Ezekiel 43:17

וְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה אַרְבַּ֧ע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֹ֗רֶךְ בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙ רֹ֔חַב אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֣עַת רְבָעֶ֑יהָ וְהַגְּבוּל סָבִ֨יב אוֹתָ֜הּ חֲצִ֣י הָאַמָּ֗ה וְהַֽחֵיק לָ֤הּ אַמָּה֙ סָבִ֔יב וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ פְּנ֥וֹת קָדִֽים
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
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Exodus 20:26

וְלֹֽא-תַעֲלֶה בְמַֽעֲלֹת עַֽל-מִזְבְּחִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-תִגָּלֶה עֶרְוָֽתְךָ עָלָֽיו׃
26
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

Ezekiel 40:6

וַיָּבוֹא אֶל-שַׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִימָה וַיַּעַל בְּמַֽעֲלוֹתָו וַיָּמָד׀ אֶת-סַף הַשַּׁעַר קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וְאֵת סַף אֶחָד קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹֽחַב׃
6
Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

Ezekiel 8:16

וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי אֶל-חֲצַר בֵּית-יְהוָה הַפְּנִימִית וְהִנֵּה-פֶתַח הֵיכַל יְהוָה בֵּין הָֽאוּלָם וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אִישׁ אֲחֹרֵיהֶם אֶל-הֵיכַל יְהוָה וּפְנֵיהֶם קֵדְמָה וְהֵמָּה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם קֵדְמָה לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
16
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Exodus 30:3

וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר אֶת-גַּגּוֹ וְאֶת-קִֽירֹתָיו סָבִיב וְאֶת-קַרְנֹתָיו וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ זֵר זָהָב סָבִֽיב׃
3
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Nehemiah 9:4

וַיָּקָם עַֽל-מַֽעֲלֵה הַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי קַדְמִיאֵל שְׁבַנְיָה בֻּנִּי שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה בָּנִי כְנָנִי וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל אֶל-יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶֽם׃
4
Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

1 Kings 6:8

פֶּתַח הַצֵּלָע הַתִּיכֹנָה אֶל-כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית וּבְלוּלִּים יַֽעֲלוּ עַל-הַתִּיכֹנָה וּמִן-הַתִּֽיכֹנָה אֶל-הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃
8
The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

Exodus 25:25

וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ מִסְגֶּרֶת טֹפַח סָבִיב וְעָשִׂיתָ זֵר-זָהָב לְמִסְגַּרְתּוֹ סָבִֽיב׃
25
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

1 Kings 18:32

וַיִּבְנֶה אֶת-הָֽאֲבָנִים מִזְבֵּחַ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וַיַּעַשׂ תְּעָלָה כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם זֶרַע סָבִיב לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
32
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
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Ezekiel 43:17
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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה אַרְבַּ֧ע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֹ֗רֶךְ Revia — a lesser break בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙ Pashta — a lesser break רֹ֔חַב Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אֶ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break אַרְבַּ֣עַת רְבָעֶ֑יהָ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְהַגְּבוּל סָבִ֨יב אוֹתָ֜הּ חֲצִ֣י הָאַמָּ֗ה Revia — a lesser break וְהַֽחֵיק לָ֤הּ אַמָּה֙ Pashta — a lesser break סָבִ֔יב Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ Tipeha — a lesser break פְּנ֥וֹת קָדִֽים Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
וְ הָ עֲזָרָ֞ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הָ
Prefix — article the
עֲזָרָ֞ה
Root word settle, court
Dictionary form: עֲזָרָה · uh-dzaw-RAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Td/Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
וְ Speech Conjunction
הָ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
עֲזָרָה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: and the settle
settle ×3 of the settle ×2 and the settle ×1 court ×1 for the court ×1 of the court ×1
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courtyard — Best default; open enclosure around temple or palace.
court — Slightly more formal; fits legal or royal contexts well.
enclosure — Neutral architectural term; emphasizes bounded space.
precinct — Good for sacred or official zones within a larger complex.
ledge — Use when the text describes a structural architectural projection.
terrace — For raised or stepped platform readings in Ezekiel's temple.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5983 H5835

BDB5982 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5984

עֲזָרָה noun feminine apparently enclosure; — absolute ׳ע:

1. ledge surrounding Ezekiel's altar; ׳הָע הַתַּחְתּוֺנָה = הַקְטַנָּה ׳הָע Ezek 43:14, below הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳הָע vEzek 43:14 ׳הָע alone vEzek 43:17 vEzek 43:20; Ezek 45:19 (see Commentaries).
2. outer court of temple, הַגְּדֹלָה ׳הָע 2Chr 4:9 with doors v2Chr 4:9; 2Chr 6:13 (see 1 חָצֵר
3. b, and on ׳ע in Herod's temple NowArchaeology ii. 78 f f.).

עַזָּתִי see below עַזָּה.

Strong's Definition H5835
settle, court
ʿăzārâ
an inclosure; also a border
  • enclosure
    • ledge (surrounding Ezekiel's altar)
      • "court (outer one of temple)
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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Word Parts
אַרְבַּ֧ע
אַרְבַּ֧ע
Root word four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
Dictionary form: אַרְבַּע · ar-BA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acfsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
אַרְבַּע Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: shall be fourteen
four ×81 and four ×65 the four ×23 fourteen ×9 were four ×7 and fourteen ×6 the fourteenth ×6 had four ×5
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four — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fourteen — Use when combined with ten in context.
fourteenth — Ordinal use; for dates or ranked sequences.
forty — Use when the text implies a rounded decade multiple.
fourth — Ordinal position; prefer in lists or sequences.
four each — Distributive sense; use for 'apiece' contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7718 H702 H706

BDB7717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7719

I. אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה316 noun masculine and feminine four (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; MI8 ארבען = 40; Phoenician ארבע, Punic ארבעת, four; so Assyrian arba'u (rarely irba°), irbitti; Arabic , ; Sabean ארבעת CISiv, no. 232.2 HomChrest. 47; Ethiopic : : Aramaic אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה, , ; Nabataean ארבע, Palmyrene ארבע, ארבעא, Lzb367); —

masculine148 (c. noun feminine) אַרְבַּע (absolute or construct) Exod 21:37 +; also אַרְבַּ֑ע Lev 11:20 +; note (Baer Gi) Josh 21:18 +6 t. Josh 21 (van d. H. אַרְבָּ֑ל); in Prov 30:18 read feminine with Qr; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute אַרְבָּעָה Gen 2:10 + 125 t. + Prov 30:18 (see above); construct אַרְבַּ֫עַת 1Sam 4:2 + 29 t., including Ezek 7:2 (but read masculine Kt); suffix אַרְבַּעְתָּם Ezek 1:8 + 5 t. Ezekiel, אַרְבַּעְתָּן Ezek 1:10 (twice in verse) (but read probably תָּם-, Krae), vEzek 1:16 vEzek 1:18 dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6, see 1 d; plural אַרְבָּעִים = 40, see below; — four (in Hexateuch 108 t., chiefly P, 98 t.; Ezek 52 t., Chronicles 47 t.): —
1. without other number:
  a. אַרְבַּע (1) before feminine plural noun Jer 15:3; Exod 25:12 (P) + 101 t., including אַמּוֺת ׳א Deut 3:11 + 5 t. (but also בָּאַמָּה ׳א four (in) cubit(s) Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:9; 1Kgs 7:27 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:38), and מֵאוֺת ׳א = 400 Gen 11:13 + 55 t. (2) ׳א before dual רַנְלָ֑יִם Lev 11:23, רַגְלָיו Exod 25:26. (3) before collective, צאֹן ׳א Exod 21:37 (E); רִבּוֺא ׳א = 40,000 Ezra 2:64 = Neh 7:66. (4) rare and late, after feminine plural noun ׳עָרִים א Josh 19:7 (P); after feminine singular noun construct לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת א 1Kgs 22:41; Zech 7:1; 2Chr 3:2. — ׳קִרְיַת א, see this, and II. אַרְבַּע below (5) noun omitted Ezek 43:15b Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18 (Kt, see above), vProv 30:21; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:22 עַלאַֿרְבַּ֑ל (that is רגלים = on all fours Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21; Lev 11:27; Lev 11:42.
  b. אַרְבָּעָה (1) before masculine plural noun Gen 2:10 (J), Gen 14:9; Exod 25:34 + 21 t., + חֳדָשִׁים ׳יָמִים (וְ)א Judg 19:2; 1Sam 27:7 also פָנִים ׳א ׳א distributive Ezek 10:21. (2) late, after masculine plural noun 1Chr 23:10. (3) noun omitted, Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9 + 15 t., .+ (as predicate of masculine plural noun) Exod 27:16 (twice in verse); Exod 38:19 (twice in verse); also ׳בְּא, (that is יוֺם) Zech 7:1 = ordinal, on the fourth (day).
  c. אַרְבַּ֫עַת (1) before masculine plural noun Judg 11:40; 1Kgs 7:32 + 11 t. (not Ezek 7:2, see above), + אֲלָפִים ׳א = 4000, 1Sam 4:2 + 14 t. (2) before collective הַבָּקָר Num 7:7. (3) noun omitted 2Sam 21:22. (4) with suffix, after plural noun, = the four of them, Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10 (3 t. in verse) + 6 t. Ezekiel; Dan 1:17 these boys, the four of them.
  d. dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6 = four-fold Ges«GKC:97h»§ 97h Kö11. l, 227, but read שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr Kmp Bu HPS.
2. with other number:
  a. (1) אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה = 14, (a) before feminine singular noun, שָׁנָה ׳ע ׳א Gen 31:41, + (as ordinal, = 14th) Gen 14:5; 2Kgs 18:13v = Isa 36:1; Ezek 40:1. (β) after feminine plural noun ׳ע ׳עָרִים א Josh 15:36 + 8 t., ׳ע ׳נָשִׁים א 2Chr 13:21. (2) אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר = 14, (a) before masculine singular noun Num 17:14 (14 x 1000), Job 42:12 especially (as ordinal) יוֺם ׳ע ׳א 14th day Exod 12:6; Exod 12:18 + 7 t. (b) before masculine plural noun Num 29:15. (γ) after, masculine plural noun Num 29:13; Num 29:17 + 6 t. (δ) after masculine singular noun Esth 9:15; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21, all = 14th (ε) ׳ע ׳א predicate of נֶפֶשׁ Gen 46:22. ζ ׳ע ׳א = 14th (that is, day) Lev 23:15; 2Chr 30:15 + 6 t.
  b. 20 + (וְׅ 4 + singular noun 1Kgs 15:33; 1Chr 23:4 + 13 t. 1Chr 27 + plural noun Num 7:88 noun omitted 2Sam 21:20 predicate || 1Chr 20:6; Neh 7:23 4 + 20 + singular noun Num 25:9 = 24th, ׳וְא ׳יוֺם ע Hag 1:15; Hag 1:18; Zech 1:7; Neh 9:1; Dan 10:4, יוֺם omitted Hag 2:10; Hag 2:20, and (׳וְע ׳א) 1Chr 24:18; 1Chr 25:31.
  c. other tens + 4, 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 5:18 (+ singular noun), Ezra 2:15 + 7 t.; 4 + tens + שָׁנָה Gen 11:16, + אֶלֶף 1000 Num 1:27; Num 1:29; Num 2:4; Num 2:6; Num 26:25; Num 26:43. — See Köii. 1, § 106.

BDB9885 H702 H7243

BDB9884 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9886

רבע (see Biblical Hebrew אַרְבַּע, רְבִיעִי, √ רבע).

Strong's Definition H702
four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
ʾarbaʿ
four
  • four
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 75 English renderings
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Word Parts
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acfsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
עֶשְׂרֵה Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1
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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.
eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.
twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.
thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.
eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.
seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

BDB6441 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6443

עָשָׂר203, עֶשְׂרֵה144 noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
  a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
  b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
  c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
  d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.
2. twelve:
  a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
  b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.
3. thirteen:
  a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
  b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.
4. fourteen:
  a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
  b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.
5. fifteen:
  a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
  b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר
2 d. 6. sixteen:
  a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
  b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.
7. seventeen:
  a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
  b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר
3 d. 8. eighteen:
  a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
  b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.
9. nineteen:
  a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
  b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also Köii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e, «GKC:134»134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 Köii. 1, 427 WSG 138.

