Job 15:35

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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Psalms 7:14

הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּל-אָוֶן וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָֽׁקֶר׃
14
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Hosea 10:13

חֲרַשְׁתֶּם-רֶשַׁע עַוְלָתָה קְצַרְתֶּם אֲכַלְתֶּם פְּרִי-כָחַשׁ כִּֽי-בָטַחְתָּ בְדַרְכְּךָ בְּרֹב גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃
13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Isaiah 59:4

אֵין-קֹרֵא בְצֶדֶק וְאֵין נִשְׁפָּט בֶּאֱמוּנָה בָּטוֹחַ עַל-תֹּהוּ וְדַבֶּר-שָׁוְא הָרוֹ עָמָל וְהוֹלֵיד אָֽוֶן׃
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None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

James 1:15

εἶτα ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον
15
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Galatians 6:7

Μὴ πλανᾶσθε θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει·
7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
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Job 15:35
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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
הָרֹ֣ה עָ֭מָל Dechi — a lesser break וְיָ֣לֹד אָ֑וֶן Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּ֝בִטְנָ֗ם Revia Mugrash — a lesser break תָּכִ֥ין מִרְמָֽה Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
הָרֹ֣ה
הָרֹ֣ה
Root word conceived, conceive, child, bare, conceiving, …
Dictionary form: הָרָה · haw-RAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vqa
Verb — Qal, Infinitive Absolute, absolute state simple action — "he did" adds emphasis — try "surely ___"
הָרֹה Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Infinitive Absolute State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: they conceive
and she conceived ×12 and conceived ×5 conceived ×4 she conceived ×2 she had conceived ×2 they conceive ×2 thou shalt conceive ×2 and hath conceived ×1
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conceive — Direct modern equivalent; best default choice.
become pregnant — Clearest for contemporary readers; clinically neutral.
get pregnant — Informal register; natural in narrative prose.
be with child — Retains biblical flavor without archaic grammar.
carry a child — Emphasizes the ongoing state rather than the moment.
fall pregnant — Common in British/Commonwealth English contexts.
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BDB2226 H2029

BDB2225 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2227

I. הָרָה verb conceive, become pregnant (Assyrian êrû compare DlPr 21 Muss.-ArnoltHebraica. Oct. 1890, 67 JägerBAS i. 473); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְהָרָה consecutive Ps 7:15 3 feminine singular הָרָ֑תָה Gen 16:4; Gen 16:5 2 feminine singular וְהָרִית consecutive Judg 13:3 1 singular הָרִיתִי Num 11:12 1 plural הָרִינוּ Isa 26:18 Imperfect וַתַּ֫הַר Gen 4:1 + 26 t. (וַתַּ֑הַר Gen 16:4); 3 feminine plural וַתַּהֲרֶיןָ Gen 19:36 2 masculine plural תַּהֲרוּ Isa 33:11 Infinitive absolute הָרֹה Job 15:35, הָרוֺ Isa 59:4 compare also vIsa 59:13 below Po. below; Participle feminine suffix הוֺרָתִי Song 3:4 הוֺרָתָם Hos 2:7
1. literally conceive, become pregnant Gen 16:4 (twice in verse); Gen 16:5; Gen 19:36; Gen 25:21; Gen 38:18 (all J), 2Sam 11:5 (agency of man expressed by מִן Gen 19:36, לְ Gen 38:18); usually in phrase וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד Gen 4:1; Gen 4:17; Gen 21:2; Gen 29:32; Gen 29:33; Gen 29:34; Gen 29:35; Gen 30:5; Gen 30:7 (all J), vGen 30:17 vGen 30:19 vGen 30:23 (all E), Gen 38:3; Gen 38:4 (both J), Exod 2:2 (E), 1Sam 1:20; 1Sam 2:21; 2Kgs 4:17; 1Chr 7:23; Isa 8:3; Hos 1:3; Hos 1:6; Hos 1:8, probably also 1Chr 4:17 ותהר אֶתמִֿרְיָם [ותלד] compare Be; further Judg 13:3, and compare Moses' question הֶאָנֹכִי הָרִיתִי אֵת כָּלהָֿעָם הַזֶּה אִםאָֿנֹכִי יְלִדְתִּיהוּ Num 11:12 have I conceived all this people, or have I brought it forth? Participle f. || אֵם Hos 2:7; Song 3:4.
2. metaph. הָרִינוּ חַלְנוּ כְמוֺ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ Isa 26:18 of anxious and disappointed waiting; תַּהֲרוּ חֲשַׁשׁ תֵּלְדוּ קַשׁ Isa 33:11, of futile planning, compare Che; elsewhere of evil, mischief וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Ps 7:15 (subject wicked man), compare Job 15:35; Isa 59:4, so also vIsa 59:13, read הָרוֺ (Infinitive absolute) compare Di. Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֹרָה נָּ֑בֶר Job 3:3 a man hath been conceived (ii. p. 103 BaNB 77 regard as Qal passive). Po. Infinitive absolute, conceive, contrive, devise הֹרוֺ וְהֹגוֺ מִלֵּב דִּבְרֵי שָׁ֑קֶר Isa 59:13, but read rather הָרוֺ וְהָגוֺ Qal Infinitive absolute see above (Bal.c. explanation ᵑ0 as Qal Infinitive passive). — On הוֺרַי Gen 49:26 see הוֺר and הַר
1.c.

