Hosea 9:11

אֶפְרַ֕יִם כָּע֖וֹף יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף כְּבוֹדָ֑ם מִלֵּדָ֥ה וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן

As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

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Hosea 4:7

כְּרֻבָּם כֵּן חָֽטְאוּ-לִי כְּבוֹדָם בְּקָלוֹן אָמִֽיר׃

As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

Hosea 9:14

תֵּן-לָהֶם יְהוָה מַה-תִּתֵּן תֵּן-לָהֶם רֶחֶם מַשְׁכִּיל וְשָׁדַיִם צֹמְקִֽים׃

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Hosea 10:5

לְעֶגְלוֹת בֵּית אָוֶן יָגוּרוּ שְׁכַן שֹֽׁמְרוֹן כִּי-אָבַל עָלָיו עַמּוֹ וּכְמָרָיו עָלָיו יָגִילוּ עַל-כְּבוֹדוֹ כִּֽי-גָלָה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

Genesis 41:52

וְאֵת שֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי קָרָא אֶפְרָיִם כִּֽי-הִפְרַנִי אֱלֹהִים בְּאֶרֶץ עָנְיִֽי׃

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Deuteronomy 28:18

אָרוּר פְּרִֽי-בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִי אַדְמָתֶךָ שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Genesis 49:22

בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי-עָיִן בָּנוֹת צָֽעֲדָה עֲלֵי-שֽׁוּר׃

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

Psalms 58:8

כְּמוֹ שַׁבְּלוּל תֶּמֶס יַהֲלֹךְ נֵפֶל אֵשֶׁת בַּל-חָזוּ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Job 18:5

גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹֽא-יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

אִם-יוֹלִיד אִישׁ מֵאָה וְשָׁנִים רַבּוֹת יִֽחְיֶה וְרַב׀ שֶׁיִּהְיוּ יְמֵֽי-שָׁנָיו וְנַפְשׁוֹ לֹא-תִשְׂבַּע מִן-הַטּוֹבָה וְגַם-קְבוּרָה לֹא-הָיְתָה לּוֹ אָמַרְתִּי טוֹב מִמֶּנּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Amos 1:13

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה עַל-שְׁלֹשָׁה פִּשְׁעֵי בְנֵֽי-עַמּוֹן וְעַל-אַרְבָּעָה לֹא אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ עַל-בִּקְעָם הָרוֹת הַגִּלְעָד לְמַעַן הַרְחִיב אֶת-גְּבוּלָֽם׃

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

Deuteronomy 33:17

בְּכוֹר שׁוֹרוֹ הָדָר לוֹ וְקַרְנֵי רְאֵם קַרְנָיו בָּהֶם עַמִּים יְנַגַּח יַחְדָּו אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ וְהֵם רִבְבוֹת אֶפְרַיִם וְהֵם אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

Job 18:18

יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל-חֹשֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

Genesis 48:16

הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל-רָע יְבָרֵךְ אֶת-הַנְּעָרִים וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:57

וּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָהּ הַיּוֹצֵת׀ מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ וּבְבָנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד כִּֽי-תֹאכְלֵם בְּחֹֽסֶר-כֹּל בַּסָּתֶר בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר יָצִיק לְךָ אֹֽיִבְךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

Luke 23:29

ὅτι ἰδού ἔρχονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσιν Μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι καὶ κοιλίαι αἱ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθήλασαν

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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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.

אֶפְרַ֕יִם Zaqef Gadol — a strong break כָּע֖וֹף Tipeha — a lesser break יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף כְּבוֹדָ֑ם Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מִלֵּדָ֥ה וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן Tipeha — a lesser break וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן Silluq — end of the verse

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Word Parts

כָּ ע֖וֹף

כָּ

Prefix — preposition like, as + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

ע֖וֹף

Root word fowls, fowl, birds, bird, flying, …

Dictionary form: עוֹף · ope

Vowels & Accents

כָּ

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

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Rd/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

כָּ	Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
עוֹף	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: like a bird

fowl ×9 the fowls ×8 fowls ×7 unto the fowls ×4 for the fowls ×3 shall the fowls ×3 the birds ×3 and over the fowl ×2

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bird — Most natural modern singular; broadly understood.

birds — Best default plural for most narrative contexts.

flying creature — Captures the root sense of flight; poetic or inclusive contexts.

winged creature — Emphasizes physical trait; useful in creation or legal texts.

wildlife of the air — Collective sense; good for dominion or ecological passages.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5895 H5775

עוֺף₇₀ noun masculine^{Gen 40:17} collective flying creatures, fowl, insects; — ׳ע absolute Gen 1:20 +, construct vGen 1:21 +; —

1. fowl, birds, Gen 40:17; Gen 40:19 (E), Gen 7:8 (J), Gen 1:20; Gen 1:22 (P), 1Kgs 5:13 +; especially (38 t.) הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳ע fowl of sky, Gen 2:19; Gen 2:20 (J), Gen 1:26; Gen 1:28; Gen 1:30 (P), Hos 2:20; Eccl 10:20 +, carrion birds 1Sam 17:44; 1Sam 17:46; 2Sam 21:10; 1Kgs 14:11 + 11 t.; הָרִים ׳ע Ps 50:11, נוֺדֵד ׳ע Isa 16:2, ׳כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא ע Jer 5:27 redundantly כָּנָף ׳ע fowl of wing Gen 1:21 (P), Ps 78:27 (for food); for food also Lev 7:26 (P), Lev 17:13; Lev 20:25 (both H), compare Lev 11:13; Lev 11:46 (H, clean and unclean); for offering Gen 8:20 (J; הַטָּהוֺר ׳הָע), Lev 1:14 (P).

