Job 20:15

חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יֹֽרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

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פִּֽתְּךָ-אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Τότε ἰδὼν Ἰούδας ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ὅτι κατεκρίθη μεταμεληθεὶς ἀπέστρεψεν τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

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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.

חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע Dechi — a lesser break וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ Revia Mugrash — a lesser break יֹֽרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל Silluq — end of the verse

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חַ֣יִל

Root word army, valour, host, forces, valiant, …

Dictionary form: חַיִל · ha-YIL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

חַיִל

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: riches

of valour ×36 army ×16 of the forces ×9 his army ×8 of the host ×6 of might ×5 the army ×5 valiant ×5

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army — Best for military contexts referring to an organized force.

strength — Prefer for passages stressing personal or communal power.

valor — Ideal for heroic or warrior virtue contexts.

wealth — Use when the context emphasizes material resources or riches.

troops — Colloquial alternative to army; suits narrative battle scenes.

capable — Best for character descriptions, e.g. 'a capable woman/man'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2622 H2428

חַ֫יִל₂₄₄ noun masculine^{2Kgs 10:2} strength, efficiency, wealth, army; — absolute ׳ח Gen 47:6 +, חָ֑יִל Ps 60:14 +, חָ֑יִל Ps 60:14 +, חֵיל Isa 36:2; 2Kgs 18:17 construct חֵיל Exod 14:28 + (on Ps 10:10 see חלכה); suffix חֵילִי Job 31:25 + 2 t.; חֵילְךָ Jer 15:13 +; חֵילוֺ Exod 14:4 +, etc.; plural חֲיָלִים 1Chr 7:5 + 19 t.; suffix חֵילֵיהֶם Isa 30:6 —

1. strength, usually physical:
a. seldom alone (chiefly in poetry) 1Sam 2:4; Ps 18:33; Ps 18:40 = 2Sam 22:33; 2Sam 22:40 also ׳נָָּֽברוּ ח Job 21:7, compare Eccl 10:10 מֵחַיִל אֶלחָֿ֑יִל Ps 84:8 ׳בְּכֹחַ ח 2Chr 26:13 of virility Prov 31:3 of ׳י's power Ps 59:12; Ps 110:3, compare Hab 3:19 strength of horse Ps 33:17 figurative of product of vine and fig-tree Joel 2:22 (|| פְּרִי).
b. of result or display of strength ׳עשׂה ח achieve might = do valiantly Num 24:18 (JE), 1Sam 14:48; Ps 60:14 = Ps 108:14; Ps 118:15; Ps 118:16.
c. often in phrases ׳גִּבּוֺר(הַ)ח, ׳גִּבּוֺרֵי(הַ)ח hero(es) of strength, mighty man (men) of valour Josh 1:14 (D), Josh 6:2; Josh 8:3; Josh 10:7 (all J E), Judg 6:12; Judg 11:1; 1Sam 9:1; 1Sam 16:18; 1Kgs 11:28; 2Kgs 5:1; 2Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 24:14; 2Kgs 24:16; 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 7:2; 1Chr 7:9; 1Chr 8:40 + (very frequently in Chronicles), note especially ׳הַגִּבּוֺרִים וכל גבורי ח 1Chr 28:1 also ׳ח ׳ג 2Chr 13:3 (|| מלחמה ׳ג); (הַ)חֲיָלִים ׳ג 1Chr 7:5; 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 7:11; 1Chr 7:40; 1Chr 11:26 (see also גִּבּוֺר, p. 150); ׳בֶּןֿ(הַ)ח, ׳בְּנֵי(הַ)ח Deut 3:18; Judg 18:2 + (see בֵּן 8, p. 121); ׳אִישׁ ח, ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Judg 3:29; Judg 20:44; Judg 20:46; Judg 1:12; Judg 11:16; 2Sam 23:20 (Qr; Kt חי, on phrase בןאֿישׁ חיל compare Dr) = 1Chr 11:22 (Kt חיל), 2Sam 24:9; Nah 2:4; Jer 48:15; 1Chr 10:12; Neh 11:6; Ps 76:6 ironical לִמְסֹךְ שֵׁכָר ׳ח ׳א Isa 5:22 = (|| גבורים לשׁתות יין ); Eccl 12:3 metaphor of legs.