Strong's Definition H6240
twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
ʿāśār
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
    • used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 29 English renderings
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אֹ֗רֶךְ
אֹ֗רֶךְ
Root word length, long, ever, high
Dictionary form: אֹרֶךְ · oh-REK
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
אֹרֶךְ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: cubits long
the length ×29 long ×13 was the length ×9 shall be the length ×7 in length ×6 and the length ×5 cubits long ×4 in the length ×3
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length — Most direct rendering; best for measurements and dimensions.
extent — Useful when emphasizing span or reach of something.
distance — Prefer when a spatial stretch or range is in view.
duration — Best when אֹרֶךְ refers to time, e.g. length of days.
expanse — Good for poetic or descriptive contexts stressing breadth.
span — Concise; suits both spatial and temporal measurements.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB756 H753

BDB755 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB757

אֹ֫רֶךְ94 noun [masculine] length — only singular, ׳א absolute Exod 27:1 +; construct Gen 6:15 +; אָרְכּוֺ Exod 25:10 +; אָרְכָּם 2Chr 3:11 אָרְכָּן Ezek 42:11, etc. —
  a. length of ark Gen 6:15 (P), of land of Canaan Gen 13:17 (J); most often of ark & other measurements in tabernacle & temple Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 27:1; Exod 27:9 + (22 t. Exodus, P), 1Kgs 6:2; 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:20 + (13 t. Kings & Chronicles), Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:11; Ezek 40:18 + (41 t. Ezekiel), etc.
  b. of time יָמִים ׳א Deut 30:20; Job 12:12; Ps 21:5; Ps 23:6; Ps 91:16; Ps 93:5; Prov 3:2; Prov 3:16; Lam 5:20.
  c. אַפַּיִם ׳א forbearance, self-restraint, Prov 25:15. — (Ezek 31:7 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co read רֹב for אֹרֶךְ, compare vEzek 31:5 where Co strike out verb ארך; Ezek 41:22 read probably אדנו ᵐ5 Sm, or אדניו Co = base.)

Strong's Definition H753
length, long, ever, high
ʾōrek
length
  • length
    • physical length
      • "of time
    forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 23 English renderings
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בְּ אַרְבַּ֤ע
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
אַרְבַּ֤ע
Root word four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
Dictionary form: אַרְבַּע · ar-BA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Acfsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
בְּ Speech Preposition
אַרְבַּע Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: and fourteen
four ×81 and four ×65 the four ×23 fourteen ×9 were four ×7 and fourteen ×6 the fourteenth ×6 had four ×5
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four — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fourteen — Use when combined with ten in context.
fourteenth — Ordinal use; for dates or ranked sequences.
forty — Use when the text implies a rounded decade multiple.
fourth — Ordinal position; prefer in lists or sequences.
four each — Distributive sense; use for 'apiece' contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7718 H702 H706

BDB7717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7719

I. אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה316 noun masculine and feminine four (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; MI8 ארבען = 40; Phoenician ארבע, Punic ארבעת, four; so Assyrian arba'u (rarely irba°), irbitti; Arabic , ; Sabean ארבעת CISiv, no. 232.2 HomChrest. 47; Ethiopic : : Aramaic אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה, , ; Nabataean ארבע, Palmyrene ארבע, ארבעא, Lzb367); —

masculine148 (c. noun feminine) אַרְבַּע (absolute or construct) Exod 21:37 +; also אַרְבַּ֑ע Lev 11:20 +; note (Baer Gi) Josh 21:18 +6 t. Josh 21 (van d. H. אַרְבָּ֑ל); in Prov 30:18 read feminine with Qr; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute אַרְבָּעָה Gen 2:10 + 125 t. + Prov 30:18 (see above); construct אַרְבַּ֫עַת 1Sam 4:2 + 29 t., including Ezek 7:2 (but read masculine Kt); suffix אַרְבַּעְתָּם Ezek 1:8 + 5 t. Ezekiel, אַרְבַּעְתָּן Ezek 1:10 (twice in verse) (but read probably תָּם-, Krae), vEzek 1:16 vEzek 1:18 dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6, see 1 d; plural אַרְבָּעִים = 40, see below; — four (in Hexateuch 108 t., chiefly P, 98 t.; Ezek 52 t., Chronicles 47 t.): —
1. without other number:
  a. אַרְבַּע (1) before feminine plural noun Jer 15:3; Exod 25:12 (P) + 101 t., including אַמּוֺת ׳א Deut 3:11 + 5 t. (but also בָּאַמָּה ׳א four (in) cubit(s) Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:9; 1Kgs 7:27 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:38), and מֵאוֺת ׳א = 400 Gen 11:13 + 55 t. (2) ׳א before dual רַנְלָ֑יִם Lev 11:23, רַגְלָיו Exod 25:26. (3) before collective, צאֹן ׳א Exod 21:37 (E); רִבּוֺא ׳א = 40,000 Ezra 2:64 = Neh 7:66. (4) rare and late, after feminine plural noun ׳עָרִים א Josh 19:7 (P); after feminine singular noun construct לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת א 1Kgs 22:41; Zech 7:1; 2Chr 3:2. — ׳קִרְיַת א, see this, and II. אַרְבַּע below (5) noun omitted Ezek 43:15b Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18 (Kt, see above), vProv 30:21; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:22 עַלאַֿרְבַּ֑ל (that is רגלים = on all fours Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21; Lev 11:27; Lev 11:42.
  b. אַרְבָּעָה (1) before masculine plural noun Gen 2:10 (J), Gen 14:9; Exod 25:34 + 21 t., + חֳדָשִׁים ׳יָמִים (וְ)א Judg 19:2; 1Sam 27:7 also פָנִים ׳א ׳א distributive Ezek 10:21. (2) late, after masculine plural noun 1Chr 23:10. (3) noun omitted, Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9 + 15 t., .+ (as predicate of masculine plural noun) Exod 27:16 (twice in verse); Exod 38:19 (twice in verse); also ׳בְּא, (that is יוֺם) Zech 7:1 = ordinal, on the fourth (day).
  c. אַרְבַּ֫עַת (1) before masculine plural noun Judg 11:40; 1Kgs 7:32 + 11 t. (not Ezek 7:2, see above), + אֲלָפִים ׳א = 4000, 1Sam 4:2 + 14 t. (2) before collective הַבָּקָר Num 7:7. (3) noun omitted 2Sam 21:22. (4) with suffix, after plural noun, = the four of them, Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10 (3 t. in verse) + 6 t. Ezekiel; Dan 1:17 these boys, the four of them.
  d. dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6 = four-fold Ges«GKC:97h»§ 97h Kö11. l, 227, but read שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr Kmp Bu HPS.
2. with other number:
  a. (1) אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה = 14, (a) before feminine singular noun, שָׁנָה ׳ע ׳א Gen 31:41, + (as ordinal, = 14th) Gen 14:5; 2Kgs 18:13v = Isa 36:1; Ezek 40:1. (β) after feminine plural noun ׳ע ׳עָרִים א Josh 15:36 + 8 t., ׳ע ׳נָשִׁים א 2Chr 13:21. (2) אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר = 14, (a) before masculine singular noun Num 17:14 (14 x 1000), Job 42:12 especially (as ordinal) יוֺם ׳ע ׳א 14th day Exod 12:6; Exod 12:18 + 7 t. (b) before masculine plural noun Num 29:15. (γ) after, masculine plural noun Num 29:13; Num 29:17 + 6 t. (δ) after masculine singular noun Esth 9:15; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21, all = 14th (ε) ׳ע ׳א predicate of נֶפֶשׁ Gen 46:22. ζ ׳ע ׳א = 14th (that is, day) Lev 23:15; 2Chr 30:15 + 6 t.
  b. 20 + (וְׅ 4 + singular noun 1Kgs 15:33; 1Chr 23:4 + 13 t. 1Chr 27 + plural noun Num 7:88 noun omitted 2Sam 21:20 predicate || 1Chr 20:6; Neh 7:23 4 + 20 + singular noun Num 25:9 = 24th, ׳וְא ׳יוֺם ע Hag 1:15; Hag 1:18; Zech 1:7; Neh 9:1; Dan 10:4, יוֺם omitted Hag 2:10; Hag 2:20, and (׳וְע ׳א) 1Chr 24:18; 1Chr 25:31.
  c. other tens + 4, 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 5:18 (+ singular noun), Ezra 2:15 + 7 t.; 4 + tens + שָׁנָה Gen 11:16, + אֶלֶף 1000 Num 1:27; Num 1:29; Num 2:4; Num 2:6; Num 26:25; Num 26:43. — See Köii. 1, § 106.

BDB9885 H702 H7243

BDB9884 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9886

רבע (see Biblical Hebrew אַרְבַּע, רְבִיעִי, √ רבע).

Strong's Definition H702
four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
ʾarbaʿ
four
  • four
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 75 English renderings
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עֶשְׂרֵה֙
עֶשְׂרֵה֙
Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acfsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
עֶשְׂרֵה Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1
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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.
eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.
twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.
thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.
eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.
seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

BDB6441 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6443

עָשָׂר203, עֶשְׂרֵה144 noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
  a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
  b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
  c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
  d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.
2. twelve:
  a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
  b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.
3. thirteen:
  a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
  b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.
4. fourteen:
  a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
  b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.
5. fifteen:
  a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
  b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר
2 d. 6. sixteen:
  a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
  b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.
7. seventeen:
  a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
  b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר
3 d. 8. eighteen:
  a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
  b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.
9. nineteen:
  a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
  b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also Köii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e, «GKC:134»134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 Köii. 1, 427 WSG 138.

Strong's Definition H6240
twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
ʿāśār
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
    • used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 29 English renderings
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רֹ֔חַב
רֹ֔חַב
Root word breadth, broad, thickness, wideness, largeness, …
Dictionary form: רֹחַב · roh-HAHB
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
רֹחַב Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: broad
and the breadth ×31 broad ×21 the breadth ×18 in breadth ×5 in the breadth ×2 the breadth thereof ×2 was the breadth ×2 also the breadth ×1
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width — Most common modern term; prefer for measurements and dimensions.
breadth — Modernized KJV form; still natural in formal or literary contexts.
expanse — Use when emphasizing openness or vast extent.
span — Good for architectural or body-related measurements.
thickness — Use when the dimension describes depth of a solid object.
extent — Abstracter sense; suits figurative or spatial scope.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7846 H7341

BDB7845 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7847

רֹ֫חַב101 noun [masculine] breadth, width; — ׳ר absolute Ezek 42:2 +, construct 1Kgs 6:3 +; suffix רָחְבּוֺ Exod 25:10 +, בָּהּ- Gen 6:15 +, רָחְבָּן Ezek 42:11 — breadth, of land, + אֹרֶךְ = whole extent, expanse, Gen 13:17 (J), so ׳ר alone Isa 8:8 מַיִם ׳ר Job 37:10 figurative לֵב ׳ר largeness of understanding (like sand of sea-shore) 1Kgs 5:9 breadth, = thickness, of wall גֶּדֶר Ezek 42:10 elsewhere only in measurements width, breadth (Deut 3:11 Kings 10 t.; Ezek 54 t.; Zech 2:6; Zech 5:2 P 23 t.; Chronicles 6 t.; || אֹרֶךְ 1Kgs 7:6 + 63 t., + קוֺמָה 1Kgs 6:2 + 14 t., + גּבַהּ Ezek 40:42; 2Chr 3:4 || קוֺמָה alone 1Kgs 7:27; Ezek 40:5): of buildings, etc., 1Kgs 6:2; 1Kgs 6:3 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse) +, Ezek 41:1 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 41:5; Ezek 41:7 +, altar Exod 27:1 = Exod 38:1, ark, תֵּבָה, Gen 6:15, אָרוֺן Exod 25:10 = Exod 37:1, etc.; of area, the עֶרֶשׂ of Og Deut 3:11, the תְּרוּמָה of land Ezek 45:1; Ezek 45:3; Ezek 45:5; Ezek 45:6 +, of court Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 27:18 of city Zech 2:6 of roll Zech 5:2 of curtain Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8 +, etc.; of wall (קִיר), = thickness, Ezek 41:9; Ezek 41:12 (compare Ezek 42:10 above); of doorway Ezek 40:11; Ezek 41:2; Ezek 41:3, etc.

Strong's Definition H7341
breadth, broad, thickness, wideness, largeness, …
rōḥab
width (literally or figuratively)
  • breadth, width, expanse
Variations 17 forms of this word
Translations 27 English renderings
Breadth Broad
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אֶ֖ל
אֶ֖ל
Preposition unto, to, into, upon, against, …
Dictionary form: אֵל · ale
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R
Preposition
אֶל Speech Preposition
In English
In the KJV here: in
unto ×2370 to ×907 into ×230 upon ×112 against ×104 and to ×103 in ×63 unto him ×58
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to — Default directional/dative preposition; broadest everyday use.
toward — Emphasizes movement or orientation in a direction.
into — Stress entry or transition; spatial or metaphorical penetration.
against — Adversarial or oppositional context; hostility or pressure.
upon — Contact or imposition on a surface or person.
concerning — Topical/referential; use when the sense is 'about' or 'regarding'.
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BDB420 H413

BDB419 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB421

אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), in poetry אֱלֵי (compare עֲלֵי, עֲדֵי), but only in Job ( 1Sam 3:22; 1Sam 5:26; 1Sam 15:22; 1Sam 29:19), with suffix אֵלַי, אֵלֶיךָ, אֵלַיִךְ, etc. אֵלֵינוּ, אֲלֵיכֶם & (5 t.) אֲלֵכֶם, אֲלֵיהֶם & אֲלֵהֶם (both very often); once אֵלֵימוֺ Ps 2:5, אֲלֵיהֶן, once אֲלֵהֶן Exod 1:19 (Assyrian ilî, Arabic ), preposition denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).