Strong's Definition H2029
conceived, conceive, child, bare, conceiving, …
hārâ
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
  • to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor
    • (Qal) to conceive, become pregnant
    • "(Pual) to be conceived"(Poel) to conceive, contrive, devise
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 22 English renderings
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Word Parts
עָ֭מָל
עָ֭מָל
Root word labour, mischief, misery, travail, trouble, …
Dictionary form: עָמָל · aw-MAWL
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncbsa
Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state
עָמָל Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: mischief
his labour ×5 mischief ×5 my labour ×4 the labour ×4 in his labour ×2 labour ×2 also and sorrow ×1 and in thy labour ×1
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toil — Best for exhausting physical or mental effort.
trouble — Broad; suits contexts of hardship or distress.
misery — Emphasizes emotional or existential suffering.
wickedness — Prefer when moral wrongdoing is in view.
hardship — Neutral, modern; good for general suffering contexts.
grief — Suits lamenting or sorrowful poetic passages.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6137 H5999

BDB6136 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6138

I. עָמָל noun masculineJob 4:8 feminineEccl 10:15 (against AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 113, see Synt. § 249 m) trouble, labour, toil (on this form as abstract see LagBN 143 BaNB 105); — ׳ע Num 23:21 +; construct עֲמַל Judg 10:16 +; suffix עֲמָלִי Gen 41:51 +, etc.; —

1. trouble (|| sorrow): one's own suffering, עָמָל וְיָגוֺן Jer 20:18 וָכַעַס ׳ע Ps 10:14 עֳנִי ׳וע Deut 26:7; Ps 25:18 וָאָ֑וֶן ׳ע Ps 90:10 || אָוֶן Num 23:21; Job 5:6 || שָֽׁוְא Job 7:3 נפשׁו ׳ע Isa 53:11 בְּעֵינָ֑י ׳ע Ps 73:16 מֵעֵינָ֑י ׳וַיַּסְתֵּר ע Job 3:10 ׳מְנַחֲמֵי ע Job 16:2 ׳אדם לע יוּלָּד Job 5:7 אנושׁ אינימוֺ ׳בע Ps 73:5 ׳שׁכח ע Job 11:16 ׳נַשַּׁנִי ע Gen 41:51 (E); לא זכר ׳ע Prov 31:7 תקצר ׳נפשׁו בע Judg 10:16.
2. trouble, mischief, as done to others: || שֹׁד Prov 24:2 ׳יֹצֵר ע Ps 94:20 || רָע Hab 1:13 בְראֹשׁוֺ ׳יָשׁוּב ע Ps 7:17 וָאָ֑וֶן ׳ע Ps 10:7 ׳און וע Ps 55:11 || אָוֶן Isa 10:1; Isa 59:4; Hab 1:3; Ps 7:15; Job 4:8; Job 15:35 עֲמַל שְׂפָתֵימוֺ Ps 140:10 mischief of their lips.
3. toil, labour (late in Hebrew): Eccl 2:10 (twice in verse); Eccl 2:21; Eccl 2:24; Eccl 3:13; Eccl 4:4; Eccl 4:6; Eccl 4:8; Eccl 4:9; Eccl 5:14; Eccl 5:18; Eccl 6:7; Eccl 8:15; Eccl 10:15 with עָמַל (q. v.) Eccl 1:3; Eccl 2:11; Eccl 2:19; Eccl 2:20; Eccl 5:17 שֶׁאֲנִי שְׁהוּא) עָמֵל ׳ע Eccl 2:18; Eccl 2:22 אֲשֶׁר עָמֵל ׳ע Eccl 9:9 = fruit of labour, לְאֻמִּים יִירָ֑שׁוּ ׳ע Ps 105:44 לִבָּם ׳וַיַּכְנַע בע Ps 107:12 he humbled their mind by toil.