2. winged insects (clean and unclean) הַהֹלֵךְ עַלאַֿרְבַּע ׳שֶׁרֶץ הָע Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21 (H), ׳הָע ׳שׁ Deut 14:19, so probably ׳הָע alone vDeut 14:20 ׳הָע ׳שׁ אֲשֶׁרלֿוֺ אַרְבַּע רַגְלָ֑ יִם Lev 11:23 (H).

Strong's Definition H5775

fowls, fowl, birds, bird, flying, …

ʿôp

a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds

fowl, birds

Variations 17 forms of this word

Translations 36 English renderings

Fowls Birds

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Word Parts

יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף

Root word fly, flying, away, faint, flieth, …

Dictionary form: עוּף · oop

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vri3ms

Verb — Hithpolel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular reflexive (rare stem) — like Hithpael not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

יִתְעוֹפֵף

Speech Verb Stem Hithpolel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: shall fly away

a flying ×2 and did fly ×2 and fiery flying ×1 and flieth away ×1 and we fly away ×1 and weary ×1 but they shall fly ×1 by flying ×1

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fly — Core meaning; broadest and most versatile choice.

soar — Emphasizes swift, effortless upward flight.

dart away — Suggests sudden, rapid departure or escape.

flit — Light, quick movement; good for poetic or vivid contexts.

grow faint — Captures the secondary 'weary/faint' sense of the lemma.

swoop — Implies swift, diving motion; useful for bird or attack imagery.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5894 H5774

I. עוּף verb fly (Late Hebrew id., (rare) flicker, flutter, עוֺף fowl; Aramaic עוֺפָא, id.; Ethiopic id.; Arabic augury, from birds (compare We^{Heid. 2, 202}), fortune, , practice augury, augur; also , fly about, of birds); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural וְעָפוּ consecutive Isa 11:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָעוּף Job 20:8; Ps 91:5 + Prov 23:5b Qr (> Kt ועוף [van d. H.], or ועיף [Ginsb]); וַיָּעֹ֑ף 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11; Nah 3:16, וַיָּ֫עָף Isa 6:6 3 feminine singular (הֲ)תָעוּף Prov 23:5 a Kt (see below); 3 feminine plural תְּעוּפֶינָה Isa 60:8, etc.; Infinitive construct עוּף Job 5:7; Prov 26:2 Participle feminine singular עָפָה Zech 5:1; Zech 5:2 plural עָפוֺת Isa 31:5 —

1. a. fly, of birds Deut 4:17, specifically of swallow (in simile) Prov 26:2 (|| נוּד); of seraph Isa 6:6 (compare

Po`1.); ׳י riding (רכב) on cherub 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11 roll (in vision) Zech 5:1; Zech 5:2 arrow Ps 91:5 of swift army Isa 11:14 (under figure of bird, followed by בְּכָתֵף) Hab 1:8 (simile of vulture); figurative of ships (like cloud, or doves) Isa 60:8 בְּנֵירֶֿשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף Job 5:7 make high to fly, i.e. make their flight high, soar aloft (simile of irresistible tendency).
b. hover (protectingly) Isa 31:5 (birds, simile of ׳י; on sense compare Deut 32:11).

2. fly away, to a distance, Ps 55:7 (figurative; || אַרְחִיק נְדֹד vPs 55:8); = vanish, of locusts Nah 1:16 (figurative); כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעוּף הַשָּׁמַיִם Prov 23:5b (Qr) simile of riches (see Toy); of wicked Job 20:8 (כַּחֲלוֺם); end of life, in general, וַנָּעֻ֑פָה Ps 90:10. — הֲתָעוּף Prov 23:5 a Kt, do thine eyes fly (light) upon it ? (הֲתָעִיף Hiph`il Qr dost thou cause thine eyes to fly, etc. ?) is difficult, and line perhaps not original (see Toy).

Po`l. 1. fly about, to and fro; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְעוֺפֵף of birds Gen 1:20 (P); seraphim Isa 6:2 Participle שָׂרָף מְעוֺפֵף flying fiery serpent Isa 14:29; Isa 30:6.

