Genesis 49:5

שִׁמְע֥וֹן וְלֵוִ֖י אַחִ֑ים כְּלֵ֥י חָמָ֖ס מְכֵרֹֽתֵיהֶֽם
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
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שִׁמְע֥וֹן
שִׁמְע֥וֹן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Simeon")
Dictionary form: שִׁמְעוֹן · shim-ONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: simeon
of simeon ×23 simeon ×12 and simeon ×4 and out of simeon ×1 shimeon ×1 so simeon ×1 to simeon ×1 unto simeon ×1
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Simeon — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most English Bibles.
Shimon — Hebrew-closer transliteration; suits scholarly or Jewish contexts.
Simon — Greek-derived form; useful when bridging Old and New Testaments.

BDB8833 H8095

BDB8832 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8834

שִׁמְעוֺן44 proper name, masculine (compare proper name שמעון in Palmyrene Lzb378; meaning doubtful; Rs and others compare said to mean offspring of hyena and wolf; see HoggEBiv. 4531); —

1. second son of Jacob and Leath, Συμεωη: Gen 29:33 (name explanation from שָׁמַע), Gen 35:23; Exod 1:2 + 14 t. (associated especially with Levi Gen 34:25; Gen 34:30; Gen 49:5).
2. tribal name Judg 1:3 (twice in verse); Judg 1:17; Num 1:6 +; so ׳גְּנֵי שׁ Num 1:22 + 7 t., ׳מַטֵה שׁ Num 1:23; Num 2:12; Num 13:5 ׳מַטֵּה גְנֵי שׁ Num 10:19; Num 34:20; Josh 19:1; Josh 19:8; Josh 21:9; 1Chr 6:50.
3. post-exilic Jew with foreign wife Ezra 10:31.

simeon, shimeon
šimʿôn
heard
Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
  • the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon
    • "an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

וְ לֵוִ֖י
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
לֵוִ֖י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And levi")
Dictionary form: לֵוִי · lay-WEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and levi
of levi ×49 levi ×8 and levi ×4 and of levi ×1 but levi ×1 to levi ×1
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Levi — Standard modern English rendering of the proper name.
of Levi — Use in genitive constructions, e.g. tribe of Levi.
Levite — When context implies membership or descent from Levi.
the tribe of Levi — Preferred when referring to the collective tribal group.

BDB4369 H3878

BDB4368 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4370

I. לֵוִי proper name, masculine Levi (√ and meaning dubious; Gen 29:34 (J) interpreted as joined, i. e. husband to wife; Num 18:2; Num 18:4 (P; apparently in word-play) of Levites as joined to, attendant upon, Aaron; originally as attached to, accompanying Israel from Egypt, LagOr. ii. 20 f.; as attached to, attending upon the ark, BauPriest. 74; in this case I.לֵוִי would be derived from II. לֵוִי in priestly sense; HomA. u. A. 1890, 30 f. proposes Minaean לוא, lau'ân, priest, compare IdSüd-Arab. Chrest. 127; against all such views see KauSK 1890, 771 f. WeProl. ed. 5, 141; Hist. Israel 145 StaZAW i (1881), 112 ff. GrayProp. Names, p. 96, compare NöZMG xi (1886). 167, make לֵוִי name, of a people from לֵאָה (q. v.); compare a further suggestion WeSkizzen iii. 114) — ᵐ5 Λευ(ε)ι(ν); —