Strong's Definition H5999
labour, mischief, misery, travail, trouble, …
ʿāmāl
toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
  • toil, trouble, labor
    • trouble
    • "trouble, mischief"toil, labor
Variations 24 forms of this word
Translations 39 English renderings
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Word Parts
וְ יָ֣לֹד
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יָ֣לֹד
Root word begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …
Dictionary form: יָלַד · yaw-LAHD
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Vqa
Verb — Qal, Infinitive Absolute, absolute state simple action — "he did" adds emphasis — try "surely ___"
וְ Speech Conjunction
יָלֹד Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Infinitive Absolute State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: and bring forth
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

BDB3541 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3543

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

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 (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 יֵ˜לְדוּ 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 (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. (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 (StaZAW 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 הִוָּ˜לְדָהּ Hos 2:5 Participle נוֺלָד 1Kgs 13:2 + 3 t. (Gen 21:3 see above); נוֺלָדִים Gen 48:5; 1Chr 7:21be 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 הִוָָּֽלְ˜דוֺ׃); 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 1cause (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 i. 433; Ges«GKC:52»§ 52, 2, R. 6) הַיוּלָּד Judg 13:8 (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
        • "of distress (simile)"of wicked (behavior)
        to beget
      (Niphal) to be born"(Piel)
      • to cause or help to bring forth
      • "to assist or tend as a midwife"midwife (participle)
      (Pual) to be born"(Hiphil)
      • to beget (a child)
      • "to bear (figurative for wicked bringing forth iniquity)
      (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)"(Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Variations 147 forms of this word
Translations 173 English renderings
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Word Parts
אָ֑וֶן
אָ֑וֶן
Root word iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …
Dictionary form: אָוֶן · aw-WEN
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
אָוֶן Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: vanity
of iniquity ×21 iniquity ×16 vanity ×5 wicked ×4 affliction ×3 mischief ×2 wickedness ×2 a wicked ×1
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evil — Broad, default choice; fits most moral contexts.
wickedness — Stronger moral weight; good for prophetic condemnation.
wrongdoing — Neutral, modern; suits legal or ethical contexts.
trouble — Captures the harm or affliction sense of the word.
idolatry — Specialized; use when context is clearly cultic or idolatrous.
emptiness — Reflects the vanity/futility nuance; suits wisdom literature.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB223 H205 H206 H204

BDB222 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB224

אָ֫וֶן85 noun masculineJob 5:6 trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute Num 23:21 +; suffix אוֺנִי Gen 35:18 etc.; plural אוֺנִים Hos 9:4

1. trouble, sorrow בֶּןאֿוֺנִי son of my trouble or sorrow Gen 35:18 (E); לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב Num 23:21 (song of Balaam), he doth not behold trouble in Jacob (|| he doth not see misery — עָמָל — in Isr); often || עָמָל Ps 7:15 (הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּלאָֿוֶן lo he travaileth with trouble || וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר, yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thence Job 15:35 (הָרהֹ עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן) = Isa 59:4 compare עָמָל וָאָוֶן Ps 10:7; Ps 55:11; Ps 90:10; Job 4:8; Job 5:6; Isa 10:1 (see עָמָל); also זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָראָֿוֶן Prov 22:8 the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere only Deut 26:14; Prov 12:21; Jer 4:15; Hab 3:7; Amos 5:5, plural intensive לֶחֶם אוֺנִים bread of trouble, sorrow, or mourning Hos 9:4.
2. idolatry Hos 12:12; Isa 41:29 אָוֶן וּתְרָפִים הַפְצַ֑ר stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim 1Sam 15:23 (poetry source); אָוֶן בֵּית Hos 4:15 (for בֵּית אֵלbecause Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so also Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5 compare ׳בָּמוֺת א Hos 10:8 ׳בִּקְעַת א Amos 1:5 (Baalbek); ׳בַּחוּרֵי א read אוֺן, אֹן = On, Heliopolis Ezek 30:17 — abstract for concrete = idols Isa 66:3.
3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness, מְתֵי אָוֶן Job 22:15 ׳אַנְשֵׁי א Job 34:36 = men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compare ׳אִישׁ א Prov 6:12; פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquity Job 31:3; Job 34:8; Job 34:22; Ps 5:6 + (16 t. chiefly late Psalms) Prov 10:29; Prov 21:15; Isa 31:2; Hos 6:8 מַחְשְׁבוֺת אָוֶן thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginations Prov 6:18; Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14 often of words & thoughts Job 11:11 + (5 t.) Ps 36:5 + (9 t.) Prov 17:4; Prov 19:28; Prov 30:20; Isa 29:20; Isa 32:6; Isa 58:9; Isa 59:6; Ezek 11:2; Mic 2:1; Hab 1:3; Zech 10:2 לֹא אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָה Isa 1:13 I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AV it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).