1. of motion to or unto a person or place Gen 2:19; Gen 2:22; Gen 3:19; Gen 8:9; Gen 14:22; Gen 16:9 etc., after every kind of verb expressing motion (בּוֺא, הָלַךְ, יָצָא etc.) So with נָתַן to give (though ל is here more common) Gen 21:14; Gen 35:4; Deut 13:2 +; מָכַר to sell Deut 37:36, etc. Metaph. Jer 2:19 וְלֹא פַחְדָּתִי אֵלַיִךְ and that my fear (cometh) not unto thee (compare Job 31:23). — Peculiarly Gen 6:16 אֶל אַמָּה unto the length of a cubit, etc. And metaphor in the phrase אֶלֿ(אֱלֵיֿ)גִּיל unto exultation Hos 9:11; Job 3:22. Once, exceptionally (si vera 1.) = even: Job 5:5 וְאֶלמִֿצִּגִּים יִקָּחֵהוּ and even out of thorns he taketh it. Sometimes pregnant, as Isa 66:17; Jer 41:7 זָנָה אֶל commit whoredom (by going) to Num 25:1; Ezek 16:26; Ezek 16:28; Ezek 16:29 דָּרֵשׁ אֶל seek (by resorting) to one (that is, for oracles) Deut 18:11; Isa 8:19; Isa 11:10 +; חָבַר אֶל join together (& come) unto Gen 14:3 הִשְׁכִּים אֶל rise early (and go) to Gen 19:27; Gen 24:11 הִבְרִיח אֶל made to kneel down at; Gen 47:18 תַּם אֶל i.e. has been made over to; פָּחַד אֶל to come in fear to Hos 3:5; Mic 7:17. Opposite is מִן, as מִןהַֿקָּצֶה אֶלהַֿקָּצֶה from end to end Exod 26:28 מִפֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה Ezra 9:11 (synonym 2Kgs 21:16 פֶּה לָפֶה). And of time (rare) מֵעֵת אֶלעֵֿת 1Chr 9:25 מִיּוֺם אֶליֿוֺם Num 30:15 (P) 1Chr 16:23 (in the || Ps 96:2 מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם).

2. Where the limit is actually entered, into, Gen 6:18 and thou shalt enter into the ark Gen 7:1; Gen 19:3; Gen 41:21; Gen 42:17 & so after verbs of throwing, casting, putting Gen 37:22 (הִשְׁלִיךְ) Gen 39:20 וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֶלבֵּֿית הַסֹּהַר put him into the prison house, Exod 28:30 (Lev 8:8) Deut 23:25 so after קָבַר to bury Gen 23:19; Gen 25:9; Gen 49:29 שָׂחַט to squeeze Gen 40:11 מָחָה to blot out Num 5:23, etc.; metaphor Gen 6:6 was pained into or unto his heart, שָׂם אֶללֵֿב, הֵשִׁיב to place, bring. into ( = lay to) heart Deut 4:39; 2Sam 19:20 and elsewhere In connection with a number or multitude into which something enters, in among: 1Sam 10:22 behold he had hid himself אֶלהַֿכֵּלִים in among the baggage, Jer 4:3 sow not אֶלקֹֿצִים in among thorns.

3. Of direction towards anything:
   (a) of physical acts or states, as Gen 30:40 נָתַן פְּנֵי הַצּאֹן אֶל, Gen 39:7 נָשָׂא עֵינָיו אֶל, Exod 25:20; Num 6:26, נָשָׂא פָנָיו אֶל (2Kgs 9:32 differently), 2Kgs 24:1 שָׁת פָּנָיו אֶל, Josh 8:18; Ps 28:2; 1Kgs 8:29; 1Kgs 8:30 (to pray towards) v1Kgs 8:38 pregnantly חָרֵד אֶל to tremble (turning) to Gen 42:28, תָּמַהּ אֶל to, wonder (turning) towards Gen 43:33; Isa 13:8, פָּחַד אֶל Jer 36:16: without a verb פָּנִים אֶלפָּֿנִים face to face Gen 32:31 +; פֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה Num 12:8 כִּיאֵֿינֶנּוּ אֵלַי Gen 31:5 the face of Laban, that he is not toward me; ׳אֶלפֿ ׳עֵינֵי י the eyes of ׳י are towards . . . Ps 34:16 (compare Ps 33:18).
   (b) with words such as אָמַרto say to Gen 3:1 + often, דִּבֶּר Gen 8:15 + often, קָרָא Gen 19:5, הִחְפַּלֵּל Gen 20:17 etc., שָׁמַע to hearken to Gen 16:11, הִלֵּל to praise to Gen 12:15 (compare Ezek 13:19 חִלֵּל אֶל to profane to), הִזְכִּיר Ezek 40:14.
   (c) with words expressing the direction of the mind, as קִוָּה to wait Ps 27:14 +; יִחַל to hope Isa 51:5 נָשָׂא נֶפֶשׁ אֶל to lift up the soul (i.e. set the desire) towards Deut 24:15; Ps 25:1 שָׂם לֵב אֶל, שָׁת to set the heart (mind) to Exod 9:21 and elsewhere; לָמַד אֶל to accustom oneself to Jer 10:2 חָרֵד אֶל to shew fear towards 2Kgs 4:13; Gen 43:30; Deut 28:32 and thy eyes כָּלוֺת אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lam 4:17; Isa 63:15; 2Sam 3:8; 1Kgs 14:13; Ps 40:6 alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Gen 3:16; Gen 4:7; 2Kgs 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hos 3:3 וְגַםאֲֿנִי אֵלָֽיִח׃ Ezek 36:9; Hag 2:17; Jer 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֶל).

4. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against: Gen 4:8 אֶלהֶֿבֶל ׳וַיָּקָם קand Cain rose up against Abel (so 1Sam 24:8) 1Sam 22:12; Exod 14:5; Num 32:14 with נִקְבַּץ Josh 10:6, הָלַךְ Judg 1:10; Judg 20:30 with בָּא of calamity, etc., coming to or upon any one Gen 42:21; Judg 9:57; 1Sam 2:34; 1Kgs 14:10 +; Isa 2:4; Isa 3:8 their tongue and doings are ׳אֶליֿ Isa 32:6 (לְדַבֵּר אֶל) Hos 7:15 (compare Nah 1:9) Hos 12:5 וַיָּשַׂר אֶלמַֿלְאָךְ and he strove against the angel. Here also belongs in particular the phrase הִנְנִי אֶל ֗֗֗ Behold I am against (thee, you, etc.) Nah 2:14; Nah 3:5; Jer 21:13 (Jer 23:30-32 על) Jer 50:31; Jer 51:25; Ezek 13:8; Ezek 13:20; Ezek 21:8; Ezek 29:10; Ezek 30:22; Ezek 34:10; Ezek 35:3; Ezek 38:3; Ezek 39:1 (Ezek 5:8; Ezek 26:3; Ezek 28:22; Ezek 29:3 על: on Ezek 36:9 see above)

5. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to, as Lev 18:18 thou shalt not take אִשָּׁה אֶל אֲחוֺתָהּ a woman to, in addition to, her sister, Josh 13:22 (|| Num 31:8 על); 1Sam 14:34 at eat אֶלהַֿחָם together with the blood (1Sam 14:32 & generally עַל); 1Kgs 10:7 הוֺסִיף אֶל (generally עַל); Jer 25:26; Ezek 7:26 שְׁמוּעָה אֶל שְׁמוּעָה || (עלׅ; Ezek 44:7; Lam 3:41 let us lift up לְבָבֵנוּ אֶלכַּֿפָּ֑יִם our hearts together with the hands (compare , Qor 4:2; WAG ii. § 51 c).

6. Metaphor in regard to, concerning, on account of : thus הִתְאַבֵּל to mourn concerning 1Sam 15:35 הִנָּחֵם to repent as regards 2Sam 24:16 דָּרַשׁ to inquire 1Kgs 14:5 הִתְפַּלֵּל to pray with regard to 1Sam 1:27; 2Kgs 19:20 צָעַק to cry 2Kgs 8:3 (2Kgs 8:5 על); נֶעֳצַב be pained 1Sam 20:34 נִחַם to comfort 2Sam 10:2 more generally 1Kgs 16:13; 1Kgs 21:22 אֶלנֶֿפֶשׁ on account of, for the sake of, one's life 1Kgs 19:3; 2Kgs 7:7 (Gen 19:17 על). (עַל is more common in this sense.) And specially with verbs of saying, narrating, telling, etc. with regard to, as אָמַר Gen 20:2; Isa 29:22; Isa 37:21; Isa 37:33 +; דִּבֶּר 2Sam 7:19; Jer 40:16 b; סִפֵּר Ps 2:7; Ps 69:27 צִוָּה Isa 23:11 שָׁמַע Ezek 19:4 הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֶל the report regarding. . . 1Sam 4:19. (Not frequently, ext. in the case of אָמַר.)

7. Of rule or standard, according to (rare): אֶלפִּֿי ֗֗֗ according to the command of, Josh 15:13; Josh 17:4; Josh 21:3 (generally עַלפִּֿי); אֶלנָֿבוֺן according to what is fixed = of a certainty 1Sam 23:23; 1Sam 26:4 (see Dr): perhaps Ps 5:1; Ps 80:1 (Ps 45:1 עַל).

8. Expressing presence at a spot, against; at, by, not merely after verbs expressing or implying motion (compare 1, Gen 24:11), as Josh 11:5 and they came and encamped together אֶלמֵֿי מֵרוֺם at the waters of Merom, 1Sam 5:4 cut off (and fallen) on to the threshold, 2Sam 2:23 and elsewhere and smote him אֶלהַֿחֹמֶשׁ in or on the belly, Deut 33:28; Exod 29:12; Lev 4:7 but also in other cases, as Josh 5:3 and he circumcised the Israelites אֶל against, at the hill of the foreskins, Josh 22:11 have built an altar אֶל גְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן by the districts of Jordan, Judg 12:6 & 2Sam 18:4 אֶליַֿד at the side of (elsewhere לְיַד, עַל יַד), 1Kgs 13:20 as they were sitting אֶלהַֿשֻּׁלְחָן at the table, 2Kgs 11:14 אֶלהַֿמֶּלֶךְ by the king, Jer 41:12 and found him by the great waters, etc., Jer 46:10 אֶלנְֿהַר פְּרָת by the Euphrates, Ezek 3:15; Ezek 11:11; Ezek 17:8; Ezek 31:7; Ezek 40:18; Ezek 43:3; Ezek 47:7; Ezek 48:12.

9. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to: thus אֶלאַֿחֲרֵי 2Sam 5:23; 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19 סֹב אֶלאַֿחֲרַי turn to behind me, Zech 6:5 (where אֶל is pleonastic, probably due to clerical error; note יצא אל before & after); אֶלבֵּֿין in between Ezek 31:10; Ezek 31:14 אֵלבֵּֿינוֺת similarly Ezek 10:2 ׳אֶלמִֿבֵּית לְ to (the part) within (see below בַּיִת), in within Lev 16:15; 2Kgs 11:15 || have her forth in within the ranks; אֶלמֿוּל see מוּל; ׳אֶלמִֿנֶּגֶב לְ unto the south of Josh 15:3 ׳אֶלמִֿחוּץ לְ to the outside of Lev 4:12; Lev 4:21 +; אֶלנֹֿכַח to the front of Num 19:4 אֶלתַּֿחַת Judg 6:19; 1Kgs 8:6 and elsewhere (see below תַּחַת).

Note I. — In Gen 20:13 אֶלכָּֿלהַֿמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֺא ׳שָׁמָּה אִמְרִילִֿי וג; Num 33:54 ׳אֶלאֲֿשֶׁר וג; Prov 17:8 (compare Deut 16:6); — אֶל appears to be used by a species of attraction; the idea of motion involved in the relative clause influencing illogically the beginning of the sentence and causing אֶל to be used instead of בְּ. In Deut 31:14 אֵלֵיהֶם, as pointed, can only be from אַיִל III or IV (q. v.); if the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

Note 2. — There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel, to use אֶל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֶל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences. Thus
   (a) Josh 5:14 וִיִּפֹּל אֶלפָּֿנָיו; 1Sam 13:13 אֶתמַֿמְלַכְתְּךָ אֶליִֿשְׂרָאֵל ׳הֵקִים י; 1Sam 14:34 (see below 5); 1Sam 17:3 עֹמְדִים אֶלהָֿהָר (contractee עַל Deut 11:29); Deut 19:16; 2Sam 6:3; 2Sam 20:23 (contracted 2Sam 8:16) 1Kgs 13:29; 1Kgs 18:46 (contracted 2Kgs 3:15 על) Jer 35:15; Ezek 7:18.
   (b) Judg 6:37 and upon (עַל) all the earth let there be dryness, vJudg 6:39 let there be dryness on (אֶל) the fleece; 1Sam 14:10 come up עָלֵינוּ, v1Sam 14:12 come up אֵלֵינוּ; 1Sam 16; 1Sam 18:10 צָלַח אֶל, 1Sam 10:6 and elsewhere צָלַח עַל; 1Sam 25:17 evil is determined אֶלאֲֿדֹנֵינוּ וְעַל כָּלבֵּֿיתוֺ; v1Sam 25:25; 1Sam 27:10; 2Sam 2:9 וַיַּמְלִכֵהוּ אֶל וְ֗֗֗אֶל וְ֗֗֗אֶל וְ֗֗֗עַל וְ֗֗֗עַל וְ֗֗֗עַל; 2Sam 3:29 יָחֻלוּ עַל ֗֗֗ וְאֶל ֗֗֗ 2Kgs 8:3 & 5; 2Kgs 3; Jer 19:15; Jer 25:2; Jer 26:15 ye lay innocent blood עֲלֵיכֶם וְאֶלהָֿעִיר הַזּאֹת; Jer 27:19; Jer 28:8; Jer 33:14; Jer 34:7; Jer 36:31; Jer 37:13; Jer 37:14; Ezek 18:6; Ezek 18:11 & 15; Ezek 21:12 etc. Ps 79:6 (Jer 10:25 על twice). It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers.