1. a. Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, as individual, Gen 29:34; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:30; Gen 35:23; Gen 49:5 (all J); Gen 35:23; Gen 46:11; Exod 1:2; Exod 6:16; Exod 16:16; Num 3:17; Num 16:1 (all P); 1Chr 21; 1Chr 5:22; 1Chr 6:1; 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 6:23; 1Chr 6:28; 1Chr 6:32; 1Chr 23:6; so ׳בַּתלֿ [אֶתֿ] Exod 2:1 (E), Num 26:59 (P).
  b. as head of a family of descendants, in phrase בֵּית לֵוִי Exod 2:1 (E), and (with reference to tribe; late) Num 17:23, ׳מִשְׁפַּחַת בֵּית ל Zech 12:13.
  c. often ׳בְּנֵי(ֿ) ל Exod 32:26; Exod 32:28 (E), Josh 21:10 (P), ׳בְּנֵי(ֿ) ל with tribal reference Num 3:15; Num 4:2; Num 18:21 (charged with service of tabernacle, and hence to receive tithes; all P); as priests הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי לֵוִי Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9, compare Mal 3:3, and ׳לֹא הָיוּ מִבְּנֵי ל 1Kgs 12:31 from the ׳בְּנֵי ל the Zadokites are selected as priests Ezek 40:46 according to 1Chr 9:18; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27 ׳בְּנֵי ל are subordinate officials in temple (compare v1Chr 23:28f.), compare 1Chr 24:20 sharply distinguished from priests Ezra 8:15; Neh 12:23 (compare vNeh 12:22); so also in later stratum of story of Korah's revolt Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 16:10 (P2).
2. as name of tribe, ׳שֵׁבֶט ל Deut 18:1 (priestly tribe), ׳מַטֵּה ל Num 1:49 (in charge of tabernacle), Num 3:6; Num 18:2 (ministers unto Aaron); לֵוִי alone = (tribe of) Levi Deut 27:12; Deut 33:8 (earlier poem), Num 26:58 (P), Ezek 48:31; Mal 2:4 (priestly tribe, compare vMal 2:1), 1Chr 21:6; 1Chr 27:17 ׳מַטֵּה ל =rod of (the tribe of) Levi Num 17:18 (P); also (no inheritance, because charged with service of tabernacle) Deut 10:9.

BDB9641 H3878 H3879

BDB9640 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9642

[לֵוָי] name, of a people Levite (Biblical Hebrew לִוֵי); — plural emphatic לויא Kt, לְוָאֵי Qr (K§§ 61, 6); 52. d), Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:24 (all + priests).

levi
lēwî
joined to
Levi, a son of Jacob
  • the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

אַחִ֑ים
אַחִ֑ים
Root word brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …
Dictionary form: אָח · aw

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

In the KJV here: are brethren
his brethren ×58 his brother ×55 and his brethren ×53 thy brother ×35 their brethren ×30 brother ×25 brethren ×23 and their brethren ×17
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brother — Core meaning; use for biological or close male kin.
brothers — Preferred plural form; replaces archaic 'brethren'.
kinsman — Use when broader tribal or clan relationship is implied.
fellow — Suits contexts of solidarity, alliance, or shared identity.
companion — Use when the bond is relational or covenantal, not biological.
countryman — Best for communal or national address to fellow Israelites.

BDB276 H251 H256 H257

BDB275 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB277

I. אָח, אַחְאָב, אֶחָב, אַחְבָּן etc. see אחה.

BDB285 H251

BDB284 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB286

I. אָח630 noun masculine brother (Phoenician אח, Arabic (construct etc.), Sabean אחֿ (suffix אחֿיהו) CISiv.1,17 and 24 and others, Ethiopic Assyrian a—u compare DlW, Aramaic אַח, ; Palmyreme, Nabataean suffix אחוהי, אחיה); — absolute אָח Gen 24:29 + (Ezek 18:10 strike out Co compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9; Ew Sm אַח; Dl BaEz x defends as = one compare Assyrian a—u) never with article; cstr אֲחִי Gen 10:21 +; suffix אָחִי Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיו Gen 4:2 +; אָחִיהוּ Jer 34:9 + 3 t. etc.; plural אַחִים Gen 13:8 +; so read Hos 13:15 see DeCompl. Var. 23 compare below אָחוּ; construct אֲחֵי Num 27:10 +; suffix אַחַי Gen 19:7 +; אֶחָ֑י 1Sam 20:29 + (but 1Sam 30:23 ᵐ5 We אַחֲרֵי for אֶחָ֑י את); אַחֶיךָ Gen 37:13 +; אֶחָיו Gen 44:14 + etc.