BDB572 H205

BDB571 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB573

אֹן sorrow, see אָוֶן.

Strong's Definition H205
iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …
ʾāwen
strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
  • trouble, wickedness, sorrow
    • trouble, sorrow
    • "idolatry"trouble of iniquity, wickedness
Variations 14 forms of this word
Translations 32 English renderings
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Word Parts
וּ ֝בִטְנָ ֗ם
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֝בִטְנָ
Root word womb, belly, body, within, born
֗ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: בֶּטֶן · beh-TEN
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word
וּ Speech Conjunction
בִטְנָ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct
ם Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural
In English
In the KJV here: and their belly
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

BDB1027 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1029

I. בֶ֫טֶן noun feminineNum 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 ZimBp 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 RSK 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)
      womb
Variations 37 forms of this word
Translations 48 English renderings
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תָּכִ֥ין
תָּכִ֥ין
Root word prepared, established, prepare, ready, establish, …
Dictionary form: כּוּן · koon
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vhi3fs
Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"
תָּכִין Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: prepareth
and prepare ×9 shall be established ×8 be established ×6 established ×6 prepare ×6 had prepared ×5 is established ×5 prepared ×5
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establish — Best for lasting, firm, or covenantal contexts.
prepare — Modernizes KJV 'prepare'; suits readying for action.
make firm — Highlights solidity or permanence of what is set.
set in place — Good for spatial or structural fixing of something.
make ready — Modernizes KJV 'ready'; suits imminent-action contexts.
ordain — Prefer when divine appointment or decree is implied.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3944 H3559

BDB3943 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3945

I. [כּוּן]218 verb probably be firm, only in derived conjugation (Late Hebrew Aramaic כּוּן, in derived conjugation, כִּיוֵּן arrange, direct; put right, correct; Assyrian kânu, be firm, right DlHWB 321; Arabic (medial ) exist, occur, be; so Ethiopic Sabean כון DHMZMG 1875, 599, Phoenician כון be (often)); —