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Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֶל, or even in juxtaposition with אֶל, as 1Sam 1:10 הִתְפַּלֵּל עַל to pray to (1Sam 1:26 אֶל); v1Sam 1:13; 1Sam 25:25 אֶלעַ֗֗֗ל; 1Kgs 20:43 וַיֵּלֶךְ עַלבֵּֿיתוֺ (1Kgs 21:4 אֶל); Isa 22:15; Jer 11:2; Jer 23:35; Jer 31:12. compare DrSm i. 13, 13; ii. 8, 7; 15, 4.

Strong's Definition H413
unto, to, into, upon, against, …
ʾēl
near, with or among; often in general, to
  • to, toward, unto (of motion)
    • "into (limit is actually entered)
    • in among
    toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)"against (motion or direction of a hostile character)"in addition to, to"concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of"according to (rule or standard)"at, by, against (of one's presence)"in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Variations 46 forms of this word
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אַרְבַּ֣עַת
אַרְבַּ֣עַת
Root word four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
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Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)
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In the KJV here: the four
four ×81 and four ×65 the four ×23 fourteen ×9 were four ×7 and fourteen ×6 the fourteenth ×6 had four ×5
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four — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fourteen — Use when combined with ten in context.
fourteenth — Ordinal use; for dates or ranked sequences.
forty — Use when the text implies a rounded decade multiple.
fourth — Ordinal position; prefer in lists or sequences.
four each — Distributive sense; use for 'apiece' contexts.
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BDB7718 H702 H706

BDB7717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7719

I. אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה316 noun masculine and feminine four (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; MI8 ארבען = 40; Phoenician ארבע, Punic ארבעת, four; so Assyrian arba'u (rarely irba°), irbitti; Arabic , ; Sabean ארבעת CISiv, no. 232.2 HomChrest. 47; Ethiopic : : Aramaic אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה, , ; Nabataean ארבע, Palmyrene ארבע, ארבעא, Lzb367); —

masculine148 (c. noun feminine) אַרְבַּע (absolute or construct) Exod 21:37 +; also אַרְבַּ֑ע Lev 11:20 +; note (Baer Gi) Josh 21:18 +6 t. Josh 21 (van d. H. אַרְבָּ֑ל); in Prov 30:18 read feminine with Qr; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute אַרְבָּעָה Gen 2:10 + 125 t. + Prov 30:18 (see above); construct אַרְבַּ֫עַת 1Sam 4:2 + 29 t., including Ezek 7:2 (but read masculine Kt); suffix אַרְבַּעְתָּם Ezek 1:8 + 5 t. Ezekiel, אַרְבַּעְתָּן Ezek 1:10 (twice in verse) (but read probably תָּם-, Krae), vEzek 1:16 vEzek 1:18 dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6, see 1 d; plural אַרְבָּעִים = 40, see below; — four (in Hexateuch 108 t., chiefly P, 98 t.; Ezek 52 t., Chronicles 47 t.): —
1. without other number:
  a. אַרְבַּע (1) before feminine plural noun Jer 15:3; Exod 25:12 (P) + 101 t., including אַמּוֺת ׳א Deut 3:11 + 5 t. (but also בָּאַמָּה ׳א four (in) cubit(s) Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:9; 1Kgs 7:27 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:38), and מֵאוֺת ׳א = 400 Gen 11:13 + 55 t. (2) ׳א before dual רַנְלָ֑יִם Lev 11:23, רַגְלָיו Exod 25:26. (3) before collective, צאֹן ׳א Exod 21:37 (E); רִבּוֺא ׳א = 40,000 Ezra 2:64 = Neh 7:66. (4) rare and late, after feminine plural noun ׳עָרִים א Josh 19:7 (P); after feminine singular noun construct לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת א 1Kgs 22:41; Zech 7:1; 2Chr 3:2. — ׳קִרְיַת א, see this, and II. אַרְבַּע below (5) noun omitted Ezek 43:15b Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18 (Kt, see above), vProv 30:21; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:22 עַלאַֿרְבַּ֑ל (that is רגלים = on all fours Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21; Lev 11:27; Lev 11:42.
  b. אַרְבָּעָה (1) before masculine plural noun Gen 2:10 (J), Gen 14:9; Exod 25:34 + 21 t., + חֳדָשִׁים ׳יָמִים (וְ)א Judg 19:2; 1Sam 27:7 also פָנִים ׳א ׳א distributive Ezek 10:21. (2) late, after masculine plural noun 1Chr 23:10. (3) noun omitted, Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9 + 15 t., .+ (as predicate of masculine plural noun) Exod 27:16 (twice in verse); Exod 38:19 (twice in verse); also ׳בְּא, (that is יוֺם) Zech 7:1 = ordinal, on the fourth (day).
  c. אַרְבַּ֫עַת (1) before masculine plural noun Judg 11:40; 1Kgs 7:32 + 11 t. (not Ezek 7:2, see above), + אֲלָפִים ׳א = 4000, 1Sam 4:2 + 14 t. (2) before collective הַבָּקָר Num 7:7. (3) noun omitted 2Sam 21:22. (4) with suffix, after plural noun, = the four of them, Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10 (3 t. in verse) + 6 t. Ezekiel; Dan 1:17 these boys, the four of them.
  d. dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6 = four-fold Ges«GKC:97h»§ 97h Kö11. l, 227, but read שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr Kmp Bu HPS.
2. with other number:
  a. (1) אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה = 14, (a) before feminine singular noun, שָׁנָה ׳ע ׳א Gen 31:41, + (as ordinal, = 14th) Gen 14:5; 2Kgs 18:13v = Isa 36:1; Ezek 40:1. (β) after feminine plural noun ׳ע ׳עָרִים א Josh 15:36 + 8 t., ׳ע ׳נָשִׁים א 2Chr 13:21. (2) אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר = 14, (a) before masculine singular noun Num 17:14 (14 x 1000), Job 42:12 especially (as ordinal) יוֺם ׳ע ׳א 14th day Exod 12:6; Exod 12:18 + 7 t. (b) before masculine plural noun Num 29:15. (γ) after, masculine plural noun Num 29:13; Num 29:17 + 6 t. (δ) after masculine singular noun Esth 9:15; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21, all = 14th (ε) ׳ע ׳א predicate of נֶפֶשׁ Gen 46:22. ζ ׳ע ׳א = 14th (that is, day) Lev 23:15; 2Chr 30:15 + 6 t.
  b. 20 + (וְׅ 4 + singular noun 1Kgs 15:33; 1Chr 23:4 + 13 t. 1Chr 27 + plural noun Num 7:88 noun omitted 2Sam 21:20 predicate || 1Chr 20:6; Neh 7:23 4 + 20 + singular noun Num 25:9 = 24th, ׳וְא ׳יוֺם ע Hag 1:15; Hag 1:18; Zech 1:7; Neh 9:1; Dan 10:4, יוֺם omitted Hag 2:10; Hag 2:20, and (׳וְע ׳א) 1Chr 24:18; 1Chr 25:31.
  c. other tens + 4, 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 5:18 (+ singular noun), Ezra 2:15 + 7 t.; 4 + tens + שָׁנָה Gen 11:16, + אֶלֶף 1000 Num 1:27; Num 1:29; Num 2:4; Num 2:6; Num 26:25; Num 26:43. — See Köii. 1, § 106.

BDB9885 H702 H7243

BDB9884 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9886

רבע (see Biblical Hebrew אַרְבַּע, רְבִיעִי, √ רבע).

Strong's Definition H702
four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
ʾarbaʿ
four
  • four
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 75 English renderings
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Word Parts
רְבָעֶ֑י הָ
רְבָעֶ֑י
Root word part, sides, squares
הָ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Dictionary form: רֶבַע · reh-BA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpc/Sp3fs
Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
רְבָעֶי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
הָ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
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In the KJV here: squares
sides ×3 and the fourth part ×1 squares ×1 squares thereof ×1 the fourth part ×1 with the fourth part ×1
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quarter — Most natural modern term for a fourth portion.
fourth part — Precise fractional language; good for legal or ritual texts.
side — Geometric sense; use when describing shape or structure.
square — Architectural/spatial sense; prefer for temple or grid layouts.
fourth — Concise ordinal-fraction; suits poetic or compact prose.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7722 H7253

BDB7721 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7723

I. רֶ֫בַע noun masculineEzek 1:8

1. fourth part.
2. plural four sides; —
1. ׳ר construct, fourth part, of shekel 1Sam 9:8, of hin Exod 29:40.
2. in Ezekiel, plural suffix four sides (אַרְבַּעַת always preceding): רְבָעָיו Ezek 43:16, רְבָעֶיהָ vEzek 43:17 רִבְעֵיהֶם Ezek 1:8; Ezek 10:11, הֶן- Ezek 1:17.

Strong's Definition H7253
part, sides, squares
rebaʿ
a fourth (part or side)
  • fourth part, four sides
    • fourth part
      • "four sides
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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וְ הַ גְּבוּל
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
גְּבוּל
Root word border, coast, coasts, borders, bound, …
Dictionary form: גְּבוּל · ɡeh-BOOL
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Td/Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
וְ Speech Conjunction
הַ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
גְּבוּל Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: thereof and the border
the border ×45 and the border ×38 border ×13 and the coast ×12 the coasts ×11 the coast ×10 thy borders ×8 the borders ×7
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boundary — Most versatile modern term; fits legal and geographical contexts.
border — Good for political or national frontiers; modernizes KJV directly.
territory — Emphasizes the region enclosed, not just the line.
limit — Prefer when stressing a constraint or endpoint.
landmark — Use for a physical marker defining a boundary.
frontier — Suits contexts of contested or outer edges of a land.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1431 H1366

BDB1430 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1432

(ה)גבול Josh 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל Vrss. Manuscripts compare vJosh 15:12.

BDB1437 H1366

BDB1436 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1438

גְּבוּל240 noun masculineNum 34:3 border, boundary, territory (Late Hebrew id., Punic gubulim (plural, PlautPoen. i. 9) — גָּבוּל Gen 10:19 + 168 t. + Josh 15:47 Kt (but read Qr גָּדוֺל); גְּבֻל Num 21:13 + 9 t.; (both, in absolute & construct, e.g. absolute Num 22:36; Num 34:8, construct Gen 10:19; 2Sam 21:5); suffix גְּבוּלִי 1Chr 4:10, גְּבוּלְךָ Exod 7:27, גְבֻלְךָ Exod 23:31 + 3 t., etc.; plural (8 t.) only suffix גְּבוּלֶיךָ Jer 15:13; Jer 17:3, etc.; —