2. cause to fly to and fro, brandish, Infinitive construct suffix בְּעוֺפְפִי חַרְבִּי Ezek 32:10 when I brandish my sword before them. Hithpo`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular כָּעוֺף יִתְעוֺפֵף כְּבוֺדָם Hos 9:11 like a bird their glory shall fly away. Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular Qr, see Qal near the end

BDB5897 H5774

II. [עוּף], I. [עִיף] verb be dark; — only Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular תָּעֻ֫פָה Job 11:17 (though) it be dark, but read probably תְּעֻפָה, substantive, see below

BDB6033 H5774 H5888

II. [עִיף] verb be faint (compare Syriac 3, PS²⁸³⁵; || form of יעף q. v.; occurrences dubious); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular עָֽיְפָה נַפְשִׁי לְ Jer 4:31 (? read עֲיֵפָה); Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיָּ֫עַף Judg 4:21 (< וְיָעֵף GFM Bu), 1Sam 14:28 (strike out We Bu Kit Löhr, emendation HPS), v1Sam 14:31 (read וַיִּעַף [√ יעף] Buhl HPS), 2Sam 21:15 (corrupt, HPS; for Philistine name We Dr Bu Kit).

BDB9756 H5774 H5776

עוֺף noun [masculine] fowl (see Biblical Hebrew, √ I. עוּף); — ׳ע absolute Dan 7:6 wings of a fowl; construct Dan 2:38 collective

Strong's Definition H5774

fly, flying, away, faint, flieth, …

ʿûp

to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)

(v) to fly, fly about, fly away

(Qal)

to fly, hover

to fly about or to and fro

Variations 25 forms of this word

Translations 28 English renderings

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Word Parts

כְּבוֹדָ ֑ם

כְּבוֹדָ

Root word glory, honour, glorious, gloriously, honourable

֑ם

Suffix — pronoun their / them

Dictionary form: כָּבוֹד · kaw-BODE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncbsc/Sp3mp

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

כְּבוֹדָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Construct
ם	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

In English

In the KJV here: their glory

the glory ×31 and the glory ×18 glory ×13 and honour ×12 his glory ×10 my glory ×10 honour ×7 of glory ×7

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glory — Modernized from KJV; best for divine or cosmic contexts.

honor — Social/relational weight; prefer for human dignity contexts.

majesty — Regal or divine grandeur; strong formal register.

splendor — Emphasizes visible, radiant, or awe-inspiring quality.

renown — Reputation-focused; suits contexts of fame or esteem.

weightiness — Reflects the root כבד (heavy); good for literal/theological notes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3887 H3519

II. כָּבוֺד noun masculine^{Isa 60:1} and feminine^{Gen 49:6} abundance, honour, glory; — ׳כ Josh 7:19 + 70 t.; כָּבֹד Gen 31:1; Nah 2:10 construct כְּבוֺד Exod 16:7 + 62 t.; כְּבֹד Prov 25:2 (twice in verse); suffix כְּבוֺדִי Gen 45:13 + 17 t.; כְּבֹדִי Gen 49:6 + 3 t.; + 40 t. suffixes —

1. abudance, riches Gen 31:1 (J), Isa 10:3; Isa 61:6; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:12; Nah 2:10; Ps 49:17; Ps 49:18.

2. honour, splendour, glory, of external condition and circumstances:
a. of men: of Joseph in Egypt Gen 45:18 (E); of Job Job 19:9; Job 29:20 of Ephraim Hos 9:11, Samaria Hos 10:5 עשֶׁר וְכָכוֺד wealth and splendour 1Chr 29:12; 1Chr 29:28; 2Chr 17:5; 2Chr 18:1; 2Chr 32:27; Prov 3:16; Prov 8:18; Prov 22:4 ׳עשֶׁר (וּ)נְכָסִים וְכ 2Chr 1:11; 2Chr 1:12 = ׳גם כ ׳גם ע 1Kgs 3:13; Eccl 6:2 || עשֶׁר Prov 11:16 man was crowned with וְהָדָר ׳כ at his creation, Ps 8:6 the king is given ׳כ || הוֺד וְהָדָר Ps 21:6.
b. of things, עָשְׁרוֺ ׳כ Esth 5:11 splendour of his wealth, of a throne 1Sam 2:8 (poem), Isa 22:23; Jer 14:21; Jer 17:12 a kingdom Esth 1:4 chariots Isa 22:18 priestly robes Exod 28:2; Exod 28:40 (P); Lebanon Isa 35:2; Isa 60:13 forest Isa 10:18 (figurative of royal might); trees Ezek 31:18 temple Hag 2:3; Hag 2:9 restored holy land Ps 84:12; Isa 4:2; Isa 4:5 Jerusalem Isa 62:2.
c. of God, glory, (1) in historic theophanies: to Moses Exod 33:18; Exod 33:22 (J); || אֹתֹת Num 14:22 (JE); || גָּדְלוֺ Deut 5:21. P uses יהוה ׳כ for theophanies of the Exodus Exod 16:7; Exod 16:10; Exod 24:16; Exod 24:17; Exod 40:34; Exod 40:35; Lev 9:6; Lev 9:23; Num 14:10; Num 16:19; Num 17:7; Num 20:6, compare 2Chr 5:14 = 1Kgs 8:11; 2Chr 7:1; 2Chr 7:2; 2Chr 7:3 so Ezekiel, Ezek 1:28; Ezek 3:12; Ezek 3:23; Ezek 10:4 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:18; Ezek 11:23; Ezek 43:4; Ezek 43:5; Ezek 44:4 with the variation אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳כ Ezek 8:4; Ezek 9:3; Ezek 10:19; Ezek 11:22; Ezek 43:2, and הַכָּבוֺד Ezek 3:23 the sacred tent was sanctified by the Glory Exod 29:43 (P), and the temple was ׳מְקוֺם מִשְׁכַּן כ Ps 26:8 when the ark was captured, the Glory went into exile from Israel 1Sam 4:21; 1Sam 4:22. (2) in historic and ideal manifestations to the pious mind Yahweh's, name is a name of glory Ps 72:19; Neh 9:5 his eyes eyes of glory Isa 3:8 in the temple his glory is seen Ps 63:3 it is על השׁמים Ps 113:4 על כל הארץ Ps 57:6; Ps 57:12 in a thunderstorm he is אֵל הַכָּבוֺד Ps 29:3 his glory is לְעוֺלָם Ps 104:31 it is great Ps 138:5 above all the earth Ps 108:6 the whole earth is full of it Isa 6:3 the heavens are declaring כְּבוֺד אֵל Ps 19:2 with reference to the divine reign הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֺ ׳כּ, Ps 145:12 ׳הֲדַר כ הוֺדֶ֑ךָ Ps 145:5. (3) he is מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד Ps 24:7; Ps 24:8; Ps 24:9; Ps 24:10 (twice in verse); he will appear in his glory Ps 102:17, his glory will be revealed in a march through the wilderness to the holy land Isa 40:5, the land will see it Isa 35:2, shine with it Ezek 43:3, and it will dwell in the land Ps 85:10 it will be to the rearward of Israel Isa 58:8 it will arise and be seen upon Jerusalem Isa 60:1; Isa 60:2 Yahweh will be the glory in the midst of her Zech 2:9 the temple will be filled with it Hag 2:7 the earth will be filled with a knowledge of it Hab 2:14, and with it Num 14:21 (JE) Ps 72:19 it will be declared among the nations and all will see it Isa 66:18; Isa 66:19 (twice in verse); Ps 97:6 and peoples and kings revere it Ps 102:16; Isa 59:19 ׳י will reign before his elders in glory Isa 24:23 the resting-place of the Messiah will be כָּבוֺד Isa 11:10.