Niph`al Perfect (on 3 masculine singular see Participle below), 3 feminine singular נָכּ֫וֺנָה 1Kgs 2:46 3 plural נָכ֫וֺנוּ Prov 19:29 נָכֹּ֫נוּ Ezek 16:7 Imperfect יִכּוֺן Prov 12:3 +; 3 feminine singular תִּכּוֺן Jer 30:20 +; וַתִּכֹּן 1Kgs 2:12; 2Chr 8:16, etc.; Imperative הִכּוֺן Amos 4:12 הִכֹּן Ezek 38:7 plural הכונוּ 2Chr 35:4 Kt (Qr הָכִינוּ Hiph`il); Participle נָכוֺן Gen 41:32 + (in Ps 93:2 and perhaps elsewhere the Perfect would be possibly); construct נְכוֺן Prov 4:18 feminine נְכוֺנָה Ps 5:10 + 2 t.; plural נְכֹנִים Exod 19:11 + 2 t.; passive or neuter, and (less often) reflexive: —
1. be set up, established, fixed:
  a. literally, of house upon (עַל) pillars Judg 16:26; Judg 16:29, so, in metaphor, of temple-mount, followed by בְּראֹשׁ Isa 2:2 = Mic 4:1 be firm, of breasts at puberty Ezek 16:7 firmly established, of תֵּבֵל Ps 93:1 = Ps 96:10 = 1Chr 16:30 firm, i.e. a strong support, of ׳י's hand יָ דִי תִּכּוֺן עִמּוֺ Ps 89:22 (|| זְרוֺעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ).
  b. figurative, of throne 2Sam 7:16 = 1Chr 17:14; 1Kgs 2:45; Ps 89:38; Ps 93:2; Prov 16:12; Prov 25:5; Prov 29:14 of king, royal family, kingdom 1Sam 20:31; 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:46; 2Sam 7:26 =1Chr 17:24.
  c. of any persons, be established, stable, secure, enduring Job 21:8 (with לִפְנֵי), Prov 12:3, also vProv 12:19 (subject שְׂפַת אֱמֶת) Ps 101:7 (with לְנֶגֶד עֵינָ֑י), Ps 102:29 (with לְפָנֶיךָ), Ps 140:12 (with בָּאָרֶץ); of plans Prov 16:3; Prov 20:18 נְכוֺן הַיּוֺם Prov 4:18 the established, stable, (part) of the day, i.e. mid-day, when the sun seems motionless in mid-heaven. — 2Sam 6:6 see נָכוֺן proper name below
  d. fixed, securely determined הַדָּבָר מֵעִם ׳נ הָאֱלֹהִים (|| אֱמֶת) Gen 41:32 (E); so כְּשַׁחַר נָכוֺן מֹצָאוֺ Hos 6:3 ᵑ0, but read כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ כֵּן נִמְצָאֵהוּ GieBeiträge 208 Weon the passage; substantiated, certain, of an allegation Deut 13:15 = Deut 17:4 עַלנָֿכוֺן according to (what is) certain, = certainly, assuredly 1Sam 23:23; 1Sam 26:4 (see Dr).
2. in moral sense, be directed aright, of ways Prov 4:26; Ps 119:5 (compare Hiph`il 3); be fixed aright, stedfast נָכוֺן לִבִּי Ps 57:8 (twice in verse); Ps 108:2, so Ps 112:7 לִבָּם לֹא נָכוֺן עִמּוֺ Ps 78:37 רוּחַ נָכוֺן Ps 51:12 (|| לֵב טָהוֺר); לא נָכוֺן לעשׂות כן Exod 8:22 (J) it is not right, proper, etc.; participle feminine נְכוֺנָה as substantive = what is right, the right Job 42:7; Job 42:8 = uprightness Ps 5:10.
3. prepare, be ready, person Amos 4:12 (with ל infinitive); words Prov 22:18 הִכֹּן וְהָכֵן לְךָ Ezek 38:7; 2Chr 35:4 Kt (Qr Hiph`il); participle as adjective = prepared, ready, often with הָוָה, of persons Exod 19:11; Exod 19:15; Exod 34:2; Josh 8:4 (all J E); of things, followed by ל person Job 12:5; Neh 8:10, ל location Job 18:12, ל noun active Ps 38:18 ב location Job 15:23
4. passive be prepared, of judgments Prov 19:29 (ל person); of work be arranged, settled 2Chr 8:16 figurative of prayer Ps 141:2 be arranged, set in order, as incense before thee (> present itself as incense); be arranged, ordered, of temple service 2Chr 29:35; 2Chr 35:10; 2Chr 35:16.

Hiph`il Perfect הֵכִין Josh 4:4 +; suffix הֱכִינַנִי 1Kgs 2:24 הֱכִינוֺ 2Sam 5:12; 1Chr 14:2 הֱכִינָהּ Job 28:27 2 masculine singular הֲכִינוֺתָ Job 11:13 +; 3 plural הֵכִינוּ 1Chr 12:39 +; וְהֵכִינוּ consecutive Exod 16:5 1 plural הֲכִינוֺנוּ 1Chr 29:16 הֵכַנּוּ (Ges«GKC:72»§ 72, R. 6) 2Chr 29:16, etc.; Imperfect יָכִין Judg 12:6 +; וַיָּ֫כֶן 1Chr 15:1 + 3 t., etc.; Imperative הָכֵן Gen 43:16 +; plural הָכִינוּ Josh 1:11 +; Infinitive absolute הָכֵן Josh 3:17, so הָכִין Josh 4:3 (read הָכֵין, see Di), Jer 10:23 (see Gie), Ezek 7:14 (see Sm Co and below; see on all i. 468); construct הָכִין Isa 9:6 +; suffix הֲכִינוֺ Nah 2:4; Prov 8:27 הֲכִינָהּ Jer 33:2 Participle מֵכִין Jer 10:12 + 4 t.; — (favourite word in Chronicles, in various applications)