1. border, boundary,
  a. of a land or people: Canaanites Gen 10:19 (J), Edom Num 20:23; Josh 15:1; Josh 15:21 (all P) compare Obad 1:7, Amorites Num 21:13 (E) Josh 13:4 (D) compare Josh 12:5 (D) Judg 1:36, Moab Num 21:13; Num 21:15; Num 22:36 (E) Num 33:44 (P) Deut 2:18; Judg 11:18 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 3:21; Isa 15:8, Ammon Num 21:24 (E) Deut 3:16; Josh 12:2; Josh 13:10 (all D) Amos 1:3, Bashan Josh 12:4 (D), Egypt 1Kgs 5:1 = 2Chr 9:26; Isa 19:19 especially of promised land Exod 23:31; Exod 34:24 (JE) Num 34:3 + 13 t. Num 34 (all P) Deut 11:24; Deut 12:20; Deut 16:4; Josh 1:4 (D), compare Ezek 45:1 10 t. Ezek 45-48; also of Israel 2Kgs 14:25; Amos 6:2; Mal 1:5.
  b. boundary of smaller divisions, e.g. Geshurites Deut 3:14; Josh 12:5; Josh 13:11 (all D), compare Josh 16:2; Josh 16:3 (J) Josh 19:12 (P); especially of tribes of Israel Deut 3:16; Deut 3:17; Josh 13:30 (all D) Josh 13:16 + 60 t. Josh 13-19 (P); — Josh 15:47 read גדול see above; Josh 22:25 (P) & Josh 17:8; Josh 18:11; Josh 24:30 (JE), compare 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:51; 2Chr 11:13; Ezek 48:1 + 15 t. Ezek 48 (including vEzek 48:22 vEzek 48:22 q. strike out Co); — in 1Sam 13:18 read for גְּבוּל, הַגֶּבַע ᵐ5 We Dr.
  c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual, — of field, piece of ground, etc. Gen 23:17 (P) Deut 19:14; Deut 27:17; Josh 24:30 (E) = Judg 2:9; 1Chr 4:10; Prov 15:25; Prov 22:28; Prov 23:10; Hos 5:10.
  d. border of stream Num 22:36.
  e. limit to waters of deep Ps 104:9 compare Jer 5:22. feminine a concrete object marking limit, (α) barrier in Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:12 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co) vEzek 40:12 (β) border of altar Ezek 43:13; Ezek 43:17; Ezek 43:20 (γ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Isa 54:12 (so ᵐ5 Ew Kn Che; De Brd territory, Di undecided).
2. territory (enclosed within boundary),
  a. of land or people Gen 47:21 (J) Exod 7:27 (P) Exod 10:4; Exod 10:14 (|| ארץ) vExod 10:19; Exod 13:7 (all J), Num 20:16; Num 20:17; Num 20:21; Num 21:22 (E; || ארץ) = Judg 11:20; Num 21:23 (E) Deut 2:4; Deut 19:3 (אַרְצְךָ ׳גּ) vDeut 19:8; Deut 28:40; Josh 18:5 (twice in verse) (E) Judg 11:22; Judg 19:29; 2Sam 21:5; 1Kgs 1:3; 2Kgs 10:32; 1Chr 21:12 (|| ארץ) Ps 105:31 (= ארץ in || Ezek 8:16; Ezek 8:17) vEzek 8:33; Ezek 147:14; Jer 31:17; Ezek 11:10; Ezek 11:11; Joel 4:6; Zeph 2:8.
  b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Josh 13:26; Judg 1:18 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 47:16 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:17 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5 Co) Ezek 48:1; Amos 6:2.
  c. territory about Ezekiel's temple Ezek 43:12.
  d. plural in like sense (only use of plural), of land Mic 5:5; Isa 60:18 (|| ארץ) Jer 15:13; Jer 17:13, of city 1Sam 5:6; 2Kgs 15:16; 2Kgs 18:8 so Ezek 27:4 of Tyre.
  e. figurative territory (region) of darkness Job 38:20 territory of wickedness Mal 1:4 (of Edom); territory of his holiness Ps 78:54 (of Canaan).

Strong's Definition H1366
border, coast, coasts, borders, bound, …
gĕbûl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • border, territory
    • border
      • "territory (enclosed within boundary)"region, territory (of darkness) (figuratively)
Variations 48 forms of this word
Translations 72 English renderings
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סָבִ֨יב
סָבִ֨יב
Root word about, side, compass, round, circuits
Dictionary form: סָבִיב · saw-BEEB
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncbsa
Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state
סָבִיב Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: about
round about ×161 on every side ×15 thereof round about ×14 are round about ×12 it round about ×9 were round about ×7 about ×6 round about him ×5
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surrounding — Versatile adjective/participle; fits most contexts naturally.
around — Clean preposition/adverb for motion or position contexts.
on all sides — Emphasizes completeness or encirclement; vivid in military scenes.
encircling — Active, dynamic feel; good for siege or boundary descriptions.
nearby — Softer spatial sense; use when 'around' feels too precise.
in every direction — Highlights totality; suits panoramic or cosmic descriptions.
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BDB5477 H5439 H4036 H5437

BDB5476 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5478

סָבִיב336 substantive, used mostly as adverb and preposition, circuit, round about: — construct סְבִיב Amos 3:11 plural construct סְבִיבֵי Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13, suffix סְבִיבֶיךָ etc. (10 t.), much oftener סְבִיבוֺת Exod 7:24 + 22 t., סְבִיבוֺתַי, תֶיךָ-, etc., Deut 17:14, etc. (48 t.): —

1. in singular —
  a. as substantive 1Chr 11:8 מןהֿמלוא וְעַדהַֿסָּבִיב and to the parts round about.
  b. as adverb accusative סָבִיב (in) a circuit, i.e. round about, Gen 23:17 בְּכָלגְּֿבֻלוֺ סָבִיב Exod 19:12; Exod 25:11; Exod 25:24; Exod 25:25; Lev 1:5; Lev 1:11 עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב, Judg 20:29; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 5:11; Ps 3:7 שָׁתוּ עָלָ֑י ׳אֲשֶׁר ס, Ps 12:9; Ps 34:8 + often; sometimes doubled, for the sake of emphasis, 2Chr 4:3; Ezek 8:10 ׳ס ׳עַל הַקִּיר ס, Ezek 37:2; Ezek 40:5 and often in Ezek 40-43.
  c. as preposition:
   (a) Psalms, Amos 3:11 צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ distress, and that in the circuit of (= round about) the land (but read probably with ᵑ6 יְסֹבֵב will encircle).
   (b) ׳סָבִיב לְ Exod 16:13; Exod 40:33; Num 1:50; Num 1:53; Num 2:2; Judg 7:21; 1Kgs 6:5; 1Kgs 18:32; 1Kgs 18:35; Ezek 41:10; Ezek 14:16; Job 19:12; Ps 34:8; Ps 78:28; Ps 125:2 (twice in verse) סָבִיב לְעַמּוֺ ׳י, Ps 128:3; Song 3:7; Nah 3:8.
   (c) strangely, סָבִיב אֵת 1Kgs 6:5 (omitted by ᵐ5), Ezek 43:17.
  d. מִסָּבִיב42, from round about, from every side, Ezek 16:33; Ezek 16:37; Ezek 23:22; Ezek 37:21, but usually (מִן 1 c) = on every side, Jer 4:17 הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב, Isa 42:25 ׳וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ מ, Joel 4:11; Joel 4:12 Psalms מָגוֺר מִסָּבִיב terror on every side ! Jer 6:25; Jer 20:3; Jer 20:10; Jer 46:5; Jer 49:29; Ps 31:14, compare Lam 2:22 especially in the Deuteronomic phrases ׳אוֺיְבִים מ, or ׳הֵנִיחַ מ (sometimes in combination), as Deut 12:10 ׳והניח לכם מכלאֿויביכם מ, Deut 25:19; Josh 21:42 ׳לָהֶם מ ׳וַיָּנַח י, Josh 23:1; Judg 2:14; Judg 8:34; 1Sam 12:11 +; מִסָּבִיב לְ from round about, Num 16:24; Num 16:27. — On 1Sam 14:21; 2Sam 24:6; Job 10:8 see סָבַב.
2. In plur.: —
  a. סְבִיבִים:
   (a) in masculine sense, those round about, Ps 76:12 כָּלסְֿבִיבָיו יֹבִילוּ שַׁי, Ps 89:8; Jer 48:17; Jer 48:39.
   (b) in neuter sense, the parts round about, Jer 49:5 מִכָּלסְֿבִיבָ֑יִךְ, בִּסְבִיבֵי ירושׁלם Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 21:14 וְאָֽכְלָה כָּלסְֿבִיבֶיהָ, Jer 46:14 with the force of a perp., Ps 50:3 וסביביו נשׂערה מאד, Ps 97:2; Lam 1:17.
  b. סְבִיבוֺת
   (a) as substantive (α) circuits, Eccl 1:6 ועל סביבותיו שָׁב הָרוּחַ; (β) the parts round about, Num 22:4 ילחכו הקהל אתכֿלסְֿבִיבֹתֵינוּ, Jer 17:26; Jer 50:32 (compare Jer 21:14 above); with reference to their inhabitants, Ps 44:19 = Ps 79:4 ׳לעג וקלס לסב, Ezek 16:57; Ezek 28:24; Dan 9:16.
   (b) with the force a preposition Exod 7:24 סְבִיבֹת הַיְאֹר literally (in) the circuits of the Nile = round about the Nile, Num 11:24; Num 11:31; Num 11:32; Num 35:2 סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם, Judg 7:18; 1Sam 26:5; 1Sam 26:7; 2Kgs 6:17 סביבֹת אלישׁע, Ps 18:12; Ps 27:6 על אֹיְבַי סביבותי, etc.; often idiomatic preceded by אשׁר, as Gen 33:5 הערים אשׁר סביבותיהם Gen 41:48; Lev 25:44; Num 16:34; Deut 6:14; Deut 13:8; Deut 17:14; Deut 21:2 +. In the same sense מִסְּבִיבוֺתָם Ezek 28:26.

Strong's Definition H5439
about, side, compass, round, circuits
sābîb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
  • (subst) places round about, circuit, round about
    • "(adv) in a circuit, a circuit, round about"(prep) in the circuit, from every side
Variations 50 forms of this word
Translations 64 English renderings
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אוֹתָ ֜הּ
אוֹתָ
Particle points to the object of the verb — leave untranslated
֜הּ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Dictionary form: אֵת · ate
Vowels & Accents
הּ
Mapiq — the "her" dot The dot inside the final הּ (mapiq) makes the ה a real consonant: it is the suffix "her / its" attached to this word.
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar To/Sp3fs
Particle — Direct Object Marker
אוֹתָ Speech Particle Type Direct Object Marker
הּ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
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and ×240 of ×109 him ×107 them ×73 with ×72 from ×64 you ×61 me ×54
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[direct object marker — untranslated] — Most common use; marks definite direct object, no English equivalent.
with — Use when אֵת expresses accompaniment or association.
from — Use when context implies source or separation.
along with — Emphasizes inclusion or togetherness in a list.
together with — Slightly more formal; stresses joint participation.
among — Use when indicating presence within a group.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB853 H853

BDB852 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB854

I. אֵת, with makk. אֶתֿ, with suffix אֹתִי; ˜אֹתְךָ, ˜אֹתְכָה Num 22:33, אֹתָ֑ךְ, אֹתָ֑כָה Exod 29:35, feminine אֹתָךְ; אֹתוֺ etc.; 2 plural אֶתְכֶם, once ˜אוֺתְכֶם Josh 23:15 3 masculine plural regularly אֹתָם, rarely אֶתְהֶם Gen 32:1; Exod 18:20; Num 21:3; Ezek 34:12; 1Chr 6:50, once ˜אוֺתְהֶם Ezek 23:45 3 feminine plural, on the contrary, regularly אֶתְהֶן (13 t.), once אֹתָן Ezek 16:54 (also ˜אוֺתְהֶן Ezek 23:47, אֹתָ֖נָה Exod 35:26, אוֺתָ֖נָה Ezek 34:21); forms with cholem also often written plene: — the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite (Moabite id., Phoenician אית i.e. אִיַּת (Schrödp. 213 f.); Aramaic יָת frequently in ᵑ7; Syriac very rare as mark of accusative (for which is preferred), but used often in the sense of substance οὐσία, also in that of self, e.g. per se, reapse, sibi ipsi, PS1640 f., Samaritan ; Arabic , only used with suffix, when it is desired to emphasize the pronoun, e.g. Qor 1:4 WAG i. § 189. [Ethiopic uses k£y¹ similarly, Di§ 150 a; but it is dubious if this is etymologically akin.] The primitive form will have been 'iwyath, originally a substantive with following genitive, Olp. 432; whether ultimately a parallel development with אוֺת sign from √ אוה is uncertain: Ol WAG i. § 188 LagM i. 226 affirm, NöZMG 1886, 738 doubts. In Hebrew the ground-form is אוֺת; the forms with ¢, e being abbreviated. In post Biblical Hebrew, used in combination with another preposition: thus בְּאוֺתוֺ הַיּוֺם = Bibl. בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא, בְּאוֺתָהּ הַשָּׁעָה; or as a nomin., e.g. אוֺתוֺ הָאִישׁ = Bibl. הָאִישׁ הַהוּא).