1. brother, born of same mother (& father) Gen 4:2; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:10; Gen 4:11; Gen 27:6; Gen 27:11; Gen 44:20; Gen 49:5 compare Gen 28:2; Gen 29:10 (twice in verse) + Exod 4:14 + often; also of half-brother Gen 20:5; Gen 20:13; Gen 20:16 (on pa-rentage compare vGen 20:12) Gen 37:2; Gen 37:4; Gen 37:5 +, 2Sam 13:4; 2Sam 13:7; 2Sam 13:8 +.
2. indefinite = relative; Lot, of Abraham Gen 13:8; Gen 14:12; Gen 14:14; Gen 14:16 Jacob, of Laban Gen 29:12; Gen 29:15 (nephew); hence of kinship in wider sense; member of same tribe Num 16:10; Num 18:2; Num 18:6; 2Sam 19:13 of same people Exod 2:11 (twice in verse); Exod 4:18; Deut 15:12; Judg 14:3; Isa 66:20; Neh 5:1; Neh 5:5; Neh 5:8 see especially Lev 19:17 compare vLev 19:18 (ex-tended to include sojourner גֵּר vLev 19:34); of Israel & Judah 2Sam 19:42 Israel & Edom Num 20:14 compare of Ishmael Gen 16:12; Gen 25:18 of friend 2Sam 1:26; 1Kgs 9:13; 1Kgs 20:32; 1Kgs 20:33 of allies ׳בְּרִית א Amos 1:9.
3. figurative of resemblance Job 30:29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים (|| רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה i.e. by reason of his crying, compare Di; Prov 18:9 מִתְרַפֶּה בִּמְלַאכְתּוֺ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית.
4. in phrase one . . . another אִישׁ אָחִיו Gen 9:5; Joel 2:8 Ze Joel 7:10 אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיוGen 13:11 + 25 t + Exod 32:27 (where also same phrase with רֵעֵהוּ & קְרֹבוֺ — see these words — & also אִישׁ, אֶחָד; for development of idiom compare Deut 15:2; Isa 19:2; Jer 34:14 (compare15) 17 Ezek 38:21; Hag 2:22 usually of men; of faces of golden cherubim Exod 25:20; Exod 37:9 of scales of crocodile Job 41:9. (אָח fire-pot. see below II. אחח.)

BDB9286 H251

BDB9285 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9287

אחה (assumed as √ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew אָח).

brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …
ʾāḥ
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001])
  • brother
    • brother of same parents
      • "half-brother (same father)"relative, kinship, same tribe"each to the other (reciprocal relationship)"resemblance (figuratively)

כְּלֵ֥י
כְּלֵ֥י
Root word vessels, instruments, vessel, jewels, weapons, …
Dictionary form: כְּלִי · keh-LEE

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

In the KJV here: instruments of
the vessels ×51 vessels ×29 vessel ×19 the instruments ×12 jewels ×11 and vessels ×10 and the vessels ×9 his vessels ×8
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vessel — Best for containers — bowls, jars, cups.
implement — Good for tools or instruments with a function.
utensil — Ideal for household or cultic/tabernacle objects.
equipment — Collective use; suits military or professional gear.
weapon — Use when context is clearly military or combat.
article — Neutral catch-all for miscellaneous objects or items.

BDB4028 H3627

BDB4027 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4029

כְּלִי324 noun masculineHos 8:8 article, utensil, vessel (Late Hebrew id.; according to Thes from כלה = conficere, like German Zeug fromzeugen; properly therefore anything finished, made, produced; according to BaZMG 1887, 605 from meaning enclose, contain; he finds plural of כְּלִי in כלאי M-I:23 (compare כלאים)) — ׳כ absolute Jer 18:4 +; הַכֶּ֑לִי 1Sam 17:49; 1Sam 21:6 construct כְּלִי Hos 13:15 +; suffix כֶּלְיְךָ Deut 23:25 plural כֵּלִים Exod 22:6 +; construct כְּלֵי Gen 24:53 +; suffix כֵּלַי Gen 31:37 + 2 t.; כֵּלֶיךָ Gen 27:3; Ezek 12:4 כֵּלֵינוּ 1Sam 9:7 כְּלֵיכֶם Gen 43:11 +; כְּלֵיהֶם Josh 7:11 +; —

