Genesis 49:11

אֹֽסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ (עירה) עִיר֔וֹ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ וּבְדַם עֲנָבִ֖ים (סותה) עִיר֔וֹ
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
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אֹֽסְרִ֤י
אֹֽסְרִ֤י
Root word bound, bind, ready, tied, prison, …
Dictionary form: אָסַר · aw-SAHR

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, construct state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: binding his
and bound ×7 to bind ×5 bound ×4 she bound ×4 she hath bound ×3 thou mightest be bound ×3 they bind ×2 tied ×2
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bind — Most versatile; covers physical and metaphorical tying.
tie — Concrete, everyday register; good for literal restraint.
fasten — Emphasizes securing firmly in place.
shackle — Strong connotation of imprisonment or captivity.
harness — Best when yoking animals or harnessing power.
imprison — Prefer when context is custody or captivity of persons.

BDB636 H631 H612

BDB635 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB637

[אָסַר] verb tie, bind, imprison (Arabic , Assyrian asâru, compare COTGloss, Aramaic אֲסַר, , Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect suffix אֲסָרָם Job 36:13 3 feminine singular אָֽסְרָה Num 30:5 +, etc.; Imperfect יֶאְסֹר 1Kgs 20:14 וַיֶּאֱסֹר Gen 42:24 וַיֶּאְסֹר Gen 46:29 +; plural suffix יַאַסְרֻנִי Judg 16:7 etc.; Imperative אֱסֹר 1Kgs 18:44; 2Kgs 9:21 אִסְרוּ Jer 46:4; Ps 118:27 Infinitive absolute אָסֹר Judg 15:13 אָסוֺר Judg 16:11 construct לָאְסֹר Num 30:3 +; לָאֱסוֺר Judg 15:10 לֶאֱסָרְךָ Judg 15:12 אָסְרָם Hos 10:10 Participle active construct אֹסְרִי Gen 49:11 passive אָסור Gen 40:3 +; plural אֲסוּרִים Gen 39:20 +; also Judg 16:21; Judg 16:25 Qr (Kt אסירים); הָסוּרִים Eccl 4:14 (compare Now); אֲסֻרוֺת 2Sam 3:34 construct אסורי Gen 39:20 Kt (Qr אֲסִירֵי); —
1. tie, bind, for security, foal to vine (followed by ל) Gen 49:11 (blessing of Jacob); horses and asses 2Kgs 7:10 (twice in verse); Ps 118:27 is dubious De bind the festal victim with cords; Che bind the procession with branches, etc.
2. tie, harness, kine to (ב) cart 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10 so (metaphor) Hos 10:10 harness them to (ל) their two iniquities (but Jerome Ew Now make ׳א here = יסר chastise, compare אֶסֳּרֵם va); also followed by accusative chariot Gen 46:29 (J) Exod 14:6 (E) 2Kgs 9:21 absolute 1Kgs 18:44; 2Kgs 9:21 even of making ready chargers הַסּוּסִים ׳א Jer 46:4 (|| עֲלוּ הַפָּרָשִׁים).
3. bind, with cords, fetters, etc., as prisoner, Simeon Gen 42:24 (E), Samson Judg 15:10; Judg 15:12; Judg 15:13 (3 t. in verse); Judg 16:5; Judg 16:7; Judg 16:8; Judg 16:11 (twice in verse); Judg 16:12 בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם ׳א 2Kgs 25:7 = 2Chr 36:6 = Jer 39:7; Jer 52:11 also 2Chr 33:11 compare (without ׳בַּנ) 2Kgs 17:4 (בֵּית בֶּלָא ׳א || עָצַת), 2Kgs 23:33 compare of divine chastisement Job 36:13 & see also Ezek 3:25; Ps 149:8 figurative of absolute authority Ps 105:22 especially Passive participle 2Sam 3:34 thy hands were not bound (|| and thy feet not put in fetters); בָּאֿזִקִּים ׳א Jer 40:1 compare בַּזִּקִּים ׳א Job 36:8 (probably figurative || חַבְלֵיעֹֿ֑נִי); metaphor of king held captive by a woman's tresses Song 7:6 perhaps = imprisoned (whether bound or not) Gen 39:20; Gen 40:3; Gen 40:5 (all J E); as substantive plural prisoners Gen 39:20 (Kt, see above); so (late) as distressed, & object of divine compassion Isa 49:9; Isa 61:1; Ps 146:7 בֵּית האסי֯רים prison Judg 16:21; Judg 16:25 compare Eccl 4:14.
4. gird (rare & late) אֵזוֺר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם ׳א Job 12:18 (אֵזוֺר = slaves' waistcloth, RS p. 25 above; Hoffm reads וַיָּסַר for וַיֶּאְסֹר); חַרְבּוֺ אֲסוּרִים עַלמָֿתְנָיו Neh 4:12.
5. followed by מִלְחָמָה begin the battle, make the attack (compare German mit jemandem anbinden) 1Kgs 20:14; 2Chr 13:3.
6. figurative of obligation of oath or vow (only Num 30, P) עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ ׳א, usually followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb אֱסָר, אִסָּר Num 30:3; Num 30:5 (twice in verse); Num 30:6; Num 30:8; Num 30:9; Num 30:11; Num 30:12 without אֱסָר etc., v.Num 30:7 v.Num 30:10 compare v.Num 30:4 אִסָּר ׳א (עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ omitted) Niph`al passive of Qal 3, be, bound, imprisoned, Imperfect (jussive) יֵאָסֵר Gen 42:19 (E); 2 masculine singular תֵּאָסֵר Judg 16:6; Judg 16:10; Judg 16:13 (of Samson); Imperative הֵאָֽסְרוּ Gen 42:16 (E). Pu`al Perfect be taken prisoner אֻסְּרוּ Isa 22:3 אֻסָּ֑רוּ ib.

BDB9327 H612 H631 H632

BDB9326 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9328

אסר (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ אָסַר] bind, אֵסוּר bond, אִסָּר binding obligation).

bound, bind, ready, tied, prison, …
ʾāsar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
  • to tie, bind, imprison
    • (Qal)
      • to tie, bind
        • "to tie, harness"to bind (with cords)"to gird (rare and late)"to begin the battle, make the attack"of obligation of oath (figurative)
      (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound"(Pual) to be taken prisoner

לַ גֶּ֙פֶן֙
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
גֶּ֙פֶן֙
Root word vine, vines, tree
Dictionary form: גֶּפֶן · ɡeh-PEN

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

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: unto the vine
the vine ×9 vine ×8 a vine ×3 and the vine ×3 as the vine ×2 his vine ×2 of the vine ×2 their vines ×2
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vine — Most natural modern equivalent; fits nearly all contexts.
grapevine — More specific; clarifies the plant when context is ambiguous.
grape plant — Plain descriptive term for non-specialist or children's texts.
vineyard plant — Use when agricultural or vineyard setting is emphasized.
climbing vine — Highlights the plant's growth habit in poetic or figurative passages.