1. As mark of the accusative prefixed to substantives defined either by the article (or כֹּל), or by a genitive or pronominal affix, or in virtue of being proper names:
  a. with transitive verbs, Gen 1:1; Gen 1:16; Gen 1:29; Gen 1:30; Gen 2:11; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:2; Gen 9:3 (אֶתֿ˜כֹּל׃) etc. Similarly אֶתמִֿי whom (in particular), Josh 24:15; 1Sam 12:3; 1Sam 28:11; Isa 6:8 and elsewhere (but never אֶתמָֿה); also with זֶה Gen 29:33; Gen 44:29; 1Sam 21:16; 1Kgs 22:27 +, זֹאת Gen 29:27; 2Sam 13:27 +, אֵלֶּה Gen 46:18; Lev 11:18; Isa 49:21 +. So pretty uniformly in prose; but in poetry את is commonly dispensed with. By the use of את with the pronominal affix, a pronoun can at once, if required, be placed in a position of emphasis; let the order of words from this point of view be carefully noticed in the following passages: Gen 7:1; Gen 24:14; Gen 37:4; Lev 10:17; Lev 11:33; Num 22:32 thee I had slain, and her I had kept alive, Deut 4:14; Deut 6:13; Deut 6:23; Deut 13:5; Judg 14:3 אוֺתָהּ קַח לִי take for me her, 1Sam 14:35; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 21:10 אִםאֹֿתָהּ תִּקַּחלְֿךָ קָ֔ח if thou wilt take that, take it, 1Kgs 1:35; 1Kgs 14:9; Isa 43:22; Isa 57:11; Jer 9:2. So הַאוֺתִי Jer 5:22; Jer 7:19. It also sometimes enables the reflexive sense to be expressed (elsewhere נַפְשָׁם) Jer 7:19; Ezek 34:2. Rarely with a substantive which is undefined (Ew§ 277 d 2 Ges«GKC:117»§ 117, 1, R. 2), as Exod 21:28; Num 21:9; Lev 20:14; 1Sam 24:6 (but see Dr) 2Sam 4:11; 2Sam 18:18; 2Sam 23:21 or which, though definite, is without the article, Gen 21:30; 2Sam 15:16; Lev 26:5; 1Sam 9:3 (so Num 16:15) Isa 33:19; Isa 41:7; Ezek 43:10 (for further examples see Ew 1.c.)
  b. with a passive verb (Ges«GKC:121»§ 121. 1 Ew§ 295 b) conceived as expressing neutrally the action in question, and construed accordingly with an accusative of that which is its real object: examples occur with tolerable frequency from Gen 4:18 (J) וַיִּוָּלֵד לַחֲנוֺךְ אֶתעֿירָד, Gen 17:5 (P), לֹא יִקָּרֵא עוֺד אֶתשִֿׁמְךָ אַ˜ברָם there shall not be called (=one shall not call) thy name Abram, Gen 21:5 (E), Gen 27:42; 2Sam 21:11; 1Kgs 18:13; Hos 10:6 etc., to Jer 35:18; Jer 38:4; Jer 50:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5; Esth 2:13 (compare DrJPh xi. 227 f.): also with passive verbs of filling (Ew§ 281 b), as Exod 1:7 +.
  c. with neuter verbs or expressions, especially such as involve the idea of regarding, or treating, appy. by a construction κατὰ σύνεσιν (rare), Josh 22:17; 2Sam 11:25; Neh 9:32 (compare 1Sam 20:13 Dr). Once after אֵין, Hag 2:17 אֵין אֶתְכֶם אֵלַיָֽ.
  d. poet. (si vera lectio), after an abstract noun used with a verbal force, Hab 3:13 (Amos 4:11; Isa 13:19; Jer 50:40 מַהְפֵּכָה exerts a verbal force, like the Arabic nom. verbi [see WAG i. § 196, 43]; and Num 10:2; Ezek 17:9 לְמַסַּע, לְמַשְׂאוֺת are Aramaizing infinitives: compare Ew§ 239 a).

2. את marks an accusative in other relations than that of direct object to a verb:
  a. with verbs of motion (very rare) Num 13:17; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:7 (to 'walk the wilderness'); denoting the goal Judg 19:18; Ezek 21:25 (Ew§ 281 d, n., 282 a 1).
  b. denoting time (duration), also very rare: Exod 13:7; Lev 25:22; Deut 9:25.
  c. expressing the accus. of limitation (rare): Gen 17:11; Gen 17:14; 1Kgs 15:23.

3. Chiefly in an inferior or later style, אֵת (or וְאֵת) is used irregularly, partly (α), as it would seem, to give greater definiteness (so especially וְאֵת) at the mention of a new subject (when it may sometimes be rendered as regards), or through the influence of a neighbouring verb (a construct κατὰ σύνεσιν), or by an anacoluthon, partly (β) as resuming loosely some other preposition Thus (α) Exod 1:14; Num 3:26; Num 3:46; Num 5:10 (with הָיָה: so Ezek 35:10) Num 18:21b Deut 11:2 (anacoluthon), Deut 14:13; Josh 17:11; Judg 20:44; Judg 20:46 (contr. vJudg 20:25 vJudg 20:35) 1Sam 17:34 (see Dr) 1Sam 26:16; 2Sam 21:22; 2Kgs 6:5; Isa 53:8 (probably), Isa 57:12; Jer 23:33 (but read rather with ᵐ5 ᵑ9 אַתֶּם הַמַּשָּׂא) Jer 27:8; Jer 36:22; Jer 38:16 Kt, Jer 45:4 b Ezek 16:22; Ezek 17:21; Ezek 20:16; Ezek 29:4 b Ezek 43:7 (ᵐ5 Co prefix הֲרָאִיתָ) Ezek 44:3; Zech 8:17; Eccl 4:3; Dan 9:13; Neh 9:19; Neh 9:34; 1Chr 2:9; 2Chr 31:17. In 1Sam 30:23; Hag 2:5 probably some such word as remember is to be understood. (β) Jer 38:9; Ezek 14:22 b Ezek 37:19 b Zech 12:10 סָבִיב אֵת 1Kgs 6:5; Ezek 43:17 strangely (in 1 Kings ᵐ5 omits the clause: so StaZAW 1883, 135). — In 1Kgs 11:1 וְ is merely and also, and especially (see וְ); v1Kgs 11:25 is corrupt (read with ᵐ5 זֹאת הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲדָד); Ezek 47:17; Ezek 47:18; Ezek 47:19 read similarly for ואת, זֹאת: see vEzek 47:20. — For some particulars as to the use of את, see A. M. WilsonHebraica. vi. 139 ff. 212 ff. (who, however, confuses it sometimes with II. אֵת). For denoting the pronominal object of a verb, את with suffix preponderates relatively much above the verbal affix in P, as compared with J E Deuteronomy Judges Samuel Kings (see GieZAW 1881, 258 f.), — partly, probably, on account of the greater distinctness and precision which P loves.

BDB9600 H853 H3487

BDB9599 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9601

יָת mark of accusative (= Biblical Hebrew I. אֵת; Palmyrene ית; ZinjirliHad. 28 with suffix ותה; Nabataean, Palmyrene with suffix יתה (Lzb263 Cooke170; compare RÉS468); ᵑ7 Samaritan יָת; Syriac (rare)); — Dan 3:12 דִּי מַנִּיתָ יָָֽתְהוֺן whom thou hast appointed.

Strong's Definition H853
with, from, of, and, by, …
ʾēt
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
  • sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Variations 74 forms of this word
Translations 343 English renderings
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Word Parts
חֲצִ֣י
חֲצִ֣י
Root word half, midst, midnight, part, parts, …
Dictionary form: חֵצִי · hay-TSEE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsc
Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word
חֲצִי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
In English
In the KJV here: it shall be half
and half ×20 and a half ×14 half ×12 and the half ×11 of the half ×9 the half ×7 and an half ×4 in the midst ×4
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half — Most direct rendering; fits fractions and divisions.
middle — Prefer for spatial or temporal midpoint contexts.
midpoint — Slightly more precise; good for time or distance.
portion — Use when emphasis is on a share rather than an exact half.
midst — Modernized from KJV; suits poetic or figurative contexts.
halfway point — Vivid for narrative; slightly informal register.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3031 H2677

BDB3030 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3032

חֲצִי123 noun masculineNum 12:12 half (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician חצי; on formative see LagBN 113) — absolute חֲצִי 1Kgs 3:25 (twice in verse) + 3 t.; הַחֵ֑צִי 1Kgs 10:7, compare 1Kgs 16:21 וָחֵ֔צִי Ezek 40:42 וָחֵצִי Dan 12:7 + 13 t. (usually with Pashta or Tiphcha), compare בַּחֵ֖צִי 2Sam 10:4; 1Chr 19:4 construct חֲצִי Exod 12:29 + 84 t.; suffix חֶצְיוֺ Exod 38:4 + 7 t. + Josh 8:33 וְהַחֶצְיוֺ (but article suspicious. see Ges«GKC:127»§ 127 R 3, 4); חֶצְיָהּ Neh 3:38 חֶצְיֵנוּ 2Sam 18:3 חֶצְיָם Zech 14:8 (twice in verse) + 2 t. —

1. half of anything: — blood of offering Exod 24:6 (twice in verse) (JE), beard 2Sam 10:4, a hin Num 15:9; Num 15:10; Num 28:14 (P); curtain Exod 26:12 (P); week השׁבוע ׳ח Dan 9:27 etc.; אַמָּה ׳ח half a cubit Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21 (P) +; especially שׁבט ׳ח half a tribe Num 32:33; Num 34:13; Num 34:14; Num 34:15 (P) +; half of people 2Sam 18:3; 2Sam 19:41; 1Kgs 16:21 (3 t. in verse) +, etc. so הַמְּנֻחוֺת ׳ח 1Chr 2:52 and הַמָּנַחְתִּי ׳ח v1Chr 2:54 (see Be and מָנַחַת below נוח). — On כבחצי 1Sam 14:4 see We Dr.
2. middle הלילה ׳ח Exod 12:29 (J) midnight, so Judg 16:3 (twice in verse); Ruth 3:8 of garments 2Sam 10:4; 1Chr 19:4 altar Exod 27:5 of the Mt. of Olives Zech 14:4 יָמַי ׳ח Ps 102:25 the midst of my days (when they are but half done), Jer 17:11.

BDB3037 H4276 H2676 H2677

BDB3036 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3038

מַחֲצִית noun feminine half, middle — construct מַחֲצִית Exod 30:13 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; מַחֲצִת Num 31:30; Num 31:47 suffix מַחֲצִיתוֺ Exod 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ Lev 6:13 (twice in verse), מַחֲצִיתָם Num 31:29 —

1. half of a shekel Exod 30:13 (twice in verse); Exod 30:15 compare vExod 30:23; Exod 38:26 the flour for offering Lev 6:13 (twice in verse), of spoils Num 31:29; Num 31:30; Num 31:42; Num 31:47 of tribe Josh 21:25 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 1Chr 6:55 of chariots 1Kgs 16:9.
2. middle היּוֺם ׳מ = midday, noon Neh 8:3 (compare midnight, חָצוֺת, חֲצִי 2).

Strong's Definition H2677
half, midst, midnight, part, parts, …
ḥēṣî
the half or middle
  • half
    • half
      • "middle
Variations 29 forms of this word
Translations 46 English renderings
Half Unit of Measure
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Word Parts
הָ אַמָּ֗ה
הָ
Prefix — article the
אַמָּ֗ה
Root word cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
Dictionary form: אַמָּה · am-MAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Td/Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
הָ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
אַמָּה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: a cubit
cubits ×187 thereof and a cubit ×8 a cubit ×7 cubit ×7 two cubits ×6 and a cubit ×4 and two cubits ×2 cubits on that side ×2
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cubit — Standard unit; best default for most architectural contexts.
forearm-length — Highlights anatomical origin; good for explanatory translations.
unit of measure — Vague but useful when exact ancient length is uncertain.
eighteen inches — Functional equivalent; clarifies scale for modern readers.
half a meter — Metric functional equivalent; prefer in non-US contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB522 H520

BDB521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB523

II. אַמָּה246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isa 6:4 DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Gen 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deut 3:11; Jer 51:13 dual אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exod 26:16 +; —

1. cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deut 3:11 (compare Isa 8:1); in Ezek 40:5; Ezek 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2Chr 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezek 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezek 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Ex 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kgs 6. 7 (45 t.) 2Chr 3.4 (21 t.) Ezek 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gen 6:16; Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezek 43:14 אַחַת ׳א Ezek 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 42:4; Ezek 43:14 two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 25:23; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 37:6; Exod 37:10; Exod 37:25; Num 11:31 שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:9; Ezek 41:3; Ezek 41:22; Ezek 43:14 with numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exod 26:16; Exod 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:10; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Gen 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; Num 35:4; Josh 3:4; 1Kgs 6:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; Ezek 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezek 40:11 (strike out Co) vEzek 40:27 (Co singular) Ezek 42:2 so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:13; Ezek 40:29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezek 40:25; Ezek 40:30; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:36 (late) also in plural precedes all numbers 2Chr 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 3:4; 2Chr 3:8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chr 6:13; Ezek 42:2 also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exod 26:2 (twice in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse); Exod 27:9; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:9 (twice in verse); Exod 36:15 (twice in verse); Exod 36:21; Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 47:3; Zech 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2Chr 3:11 often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exod 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exod 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21; Exod 1:31; 1Kgs 17:32; 1Kgs 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1Sam 17:4 followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Josh 3:4; 2Chr 3:3.
2. measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jer 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

BDB523 H520

BDB522 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB524

III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isa 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = precede, whence front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּפִּים Isa 6:4.

BDB9306 H520 H521

BDB9305 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9307

[אַמָּה K§ 51, 2, Anm. 2] noun feminineDan 3:1 cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES246 S-CC44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Dan 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:8.

Strong's Definition H520
cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
ʾammâ
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit
  • cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.
Variations 25 forms of this word
Translations 27 English renderings
Cubits Measurement
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Word Parts
וְ הַֽ חֵיק
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַֽ
Prefix — article the
חֵיק
Root word bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within
Dictionary form: חֵיק · hake
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Td/Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
וְ Speech Conjunction
הַֽ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
חֵיק Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: and the bottom
into thy bosom ×3 their bosom ×3 in his bosom ×2 in my bosom ×2 in the bosom ×2 in thy bosom ×2 it in her bosom ×2 of his bosom ×2
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chest — Neutral, anatomical; best for physical embrace or carrying.
bosom — Modernized KJV form; still natural in poetic or intimate contexts.
lap — Prefer when someone or something rests on seated person.
embrace — Good for relational warmth or holding close metaphorically.
fold — Idiomatic for cloth fold or garment recess concealing objects.
heart — Figurative; use only for innermost affection or intimacy.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2635 H2436

BDB2634 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2636

[חוק] noun [masculine] bosom, Ps 74:11 Kt חוקך (but read Qr חֵיקְךָ, see following).