1. in general, article, object, made of any material, thing, especially thing of value זָהָב ׳כ 1Sam 6:8; 1Sam 6:15 (images of mice, etc.), personal or household property Gen 31:37 (twice in verse) (E; vb כֹּל כְּלֵיבֵֿיתֶ֑ךָ), Gen 45:20 (E), כְּלֵי בֵיתֿ טוֺבִיָּהוּ Neh 13:18; Josh 7:11 (JE), כֶּסֶף אוֺ כֵּלִים Exod 22:6 (E) money or articles (property), כְּלִיפָּֿ֑ז Job 28:17 (apparently collective); things carried, plural = stuff, load, baggage (impedimenta) 1Sam 17:22 (twice in verse), apparently = baggage-train 1Sam 10:22; 1Sam 25:13; 1Sam 30:24; Isa 10:28 (compare Gen 31:37 above); כְּלֵי גוֺלָה things of exile, i.e. the most necessary articles, such as exiles may take, Jer 46:19; Ezek 12:3; Ezek 12:4b; Ezek 12:7b, compare vEzek 12:4a, Ezek 12:7a; = ornaments or jewels Gen 24:53 (J; זָהָב ׳כֶסֶף וכ ׳כ, probably = ornaments), זהב ׳כסף וכ ׳כ also Exod 3:22; Exod 11:2; Exod 12:35 (all E); Isa 61:10; Exod 35:22; Num 31:50, כְּלֵי מַעֲשֶׂה vNum 31:51 (all P), כְּלִי יְקָר Prov 20:15 (in figurative), תִפְאַרְתֵּךְ ׳כ Ezek 16:17; Ezek 16:39; Ezek 23:26 ( all in figure); כְּלֵי נְחשֶׁת as merchandise Ezek 27:13 כֵּלִים as cargo of ship Jonah 1:5 כסף וזהב וּכְלֵי נְחשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל Josh 6:19; Josh 6:24 (J E; spoil of war); of any household article (on which one sits) Lev 15:4; Lev 15:6; Lev 15:22; Lev 15:23; Lev 15:26 (all P); of skin Num 31:20, or wood vNum 31:20 (P); כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה Nah 2:10 precious thing, so Hos 13:15 (figurative), Jer 25:34 (simile), 2Chr 32:27; Dan 11:8, כלי חֲמֻדוֺת 2Chr 20:25 (apparently = ornaments); also כְּלִי אֵיןחֵֿפֶץ בּוֺ Jer 22:28 (figurative of Coniah, || עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ), Hos 8:8 (simile; compare Jer 48:38 below); specifically of garments (one's 'things'): כְּלִיגֶֿבֶר Deut 22:5 (|| שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה), so כְּלִיֿ עוֺר Lev 13:49 (compare מְלֶאכֶת עוֺר vLev 13:48), vLev 13:52 vLev 13:53 vLev 13:57 vLev 13:58 vLev 13:59 (all P).
2. utensil, implement, apparatus:
  a. implement of hunting and (especially) war, = weapon Gen 27:3 (J), 1Sam 20:40; 1Sam 21:9 (גַּם חַרְבִּי וְגַם כֵּלַי), 1Kgs 11:8 = 2Chr 23:7; 1Kgs 11:11; Isa 54:16; Isa 54:17; Jer 22:7 probably also Num 35:32, כְּלִי בַּרְזֶל vNum 35:16, כְּלִי עֵץיָֿד vNum 35:18 (all P); כְּלֵי חָמָם Gen 49:5 (poem); כְּלִי מַשְׁחֵתוֺ Ezek 9:1, מַפָּצוֺ ׳כ vEzek 9:2 figurative of God's weapons כְּלֵימָֿוֶת Ps 7:14 (|| חִצָּיו); זַעְמוֺ ׳כ Isa 13:5; Jer 50:25 of entire equipment of warrior, armour or armament offensive and defensive 1Sam 17:54 (compare v1Sam 17:5ff.), 1Sam 21:6 (twice in verse) (see DrSm 139. 293), 1Sam 31:9; 1Sam 31:10 = 1Chr 10:9; 1Chr 10:10 hence נשֵֹׁא כֵלִים (כֵּלָיוׅ armour- or weapon-bearer Judg 9:54; 1Sam 14:1; 1Sam 14:6; 1Sam 14:7; 1Sam 14:12 (twice in verse); 1Sam 14:13 (twice in verse); 1Sam 14:14; 1Sam 14:17; 1Sam 16:21; 1Sam 31:4 (twice in verse); 1Sam 31:5; 1Sam 31:6 = 1Chr 10:4 (twice in verse); 1Chr 10:5, 2Sam 18:15; 2Sam 23:37 = 1Chr 11:39 figurative וְכֵלַי כֵּלָיו רָעִים Isa 32:7 and a knave, his weapons (i.e. devices, Che 'machinations') are evil; more precisely כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָה Judg 18:11; Judg 18:16; Judg 18:17; 1Sam 8:12; 2Sam 1:27; Deut 1:41; Jer 21:4; Jer 50:20 (figurative), Ezek 32:27; 1Chr 12:34 (van d. H v.1Chr 12:33); כְּלֵי צְבָא מִלְחָמָה 1Chr 12:38 (van d. H v.1Chr 12:37); כְּלֵי קְרָב Eccl 9:18 בֵּית כֵּלָיו 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa 39:2 is perhaps armoury; ׳כ Ezek 40:42 is sacrificial knife.