BDB1723 H1612

BDB1722 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1724

גֶּ֫פֶן noun feminineJudg 9:13 + (masculine only Hos 10:1, perhaps influence of יִשְׂרָאֵל 2Kgs 4:39) vine (Late Hebrew id., Arabic (Yemen), Assyrian gapnu, compare ZehnpfBAS i. 633; Aramaic גּוֺפַן, גֶּפֶן, , plural ) — ׳ג Gen 40:9 + 38 t. (also construct, as Num 6:4; Deut 32:32; Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9), גָּ֑פֶן Judg 9:12 + 2 t.; suffix גַּפְנִי Joel 1:7, גַּפְנְךָ Jer 5:17, גַּפְנוֺ 1Kgs 5:5 = 3 t., גַּפְנָהּ Hos 2:14, גַּפְנָם Deut 32:32 + 2 t.; plural גְּפָנִים Song 2:13; Hab 3:17 — vine (always grape-bearing except 2Kgs 4:39) Gen 40:9; Gen 40:10 (in dream) Gen 49:11; Num 20:5; Deut 8:8; Judg 9:12; Judg 9:13 (in allegory) 1Kgs 5:5; 2Kgs 18:31 = Isa 36:16; Ps 78:47; Ps 105:33; Song 2:13; Song 6:11; Song 7:13; Isa 7:23; Isa 24:7; Isa 32:12; Jer 5:17; Jer 8:13; Hos 2:14; Joel 1:7; Joel 1:12; Joel 2:22; Mic 4:4; Hab 3:17; Hag 2:19; Zech 2:10; Zech 8:12; גֶּפֶן שָׂדֶה a vine bearing poisonous gourds 2Kgs 4:39 גֶּפֶן הַיַּיִן Num 6:4 (compare Gen 40:10; Judg 9:13) Judg 13:14 אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן Song 8:9 עֵץ הַגֶּפֶן Ezek 15:2; Ezek 15:6 in simile of stars fading away at Yahweh's judgment Isa 34:4 in simile of wicked losing early promise Job 15:33 in simile of wife Ps 128:3 figurative of Israel Ps 80:9; Ps 80:15; Ezek 17:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 17:7; Ezek 17:8; Hos 10:1 compare Ezek 19:10; Jer 2:21; Jer 6:9 also Hos 14:8 figurative of Israel as easily destroyed Ezek 15:2; Ezek 15:6 figurative of godless enemies of Israel Deut 32:32 compare Di; גֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה figurative for prosperity of Moab Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9; Jer 48:32. — On the vine in Syria compare AnderlindZPV 1888, 160 ff.

vine, vines, tree
gepen
a vine (as twining), especially the grape
  • vine, vine tree
    • of Israel (figuratively)
      • "of stars fading at Jehovah's judgment (metaphorically)"of prosperity

עיר ה
עיר
Root word asses, colt, colts, foal, foals
ה
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: עַיִר · ah-YIR

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

ass colts ×2 a colt ×1 colt ×1 foal ×1 foals ×1 likewise and the young asses ×1 of young asses ×1
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donkey foal — Clear, precise; distinguishes species and age.
young donkey — Natural modern phrasing; broadly understood.
donkey colt — Retains 'colt' but modernizes with 'donkey'; common in NT parallels.
foal — Brief and poetic; best when species is already clear from context.
colt — Familiar in Messianic passages; context must clarify species.
jenny foal — Technical; specifies a female donkey offspring if context demands.

BDB6042 H5895

BDB6041 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6043

עַ֫יִר noun masculineGen 32:16 male ass (young and vigorous); — plural וַעְיָרִם Gen 32:16 (E); suffix עִירֹה Gen 49:11 (poem; || בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ); construct עַיִר פֶּרֶא (Ges«GKC:131c»§ 131c N. 2; or appositive KöSynt. § 333 s Di and others) Job 11:12 wild ass's colt; plural עֲיָרִים, for riding Judg 10:4a (Judg 10:4b see עִיר), עֲיָרִם), Judg 12:14, singular absolute עַיִר Zech 9:9 עֲיָרִים for carrying Isa 30:6 Qr (Kt עורים), עֲיָרִם for tillage vIsa 30:24.

asses, colt, colts, foal, foals
ʿayir
properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt
  • he-ass, male ass

עִיר֔ וֹ
עִיר֔
Root word asses, colt, colts, foal, foals
וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: עַיִר · ah-YIR

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

In the KJV here: foal
ass colts ×2 a colt ×1 colt ×1 foal ×1 foals ×1 likewise and the young asses ×1 of young asses ×1
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donkey foal — Clear, precise; distinguishes species and age.
young donkey — Natural modern phrasing; broadly understood.
donkey colt — Retains 'colt' but modernizes with 'donkey'; common in NT parallels.
foal — Brief and poetic; best when species is already clear from context.
colt — Familiar in Messianic passages; context must clarify species.
jenny foal — Technical; specifies a female donkey offspring if context demands.

BDB6042 H5895

BDB6041 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6043

עַ֫יִר noun masculineGen 32:16 male ass (young and vigorous); — plural וַעְיָרִם Gen 32:16 (E); suffix עִירֹה Gen 49:11 (poem; || בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ); construct עַיִר פֶּרֶא (Ges«GKC:131c»§ 131c N. 2; or appositive KöSynt. § 333 s Di and others) Job 11:12 wild ass's colt; plural עֲיָרִים, for riding Judg 10:4a (Judg 10:4b see עִיר), עֲיָרִם), Judg 12:14, singular absolute עַיִר Zech 9:9 עֲיָרִים for carrying Isa 30:6 Qr (Kt עורים), עֲיָרִם for tillage vIsa 30:24.

asses, colt, colts, foal, foals
ʿayir
properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt
  • he-ass, male ass

וְ לַ שֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
שֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה
Root word vine
Dictionary form: שֹׂרֵק · soh-RAKE

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

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and unto the choice vine
and unto the choice vine ×1 it with the choicest vine ×1 thee a noble vine ×1
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choice vine — Best general rendering; emphasizes quality and selectivity.
finest vine — Highlights superior grade; suits poetic or agricultural contexts.
noble vine — Conveys dignity and prestige; good for elevated or metaphorical passages.
prize vine — Informal; stresses value and desirability of the vine.
select vine — Neutral, modern; emphasizes deliberate careful selection.
superior vine — Plain and direct; useful in descriptive or agricultural prose.