BDB2636 H2436

BDB2635 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2637

חֵיק, חֵק noun [masculine] bosom (Late Hebrew id.) — absolute חֵיק Ezek 43:17; Prov 16:33 + Ezek 43:13 (Co חיקו, compare ZKW1883, pp. 67ff.; חֵיקֹה DrSm xxxi), חֵק Prov 21:14 construct חֵיק 1Kgs 22:35 + 3 t. + Ezek 43:14 (Co חיקו) חֵק Prov 5:20 (omitted by accident in Baer, compare Stron the passage) Prov 17:23 suffix חֵיקִי 1Kgs 3:20; Ps 89:51 חֵקִי Job 19:27 etc.; elsewhere always plene with suffix; חוקף Kt Ps 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ); — bosom, specifically

1. of fold of garment, at breast Exod 4:6 (twice in verse); Exod 4:7 (3 t. in verse) (all J), Prov 6:27; Prov 16:33, metaphor of ׳י Ps 74:11 ׳שֹׁחַד בח Prov 21:14 is a hidden reward (concealed in bosom; || מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר); שֹׁחַד טֵחֵק Prov 17:23 is a gift secretly given; figurative, requite into bosom Isa 65:6; Isa 65:7; Ps 35:13; Ps 79:12; Jer 32:18.
2. carry (נָשָׂא) in bosom, Moses the people Num 11:12 (JE); Naomi, Ruth's child Ruth 4:16, compare 1Kgs 3:20 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 17:19 ewe lamb 2Sam 12:3; Isa 40:11 (metaphor); Lam 2:12 of infants dying in their mothers' arms; figurative of carrying insults in one's bosom Ps 89:51 (read probably כְּלִמַּת for כֹּל, see Bi Che).
3. bosom as part of body:
  a. external, lie in bosom, of wife שׁככת Mic 7:5, compare 2Sam 12:8 concubine Gen 16:5 (J) compare 1Kgs 1:2 אֵשֶׁת חיק(ךׅ Deut 13:7; Deut 28:54, compare also Prov 5:20 תְּחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְּרִיָה; אֹישׁ חֵיקָהּ Deut 28:56.
  b. internal, anger resteth כסילים ׳בה Eccl 7:9 כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַי בְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 my reins are consumed within me; Job 23:12 (read בְּחֵקִי for מֵחֻקִּי, so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ol Me Stu Di) in my breast have I hidden the words of his mouth (compare בְּלִבִּי Ps 119:11); figurative of interior of chariot 1Kgs 22:35 הרכב ׳ח; of hollow bottom of altar Ezek 43:13; Ezek 43:14; Ezek 43:17 (Sm Rinne; Co Grundeinfassung).

Strong's Definition H2436
bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within
ḥêq
the bosom (literally or figuratively)
  • bosom, hollow, bottom, midst
Variations 27 forms of this word
Translations 26 English renderings
Word Parts
לָ ֤הּ
לָ
Preposition to, for
֤הּ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Vowels & Accents
הּ
Mapiq — the "her" dot The dot inside the final הּ (mapiq) makes the ה a real consonant: it is the suffix "her / its" attached to this word.
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Sp3fs
Preposition
לָ Speech Preposition
הּ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
In English
it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22
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אַמָּה֙
אַמָּה֙
Root word cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
Dictionary form: אַמָּה · am-MAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
אַמָּה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: thereof shall be a cubit
cubits ×187 thereof and a cubit ×8 a cubit ×7 cubit ×7 two cubits ×6 and a cubit ×4 and two cubits ×2 cubits on that side ×2
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cubit — Standard unit; best default for most architectural contexts.
forearm-length — Highlights anatomical origin; good for explanatory translations.
unit of measure — Vague but useful when exact ancient length is uncertain.
eighteen inches — Functional equivalent; clarifies scale for modern readers.
half a meter — Metric functional equivalent; prefer in non-US contexts.
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BDB522 H520

BDB521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB523

II. אַמָּה246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isa 6:4 DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Gen 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deut 3:11; Jer 51:13 dual אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exod 26:16 +; —

1. cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deut 3:11 (compare Isa 8:1); in Ezek 40:5; Ezek 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2Chr 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezek 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezek 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Ex 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kgs 6. 7 (45 t.) 2Chr 3.4 (21 t.) Ezek 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gen 6:16; Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezek 43:14 אַחַת ׳א Ezek 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 42:4; Ezek 43:14 two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 25:23; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 37:6; Exod 37:10; Exod 37:25; Num 11:31 שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:9; Ezek 41:3; Ezek 41:22; Ezek 43:14 with numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exod 26:16; Exod 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:10; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Gen 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; Num 35:4; Josh 3:4; 1Kgs 6:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; Ezek 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezek 40:11 (strike out Co) vEzek 40:27 (Co singular) Ezek 42:2 so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:13; Ezek 40:29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezek 40:25; Ezek 40:30; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:36 (late) also in plural precedes all numbers 2Chr 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 3:4; 2Chr 3:8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chr 6:13; Ezek 42:2 also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exod 26:2 (twice in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse); Exod 27:9; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:9 (twice in verse); Exod 36:15 (twice in verse); Exod 36:21; Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 47:3; Zech 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2Chr 3:11 often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exod 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exod 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21; Exod 1:31; 1Kgs 17:32; 1Kgs 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1Sam 17:4 followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Josh 3:4; 2Chr 3:3.
2. measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jer 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

BDB523 H520

BDB522 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB524

III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isa 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = precede, whence front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּפִּים Isa 6:4.

BDB9306 H520 H521

BDB9305 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9307

[אַמָּה K§ 51, 2, Anm. 2] noun feminineDan 3:1 cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES246 S-CC44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Dan 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:8.

Strong's Definition H520
cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
ʾammâ
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit
  • cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.
Variations 25 forms of this word
Translations 27 English renderings
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Word Parts
סָבִ֔יב
סָבִ֔יב
Root word about, side, compass, round, circuits
Dictionary form: סָבִיב · saw-BEEB
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncbsa
Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state
סָבִיב Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: about
round about ×161 on every side ×15 thereof round about ×14 are round about ×12 it round about ×9 were round about ×7 about ×6 round about him ×5
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surrounding — Versatile adjective/participle; fits most contexts naturally.
around — Clean preposition/adverb for motion or position contexts.
on all sides — Emphasizes completeness or encirclement; vivid in military scenes.
encircling — Active, dynamic feel; good for siege or boundary descriptions.
nearby — Softer spatial sense; use when 'around' feels too precise.
in every direction — Highlights totality; suits panoramic or cosmic descriptions.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5477 H5439 H4036 H5437

BDB5476 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5478

סָבִיב336 substantive, used mostly as adverb and preposition, circuit, round about: — construct סְבִיב Amos 3:11 plural construct סְבִיבֵי Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13, suffix סְבִיבֶיךָ etc. (10 t.), much oftener סְבִיבוֺת Exod 7:24 + 22 t., סְבִיבוֺתַי, תֶיךָ-, etc., Deut 17:14, etc. (48 t.): —

1. in singular —
  a. as substantive 1Chr 11:8 מןהֿמלוא וְעַדהַֿסָּבִיב and to the parts round about.
  b. as adverb accusative סָבִיב (in) a circuit, i.e. round about, Gen 23:17 בְּכָלגְּֿבֻלוֺ סָבִיב Exod 19:12; Exod 25:11; Exod 25:24; Exod 25:25; Lev 1:5; Lev 1:11 עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב, Judg 20:29; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 5:11; Ps 3:7 שָׁתוּ עָלָ֑י ׳אֲשֶׁר ס, Ps 12:9; Ps 34:8 + often; sometimes doubled, for the sake of emphasis, 2Chr 4:3; Ezek 8:10 ׳ס ׳עַל הַקִּיר ס, Ezek 37:2; Ezek 40:5 and often in Ezek 40-43.
  c. as preposition:
   (a) Psalms, Amos 3:11 צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ distress, and that in the circuit of (= round about) the land (but read probably with ᵑ6 יְסֹבֵב will encircle).
   (b) ׳סָבִיב לְ Exod 16:13; Exod 40:33; Num 1:50; Num 1:53; Num 2:2; Judg 7:21; 1Kgs 6:5; 1Kgs 18:32; 1Kgs 18:35; Ezek 41:10; Ezek 14:16; Job 19:12; Ps 34:8; Ps 78:28; Ps 125:2 (twice in verse) סָבִיב לְעַמּוֺ ׳י, Ps 128:3; Song 3:7; Nah 3:8.
   (c) strangely, סָבִיב אֵת 1Kgs 6:5 (omitted by ᵐ5), Ezek 43:17.
  d. מִסָּבִיב42, from round about, from every side, Ezek 16:33; Ezek 16:37; Ezek 23:22; Ezek 37:21, but usually (מִן 1 c) = on every side, Jer 4:17 הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב, Isa 42:25 ׳וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ מ, Joel 4:11; Joel 4:12 Psalms מָגוֺר מִסָּבִיב terror on every side ! Jer 6:25; Jer 20:3; Jer 20:10; Jer 46:5; Jer 49:29; Ps 31:14, compare Lam 2:22 especially in the Deuteronomic phrases ׳אוֺיְבִים מ, or ׳הֵנִיחַ מ (sometimes in combination), as Deut 12:10 ׳והניח לכם מכלאֿויביכם מ, Deut 25:19; Josh 21:42 ׳לָהֶם מ ׳וַיָּנַח י, Josh 23:1; Judg 2:14; Judg 8:34; 1Sam 12:11 +; מִסָּבִיב לְ from round about, Num 16:24; Num 16:27. — On 1Sam 14:21; 2Sam 24:6; Job 10:8 see סָבַב.
2. In plur.: —
  a. סְבִיבִים:
   (a) in masculine sense, those round about, Ps 76:12 כָּלסְֿבִיבָיו יֹבִילוּ שַׁי, Ps 89:8; Jer 48:17; Jer 48:39.
   (b) in neuter sense, the parts round about, Jer 49:5 מִכָּלסְֿבִיבָ֑יִךְ, בִּסְבִיבֵי ירושׁלם Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 21:14 וְאָֽכְלָה כָּלסְֿבִיבֶיהָ, Jer 46:14 with the force of a perp., Ps 50:3 וסביביו נשׂערה מאד, Ps 97:2; Lam 1:17.
  b. סְבִיבוֺת
   (a) as substantive (α) circuits, Eccl 1:6 ועל סביבותיו שָׁב הָרוּחַ; (β) the parts round about, Num 22:4 ילחכו הקהל אתכֿלסְֿבִיבֹתֵינוּ, Jer 17:26; Jer 50:32 (compare Jer 21:14 above); with reference to their inhabitants, Ps 44:19 = Ps 79:4 ׳לעג וקלס לסב, Ezek 16:57; Ezek 28:24; Dan 9:16.
   (b) with the force a preposition Exod 7:24 סְבִיבֹת הַיְאֹר literally (in) the circuits of the Nile = round about the Nile, Num 11:24; Num 11:31; Num 11:32; Num 35:2 סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם, Judg 7:18; 1Sam 26:5; 1Sam 26:7; 2Kgs 6:17 סביבֹת אלישׁע, Ps 18:12; Ps 27:6 על אֹיְבַי סביבותי, etc.; often idiomatic preceded by אשׁר, as Gen 33:5 הערים אשׁר סביבותיהם Gen 41:48; Lev 25:44; Num 16:34; Deut 6:14; Deut 13:8; Deut 17:14; Deut 21:2 +. In the same sense מִסְּבִיבוֺתָם Ezek 28:26.

Strong's Definition H5439
about, side, compass, round, circuits
sābîb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
  • (subst) places round about, circuit, round about
    • "(adv) in a circuit, a circuit, round about"(prep) in the circuit, from every side
Variations 50 forms of this word
Translations 64 English renderings
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Word Parts
וּ מַעֲלֹתֵ ֖הוּ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מַעֲלֹתֵ
Root word degrees, steps, stairs, dial, stories, …
֖הוּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: מַעֲלָה · ma-uh-LAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Ncfpc/Sp3ms
Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
וּ Speech Conjunction
מַעֲלֹתֵ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Construct
הוּ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: and his stairs
of degrees ×15 steps ×9 degrees ×8 the stairs ×3 and he brought me by the steps ×1 and his stairs ×1 by steps ×1 dial ×1
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step — Most common sense; physical or figurative progression.
stair — Prefer when describing architectural ascending structure.
degree — Use for gradations, ranks, or the 'Song of Ascents' titles.
ascent — Emphasizes upward movement or journey; slightly formal.
level — Good for figurative or ranked gradations in modern prose.
sundial — Narrow use; only for the dial/shadow-clock passages (2 Kgs 20).
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6081 H4609

BDB6080 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6082

I. [מַעֲלָה] noun feminine what comes up; — plural construct מַעֲלוֺת רוּחֲכֶם Ezek 11:5, i.e. your thoughts.

BDB6082 H4609

BDB6081 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6083

II. מַעֲלָה46 noun feminine step, stair; — ׳מ Ezra 7:9; 1Chr 17:17 plural מַעֲלוֺת Isa 38:8 +, suffix מַעֲלֹתָו֯ Amos 9:6, etc.; —

1. step, stair of temple Ezek 40:6 + 5 t. 40, and temple porch Ezek 40:49 of altar Exod 20:26 (E) (forbidden, compare RSOTJC xii, n. l; 2nd ed. 358) Ezek 43:17 (prescribed); of house 2Kgs 9:13, of throne 1Kgs 10:19; 1Kgs 10:20; 2Chr 9:18; 2Chr 9:19 to the city of David Neh 3:15; Neh 12:37.
2. steps (forming sun-dial, compare DiIs) 2Kgs 20:9 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 20:10 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 20:11 (3 t. in verse) = Isa 38:8 (5 t. in verse)
3. stories of heaven Amos 9:6.
4. ascent, מִבָּבֶל Ezra 7:9. 5. (ל)הַמַּעֲלוֺת שִׁיר song of ascents, to the three great pilgrim feasts, i.e. to be sung on way up to Jerusalem, titles of Psalms 120-134 + Ps 84:6 We and others — כְּתוֺר האדם המעלה 1Chr 17:17 is corrupt, see Commentaries on the passage (and on || 2Sam 7:19).