  b. instrument of music כְּלֵי (הַ)שִּׁיר Amos 6:5; 1Chr 15:16; 1Chr 16:42; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 7:6; 2Chr 23:13; 2Chr 34:12 כְּלֵי דָוִיד 2Chr 29:26; 2Chr 29:27, שִֿׁיר דָּוִיד׳כ Neh 12:36 כְּלִי נֶבֶל Ps 71:22, נְבָלִים ׳כ 1Chr 16:5 כֵּלִים alone 1Chr 23:5, compare Num 31:6 (P; כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ); — for בִּכְלֵי עֹז (ליהוהׅ 2Chr 30:21 read בְּכָלעֹֿז (KauAT, compare Be).
  c. implement of labour, tool בַרְזֶל ׳כ 1Kgs 6:7, or of one's calling, pursuit קַחלְֿךָ כְּלִי רֹעֶה אֱוִלִי Zech 11:15 (otherwise 1Sam 17:40, see 3).
  d. equipment of oxen (yoke, etc.) 2Sam 24:22; 1Kgs 19:21.
  e. כְּלֵי רִכְכּוֺ 1Sam 8:22 his chariot-equipments. feminine as general term for utensils and furniture of Solomon's palace 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:20 especially (very often) of tabernacle Exod 25:9; Exod 25:39; Exod 27:3 + (in Hexateuch always P), and temple 1Kgs 7:45; 1Kgs 7:47; 1Kgs 7:48; 2Kgs 12:14 +; of both palace and temple Jer 27:18; Jer 27:19; Jer 27:21 combinations are כְּלֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:19, הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳כ Exod 38:3, יהוה ׳כ Isa 52:11, ׳בֵית י ׳כ Jer 27:16; Jer 28:3; Jer 28:6; Ezra 1:7, ׳כְּלֵי חֶמְדַּת בֵּית י 2Chr 36:10, בֵית ׳כ אֱלֹהִים 2Chr 28:24 (twice in verse); 2Chr 36:18; Neh 13:9; Dan 1:2, הַמִּקְדָּשׁ ׳כ Neh 10:40 הַשָּׁרֵת ׳כ Num 4:12 utensil of ministry, עֲבֹדָתָם ׳כ Num 4:26; 1Chr 9:28; 1Chr 28:14 (twice in verse), ׳עֲבוֺדַת בֵּית י ׳כ 1Chr 28:13, מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָם ׳כ Num 4:32 also הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳כ 1Kgs 8:4; 1Chr 9:29 of appliances of idol-workship 2Kgs 23:4.
3. vessel, receptacle, of various materials and for various purposes Gen 43:11 (J); 1Sam 9:7; Deut 23:25 = sack Gen 42:25 (E; שַׂק in || clause, compare אַמְתַּחַת vGen 42:27); כְּלִי הָרֹעִים shepherd's bag or wallet 1Sam 17:40, compare v1Sam 17:49 חֶרֶשׂ ׳כ Jer 32:14 is earthen-ware receptacle for deed of sale; for liquids 1Kgs 17:10; 2Kgs 4:3 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:6 (3 t. in verse), מַשְׁקֶה ׳כ 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:20, כְּלֵי שַׁמְנָהּ Num 4:9, compare vNum 4:10 וְלֹא הוּרַק מִכְּלִי אֶלכֶּֿ֑לִי Jer 48:11 (figurative), compare vJer 48:12 (|| נְבָלִים); for cooking Lev 6:21 (חֶרֶשׂ ׳כ), v.Lev 6:21 (נְחשֶׁת ׳כ); see also (הַ)יּוֺצֵר 2Sam 17:28; Jer 19:11 (simile), Ps 2:9 (simile), לַצֹּרֵף כֶּ֑לִי Prov 25:4 ׳כ פָתוּחַ Num 19:15 an open (uncovered) vessel. טָהוֺר ׳כ Isa 66:20 a clean vessel; figurative of Eliakim's relatives כְּלֵי הַקָּטָ֑ן מִכְּלֵי הָאַגָּנוֺת וְעַד כָּלכְּֿלֵי הַנְּבָלִים Isa 22:24 the vessels of smallness (DaSynt. § 32, R. 5), from the basin-vessels to all the pitcher-vessels.
4. specifically כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶא Isa 18:2 vessels (boats) of paper-reed.