BDB8343 H8321

BDB8342 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8344

I. שֹׂרֵק noun [masculine] choice species of vine; — absolute ׳שׂ Isa 5:2, ׳שׂוֺ Jer 2:21 (both in figure).

BDB8345 H8321

BDB8344 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8346

שׂרֵקָה noun feminine choice vine; — Gen 49:11.

vine
śōrēq
a vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety)
  • choice species of vine, choice grapes

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

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

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

BDB1160 H1121

BDB1159 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1161

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

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

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BDB1168 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1170

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

BDB9386 H1247 H1121 H1248 H1123

BDB9385 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9387

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

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

II. בַּר see ברר.

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

אֲתֹנ ֑וֹ
אֲתֹנ
Root word asses, ass, asss
֑וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: אָתוֹן · aw-TONE

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

In the KJV here: his asss
the asses ×5 and the ass ×4 she asses ×4 and the asses ×2 and when the ass ×2 his ass ×2 of the asses ×2 the ass ×2
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female donkey — Most precise; clarifies sex when contextually important.
donkey — General, widely understood modern term; best default choice.
she-donkey — Retains sex marker; useful in narratives with mixed animals.
jenny — Technical term for adult female donkey; suits formal or scholarly contexts.
mare-ass — Rare; avoid unless distinguishing from male in close context.

BDB863 H860

BDB862 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB864

אָתוֺן noun feminineGen 45:23 she-ass (Arabic , Aramaic אַתָּנָא, , Assyrian atânu) — אָתוֺן Num 22:23 + 10 t.; אֲתֹנְךָ Num 22:30; Num 22:32 אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 + 2 t.; plural absolute אֲתֹנֹת Gen 12:16 + 2 t.; אֲתֹנוֺת Judg 5:10 + 12 t.; אֲתוֺנוֺת Job 1:3; Job 42:12 — she-ass, as dam Gen 49:11; Zech 9:9 as property (constituting wealth) Gen 12:16; Gen 32:16; Job 1:3; Job 1:14; Job 42:12 compare 1Chr 27:30 so of the asses of Kish 8 t. 1Sam 9:3 (twice in verse); 1Sam 9:5; 1Sam 9:20; 1Sam 10:2 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:14; 1Sam 10:16 as beasts of burden Gen 45:23 for riding Judg 5:10; Num 22:21; Num 22:22; 2Kgs 4:22; 2Kgs 4:24 of Balaam's ass 14 t. Num 22:21; Num 22:22; Num 22:23 (3 t. in verse); Num 22:25; Num 22:27 (twice in verse); Num 22:28; Num 22:29; Num 22:30 (twice in verse); Num 22:32; Num 22:33.

אַתֵּן, אַתֵּנָה see below אנת.

אֶתְנָה see תנה.

asses, ass, asss
ʾātôn
a female donkey (from its docility)
  • she-ass, she-donkey

כִּבֵּ֤ס
כִּבֵּ֤ס
Root word wash, washed, fullers, washing
Dictionary form: כָּבַס · kaw-BAHS

Verb — Piel, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: he washed
shall wash ×12 and he shall wash ×3 of the fullers ×3 wash ×3 and let them wash ×2 and they washed ×2 of it shall wash ×2 of them shall wash ×2
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wash — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable.
launder — Specifically for washing clothes or fabric items.
cleanse — Emphasizes purification; suits ritual/ceremonial contexts.
scrub — Conveys vigorous, thorough washing; more colloquial register.
full — Archaic trade sense; use only for professional cloth-working contexts.

BDB3898 H3526

BDB3897 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3899

[כָּבַס]51 verb (tread), wash (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician כבס as participle; Assyrian kabâsu, tread (down), subjugate, kibšu, step, path, DlHWB) —

Qal Participle only מְסִלַּת שְׂדֵה כוֺבֵס highway of fuller's (= treader's, washer's) field Isa 7:3; Isa 36:2 = 2Kgs 18:17. Pi`el Perfect וְכִּבֶּס consecutive Lev 13:6 + 11 t.; כִּבֵּס Gen 49:11; 2Sam 19:25, etc.; Imperfect יְכַבֵּס Lev 11:25 + 16 t.; 2 masculine singular suffix תְּכַבְּסֵנִי Ps 51:9, etc.; Imperative suffix כַּבְּסֵנִי Ps 51:4 feminine singular כַּבְּסִי Jer 4:14 Participle plural מְכַבְּסִים Mal 3:2 —
1. wash garments (i.e. by treading) Exod 19:10; Exod 19:14 (E), 2Sam 19:25 figurative of Judah Gen 49:11 elsewhere chiefly P: Lev 6:20; Lev 11:25; Lev 11:28; Lev 13:6; Lev 13:34; Lev 15:11; +; || רָחץ (which = wash person) Lev 14:8; Lev 14:9; Lev 15:5; Lev 15:6; Lev 15:7; Lev 15:8; Lev 15:10; Lev 15:11 + (׳כ in Lev 27 t., || ׳ר 15 t.; in Num 8 t., || ׳ר 3 t.); Participle = fuller (compare Qal), only ׳בֹּרִית מְכ Mal 3:2.
2. wash person, only in poetry and figurative אִם תְּכַבְּסִי בַּנֶּתֶר Jer 2:22 כַּבְּסִי מֵרָעָה לִבֵךְ Jer 4:14 with suffix Ps 51:4 (|| טהר; + מֵעָוֺן); vPs 51:9 (|| חִטֵּא). Pu`al Perfect וְכֻבַּס consecutive Lev 13:58; Lev 15:17 be washed, of garment. Hothpa`al (Ges«GKC:54»§ 54, 3) Infinitive אַחֲרֵי הֻכַּבֵּס אֶתהַֿנֶּגַע Lev 13:55 after the plague is washed out, so vLev 13:56.

wash, washed, fullers, washing
kābas
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
  • to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller
    • (Qal) washer, fuller, treader (participle)
      • "(Piel) to wash (garments, person)"(Pual) to be washed"(Hothpael) to be washed out

בַּ יַּ֙יִן֙
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
יַּ֙יִן֙
Root word wine, winebibbers, banqueting, vine
Dictionary form: יַיִן · ya-YIN

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

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in wine
wine ×40 of wine ×20 and wine ×13 the wine ×9 with wine ×8 and the wine ×5 of the wine ×2 than wine ×2
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wine — Direct modern equivalent; suitable in nearly all contexts.
fermented wine — Clarifies alcoholic nature when context requires distinction.
vintage wine — Emphasizes quality or celebratory setting.
drink — Broad, informal substitute when wine is implied culturally.
grape wine — Distinguishes from other fermented drinks in technical passages.