2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Gen 47:6 (J), Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (both E); of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Prov 12:4; Prov 31:10; Ruth 3:11 compare 1Kgs 1:42; 1Kgs 1:52 (opposed to רעה), and especially יִרְאֵי אלהים אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת שׂנְאֵי בָּ֑צַע ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Exod 18:21(E); עָשָׂה חיל Prov 31:29 do worthily, efficiently, perhaps also Ruth 4:11 late (with weakened meaning of גִּבּוֺר) גִּבּוֺרֵי חֵיל מְלֶאכֶת עֲבוֺדַת בֵּית הָאלהים 1Chr 9:13, compare בַּכִּחַ לַעֲבֹדָה ׳אישׁ ח 1Chr 26:8. So also 1Sam 10:26 (read ׳בְּנֵי ח, see ᵐ5 We Dr, men of worth, opposed to בני בליעל v1Sam 10:27) for ᵑ0 ׳ח force, band.

3. wealth Gen 34:29 = Num 31:9 (both P), Deut 8:17; Deut 8:18; Deut 33:11; Isa 8:4; Isa 10:14; Isa 30:6 (|| אוֺצְרֹתָם), Isa 60:5 (|| הֲמוֺן יָם) vIsa 60:11; Isa 61:6; Mic 4:13; Jer 15:13; Jer 17:3 (both || אצרות), Zeph 1:13; Ezek 26:12; Ezek 28:4; Ezek 28:5 (twice in verse); Zech 14:14; Job 5:5; Job 15:29; Job 20:15; Job 20:18; Job 31:25; Ps 49:7; Ps 49:11; Ps 62:11; Ps 73:12; Prov 13:22.

4. force, army, very often Exod 14:4; Exod 14:9; Exod 14:17; Exod 14:28 (all P), Exod 15:4 (song), 1Sam 17:20; 2Sam 8:9; 2Kgs 6:4; 2Kgs 6:15; 2Kgs 25:1; 2Kgs 25:5 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 25:10; 2Chr 13:3 (בְּחַיִל גִּבּוֺרֵי מלחמה), 2Chr 14:7; 2Chr 16:7; 2Chr 23:14 +; so usually Jeremiah: Jer 32:2; Jer 34:1 +; frequently Ezekiel: Ezek 17:17; Ezek 27:10 +; Dan 11:7; Dan 11:13; Dan 11:25 (twice in verse); Dan 11:26 = a band 1Sam 10:26 (ᵑ0, but see 2, adfin.); of train of Queen of Sheba גדול ׳ח 1Kgs 10:2 = 2Chr 9:1 חֵיל כָּבֵד Isa 36:1 = 2Kgs 18:17 a powerful army (on form compare Sta^{§ 194 c}); also (late) חֵיל הַצָּבָא 1Chr 20:1; 2Chr 26:13, חֵיל עָם Esth 8:11 הֲמוֺן חֲיָלִים Dan 11:10 ׳שַׂרהֿח 2Sam 24:2 = captain of the host, ׳שָׂרֵי הח v2Sam 24:4 v2Sam 24:4 שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים captains of armies (bands, divisions) 1Kgs 15:20 = 2Chr 16:4; 2Kgs 25:23; Jer 40:7; Jer 40:13; Jer 41:11; Jer 41:13; Jer 41:16; Jer 42:1; Jer 42:8; Jer 43:4; Jer 43:5. פִּקּוּדֵי החִיל Num 31:14 (P). — חֵילוּ Ezek 32:31 omitted by B Hi Co: for חֵילֵךְ Ezek 27:11 read probably a proper name, of a location, compare Da; Co proposes חתלון (compare Ezek 47:15; Ezek 48:1), Hal^{MÈl. Epigr. 1874, 69} חלך = Cilicia, see Lag^{M i. 211}.

BDB9524 H2428 H2429

חַ֫יִל noun masculine power, strength, army (see Biblical Hebrew II. חול, חיל); —

1. power: absolute בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָ֑יִל Ezra 4:23 by force and power; ׳קרא בְח i.e. call loudly Dan 3:4, בְּחַיִל Dan 4:11; Dan 5:7 ׳גִּבָּרֵיאח Dan 3:20 mighty men of power.

2. force, army, suffix חֵילֵהּ Dan 3:20 construct חֵיל שְׁמַיָּא Dan 4:32 (= Biblical Hebrew צְכָא הַשָּׁמַיִם).