vessels, instruments, vessel, jewels, weapons, …
kĕlî
something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
  • article, vessel, implement, utensil
    • article, object (generally)
      • "utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel
      • implement (of hunting or war)
        • "implement (of music)"implement, tool (of labor)"equipment, yoke (of oxen)"utensils, furniture
      vessel, receptacle (generally)"vessels (boats) of paper-reed

חָמָ֖ס
חָמָ֖ס
Root word violence, violent, cruelty, wrong, false, …
Dictionary form: חָמָס · haw-MAWS

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: cruelty
violence ×12 of violence ×5 me from the violent ×4 the violence ×4 and violence ×3 with violence ×3 and for the violence ×2 but violence ×2
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violence — Modernized from KJV; broadest, most versatile rendering.
injustice — Emphasizes moral/legal wrong; good in prophetic contexts.
oppression — Highlights power abuse against the vulnerable.
wrongdoing — Softer register; suits ethical or wisdom literature.
brutality — Stresses physical or emotional cruelty; vivid and forceful.
harm — Broader and milder; useful when damage or injury is in view.

BDB2873 H2555

BDB2872 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2874

חָמָס noun masculinePs 7:17 violence, wrong — absolute ׳ח Gen 6:11+ 44 t.; construct חֲמַס Judg 9:24 + 7 t.; suffix חֲמָסִי Gen 16:5; Jer 51:35 (in both = wrong done to me); חֲמָסוֺ Ps 7:17 plural חֲמָסִים 2Sam 22:49 + 3 t.; — violence, specifically of physical violence Judg 9:24; 2Sam 22:3 (not || Ps 18:3), Obad 1:10; Hab 1:9; Jer 51:35 (of Chaldeans), Hab 2:8; Hab 2:17 (twice in verse); Joel 4:19; Ps 72:14 but also wrong, including injurious language, harsh treatment, etc. Gen 16:5 (J, of wrong done to Sarah by, Hagar), Job 19:7; Mal 2:16 in general of rude wickedness of men, their noisy, wild, ruthlessness Mic 6:12; Hab 1:2; Zeph 1:9; Prov 10:6; Prov 10:11; Prov 13:2; Prov 26:6 + Ezek 7:11 (si vera lectio, see Co), || שֹׁד Amos 3:10; Hab 1:3; Jer 6:7; Jer 20:8; Ezek 45:9; Isa 60:18, || רִיב Ps 55:10, || עָמָל Ps 7:17, || גַּאֲוָה Ps 73:6, ׳אֹהֵב ח Ps 11:5 (|| רָשָׁע), denied, of servant of ׳י Isa 53:9, בארץ ׳ח Jer 51:46, compare Gen 6:11; Gen 6:13 (P), Ezek 8:17; Ezek 12:19 מָֽלְאוּ ׳מַחֲשַׁכֵּיאֶֿרֶץ נְאוֺת ח Ps 74:20, ׳הָעִיר מָֽלְאָה ח Ezek 7:23; Ezek 28:16, ׳שֶׁבֶת ח Amos 6:3 is (probably) enthronement of violence; ׳כְּלֵי ח Gen 49:5 (poem) instrument, weapons, of violence; — other phrases are: בְּיָדַיִם ׳ח Jonah 3:8; 1Chr 12:17, compare Job 16:17, יְדֵיכֶם ׳ח Ps 58:3 and בְּכַפֵּיהֶם ׳פֹּעַל ח Isa 59:6 ׳עֵד ח i.e. a witness that promotes violence and wrong Exod 23:1 (JE), Deut 19:16, ׳עֵדֵי ח Ps 35:11 עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר וִיפֵהַ חָמָס Ps 27:12 ׳שׂנאת ח Ps 25:19 = hatred characterized by violence; אִישׁ חָמָס = violent man Ps 18:49 (2Sam 22:49 has the later חמסים ׳א, compare below) Ps 140:12; Prov 3:31; Prov 16:29 אישׁ חמסים (later) Ps 140:2; Ps 140:5; 2Sam 22:49 יֵין חֲמָסִים Prov 4:17 i.e. wine gained by violence (|| לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע).