BDB3534 H3196

BDB3533 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3535

יַ֫יִן141 noun masculinePs 75:9 wine (Late Hebrew id.; Ethiopic : vitis, vinea, vinum; Arabic (black) grapes, see HomZMG 1889, 654; Sabean וין vineyard, MordtZMG 1887, 364 Homl.c. 659 (both after Glaser); Assyrian inu in vocabularies, but this loan-word from western Shemites, according to HomAufsätze 102; JenZA i, 186 f., ZMG 1890, 705 argues to the contrary) — absolute יַ֫יִן Gen 9:21 + 84 t.; יָ֑יִן Gen 14:18 + 33 t.; construct יַ֫יִן Ps 60:5; Song 8:2 יֵין Deut 32:18 + 9 t.; suffix יֵינִי Song 5:1, etc.; — wine:
  a. common drink, for refreshment Gen 14:18 (E?) Gen 27:25 (J), Judg 19:19; 2Sam 16:2; Amos 5:11; Amos 9:14; Hos 14:8; Job 1:13; Job 1:18; Dan 1:5 +, tonic Prov 31:6 article of commerce Ezek 27:18; Neh 13:15 among supplies in strongholds 2Chr 11:11 as making merry 2Sam 13:28; Zech 9:15; Zech 10:7; Esth 1:10; Eccl 9:7; Eccl 10:19; Ps 104:15.
  b. used for rejoicing before ׳י Deut 14:26, compare Hos 9:4 as drink-offering in prescribed ritual Exod 29:40; Lev 23:13; Num 15:5; Num 15:7; Num 15:10; Num 28:14 among temple stores 1Chr 9:29 used also in heathen ceremonial, see Deut 32:33.
  c. intoxicating 1Sam 1:14; 1Sam 25:37; Gen 9:21; Gen 9:24; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33; Gen 19:34; Gen 19:35 (all J), Isa 5:11; Isa 5:22; Prov 21:17; Prov 23:30; Prov 23:31 +; || תִּירוֺשׁ Hos 4:11 || שֵׁכָר 1Sam 1:15; Mic 2:11; Isa 24:9; Isa 28:7 (twice in verse); Isa 56:12 + 12 t.; forbidden to Nazirites Num 6:3 (twice in verse) (חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר), vNum 6:4 vNum 6:20, compare Amos 2:12 to Rechabites Jer 35:2; Jer 35:5f.; to mother of Samson Judg 13:4; Judg 13:7; Judg 13:14 to priests entering sanctuary Lev 10:9 (P), Ezek 44:21 unfitting for kings Prov 31:4.
  d. combinations are: יֵין הַטּוֺב Song 7:10 = the best wine (read כַּיַּיִן ?) Ges«GKC:133»§ 133. 3, R. 1; יֵין מַלְכוּת Esth 1:7 royal wine; אֹצרְוֺת יַּיִן 1Chr 27:27 stores of wine, wine-supply; יַיִן הָרֶקַח Song 8:2 spiced wine; מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן wine-feast Esth 5:6; Esth 7:2; Esth 7:7; Esth 7:8 סֹבְאֵי יַיִן Prov 23:20 wine-bibbers; נאֹד יין wine-skin Josh 9:4; Josh 9:13; 1Sam 16:20 נֵבֶל יין id. 1Sam 1:24; 1Sam 10:3; 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 16:1; Jer 13:12 (twice in verse); בֵּית הַיָּ֑יִן Song 2:4 either wine-house, where wine is drunk, feasting-house (De and others), or place of wine = vineyard (Ew and others; compare גֶּפֶן יַיִן Num 6:4).
  e. metaphor of wisdom's drink Prov 9:2; Prov 9:5, compare Isa 55:1 of ׳י's wrath Jer 25:15 (כּוֺס היין); of confusion sent by ׳י, יַיִן תַּרְעֵלָה wine of reeling Ps 60:5, compare Ps 75:9 of ׳י's awaking for vengeance, like a wine-shouter Ps 78:65 of Babylon's fierce power Jer 51:7 of love Song 5:1 יֵין חֲמָסִים Prov 4:17 in simile of one bursting with words Job 32:19 of disheartened prophet Jer 23:9 (כְּגֶבֶר עֲבָרוֺיַיִן); of lover's mouth Song 7:10 (see above); love is better than wine Song 1:2; Song 4:10.

wine, winebibbers, banqueting, vine
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
  • wine

לְבֻשׁ ֔וֹ
לְבֻשׁ
Root word clothing, apparel, garment, garments, vesture, …
֔וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: לְבוּשׁ · leh-BOOSH

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

In the KJV here: his garments
apparel ×2 clothing ×2 her clothing ×2 the apparel ×2 a garment ×1 also my garment ×1 and as the raiment ×1 and let this apparel ×1
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clothing — Most natural, everyday term; fits most contexts.
garment — Slightly more formal; good for single-item references.
attire — Suggests deliberate dress or finery; good for formal scenes.
outfit — Casual register; fits narrative or descriptive passages.
dress — Concise; works well as a collective or singular noun.
robe — Use when context implies a long, dignified outer garment.