Strong's Definition H2428

army, valour, host, forces, valiant, …

ḥayil

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army

strength

Variations 43 forms of this word

Translations 111 English renderings

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Word Parts

בָּ֭לַע

Root word up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …

Dictionary form: בָּלַע · baw-LA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3ms

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

בָּלַע

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: he hath swallowed down

and devoured ×2 and swallowed them up ×2 devoureth ×2 he hath swallowed up ×2 and destroy ×1 and he will destroy ×1 and swallow them up ×1 and swallowed them up together ×1

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swallow — Most direct modern equivalent; best for literal contexts.

devour — Vivid, aggressive consumption; suits predatory or violent imagery.

engulf — Implies total overwhelming; good for floods, chaos, or disaster.

consume — Broader destruction; fits fire, war, or abstract ruin.

destroy — Emphasizes end result over the act; suits judicial or divine judgment.

swallow up — Retains idiomatic completeness; use when totality must be stressed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1147 H1104

בָּלַע verb swallow down, swallow up, engulf (idea of quickness, suddenness) (Late Hebrew id., Arabic swallow, Ethiopic eat, Aramaic בְּלַע, ; Assyrian bêlû, Pi`el destroy Zim^{BP 27}) —

Qal Perfect בָּלַע Job 20:15, suffix בְּלָעַנִי Jer 51:34 (Qr, compare ᵐ5 Kt נוּ-); 3 feminine singular בָּֽלְעָה Num 16:30 3 plural suffix בְּלָעוּנוּ Ps 124:3 Imperfect יִבְלָ֑ע Job 20:18, וַיִּבְלַע Exod 7:12, suffix יִבְלָעֶנָּה Isa 28:4 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְלַע Num 16:32 + 2 t.; suffix תִּבְלָעֵנִי Ps 69:16, תִּבְלָעֵנוּ Num 16:34, וַתִּבְלָעֵם Deut 11:6, תִּבְלָעֵמוֺ Exod 15:12 3 masculine plural suffix יִבְלָעֻהוּ Hos 8:7 3 feminine plural וַתִּבְלַעְנָה Gen 41:7, וַתִּבְלַעְןָ Gen 41:24 1 plural suffix נִבְלָעֵם Prov 1:12 Infinitive לִבְלֹעַ Jonah 2:1 suffix בִּלְעִי Job 7:19 —

1. swallow down, with accusative Job 7:19; Isa 28:4, subject דָּג Jonah 2:1 subject שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:7; Gen 41:24 מַטֶּה Exod 7:12.

2. swallow up, engulf, subject אֶרֶץ Exod 15:12; Num 16:30; Num 16:32; Num 16:34; Num 26:10; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17 figurative of greed Job 20:15 (object חַיִל; opposed to קיא vomit); of violence, extortion Prov 1:12 (כִּשְׁאוֺל); of devastation by enemy Hos 8:7; Jer 51:34; Ps 124:3 over-whelming by calamity Ps 69:16 (subject מצולה); of full enjoyment, profit Job 20:18 (no object) Niph`al Perfect נִבְלַע Hos 8:8, נִבְלְעוּ Isa 28:7 — swallowed up, i.e. devastated Hos 8:8 engulfed by wine (yet compare Pi`el Isa 3:12) Isa 28:7 (מןהֿיין ׳נ, || שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר). Pi`el Perfect בִּלַּע Isa 25:8 + 3 t.; וּבִלַּע consecutive Isa 25:7 3 plural בִּלֵּ֑עוּ Isa 3:12 1 plural בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ Lam 2:16, suffix בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ Ps 35:25 Imperfect יְבַלַּעֿ Prov 19:28, suffix 3 masculine singular יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ Job 8:18; Prov 21:20 יְבַלְּעֵם Ps 21:10 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine singular תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ Eccl 10:12 2 masculine singular תְּבַלַּע 2Sam 20:19, suffix וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי Job 10:8 1 singular אֲבַלַּע 2Sam 20:20, אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ Isa 19:3 Imperative בַּלַּע Ps 55:10 Infinitive בַּלַּע Num 4:20; Hab 1:13, בַּלֵּ֑עַ Lam 2:8, suffix בַּלְּעוֺ Job 2:3 Participle suffix מְבַלְּעָ֑יִךְ Isa 49:19 —