3. honour, dignity of position ׳מנע מִכּ withhold from honour Num 24:11 (E); ׳ירד מִכּ descend from Jer 48:18 ׳שׁלח אחר כ send after Zech 2:12 ׳רוּם בכ Ps 112:9 ׳שׁכב בכ Isa 14:18 ׳תמך כ Prov 29:23 ׳יַרְבֶּה כ Dan 11:39 ׳לקח כ take me to honour Ps 73:24 not becoming to fools Prov 26:1 ׳לפני כ ענוה before honour (goeth) humility Prov 15:33; Prov 18:22 antithesis קלון Hos 4:7; Hab 2:16; Prov 3:35, קִיִקָלוֺן Hab 2:16 כָּבוֺד is used as collective, of honoured men, dignitaries, nobility כבוד ישׂראל Mic 1:15 elsewhere as construct before various nations or with suffixes only Isa 5:13; Isa 8:7; Isa 10:16; Isa 16:14; Isa 17:3; Isa 17:4; Isa 21:16; Isa 22:24.

4. honour, reputation, of character, of man ׳וְלֹאלְֿךָ לְכ 2Chr 26:18 neither will it be for thine honour; || חכמה Eccl 10:1 צדקה Prov 21:21 antith. כְּלִמָּה Ps 4:3 וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֺד Prov 25:27 and searching out of their glory is (not) glory לאישׁ ׳כ Prov 20:3 אֱלֹהִים ׳כ מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר ׳הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וכ Prov 25:2 the honour of God is to conceal a thing, but the honour of kings is to search out a thing.

5. my honour, poetic of the seat of honour in the inner man, the noblest part of man || נפשׁי Gen 49:6 (poem) Ps 7:6 לִבִּי Ps 16:9; Ps 108:2 it is called upon to זמּר Ps 30:13 (read כְּבוֺדִי for כָּבוֺד); עוּרָה Ps 57:9.

6. honour, reverence, glory, as due to one or ascribed to one:
a. of men, due to a father Mal 1:6 honour done to David by Nathan's prophecy 1Chr 17:18 לְ ׳עשׂה כ 2Chr 32:33 do honour to; לְ ׳נתן כ Prov 26:8 || ישׁע Ps 62:8.
b. of God, כְּבוֺדִי the honour due to me (Yahweh) Isa 42:8; Isa 43:7; Isa 48:11 שְׁמֶ֑ךָ ׳כ Ps 79:9 לְ ׳נתן כ 1Sam 6:5; Jer 13:16; Mal 2:2; Ps 115:1 לְ ׳שׂים כ Josh 7:19 (J), Isa 42:12 ׳שׂים כ תהלתוֺ Ps 66:2 ועז לְ ׳יהב כ Ps 29:1; Ps 96:7 = 1Chr 16:28 שְׁמוֺ לְ ׳יהב כ Ps 29:2; Ps 96:8 = 1Chr 16:29 שְׁמוֺ ׳זמּר כ Ps 66:2 ספּר כבודו בגוים Ps 96:3 = 1Chr 16:24 אמר מלכותך ׳כ Ps 145:11 נתן כבודי בגוים Ezek 39:21 אֹמֵר כָּבוֺד Ps 29:9 say Glory; ׳יִעְלְזוּ בְּכ exult with (ascriptions of) glory Ps 149:5.