1. establish, set up:
  a. king (or, one as king) 2Sam 5:12; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Chr 14:2, royal seed Ps 89:5, kingdom 1Sam 13:13; 2Sam 7:12 = 1Chr 17:11; 1Chr 28:7; 2Chr 12:1; 2Chr 17:5, throne 1Chr 22:10 the world תֵּבֵל Jer 10:12 = Jer 51:15 mountains Ps 65:7 heavens Prov 8:27 an altar upon (עַל) its base Ezra 3:3.
  b. God's faithfulness Ps 89:3 heart of humble Ps 10:17.
  c. = accomplish, do Jer 33:2 (|| עשׂה), = make Isa 40:20; Job 28:27.
  d. make firm, only infinitive absolute, as adverb = firmly הָכֵן Josh 3:17 הָכִין Josh 4:3 (see above)
2. a. fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift Gen 43:25 (J), place Exod 23:20 (JE), 2Chr 3:1 with לְ of thing 1Chr 15:1; 1Chr 15:3, also (object omitted) v1Chr 15:12 (see Be, and DaSynt. § 144), 2Chr 1:4 (בַּהֵכִין, see Ges«GKC:138»§ 138. 3. b); often prepare food, accusative + לְ person Josh 1:11 (D), Ps 78:20 לְ omitted Prov 6:8; Prov 30:25 object omitted 1Chr 12:39; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); 2Chr 35:15 both omitted Gen 43:16 (J), 1Chr 9:32 prepare a road Deut 19:3, a sacrifice Zeph 1:7, ambuscades Jer 51:12, one's work Prov 24:27, materials for (לְ) temple 1Chr 22:3; 1Chr 22:14, also v1Chr 22:14b (no לְ), 1Chr 29:2; 1Chr 29:3 weapons (with לְ person) 2Chr 26:14 and (hostile purpose) Ps 7:14, compare Ps 57:7, Isa 14:21 prepare slaughter-place for (לְ) his children; store-rooms 2Chr 31:11 a, also v2Chr 31:11 b (object omitted); gallows (with לְ person) Esth 6:4; Esth 7:10 corn (produce of land) Ps 65:10 land vPs 65:10, so (= restore) Ps 68:11 with accusative of person 2Chr 35:6 figurative of belly preparing deceit Job 15:35 make preparation (for, לְ of thing) 1Chr 22:5, and v1Chr 22:5 (לְ omitted); followed by לִבְנוֺת 1Chr 28:2, with accusative material + לִבְנוֺת 1Kgs 5:32; 1Chr 29:16 without לְ, make ready 1Sam 23:22; Nah 2:4; Ezek 7:14 (read הָכִינוּ הָכֵן Co, for הַכֹּל ׳ה MT) = make full preparation! make thee ready! Jer 46:14 (לְ dativus ethicus [dative of interest]), Ezek 28:7 (id.), 2Chr 35:4.
  b. provide for, provide, furnish Num 23:1; Num 23:29; Num 29:7; Josh 4:4 (all J E), Job 27:16; Job 27:17, food for (לְ) raven Job 39:41, rain for (לְ) earth Ps 147:8; 1Chr 29:19; 2Chr 2:6; Ps 74:16.
3. direct one's face towards (אֶלֿ) Ezek 4:3; Ezek 4:7 in moral and spiritual sense, direct one's step (צַעֲדוֺ) = order aright, Jer 10:23 (see above), Prov 16:9, so (פְּעָמַי) Ps 119:133 אֱלֹהָיו ׳הֵכִין דְּרָכָיו לִפְנֵי י 2Chr 27:6, also (followed by דרכיו only) Prov 21:29 Kt (Qr יָבִין); עַל הַהֵכִין הָאֱלֹהִים לָעָם 2Chr 29:36 that which God had ordered aright for the people (on article = relative pronoun see Ges«GKC:138»§ 138. 3. b); followed by לֵב Job 11:13; Ps 78:8 + לְ, ׳לֹא הֵכִין לִבּוֺ לִדְרוֺשׁ אֶתיֿ 2Chr 12:14, so 2Chr 19:3; 2Chr 30:19 + ׳לִדְרוֺשׁ אֵתאתּוֺרַת י Ezra 7:10 הכין לבב ׳אֶלֿ 1Sam 7:3 direct the heart towards ׳י, 1Chr 29:18 (׳י subject), so (with לֵאלֹהִים) 2Chr 20:33 hence (no object expressed) = give attention, followed by infinitive Judg 12:6.
4. arrange, order 2Chr 29:19 (of sacred vessels; + הִקְדַּשְׁנוּ), 2Chr 35:20 (of temple).