BDB4322 H3830

BDB4321 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4323

לְבוּשׁ, לְבֻשׁ noun masculineJob 30:18 garment, clothing, raiment (on formation compare Ges«GKC:84a»§ 84a. 12 LagBN 64, 179); — לְבוּשׁ absolute 2Kgs 10:22 + 9 t.; construct לְבוּשׁ Esth 4:2 + 2 t., לְבֻשׁ Isa 14:19 suffix לְבוּשִׁי Job 30:18 + 3 t.; לְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ Isa 63:2; Prov 27:26 לְבוּשׁוֺ Isa 63:1; Job 41:5, לְבֻשׁוֺ 2Sam 20:8 + 2 t.; לְבוּשָׁהּ Ps 45:14 + 2 t.; לְבוּשְׁכֶן 2Sam 1:24 לְבוּשָׁם Jer 10:9 plural suffix לְבֻשֵׁיהֶם Lam 4:14 — garment, clothing, Gen 49:11 (poem in J; || סוּתֹה), Job 24:7 ׅ || (כְּסוּת, vJob 24:10; Job 30:18; Job 31:19; Prov 27:26; Ps 22:19; Lam 4:14 of women's raiment 2Sam 1:24; Prov 31:22, also figurative וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ עֹז vProv 31:25 specifically of princess Ps 45:14 of warrior's tunic 2Sam 20:8, compare Isa 63:1; Isa 63:2 (׳י as warrior); raiment for worshippers 2Kgs 10:22 for mourners, לְבוּשִׁי שָׂ֑ק Ps 35:13, compare Ps 69:12 בִּלְבוּשׁ שָׂק Esth 4:2 of royal apparel מַלְכוּת ׳ל Esth 6:8; Esth 8:15, compare (without ׳מ) Esth 6:9; Esth 6:10; Esth 6:11 scaly coat of crocodile לְבוּשׁוֺ ׳פְּנֵ Job 41:5 cover garment with violence Mal 2:16, figurative of putting away a wife, compare RSK, 269 We; in other figurative uses: — as changed Ps 102:27 (simile of heavens and earth), as covering Ps 104:6 (simile of deep upon earth); of cloud as garment of sea Job 38:9, simile of terrestrial objects in the light vJob 38:14.

BDB9638 H3830 H3831

BDB9637 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9639

[לְְבוּשׁ] noun masculine garment (Biblical Hebrew id.); — suffix לְבוּשֵׁהּ Dan 7:9 plural suffix לְבוּשֵׁיהוֺם Dan 3:21.

לָה see לָאabove

clothing, apparel, garment, garments, vesture, …
lĕbûš
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
  • clothing, garment, apparel, raiment

וּ בְ דַם
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
דַם
Root word blood, bloody, bloodguiltiness
Dictionary form: דָּם · dawm

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

In the KJV here: in the blood
the blood ×78 blood ×65 of blood ×21 of the blood ×18 his blood ×16 and the blood ×10 in the blood ×9 with blood ×9
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blood — Direct, universal default for the physical substance.
bloodshed — Use when referring to killing or violent death.
bloodguilt — Legal/moral contexts; responsibility for a death.
lifeblood — Emphasizes blood as the seat or essence of life.
gore — Vivid, visceral register; shed or spilled blood in battle.

BDB1960 H1818

BDB1959 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1961

דָּם360 noun masculineGen 9:6 blood (Late Hebrew id., Arabic , Ethiopic Assyrian damu Nor239 ZimBP 72, 76; Aramaic דַּם, דְּמָא , ) — absolute ׳ד Gen 37:22 + 154 t.; construct דַּם Gen 9:6 + 62 t.; suffix דָּמִי 1Sam 26:20 + 3 t.; דָּֽמְךָ 2Sam 1:16 (Qr; Kt דמיך) + 4 t.; דָּמֵךְ Ezek 16:22 + 3 t.; דָּמוֺ Gen 9:4 + 30 t.; דָּמָהּ Lev 4:30 (twice in verse) + 11 t.; דִּמְכֶם Gen 9:5 דָּמָם Lev 16:27 + 11 t.; plural דָּמִים Exod 4:25 + 35 t.; construct דְּמֵי Gen 4:10 + 18 t.; suffix דָּמֶיךָ 2Sam 1:16 Kt (Qr דָּֽמְךָ); דָּמַיִךְ Ezek 16:6 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 16:9 דָּמָיו Lev 20:9 + 3 t.; דָּמֶיהָ Lev 12:7 + 2 t.; דְּמֵיהֶם Lev 20:11 + 5 t.; —