1. swallow Num 4:20 (כְּבַלַּע as a swallowing = for an instant); elsewhere

2. swallow up, engulf, usually with accusative,
a. figurative of destruction, ruin, Isa 3:12 (object דֶּרֶךְ); (Ba from a √ II. בלע confound, compare Di; see also Isa 9:15; Isa 19:3; Isa 28:7; Ps 55:10; Ps 107:27); subject ׳י Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5 (twice in verse); Lam 2:8; Job 2:3; Job 10:8; Ps 21:10 (|| אכל), Isa 19:3 (object עֵצָה), i.e. confuse, confound; so Ps 55:10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם confuse, Lord, divide their speech (compare בלל Gen 11:7; Gen 11:9 & see De Che); subject wicked men, enemies Ps 35:25; Isa 49:19 compare Lam 2:16 (absolute) Hab 1:13 object reflexive in sense Eccl 10:12 = annihilate Isa 25:7; Isa 25:8
b. literally = destroy 2Sam 20:19; 2Sam 20:20 (|| הִשְׁחִית); indefinite subject Job 8:18 ממקמו ׳יב;
c. figurative for greedily (seize, adopt) practise Prov 19:28, for extravagance, squandering Prov 21:20. Pu`al Imperfect יְבֻלַּע 2Sam 17:16, יְבֻלָּ֑ע Job 37:20 Participle מְבֻלָּעִים Isa 9:15 — be swallowed up, i.e. destroyed Job 37:20 compare פֶּןיְֿבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ 2Sam 17:16 (impersonal); ruined Isa 9:15 (yet compare below Pi`el) Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְבַּלָּ֑ע Ps 107:27 (subject חכמה) their wisdom is all gone, 'they are at their wit's end' (compare below Pi`el)

Strong's Definition H1104

up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …

bālaʿ

to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up

(Qal)

to swallow down

to swallow

Variations 44 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

וַ יְקִאֶ ֑נּוּ

וַ

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

יְקִאֶ

Root word out, up, vomit, again

֑נּוּ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: קוֹא · koh

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וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms

Verb — Hiphil, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

וַ	Speech Conjunction
יְקִאֶ	Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
נּוּ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: and he shall vomit them up again

and he shall vomit them up again ×1 and it vomited out ×1 it spued out ×1 itself vomiteth out ×1 shalt thou vomit up ×1 spue not you out ×1 therein spue you not out ×1 therewith and vomit it ×1

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vomit — Most direct and widely understood modern rendering.

vomit out — Emphasizes expulsion; useful when the land is the subject.

spew out — Slightly more vivid; good for contexts of forceful rejection.

throw up — Colloquial register; use only in accessible or informal translations.

disgorge — Formal/literary tone; suits poetic or elevated prose contexts.

expel — Metaphorical emphasis on removal; less visceral than vomit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7416 H6958

[קִיא Nö^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 539}] verb vomit up, spue out, disgorge (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Assyrian ‡â°u, spit Meissn^Suppl.83; Arabic vomit; Ethiopic [] vomit); —

Qal Participle f. קָאָה Lev 18:28, but read probably קָ֫אָה Perfect 3 feminine singular (Di Baen); Imperfect (Qal or Hiph`il) 3 masculine singular וַיָּקֵא Jonah 2:11, suffix וַיְקִיאֶנוּ Job 20:15 3 feminine singular תָּקִיא Lev 18:28; Lev 20:22, וַתָּקִא Lev 18:25 2 masculine singular Sf. תְּקִיאֶנָּה Prov 23:8 Hiph`il Perfect suffix consecutive וַהֲקֵאתוֺ Prov 25:16 all vomit up: — with accusative, literal Prov 23:8; Prov 25:16; Jonah 2:11 figurative of land casting out inhabitants Lev 18:25; Lev 18:28 (twice in verse); Lev 20:22 (all H); of disgorging riches Job 20:15.

BDB7419 H6958 H7006

[קָיָה] verb vomit (si vera lectio= קיא, Ges^{«GKC:76h»§ 76h} Kö^{ii.1, 586}); —

Qal Imperative masculine plural וּקֵיוּJer 25:27 Qr (Kt וקוו), be drunken and vomit (? error for וְקִיאוּ).

קִיטוֺר see קטר. קִים, קִימָה see קוּם.

קִימוֺשׁ see קִמּוֺשׂ

Strong's Definition H6958

out, up, vomit, again

qôʾ

to vomit

to vomit up, spue out, disgorge

(Qal) to vomit

of land spewing out its inhabitants (figuratively)

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

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מִ ֝בִּטְנ ֗וֹ

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

֝בִּטְנ

Root word womb, belly, body, within, born

֗וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: בֶּטֶן · beh-TEN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

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

מִ	Speech Preposition
בִּטְנ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: of his 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

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

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יוֹרִשֶׁ נּוּ

יוֹרִשֶׁ

Root word possess, out, inherit, possessed, heir, …

נּוּ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: יָרַשׁ · yaw-RAHSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhi3ms/Sp3ms

