחֶֽרֶת	Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: for the other

other ×66 another ×30 unto other ×10 and another ×6 of the other ×5 to another ×4 and the other ×3 him another ×3

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other — Most versatile; works for singular and plural contexts.

another — Use when introducing a distinct, additional item or person.

different — Emphasizes contrast or distinction from what preceded.

further — Good for sequences — 'a further matter/day/person.'

additional — Stresses quantity; suits lists or accumulation contexts.

foreign — For 'strange gods' or outsider contexts; marks otherness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB335 H312

I. אַחֵר adjective another (properly one coming behind), feminine אַחֶ֫רֶת (with daghesh forte implicit); plural אֲחֵרִים (as if from singular אָחֵר), once Job 31:10 אֲחֵרִין, אֲחֵרוֺת (= Arabic , Sabean אאחֿר, Assyrian a—ru future feminine plural as substantive a—rat ûmê future of days) Gen 4:25 זֶרַע אַחֵר another seed Gen 8:10 שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים seven other days Exod 22:4 בִּשְׂדֵה אַחֵר in the field of another + often; אִישׁ אַחֵר another man (husband) Gen 29:19; Deut 24:2; Jer 3:1 חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, see חָצֵר; ׳הַחוֺמָה א 2Chr 32:5 the other wall, see חוֺמָה. Appended to a proper name for distinction Ezra 2:31= Neh 7:34 (see vNeh 7:7 = Nehemiah vNeh 7:12) Neh 7:33 (probably here text error, see Be Ry¹⁸: not in Ezra 2:29). Often with the collateral sense of different, as ׳בְּגָדִים א other garments Lev 6:4; 1Sam 28:8; Ezek 42:14; Ezek 44:19 עָפָר, אֲבָנִים Lev 14:42 רוּחַ Num 14:24 ׳וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֫ לְאִישׁ אַ 1Sam 10:6 לֵב v1Sam 10:9; Ezek 11:19 (ᵐ5 Hi Sm); שֵׁם Isa 65:15 (compare Isa 62:2 חָדָשׁ); with that of strange, alien, as ׳אִישׁ אַ Deut 20:5; Deut 20:6; Deut 20:7; Deut 28:30 ( so אַחֵר, אֲחֵרִים alone Ps 109:8; Job 31:8; Job 31:10; Isa 65:22; Jer 6:12; Jer 8:10 and elsewhere); עַם Deut 28:32 אֶרֶץ Deut 29:27; Jer 22:26 אִשָּׁה Judg 11:2 לָשׁוֺן Isa 28:11 (|| בְּלַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה); especially in the phrase אֱלהִים אֲחֵרִים other gods (63 t.) Exod 20:3 (= Deut 5:7) Deut 23:13 (both J E) Josh 24:2; Josh 24:16 (E) 1Sam 26:19; Hos 3:1, & particularly in Deuteronomy (Hos 6:14; Hos 8:19 + 15 t.) & Deuteronomic writers, as Josh 23:16; Judg 2:12; Judg 2:17; Judg 2:19 Jeremiah (18 t.) & compiler of Kings; אֵל אַחֵר once Exod 34:14 (JE). So אַחֵר alone Isa 42:8; Ps 16:4. Of time, following, next (rare) ׳בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַ Gen 17:21 (P) in the next year; 2Kgs 6:29 ׳בַּיּוֺם הָאַ; ׳דּוֺר אַ Joel 1:3; Ps 109:13 in poetry the next generation (Judg 2:10 in prose = another generation).

Strong's Definition H312

other, another, others, next, following, …

ʾaḥēr

properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc

another, other, following

following, further

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 40 English renderings