1. blood of man or animal, = the life (נֶפֶשׁ) Gen 9:4 (P) Deut 12:23; Lev 17:14 (twice in verse) (H); compare נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר בַּדָּם הִוא vLev 17:11 (H) & דִּמְכֶם לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם Gen 9:5 (P); see also Ps 72:14 וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָיו; hence blood of animals not to be eaten Lev 3:17; Lev 7:26; Lev 7:27(all P) Lev 17:10 (twice in verse); Lev 17:12 (twice in verse); Lev 17:14; Lev 19:26 (all H) Deut 12:16; Deut 12:23; Deut 15:23; 1Sam 14:32; 1Sam 14:33; 1Sam 14:34; Ezek 33:25 (compare RSK 310), but to be poured out & covered with dust Lev 17:13 (compare RSSemitic i. 216 f.).
2. usually blood become visible,
  a. as from a wound הַמַּכָּה ׳ד 1Kgs 22:35 (compare חֲתַן דָּמִים Exod 4:25; Exod 4:26 see below h); licked by dogs 1Kgs 21:19 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 22:38; Ezek 32:6 from the nose Prov 30:33 bloody issue of a woman Lev 15:19 compare vLev 15:25 plural דְּמֵי טָֽהֳרָה Lev 12:4; Lev 12:5, & מְקֹר דָּמֶיהָ vLev 12:7 (all P) Lev 20:18 (H); blood in which child welters Ezek 16:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 16:22 + vEzek 16:6 (strike out A B Co and others); of goat Gen 37:31 (JE); of slain bird Lev 14:6; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52.
  b. often object of שָׁפַךְ, spill, shed Gen 9:6 (P) Gen 37:22 (E) Num 35:33 (P) Lev 17:4 (H) Deut 21:7; 1Sam 25:31; 1Kgs 18:28; 2Kgs 21:16; 2Kgs 24:4; 1Chr 22:8; Ezek 16:38; Ezek 22:4; Ezek 22:6; Ezek 22:9; Ezek 22:12; Ezek 22:27; Ezek 23:45; Ezek 33:25; Ezek 36:18 (strike out B Co) Prov 1:16 also Ps 79:3 שָֽׁפְכוּ דָמָם כַּמַּיִם; שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם a blood-shedder Ezek 18:10 עִיר שֹׁפֶכֶת דָּם Ezek 22:3 compare vEzek 22:4 (also 1Kgs 2:31; Jer 22:3; Jer 22:17; 1Chr 22:8; 1Chr 28:3; Prov 6:17; Lam 4:13); less often subject of passive שָׁפוּךְ, נִשְׁפָּךְ, etc. Gen 9:6; Num 35:33 (both P) Deut 19:10; Zeph 1:17; Ps 79:10.
  c. דַּם חָלָל Deut 32:42 (song) blood of slain; חֲלָלִים ׳ד 2Sam 1:22 so Num 23:24 (JE), object of שָׁתָה, of Israel under figure of lion; compare also Ezek 39:17; Ezek 39:18; Ezek 39:19, & 2Sam 23:17 = 1Chr 11:19 (דַּם הָאֲנָשִׁים hyperbole for imperilled life); as food of young eagles Job 39:30.
  d. often of innocent blood, i.e. blood shed with injustice & cruelty, דָּם נָקִי Deut 21:8; Deut 21:9; 1Sam 19:5; 2Kgs 21:16; 2Kgs 24:4; Ps 94:21; Ps 106:38 compare vPs 94:38; Prov 6:17; Isa 59:7; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3 (also Jer 26:15); דָּם נָקִיא Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14 also in construct דַּם נָקִי Deut 19:10 compare Deut 27:25 לְהַכּוֺת נֶפֶשׁ ׳נ ׳ד; דַּם הַנָּקִי Deut 19:13; Jer 22:17; 2Kgs 24:4 דַּם נְקִיִּים Jer 19:4 דַּם נַפְשׁוֺת אֶבְיוֺנִים נְקִיִּים Jer 2:34 further דַּם צַדִּיקִים Lam 4:13 דְּמֵי חִנָּם 1Kgs 2:31 in Ps 31:10 דָּמִי = my death (|| רִדְתִּי אֶלשַֿׁחַת).
  e. evenger of blood גֹּאֵל הַדָּם Num 35:19; Num 35:21; Num 35:24; Num 35:25; Num 35:27 (twice in verse) (all P); Deut 19:6; Deut 19:12; Josh 20:3; Josh 20:5; Josh 20:9; 2Sam 14:11. feminine plural דָּמִים of abundance, blood in quantity, hence sometimes of blood shed by rude violence, and of blood-stains; — Gen 4:10; Gen 4:11(J) as crying from the ground for vengeance (compare RSSemitic i. 397), compare also 2Sam 3:28; 2Sam 16:8; 2Kgs 9:26 (twice in verse); Isa 1:15; Isa 9:4; Isa 26:21; (3 t. in verse); Ezek 16:9; Ezek 16:36 (on text of vEzek 16:6 see above) Zech 9:7; 2Chr 24:25 דְּמֵי אָדָם Hab 2:8; Hab 2:17, and in other connections; but interchangeably with singular 2Sam 3:27; 2Sam 20:12; 2Kgs 9:33; Isa 34:3; Isa 34:6 (twice in verse); Isa 34:7; Ezek 21:37; Ezek 22:13 (plural Co) Ezek 24:8 (twice in verse) and elsewhere; see especially אֶרֶץ אַלתְּֿכַסִּי דָמִי Job 16:18 דְּמֵי ירושׁלם blood-stains of Jerusalem Isa 4:4 = slaughter, singular Gen 37:26 (J) Jer 48:10; Ezek 5:17; Ezek 28:23 (|| דֶּבֶר) Ezek 38:22 (|| id.); דַּםעֲֿבָדָיו Deut 32:43 (song: compare Ps 79:10); plural דְּמֵי עֲבָדַי 2Kgs 9:7 (twice in verse); דְּמֵי יִזְרְעֶאל Hos 1:4 bloodshed at Jezreel; compare דָּמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָ֑עוּ Hos 4:2 דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה 1Kgs 2:5 (twice in verse); in Ezek 9:9 וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס (Baer) read דָּמִים for חָמָס see d. H. Vrss Co Comm.; אָרַב לְדָם lie in wait for blood Prov 1:11 compare vProv 1:18; Prov 12:6; Mic 7:2 דָּמִים of a plan of murder Isa 33:15 (object of שׁמע); מִשְׁפַּט דָּמִים Ezek 7:23 bloody crime; as symbol of oppression, violence Mic 3:10 (|| עַוְלָה), Hab 2:12 (|| id.)
  g. דָּמִים = guilt of bloodshed, blood-guiltiness Exod 22:1, then more generally, mortal sin (RSOTJC 417, 2nd ed. 441, compare Ezek 18:13) Ps 51:16 (compare Hos 12:15); also בּוֺא בְדָמִים 1Sam 25:26; 1Sam 25:33.
  h. plural also in pharses: חֲתַן דָּמִים bloody bridegroom Exod 4:25; Exod 4:26 also those denoting character, chiefly in poetry, אִישׁ דָּמִים bloody man (sanguinary) 2Sam 16:8; Ps 5:7 אִישׁ הַדָּמִים 2Sam 16:7 אַנְשֵׁי דָּמִים, Ps 26:9; Ps 55:24; Ps 59:3; Ps 139:19; Prov 29:10 ואלבֵּֿית הַדָּמִים bloody house 2Sam 21:1 but read with ᵐ5 We Dr ואל בֵּיתֹה דמים, & on his house is blood; עִיר דָּמִים Nah 3:1 עִיר הַדָּמִים Ezek 22:2; Ezek 24:6 + vEzek 24:9 (strike out B Co).