Strong's Definition H4609
degrees, steps, stairs, dial, stories, …
maʿălâ
elevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
  • what comes up, thoughts
    • "step, stair
    • step, stair
      • "steps (of sundial)"stories (of heaven)"ascent"song of ascent
      • to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)
Variations 17 forms of this word
Translations 15 English renderings
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Word Parts
פְּנ֥וֹת
פְּנ֥וֹת
Root word turned, turn, looked, look, looking, …
Dictionary form: פָּנָה · paw-NAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vqc
Verb — Qal, Infinitive Construct, construct state simple action — "he did" try "to ___" or "___ing"
פְּנוֹת Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Infinitive Construct State Construct
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In the KJV here: shall look
turned ×10 looking ×9 looked ×8 turn ×8 look ×6 that looketh ×5 and they turned ×3 prepare ×3
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turn — Most versatile rendering; fits most contexts naturally.
face — When subject orients themselves toward a direction or person.
look — Emphasizes visual attention or gaze toward something.
regard — Fits contexts of attention, respect, or consideration.
prepare — Use when context implies clearing or making ready a way.
attend to — Suits contexts of care, concern, or focused response.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6552 H6323 H6437

BDB6551 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6553

[פּוּן] verb (?); only אָפוּנָה Ps 88:16 read probably אֶפּוֺגָה, see פוג, אָפוּנָה.

פּוֺנֶה 2Chr 25:23 see פִּנָּה, פּוּנִי see פּוּאָה. above

BDB6679 H6437

BDB6678 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6680

פָּנָה135 verb turn (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac , ᵑ7 פְּנָא; Ethiopic : Arabic pass away, banish; compare Sabean פנה (variously) e.g. CISiv. Nos. 1, 37, 40; Assyrian pânu, face, Phoenician פנם, MI13, 18 לפני, suffix מפני Ezek 1:19); —

Qal117 Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳פ Jer 6:4 +, 2 masculine singular פָּנִיתָ 2Sam 9:8, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְנֶה 1Sam 13:17 +, וַיִּ֫פֶן Exod 2:12 +, 3 feminine singular וַתֵּ֫פֶן 1Kgs 10:13, 1 singular וָאֵ֫פֶן Deut 9:15; Deut 10:5, 1 plural וַנֵּ֫פֶן Deut 2:1 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּנֵה Ps 25:16 +, etc.; Infinitiveabsolute פָּנֹה Hag 1:9 construct לִפְנוֺת Gen 24:63 +, etc.; Participle פֹּנֶה Deut 29:17 +, etc.; —
1.
  a. turn toward, אֶל person, literal, Judg 6:14; Isa 13:14 = Jer 50:16; Job 21:5 (i.e. attentively); compare of branches Ezek 17:6 (in allegory); with עַל of direction Gen 24:49 figurative with ׳אֶליֿ (in worship), Isa 45:22, other gods Hos 3:1; Deut 31:18; Deut 31:20; Lev 19:4 for help Lev 19:31; Lev 20:6; Job 5:1 אֶלאָֿוֶן Job 36:21 with accusative הַמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Ezek 10:11 with ה locative 1Kgs 17:3; Deut 2:3 (+ לָכֶם dativus ethicus [dative of interest]), Song 6:1 with דֶּרֶךְ 1Sam 13:18 (twice in verse); Job 24:18, ׳אֶלדֿ Judg 20:42; 1Sam 13:17 figurative לְדֶרֶךְ Isa 53:6; Isa 56:11 with accusative כֹּל אֲשֶׁריִֿפְנֶה 1Sam 14:47, so, + שָׁם, figurative 1Kgs 2:3, i.e. whatever thou undertakest, אֶלכָּֿלאֲֿשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Prov 17:8.
  b. turn from, מִן local Gen 18:22, figurative, of heart, with ׳מֵעִם י Deut 29:17, absolute = turn away Deut 30:17 in phrase עֹרֶף ׳פ turn (with) the back (compare ראה עֹרֶף) Jer 18:17), + לִפְנֵי, Josh 7:12 (of flight), figurative, + ׳אֶליֿ, Jer 2:27; Jer 32:33.
  c. turn and do a thing, literal (especially + verb of motion) Num 21:33; Deut 1:7; Deut 1:24; Judg 18:21; 1Kgs 10:13 + 17 t.; to do a thing (infinitive) Eccl 2:12.
  d.turn, decline, of day Jer 6:4, days of life Ps 90:9.
  e. turn toward, approach, of evening, לִפְנוֺת עָ֑רֶב Gen 24:63; Deut 23:12 of morning, (הַ)בֹּקֶר ׳לִפ Exod 14:27; Judg 19:26; Ps 46:6 (figurative).
2. a. turn and look, look, literal, אֶל person Num 12:10; 2Chr 20:24; 2Chr 26:20, וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה Exod 2:12 with לְמָ֑עְלָה Isa 8:21 absolute look (back) 2Chr 13:14 with אַתֲרִי look behind one (and see, or say), Josh 8:20; Judg 20:40; 2Sam 1:7; 2Sam 2:20; 2Kgs 2:24, look after anotber Ezek 29:16 (figurative for seek alliance with); with אֶל of direction Exod 16:10; Num 17:7.
  b. of inanimate things, face, with אֶל location Josh 15:7, usually of facing points of compass, with ה locative 1Kgs 7:25 (4 t. in verse) = 2Chr 4:4 (4 t. in verse), Josh 15:2; Ezek 8:3; Ezek 46:19, but also with קָדִים Ezek 43:17; Ezek 44:1; Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:12; Ezek 47:2, compare Ezek 43:1.
  c. especially figurativelook at,אֶלֿ person, regard, (1) graciously 2Sam 9:8 of ׳י Ezek 36:9; Lev 26:9; 2Kgs 13:23; Ps 40:5, + חָנַן Ps 25:16; Ps 69:17; Ps 86:16; Ps 119:132 with אֶלתְּֿפִלָּה 1Kgs 8:28 = 2Chr 6:19; Ps 102:18, אֶלמִֿנְחָה Num 16:15; Mal 2:13 (2) sternly, אֶלקְֿשִׁי הָעָם Deut 9:27.
  d. look for (אֶל of thing) = expect Hag 1:9.
  e. figurative look at (ב of thing) = consider Eccl 2:11. — 2Chr 25:23 see פַּנָּה Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular פִּנָּה Zeph 3:15, etc.; Imperative masculine plural פַּנּוּ Isa 40:3 + 2 t.; — turn away, put out of the way, with accusative of person Zeph 3:15 (|| הֵסִיר); hence make clear, with accusative הַבַּיִת, i.e. clear away things scattered about, make orderly, German 'aufräumen' Gen 24:31 empty it Lev 14:36 figurative, with accusative דֶּרֶךְ make clear, free from obstacles, Isa 40:3; Isa 57:14; Isa 62:10; Mal 3:1 accusative omitted clear away (ground) before it, i.e. to plant it Ps 80:10 (figurative). Hiph`il (especially Jeremiah) Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְנָה Jer 48:39, 3 feminine singular הִפְנְתָה Jer 49:24, etc.; Imperfect וַיֶּ֫פֶן Judg 15:4 Infinitive construct suffix הַפְנֹתוֺ 1Sam 10:9 Participle מַפְנֶה Nah 2:9 —
1. turn, with accusative וַיֶּפֶן זָנָב אֶלזָֿנָב Judg 15:4, עֹרֶף Jer 48:39 (compare הפך Josh 7:8), שִׁכְמוֺ לָלֶכֶת 1Sam 10:9.
2. make a turn, shew (signs of) turning, + נָסוּ Jer 46:21, לָנוּם Jer 49:24 opposed to נָסוּ Jer 46:5, compare Nah 2:9 + אֶל person Nah 47:3. Hoph`al Imperative masculine plural הָפְנוּ Jer 49:8 (Ges«GKC:46a»§ 46a, N.) be ye turned back! (in flight, + נֻסוּ); Participle מָפְנֶה צָפ֫וֺנָה Ezek 9:2 the gate . . . which is faced northward (compare Qal 2 b.

Strong's Definition H6437
turned, turn, looked, look, looking, …
pānâ
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc
  • to turn
    • (Qal)
      • to turn toward or from or away
        • "to turn and do"to turn, decline (of day)"to turn toward, approach (of evening)"to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for
      (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away"(Hiphil)
      • to turn
        • "to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back
      (Hophal) to be turned back
Variations 52 forms of this word
Translations 87 English renderings
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Word Parts
קָדִֽים
קָדִֽים
Root word east, wind, eastward, side
Dictionary form: קָדִים · kaw-DEEM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
קָדִֽים Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: toward the east
the east ×14 from the east ×13 eastward ×7 toward the east ×5 with the east wind ×4 and toward the east ×3 east ×3 the east wind ×3
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east wind — Best when the word denotes the wind itself.
eastern wind — Slightly more descriptive adjectival form.
east — General directional use; most versatile option.
eastward — Use when indicating movement or orientation toward the east.
eastern side — Prefer when context emphasizes a region or boundary.
from the east — Use when the word marks origin or source direction.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7309 H6921

BDB7308 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7310

קָדִים69 noun masculineHos 13:15 East, east wind; — absolute ׳ק Gen 41:6 +; with ה locative קָדִ֫ימָה Ezek 11:1 +, קָדִ֫מָה Ezek 48:4 +; —

1. (apart from Ezekiel) East, especially ׳רוּחַ (הַ)קּ wind of the East, east wind, often as violent and scorching, from desert on southeast, = Arabic sirocco ( eastern), compare DrAmos 4:9: Exod 10:13 (twice in verse) (JE), Exod 14:21 (J), Jer 18:17 (simile), Jonah 4:8; Ps 48:8 also ׳ק (רוּחַ omitted) = east wind Gen 41:6; Gen 41:23; Gen 41:27 (E), Hos 12:2; Hos 13:15; Hos 27:21; Hos 38:24; Ps 78:26. — קָדִימָה Hab 1:9 is dubious, usually eastward, i.e. forward, but text probably corrupt, compare We Now Da, GASm proposes מַקְדִּים (see also [מְגַמָּה] p. 169 above).
2. in Ezekiel (52 t.):
  a. East ׳רוּחַ הַקּ east wind Ezek 17:10; Ezek 19:12; Ezek 27:26 east side Ezek 42:16 (+ north, south, west); ׳שַׁעַר הַקּ Ezek 40:44 (+ north, south); ׳פְּאַת ק Ezek 47:18, + west Ezek 48:6; Ezek 48:7; Ezek 48:8, compare vEzek 48:1 (׳ק ׳פ הַיָּם; but read יָמָּה ׳יְעַד פ ׳ק ׳מִפּ ᵐ5 Co Toy and others), + north, south, west, vEzek 48:16 ׳דֶּרֶךְ הַ קּ i.e. toward the east Ezek 40:10 + 7 t., ׳הַקּ ׳מִדּ Ezek 43:2 ׳לַקּ Ezek 40:23 eastward (+ North) Ezek 41:14 ׳מֵהַקּ Ezek 42:9 on the East.
  b. קָדִ֫ימָה = East: ׳דֶּרֶךְ הַקּ Ezek 40:6 גְּבוּל קָדִימָה Ezek 45:7; Ezek 48:21 (+ west); פְּאַת קָדִימָה Ezek 47:18, + west Ezek 48:3 + 8 t., + north, south, west, vEzek 48:32.
  c. as adverb קָדִ֫ימָה eastward Ezek 11:1; Ezek 44:1; Ezek 47:1 + west Ezek 45:7 (strike out Berthol Krae), Ezek 48:18, + north, south, west, vEzek 48:10 vEzek 48:17 also (הַ)קָּדִים eastward Ezek 40:19; Ezek 43:17; Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:12; Ezek 47:1; Ezek 47:3, + north vEzek 47:2.

Strong's Definition H6921
east, wind, eastward, side
qādîm
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • east, east wind
    • east (of direction)
      • "east wind
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 22 English renderings
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