Hoph`al Perfect הוּכַן Isa 30:33, וְהוּכַן consecutive Isa 16:5; Zech 5:11 וְהֻכַֿן Nah 2:6 Participle מוּכָן Prov 21:31, plural מוּכָנִים Ezek 40:43

1. be established, of throne Isa 16:5 be fastened, of hooks Ezek 40:43.
2. be prepared for (לְ person) Isa 30:33 and (לְ temporal) Prov 21:31 absolute Nah 2:6 be ready Zech 5:11.

Po`lel. Perfect 3 masculine singular כּוֺנֵן Ps 9:8 + 3 t., וְכוֺנֵן consecutive Hab 2:12 suffix כּוֺנְַנָהּ Isa 45:18 2 masculine singular כּוֺנַנְתָּ Ps 99:4; Ps 119:90, כּוֺנָ֑נְתָּה Ps 8:4, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְכוֺנֵן Isa 62:7 suffix וַיְכֹנְַנֶ֑ךָ Deut 32:6, יְכוֺנְַנֶהָ Ps 24:2 +, suffix 1 plural וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ Job 31:15 (וַיְכוּנֶּנוּ van d. H); 2 masculine singular תְּכוֺנֵן Ps 7:10; Ps 21:13, etc.; Imperative כּוֺנֵן Job 8:8 (but on text see infra), כּוֺנְַנָה Ps 90:17, suffix כּוֺנְַנֵהוּ Ps 90:17 — originally make firm; —

1. set up, establish:
  a. of men, found, a city Hab 2:12 (|| בנה), Ps 107:36.
  b. of God, establish, king's throne 2Sam 7:13 = 1Chr 17:12, his own throne Ps 9:8 (לְמִשְׁפָּט), sanctuary Exod 15:7 (song), a nation Deut 32:6 (poem; || קנה, עשׂה), a city Ps 48:9; Ps 87:5, תֵּבֵל Ps 24:2 (with עַל, || יָסַד), אֶרֶץ Ps 119:90, compare Isa 45:18, also Ps 68:10 (object omitted, read perhaps אֶרֶץ צִיָּה Bi Che), heavens Prov 3:19 (|| יָסַדאָֿ֑רֶץ), moon and stars Ps 8:4 figurative, steps of men Ps 40:3, work of men's hands Ps 90:17 (twice in verse), justice Ps 99:4 establish, i.e. vindicate and make secure to righteous (צַדִּיק) Ps 7:10.
2. constitute, make, a man (in womb) Job 31:15 (|| עשׂה), compare Ps 119:73 (|| id.); with accusative + לְ of thing + לְ person reflexive 2Sam 7:24 thou hast made for thyself (לְךָ), thy people (אֶתעַֿמְּךָ) Israel for thyself (לְךָ) into a people (לְעָם) for ever.
3. fix, so as to be ready, arrow upon (עַל) string Ps 11:2, so (חֵץ omitted) Ps 21:13 (with עַלפְּֿנֵיהֶם), and possibly (חֵץ omitted) Isa 51:13 (Di Che and others; but dubious, compare Du; verse corrupt according to CheIntr. Is. 427), a bow Ps 7:13.
4. direct (that is לֵב), followed by לְחֵקֶר Job 8:8, i.e. give attention to (but no || in Po`lel; read perhaps בּוֺנֵן, compare Deut 32:10, see Ol Di). Po`lal. Perfect be established: ׳מי מִצְעֲדֵיגֶֿבֶר כּוֺנָ֑נוּ Ps 37:23 from ׳י are a man's steps established; = be prepared כּוֺנָנ֑וּ Ezek 28:13 but strike out Co Da after A B ᵑ6 and others Hithpo`el. Imperfect; be established, of house, 3 masculine singular יִתְכּוֺנָ֑ן Prov 24:3 (|| יִבָּנֶה), of nation, 2 feminine singular תִּכּוֺנָ֑נִי (Ges«GKC:54»§ 54. 2. b) Isa 54:14 3 feminine singular תִּכּוֺנֵן = be restored, of city Num 21:27 (J E; || תִּבָּנֶה); set oneself, take one's stand 3 masculine plural יִכּוֺנָ֑נוּ Ps 59:5.