  i. דָּמָיו בּוֺ his blood is in (upon) him, he is responsible for his own death Lev 20:9 compare vLev 20:11 vLev 20:12 vLev 20:13 vLev 20:16 vLev 20:27 (all H), Ezek 18:13 ( + יִהְיֶה); דָּמוֺ בּוֺ Ezek 33:5 דָּמוֺ בְּראֹשׁוֺ Josh 2:19 (twice in verse); so with שָׁבוּ 1Kgs 2:33, יִהְיֶה v1Kgs 2:37; Ezek 33:4 דָּֽמְ֯יךָ עַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2Sam 1:16, and אֶתדָּֿמוֺ עַלרֿאֹשׁוֺ ׳הֵשִׁיב י 1Kgs 2:32 also לֹא תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתְךָ Deut 22:8 and דָּמָם לָשׂוּם עַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Judg 9:24 נָתַן דָּם על (אלׅ Jer 26:15; Jonah 1:14 וְהָיָה עָלָיךָ דָּמִים Deut 19:10, see 2Sam 21:1 above; also singular Ezek 22:4 בְּדָמֵךְ אָשַׁמְתְּ, and as subject of יֵחָשֵׁב לְ shall be imputed to Lev 17:4 (H); אֵין לוֺ דָמִים Exod 22:1 compare v.Exod 22:2 (both J E) & (singular) Num 35:27 (P).
  j. of judicial process in case of bloodshed דָּבָר לַמִּשְׁפָּט בֵּיןדָּֿם לְדָם Deut 17:8 compare 2Chr 19:10 לֹא תַּעֲמֹד עַלדַּֿם רֵעֶ֑ךָ Lev 19:16 (H).
  k. in phrase require blood at the hand of, exact vengeance (for it) from, דָּרַשׁ דָּמוֺ מִיַּד Ezek 33:6; Gen 9:5 דָּמוֺ נִדְרָשׁ Gen 42:22 (E); absolute דֹּרשׁ דמים Ps 9:13 אֲבַקֵּשׁ אֶתדָּֿמוֺ מִיֶּדְכֶם 2Sam 4:11 compare Ezek 3:18; Ezek 3:20; Ezek 33:8 עַלֿ ׳פָּקַד ד Hos 1:4 ׳וְנִקֵּיתִי ד Joel 4:21; Ezek 35:6 (4 t. in verse); compare on the other hand ׳אַליִֿפֹּל דָּמִי אַרְצָה מִנֶּגֶד פְּנֵי י 1Sam 26:20 i.e. let it not de unavenged.
1. of blood as defiling a land Num 35:33 (P) compare Ps 106:38 (plural בדמים); עֲקֻבָּה מִדָּם Hos 6:8 of a city foot-printed (VB) with blood; defiling hands Isa 1:15; Isa 59:3; Lam 4:14 compare Ezek 23:37; Ezek 23:45 further, of blood as oppressing one who has shed it עָשֻׁק בְּדַם נֶפֶשׁ Prov 28:17. masculine atonement for blood-guilt is expressed by וְנִכַּפֵּר לָהֶם הַדָּם Deut 21:8 (on form of verb compare Ges«GKC:55»§ 55, 9 & Di).
  n. blood (-shedding) as connected with divine wrath וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֫י חֲמָתִי עָלָיהָ בְּדָם Ezek 14:19 דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezek 16:38 see further אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם Deut 32:42, compare Jer 46:10 compare also of human vengeance by divine help יִרְחַץ בְּדַם הָרָשָׁע Ps 58:11 תִּמֲחַץ רַגְלְךָ בְּדָם Ps 68:24 note further Isa 49:26; Ezek 39:19 (in both figurative of being drunk with blood); then of simple human vengeance וְהוֺרַדְתָּ֫ אֶתשֵֿׂיבָתוֺ בְּדָם שְׁאוֺל 1Kgs 2:9.
  o. of water turned into blood (singular) in Egypt, by divine power Exod 4:9 (J) Exod 7:17; Exod 7:20 (JE) vExod 7:19 vExod 7:19 vExod 7:21 (P) Ps 78:44; Ps 105:29 compare Isa 15:9 & Ezek 32:6 further, of appearance of blood in sky Joel 3:3, & of colour of moon v.Joel 2:4 specifically of red colour of water אֲדֻמִּים כַּדָּם 2Kgs 3:22 compare v2Kgs 3:23.
3. blood used with religious significance,
  a. blood of passover-lamb Exod 12:7; Exod 12:13 (twice in verse) (all P) vExod 12:22 vExod 12:22 vExod 12:23 (all J E); note also דַּם הַבְּרִית, i.e. blood by which covenant was ratified Exod 24:8 (JE) Zech 9:11.
  b. blood used in ritual, Lev 17:11 הַדָּם הוּא בַּנֶּפֶשׁ יְכַפֵּר (H); compare 2Chr 29:24 also Ezek 44:7; Ezek 44:15 (both || חֵלָב); further Lev 1:5; Isa 1:11; Ps 50:13 thrown on altar, verb זָרַק usually with עַל Exod 24:6 (JE) Exod 29:16; Exod 29:20; Lev 1:5; Lev 1:11; Lev 3:2; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 7:2; Lev 7:14; Lev 8:19; Lev 8:24; Lev 9:12; Lev 9:18 (all P) Lev 17:6 (H) Num 18:17 (P) Ezek 43:18; 2Kgs 16:13; 2Kgs 16:15 (twice in verse); 2Chr 29:22 (3 t. in verse); compare 2Chr 30:16 sprinkled, verb הִזָּה Lev 5:9; Lev 16:19 (both P); sprinkled toward tent of meeting (verb הִזָּה) Num 19:4 (twice in verse) (P); brought into tent of meeting Lev 4:5; Lev 4:16; Lev 6:23 compare Lev 10:18 (all P); sprinkled toward the holy of holies (verb הִזָּה) Lev 4:6 (twice in verse); Lev 4:17; Lev 16:14 (twice in verse) (all P); brought within the veil on day of atonement Lev 16:15 (3 t. in verse) (compare vLev 16:14) vLev 16:27 (all P); thrown on people Exod 24:8 (J E; זָרַק); sprinkled on priests (הִזָּה) Exod 29:21; Lev 8:30 (both P); on garment (in sanctuary, הִזָּה) Lev 6:20 (P); applied with finger to horns of altar Exod 29:12; Lev 4:7; Lev 4:18; Lev 4:25; Lev 4:30; Lev 4:34; Lev 8:15; Lev 9:9 (3 t. in verse); Lev 16:18 (twice in verse) (all P; also Ezek 45:19) Ezek 43:20 applied to tip of right ear of priest Exod 29:20; Lev 8:23; Lev 8:24 (all P; also Lev 14:14; Lev 14:25 P); poured out at base of altar (שָׁפַךְ אֶלֿ) Exod 29:12; Lev 4:7; Lev 4:18; Lev 4:25; Lev 4:30; Lev 4:34 (all P); compare with מָצָה (Niph`al) Lev 1:15; Lev 5:9 with יָצַק Lev 8:15 (all P); half of blood put in basons Exod 24:6 (JE); blood poured out on altar Deut 12:27 (twice in verse); blood of red heifer burned Num 19:5 (P); see further such terms as דַּם זִבְחִי Exod 23:18; Exod 34:25 (both J E) (compare Deut 12:27; 2Kgs 16:15); דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים Lev 7:33 (P; compare vLev 7:14); דַּם חַטָּאת הַכִּפֻּרִים Exod 30:10 (P) compare Ezek 45:19 דַּם הָאָשָׁם Lev 14:14; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:25; Lev 14:28 (see זֶבַח, שֶׁלֶם, חַטָּאת, אָשָׁם); דַּםחֲֿזִיר, swine's blood, as heathen offering Isa 66:3 compare נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם Ps 16:4 (see Che).
4. figurative of wine דַּםעֲֿנָבִים Gen 49:11 (blessing of Jacob || יַיִן); compare Deut 32:14 (song) דַּם עֵנָב תִּשְׁתֶּהחָֿ֑מֶר. — בְּדָֽמְךָ Ezek 19:10 probably textual error compare VB; Da prop: בְּרוּמָהּ in her height.