violence, violent, cruelty, wrong, false, …
ḥāmās
violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
  • violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

מְכֵרֹֽתֵי הֶֽם
מְכֵרֹֽתֵי
Root word habitations
הֶֽם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: מְכֵרָה · meh-kay-RAW

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

In the KJV here: are in their habitations
are in their habitations ×1
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dwelling — Most natural modern term for a place of residence.
settlement — Prefer when communal or established habitation is implied.
abode — Slightly formal; suits poetic or elevated contexts.
residence — Neutral and precise; fits prose contexts well.
home — Warm, personal tone; use for intimate or familial settings.

BDB3966 H4380

BDB3965 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3967

[מְכֵרָה] noun [feminine] probably the name of a weapon, only plural suffix כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם Gen 49:5 weapons of violence are their ׳מ (other conjectures see in Di).

habitations
mĕkērâ
a sword
  • swords, weapons, devices
    • meaning dubious

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
שִׁמְע֥וֹן וְלֵוִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break אַחִ֑ים Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here כְּלֵ֥י חָמָ֖ס Tipeha — a lesser break מְכֵרֹֽתֵיהֶֽם Silluq — end of the verse

שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אַחִים כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹֽתֵיהֶֽם׃
5
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
Cross References

Genesis 34:25

וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי-בְנֵי-יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל-הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל-זָכָֽר׃
25
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Genesis 46:10

וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן-הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃
10
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

Genesis 29:33

וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר כִּֽי-שָׁמַע יְהוָה כִּֽי-שְׂנוּאָה אָנֹכִי וַיִּתֶּן-לִי גַּם-אֶת-זֶה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
33
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

Proverbs 18:9

גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃
9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Genesis 49:4
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Genesis 49:6