7. glory as the object of honour, reverence and glorifying, כְּבוֺדִי Ps 3:4 my glory (the one whom I glorify); כְּבוֺדָם Ps 106:20 their glory; כְּבוֺדוֺ Jer 2:11.

Strong's Definition H3519

glory, honour, glorious, gloriously, honourable

kābôd

properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

glory, honor, glorious, abundance

abundance, riches

Variations 55 forms of this word

Translations 74 English renderings

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Word Parts

מִ לֵּדָ֥ה

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

לֵּדָ֥ה

Root word begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …

Dictionary form: יָלַד · yaw-LAHD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

מִ	Speech Preposition
לֵּדָה	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: from the birth

begat ×112 and begat ×38 bare ×34 and bare ×32 he begat ×17 were born ×16 and she bare ×15 she bare ×9

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give birth — Most natural modern phrase; prefer for maternal contexts.

be born — Passive sense; use when subject receives the action.

father — Paternal/generative sense; concise in genealogical lists.

beget — Formal/theological register; suits covenantal genealogies.

bear — Slightly elevated but still current; good for poetic texts.

bring into the world — Emphatic and vivid; use for narrative birth scenes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3542 H3205

יָלַד₄₉₇ verb bear, bring forth, beget (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יְלִיד, יְלֵיד, ; Arabic bear, bring forth, so Ethiopic Assyrian alâdu, COT^Gloss) —

Qal Perfect יָלַד Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse) + 16 t.; יָלָ֑ד Jer 17:11 וְיָלַד consecutive Ps 7:15 suffix יְלָֽדְךָ Deut 32:18 2 masculine singular suffix ילדתני Jer 2:27 Kt; Qr יְלִדְתָּנוּ (Kö^{i. 410} Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70}, 2. R. 4); 1 singular suffix יְלִדְתִּ֫יךָ Ps 2:7 יְלִדְתִּ֫יהוּ Num 11:12, etc.; Imperfect יֵלֶד(יֹוםׅ Prov 27:1 3 feminine singular תֵּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 6 t.; וַתֵּ֫לֶד Gen 4:1 + 61 t.; 2 feminine singular תֵּלְדִי Gen 3:16 אֵלֵד Gen 18:13 וָאֵלֵד 1Kgs 3:17 יֵלְדוּ Isa 65:23 3 feminine plural תֵּלַדְנָה Jer 29:6 וַתֵּלַדְנָה Ezek 23:4 וַתֵּלַדְןָ Gen 30:39, etc.; Infinitive absolute יָלֹד Job 15:35 construct לֵדָה Hos 9:11 + 3 t.; לֶ֫דֶת Gen 4:2 + 10 t.; לָלַת 1Sam 4:19 (Kö^{i, 402}, but probably text error Dr); suffix לִדְתִּי 1Kgs 3:18, etc.; Participle active יֹלֵד Prov 17:21; Jer 30:6, etc.; feminine יוֺלֵדָה Hos 13:13 + 12 t.; יֹלֶ֫דֶת Gen 17:19 + 4 t.; יֹלַדְתְּ Gen 16:11 + 2 t. (Kö^{i. 404 f.}; perhaps יֹלֶדֶת intended by Kt, compare Sta^{§ 213 b}); suffix Prov 23:25 יוֺלַדְתּוֺ Prov 17:25 etc.; plural יֹלְדוֺת Jer 16:3 Passive participle יָלוּד 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 construct יְלוּד Job 14:1 + 2 t.; plural יְלוּדִים 1Chr 14:4 —

1. bear, bring froth:
a. (a mother a child,) so commonly, approximately 208 t.; followed by accusative Gen 3:16; Gen 4:1 & constantly; accusative omitted Gen 6:2 etc. = be delivered of a child, 1Kgs 3:17; 1Kgs 3:18; 2Kgs 19:3 = Isa 37:3 (in proverb with negative, i.e. human power exhausted); of animals Gen 30:39; Gen 31:8 (twice in verse); Jer 14:5; Jer 17:11 (bird laying eggs, or hatching out young), Ezek 31:6; Job 39:1; Job 39:2 but also of whole process of labour (compare חול) וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Gen 35:16 compare vGen 35:17, Gen 38:27; Gen 38:28, compare 1Sam 14:19; Jer 31:18; Mic 5:2 (of a man, as preposterous, Jer 30:6, compare Moses as mother of Israel Num 11:12).
b. hence in simile of distress Mic 4:9; Mic 4:10; Isa 13:8; Isa 21:3; Isa 42:14; Jer 6:24; Jer 13:21; Jer 22:23; Jer 30:6; Jer 49:24; Jer 50:43; Ps 48:7, compare Hos 13:13 ילד עלבֿרכים (Sta^{ZAW 1886, 143 ff.}) Gen 30:3; Gen 50:23 (compare Job 3:12).
c. figurative of wicked וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Ps 7:15 compare Job 15:35 also Isa 33:11 of Israelites, bringing froth wind (of vain efforts for deliverance) Isa 26:18 כְּפֹר שָׁמַיִם מִי יְלָדוֺ Job 38:29 of Tyre as mother of her inhabitants Isa 23:4 of Jerusalem Isa 51:18; Isa 54:1; Isa 66:7; Isa 66:8; Ezek 16:20 Israel bearing disloyal children Hos 5:7 Jerusalem and Samaria, as Oholibah and Oholah Ezek 23:37 of Babylon Jer 50:12 of a day, as producing events לֹאתֵֿדַע מַה יֵּ֫לֶד יוֺם Prov 27:1 perhaps of God (figurative of rock צוּר), as mother of Israel bringing forth with labour Deut 32:18 yet see