blood, bloody, bloodguiltiness
dām
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood)
  • blood
    • of wine (figuratively)

עֲנָבִ֖ים
עֲנָבִ֖ים
Root word grapes, wine, grape
Dictionary form: עֵנָב · ay-NAWB

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

In the KJV here: of grapes
grapes ×8 of grapes ×4 the grapes ×2 are grapes ×1 like grapes ×1 of the grape ×1 of wine ×1 their grapes ×1
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grape — Standard singular/collective; fits most prose contexts.
grapes — Natural plural form for clusters or harvests.
grape cluster — Use when emphasizing a bunch on the vine.
berry — Botanical term; suits poetic or technical passages.
fruit of the vine — Liturgical/ceremonial register; avoids naming grape directly.

BDB6186 H6025

BDB6185 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6187

עֵנָב noun masculineGen 40:11 grape(s) (on formation compare LagBN 153); — ׳ע absolute Deut 32:14 (collective); elsewhere plural עֲנָבִים Gen 40:10 +; construct עִנְּכֵי (Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h) Lev 25:5; Deut 32:32 suffix עֲנָבֵמוֺ vDeut 32:32 — grapes Gen 40:40; Gen 40:11 (E), Amos 9:13 (all as yielding juice for drink), Hos 9:10 (simile), Isa 5:2; Isa 5:4 (parable), Jer 8:13; Neh 13:15; Lev 25:5 (H); ׳מִשְׁרַת ע Num 6:3 (P), in poetry ׳דַּםעֿ Gen 49:11; Deut 32:14 ׳בִּכּוּרֵי ע Num 13:20, ׳אֶשְׁכּוֺל ע vNum 13:23 (JE); eaten Deut 23:25, so לַתִים וִיבֵשִׁים ׳ע Num 6:3 ׳אֲשִׁישֵׁי ע Hos 3:1 raisen-cakes; רוֺשׁ ׳ע Deut 32:32 grapes of poison.

grapes, wine, grape
ʿēnāb
a grape
  • grape(s)

סות ה
סות
Root word clothes
ה
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: סוּת · soot

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

and his clothes ×1
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clothing — Most general and natural modern term.
garment — Slightly formal; suits poetic or legal contexts.
attire — Elevated register; good for royal or ceremonial dress.
apparel — Formal but contemporary; suits narrative prose.
outfit — Colloquial; use when emphasizing a complete set of clothes.

BDB5522 H5497

BDB5521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5523

[סוּת] noun [masculine] vesture (Late Hebrew, but dubious; see Levys. see ); — suffix 3 masculine singular סוּתֹה Gen 49:11 (poem in J; || לְבֻשׁוֺ).

clothes
sût
covering, i.e., clothing
  • garment, vesture

עִיר֔ וֹ
עִיר֔
Root word clothes
וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: סוּת · soot

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

In the KJV here: and his clothes
and his clothes ×1
More options
clothing — Most general and natural modern term.
garment — Slightly formal; suits poetic or legal contexts.
attire — Elevated register; good for royal or ceremonial dress.
apparel — Formal but contemporary; suits narrative prose.
outfit — Colloquial; use when emphasizing a complete set of clothes.

BDB5522 H5497

BDB5521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5523

[סוּת] noun [masculine] vesture (Late Hebrew, but dubious; see Levys. see ); — suffix 3 masculine singular סוּתֹה Gen 49:11 (poem in J; || לְבֻשׁוֺ).

clothes
sût
covering, i.e., clothing
  • garment, vesture

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אֹֽסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ Pashta — a lesser break עירה עִיר֔וֹ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ Pashta — a lesser break לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּבְדַם עֲנָבִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break סותה עִיר֔וֹ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break

אֹֽסְרִי לַגֶּפֶן ‫(עירה)‬ עִירוֹ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָה בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֹ כִּבֵּס בַּיַּיִן לְבֻשׁוֹ וּבְדַם-עֲנָבִים ‫(סותה)‬ עִירוֹ׃
11
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
Cross References

Isaiah 63:1

מִי-זֶה׀ בָּא מֵאֱדוֹם חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים מִבָּצְרָה זֶה הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ צֹעֶה בְּרֹב כֹּחוֹ אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה רַב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
1
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Joel 3:18

וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא יִטְּפוּ הֶהָרִים עָסִיס וְהַגְּבָעוֹת תֵּלַכְנָה חָלָב וְכָל-אֲפִיקֵי יְהוּדָה יֵלְכוּ מָיִם וּמַעְיָן מִבֵּית יְהוָה יֵצֵא וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת-נַחַל הַשִּׁטִּֽים׃
18
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Revelation 7:14

καὶ εἴρηκα αὐτῷ Κύριέ σὺ οἶδας καὶ εἶπέν μοι Οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐρχόμενοι ἐκ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς μεγάλης καὶ ἔπλυναν τὰς στολὰς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐλεύκαναν στολὰς αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ ἀρνίου
14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made white them in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 19:18

ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ' αὐτῶν καὶ σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων
18
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

1 Kings 4:25

וַיֵּשֶׁב יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָבֶטַח אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵֽנָתוֹ מִדָּן וְעַד-בְּאֵר שָׁבַע כֹּל יְמֵי שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
25
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

1 Kings 4:20

יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַבִּים כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר-עַל-הַיָּם לָרֹב אֹֽכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃
20
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

Micah 4:4

וְיָשְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵנָתוֹ וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד כִּי-פִי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת דִּבֵּֽר׃
4
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

2 Kings 18:32

עַד-בֹּאִי וְלָֽקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶל-אֶרֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶם אֶרֶץ דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ אֶרֶץ לֶחֶם וּכְרָמִים אֶרֶץ זֵית יִצְהָר וּדְבַשׁ וִֽחְיוּ וְלֹא תָמֻתוּ וְאַֽל-תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל-חִזְקִיָּהוּ כִּֽי-יַסִּית אֶתְכֶם לֵאמֹר יְהוָה יַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃
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Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
Genesis 49:10
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