Strong's Definition H3559
prepared, established, prepare, ready, establish, …
kûn
properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
  • to be firm, be stable, be established
    • (Niphal)
      • to be set up, be established, be fixed
        • to be firmly established
        • "to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring"to be fixed, be securely determined
        to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)"to prepare, be ready"to be prepared, be arranged, be settled
      (Hiphil)
      • to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm
      • "to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish"to direct toward (moral sense)"to arrange, order
      (Hophal)
      • to be established, be fastened
      • "to be prepared, be ready
      (Polel)
      • to set up, establish
      • "to constitute, make"to fix"to direct
      (Pulal) to be established, be prepared"(Hithpolel) to be established, be restored
Variations 98 forms of this word
Translations 141 English renderings
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Word Parts
מִרְמָֽה
מִרְמָֽה
Root word deceit, deceitful, deceitfully, false, guile, …
Dictionary form: מִרְמָה · mir-MAW
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
מִרְמָֽה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
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In the KJV here: deceit
deceit ×7 and deceit ×3 deceitfully ×3 of deceit ×3 and deceitful ×2 a false ×1 also he shall cause craft ×1 and a false ×1
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deception — Broadest modern term; suits most narrative contexts.
treachery — Emphasizes betrayal of trust; good for relational contexts.
fraud — Highlights deliberate dishonest gain; fits legal or commercial texts.
guile — Stresses cunning craftiness; slightly literary but still current.
deceitfulness — Adjectival quality as noun; useful for character descriptions.
duplicity — Double-dealing, two-faced conduct; formal or ethical discourse.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7946 H4820

BDB7945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7947

II. מִרְמָה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — absolute ׳מ Amos 8:5 +; plural absolute מִרְמוֺת Ps 10:7 +; — deceit, of balances, ׳מאןזנֵי מ i.e. deceptive balances Amos 8:5 (|| שֶׁקֶר), Hos 12:8; Prov 11:1 (opposed to קֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה), Prov 20:23, ׳אַבְנֵי מ Mic 6:11 (see [ מאזן] p. 24); especially treachery, craftiness, 2Kgs 9:23, ׳בְּמ treacherously, Gen 27:35 (J), and (of crafty speech) Gen 34:13 (P); ׳שִׂפְּתֵי מ Ps 17:1 i.e. treacherous lips, ׳לְשׁוֺן מ Ps 52:6, ׳פִּי מ Ps 109:2 (|| לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר), דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֺת Ps 35:20, ׳נִשְׁבַע לְמ Ps 24:4 (|| לַשָּׁוְא); compare Isa 53:9 (|| חָמָס); also Hos 12:1 (|| כַּחַשׁ), Jer 5:27; Jer 9:5 (twice in verse); Jer 9:7; Zeph 1:9 (+ חָמָס), Ps 10:7 (+ תֹּךְ), || עָמָל וָאֶוֶּן, Ps 34:14; Ps 36:4 (+ אָוֶן), Ps 38:13; Ps 59:19; Ps 55:12 (+ תֹּךְ), Job 15:35; Job 31:5 (|| שָׁוְא), Prov 12:20; Prov 14:8; Prov 26:24; Dan 8:25 opposed to מִשְׁפָּט Prov 12:5, + עֵר שְׁקָרִים vProv 12:17, + יָפִחַ כְּזָבִים Prov 14:25 (Hi Wild Toy read מְדַמֶּה for מרמה but II. דמה not elsewhere Pi); ׳אִישׁ דָּמִים וּמ Ps 5:7 (|| דֹּבְרֵי בָזָב), compare Ps 55:24, וְעַוְלָה ׳אִישׁ מ Ps 43:1 ׳יַעֲשֶׁה מ Dan 11:23. — II. מִרְמָה proper name.

Strong's Definition H4820
deceit, deceitful, deceitfully, false, guile, …
mirmâ
fraud
  • deceit, treachery
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 26 English renderings