2. 2. less often beget:
a. literal, approximately 22 t., always with accusative; in Hexateuch a mark of J; Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse); Gen 10:8; Gen 10:13; Gen 10:15; Gen 10:24 (twice in verse); Gen 10:26 = 1Chr 1:10; 1Chr 1:11; 1Chr 1:13; 1Chr 1:18 (twice in verse); 1Chr 1:20, Gen 22:23; Gen 25:3 (Deut 32:18 & Num 11:12 E are dubious; P uses Hiph`il), elsewhere Prov 17:21; Prov 23:23; Prov 23:24; Dan 11:6.
b. beget, figurative Ps 2:7 of ׳י's formally installing king into theocratic rights.

3. Zech 13:3 (twice in verse), of both parents (literally); Passive participle 3 t. = child 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 where mother is named, 1Chr 14:4 where father named. Niph`al Perfect נוֺלַד 1Chr 2:3 + 6 t. + הנּוֺלַדֿ Gen 21:3 according to points, but read Participle (see Di); נוּ֯לְּדוּ Gen 3:5; Gen 20:8 (compare Ol^{§ 70, 2, R. 5}); Imperfect יִוָּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 4 t.; יִוָּ֑לֶד Isa 66:8 וַיִּוָּלֵד Gen 4:18 + 2 t., etc.; Infinitive הִוָּ֑לֶד Gen 21:5 הִוָָּֽלְדוֺ Eccl 7:1 הִוָּלְדָהּ Hos 2:5 Participle נוֺלָד 1Kgs 13:2 + 3 t. (Gen 21:3 see above); נוֺלָדִים Gen 48:5; 1Chr 7:21 — be born: of human beings, followed by לְ (born to such and such a man), Gen 4:18; Gen 10:1; Gen 17:17; Gen 21:3; Gen 21:5; Gen 46:20; Gen 48:5; Num 26:60; Deut 23:9; 2Sam 3:2 (Qr), 2Sam 5:13; 2Sam 14:27; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:9; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 3:5; 1Chr 20:6; 1Chr 20:8; 1Chr 22:9; 1Chr 26:6; Job 1:2 compare 1Kgs 13:2 without לְ, Job 3:3; Job 38:21; Ps 78:6; 1Chr 7:21; Eccl 7:1 (טוֺב שֵׁם מִשֶּׁמֶן טוֺב וְיוֺם הַמָּוֶת מִיּוֺם הִוָָּֽלְדוֺ׃); metaphor of Israel (under figure of unfaithful wife) Hos 2:5 of nation, גּוֺי, Isa 66:8 people, עַם, Ps 22:32 of animals Lev 22:27; Deut 15:19 Participle כָּלנָֿשִׁים וְהַנּוֺלָד מֵהֶם Ezra 10:3 with predicate or appositive on which emphasis rests, רָ֑שׁ ׳נ Eccl 4:14 he was born poor; אֹהֵב הָרֵ֑ע וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד Prov 17:17 עַיִר פרא אדם יִוָּלֵד Job 11:12; Job 15:7. Pi`el Infinitive יַלֶּדְכֶן Exod 1:16 Participle absolute מְיַלֶּדֶת Gen 35:17 + 2 t.; plural absolute מְיִלְּדוֺת Exod 1:15 + 5 t. in Exod 1 — cause (or help) to bring forth, namely, assist or tend as midwife Exod 1:16 followed by accusative; elsewhere only Participle feminine as substantive = midwife; Gen 35:17 (E), Gen 38:28 (J), Exod 1:15; Exod 1:17; Exod 1:18; Exod 1:19 (twice in verse); Exod 1:20; Exod 1:21 (E). Pu`al Perfect יֻלַּד Gen 4:26 + 13 t.; יוּלַּד Judg 18:29 יֻלָּד֨ Gen 41:50 יוּלָּ֑ד Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ Gen 6:1 + 4 t. + 2Sam 3:2 Kt (Qr וַיִּוָָּֽלְדוּ); יֻלָּ֑דוּ Ps 90:2, etc.; Participle (? compare Kö^{i. 433}; Ges^{«GKC:52»§ 52}, 2, R. 6) הַיוּלָּד Judg 13:8 (Bö^{ii. p. 244 passive Qal}); i. q. Niph`al be born, followed by לְ of father Gen 4:26; Gen 6:1; Gen 10:21; Gen 10:25; Gen 24:15 (all J), Gen 41:50 (E), Gen 35:26; Gen 36:5; Gen 46:22; Gen 46:27 (all P), Judg 18:29; 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 3:5; 2Sam 21:20; 2Sam 21:22; 1Chr 1:19; Jer 20:15 followed by לְ before grandmother's name Ruth 4:17 compare לָ֫נוּ Isa 9:5 followed by לְ of purpose, destiny, אדם לעמל יוּלָּד֑ Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ עַלבִּֿרְכֵי יוֺסֵף Gen 50:23 (E; ⅏ ׳בִּימֵי יו, cit. Di) denoting recognition of children as his; no preposition Jer 20:14; Jer 22:26, compare Judg 13:8 (see above); figurative of foreigners incorporated in spiritual Zion Ps 87:4; Ps 87:5; Ps 87:6 of production of mountains Ps 90:2. Hiph`il Perfect הוֺלִיד Gen 11:27 +; הוֺלִד Num 26:58 הֹלִיד 1Chr 2:36 +; suffix וְהוֺלִידָהּ consecutive Isa 55:10 הוֺלַדְ֫תָּ Gen 48:6, etc.; Imperfect יוֺלִיד Gen 17:20; Eccl 6:3 וַיּ֫וֺלֶד Gen 5:3 +; 2 masculine singular תּוֺלִיד Deut 4:25 + 4 t.; אוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 Imperative הוֺלִי֫דוּ Jer 29:6 Infinitive absolute הוֺלֵיד Isa 59:4 construct suffix הוֺלִידוֺ Gen 5:4 + 16 t.; Participle מוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 מוֺלִדִים Jer 16:3 —

1. beget (a father a child) Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4 (twice in verse) + 56 t. in Genesis; Lev 25:45; Num 26:29; Num 26:58 (all these P, see below Qal) + Deut 4:25; Deut 28:41 (see Di), 1Chr 2:10 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:11 (twice in verse) + 84 t. Chronicles; Ruth 4:18 + 8 t., Judg 11:1; 2Kgs 20:18 = Isa 39:7; Jer 29:6; Ezek 18:10; Ezek 18:14; Ezek 47:22; Eccl 5:13; Eccl 6:3, compare Isa 45:10 also Jer 16:3 אֲבוֺתָם הַמּוֺלִדִים אוֺתָם, compare frequently Assyr. abu banu§a, e.g. VR Jer 1:8 figurative of producing dewdrops Job 38:28 of causing the earth to bear grain Isa 55:10, causing Zion to bring forth Isa 66:9.

2. bear, only figurative Isa 59:4 (|| הָרוֺ), of wicked, bringing forth iniquity (this favoured by context others, beget). Hoph`al Infinitive חֻלֶּ֫דֶת Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:5 הוּלֶּ֫דֶת Ezek 16:4 (Co as foregoing); only אֶתֿ ׳יוֺם ה Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5 day of one's being born = birthday. Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְיִלְּדוּ Num 1:18 denominative from תולדת declared their pedigree (see Di).

Strong's Definition H3205

begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …

yālad

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

(Qal)

to bear, bring forth

of child birth

to cause or help to bring forth

to beget (a child)

Variations 147 forms of this word

Translations 173 English renderings

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Word Parts

וּ מִ בֶּ֖טֶן

וּ

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

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

בֶּ֖טֶן

Root word womb, belly, body, within, born

Dictionary form: בֶּטֶן · beh-TEN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מִ	Speech Preposition
בֶּטֶן	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and from the womb

of the belly ×5 of thy body ×5 womb ×5 from the womb ×3 of the womb ×3 belly ×2 his belly ×2 me from the womb ×2

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womb — Best for birth/pregnancy contexts; most precise anatomical term.

belly — Modernizes KJV; good for hunger, pain, or body imagery.

abdomen — Clinical/neutral; suits literal anatomical description.

stomach — Informal; natural in everyday speech about the midsection.

body — Prefer when 'flesh of your body' or lineage is the focus.

depths — Figurative; suits poetic lines about inward being or soul.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1028 H990

I. בֶ֫טֶן noun feminine^{Num 5:25} belly, body, womb (Arabic ) — ׳בּ absolute Judg 13:7 +; בָּ֑טֶן vJudg 13:5 +; construct בֶּטֶן Ps 139:13 +; suffix בִּטְנִי Job 3:10 +; בִּטְנְךָ Deut 7:13 +; בִּטְנֵךְ Gen 25:23 בִּטְנוֺ Job 15:2 +, etc.; —

1. a. belly, abdomen, of man Judg 3:21; Judg 3:22 of woman Num 5:21; Num 5:22; Num 5:27 as beautiful in form Song 7:3 as seat of hunger Prov 13:25 as eating Ezek 3:3 (|| מֵעִים); compare Prov 18:20 (figurative); as seat of passion, avarice, etc. Job 20:20; Job 20:23 in figure of God's casting riches out of extortioner's belly Job 20:15 (|| וַיְקִאֶנּוּ), compare also Ps 17:14 figurative of innermost part of man = inmost soul Prov 18:8 = Prov 26:22; Prov 20:27; Prov 20:30 (all ׳חַדְרֵי ב); as seat of intell. faculties (= English breast or bosom) Prov 22:18 (compare מֵעִים Ps 40:9) Job 15:2; Job 15:35; Job 32:18, רוּחַ בִּטְנִי vJob 15:19 as trembling at theophany Hab 3:16.
b. belly of hippopotamus Job 40:16.
c. בֶּטֶן שְׁאוֺל Jonah 2:3 (Jonah's prayer: || מְצוּלָה בִּלְבַכ יַמִּים).

2. body, opposed to soul Ps 31:10 (opposed to נֶפֶשׁ), also Ps 44:26 (opposed to id.; — on this compare Zim^{Bp 71}).

3. womb Gen 25:23; Gen 25:24; Gen 38:27 (all J) Hos 12:4; Job 10:19 (|| רֶחֶם vJob 10:18) Eccl 11:5; Job 31:15 הֲלֹא בַבֶּטֶן עשֵֹׁנִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ did not he that made me in the womb make him (|| וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ בָּרֶחֶם אֶחָד); compare Ps 139:13 תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן, & Jer 1:5 especially ׳פְּרִי ב i.e. offspring Gen 30:2 (E) Ps 127:3; Isa 13:18; Prov 31:2 בַּר בִּטְנִי = my son (|| בְּרִי) compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 of birth יָצָא מִבֶּטֶן Job 1:21; Job 3:11; Eccl 5:14 בֶּטֶן alone = birth Hos 9:11 (|| לֵדָה, הֵרָיוֺן), compare Figurative מִבֶּטֶן מִי יָצָא הַקָּ֑רַח Job 38:29 out of whose womb came the ice ? compare לֹא סָגַר דַּלְתֵי בִּטְנִי Job 3:10 i.e. of my (mother's) womb; גָּחָה מִבֶּטֶן take, draw out of the womb, subject ׳י (i.e. cause to be born) Ps 22:10 פְּרִי בֶטֶןused also of father Mic 6:7, compare Ps 132:11 (David as ancestor of Messianic King); Job 19:17 בְּנֵי בִטְנִי sons of my body, of doubtful interpretation, perhaps = sons of my (mother's) womb, compare Job 3:10 (Ges De), i.e. my brother or men of my clan RS^{K 33 f.}, others my sons (Ew), my grandsons (Di); also in addressing Israel As a whole (masculine suffix) Deut 7:13; Deut 28:4; Deut 28:11; Deut 28:18; Deut 28:53; Deut 30:9, compare מַחֲמַדֵּי בִטְנָם Hos 9:16 beloved ones of their womb; (מִבֶּטֶן) מִןהַֿבֶּטֶן = from birth Judg 13:5; Judg 13:7; Ps 58:4; Ps 71:6, compare also Isa 44:2; Isa 44:24; Isa 46:3 (|| רָחַ֑ם) Isa 48:8; Isa 49:1; Isa 49:5 מִבֶּטֶן נִמִּי id. Judg 16:17; Job 31:18; Ps 22:11 (|| רֶחֶם).

4. architectural word of some rounded projection connected with the two pillars Jachin & Boaz 1Kgs 7:20 (Klo reads הבית).

Strong's Definition H990

womb, belly, body, within, born

beṭen

the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything

belly, womb, body

belly, abdomen

as seat of hunger, as seat of mental faculties, of depth of Sheol (figuratively)

Variations 37 forms of this word

Translations 48 English renderings

Womb Belly

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Word Parts

וּ מֵ הֵרָיֽוֹן

וּ

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

מֵ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

הֵרָיֽוֹן

Root word conception

Dictionary form: הֵרוֹן · hay-RONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מֵ	Speech Preposition
הֵרָיֽוֹן	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In the KJV here: and from the conception

and from the conception ×1 and thy conception ×1 her conception ×1

More options

conception — Most direct equivalent; suits formal or literal translation.

pregnancy — Emphasizes the resulting state rather than the moment.

childbearing — Broader term; highlights the reproductive process overall.

becoming pregnant — Verbal phrasing; useful when a dynamic rendering is needed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2229 H2032

הֵרָיוֺן noun [masculine] conception, pregnancy; — ׳ה absolute Hos 9:11; Ruth 4:13 suffix הֵרֹנֵךְ Gen 3:16, either contracted, so Ew^{§ 214 a}, or erroneous for הריונך which stands in ⅏ compare Di; — conception, in combination מִלֵּדָה וּמִבֶּטֶן וּמֵהֵרָי֑וֺן Hos 9:11 וַתֵּלֶד ׳לָהּ ה ׳וַיִּתֵּן י Ruth 4:13 עִצְּבוֺנֵךְ וְהֵרֹנֵךְ Gen 3:16 (|| תֵּלְדִי).

Strong's Definition H2032

conception

hērôn

pregnancy

physical conception, pregnancy, conception

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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