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

יוֹרִשֶׁ	Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
נּוּ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: shall cast them out

to possess ×21 to possess it ×21 drive out ×13 and possess ×9 and possessed ×7 shall inherit ×7 shall possess ×6 and they possessed ×5

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take possession of — Most versatile; covers land, property, or inheritance contexts.

inherit — Best when rights pass by lineage or divine grant.

dispossess — Emphasizes displacing a prior occupant; conquest contexts.

drive out — Concrete, active sense of expelling enemies from territory.

seize — Forceful acquisition; useful for hostile or military contexts.

become heir to — Legal/familial register; when inheritance relationships are explicit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3759 H3423

יָרַשׁ₂₂₉ verb take possession of, inherit, dispossess (MI⁷ וירש take possession of; Aramaic יְרֵית, , take possession of, and be heir to, inherit; so Ethiopic Arabic inherit; see also Sabean ורתֿ inherit, CIS^{iv, 37, 3}), especially D (62 t. Qal, 1 t. Pi, 7 t. Hiph`il in Deuteronomy + 13 t. D in Joshua); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular יָרַשׁ Jer 49:1 וְיָרַשׁ consecutive Jer 49:2; Num 27:11 2 masculine singular יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ 1Kgs 21:19 וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫ Deut 6:18 + 2 t.; suffix וִירִשְׁתָּהּ consecutive Deut 17:14 + 2 t. on this and kindred forms see Kö^{i. 406, 411}); וִירִשְׁתָּם consecutive Deut 19:1; Deut 31:3 3 plural יָרְשׁוּ Deut 3:20 +; suffix וִיִרֵשׁוּךָ consecutive Ezek 36:12 (Kö^l.c.); וִירֵשׁוּהָ consecutive Isa 34:11 + 3 t.; 2 masculine plural וִירִשְׁתֶּם consecutive Deut 4:1 + 7 t.; 1 plural יָרַשְׁנוּ Deut 3:12, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִירַשׁ Gen 21:10; Ps 25:13 2 masculine plural תִּירְשׁוּ Lev 20:24; 1Chr 28:8 תִּירָ֑שׁוּ Ezek 33:25; Ezek 33:26 תִּירָשׁ֑וּן Deut 5:30, etc.; Imperative masculine singular יְרָ֑שָׁה Deut 33:23 רֵשׁ Deut 1:21; 1Kgs 21:15 רָ֑שׁ Deut 2:24; Deut 2:31 masculine plural וּרְשׁוּ Deut 1:8; Deut 9:23 Infinitive construct לָרֶ֫שֶׁת Deut 2:31+ 17 t.; לָרָ֑שֶׁת Neh 9:23 suffix לְרִשְׁתְּךָ Gen 28:4 לְרִשְׁתּוֺ 1Kgs 21:16; 1Kgs 21:18 לְרִשְׁתָּהּ Gen 15:7 + 28 t.; Participle יוֺרֵשׁ Gen 15:3 + 6 t.; plural י(וֺ)רְשִׁים Deut 12:2; Jer 8:10 suffix יֹרְשָׁיו Jer 49:2 —

1. take possession of, especially by force, have as a possession, often with collateral idea of taking in place of others, succeeding to, inheriting (compare 2):
a. land, followed by accusative Gen 15:7; Gen 15:8; Num 13:30; Num 21:24; Num 21:35; Josh 18:13 (all J E), Josh 24:4; Josh 24:8 (E), Judg 2:6; Judg 11:21; Judg 11:22; Judg 11:23; Judg 11:24 (twice in verse); Judg 18:9; Deut 1:8; Deut 1:21; Deut 1:39 + 25 t. Deuteronomy, + Deut 11:31; Deut 17:14; Deut 26:1 (all possess land and dwell therein), similarly Isa 65:9 (twice in verse); Ps 69:36 בְּאַרְצַם מִשְׁנֶה יִירָ֑שׁוּ Isa 61:7 in their land they shall possess the double; הָחֵל רָשׁ Deut 2:24 הָחֵל רָשׁ לָרֶשֶׁת אֶתאַֿרְצוֺ vDeut 2:31 especially phrase (הארץ) שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ (etc. עֹבְרִים) אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בָּאִים Deut 4:5; Deut 4:14; Deut 4:26 + 12 t. Deuteronomy; also Ezra 9:10 see Deut 30:18; Josh 1:11 (twice in verse); Josh 1:15 (twice in verse); Josh 12:1; Josh 13:1; Josh 21:41; Josh 23:5 (all D); Amos 2:10; Obad 1:19.19 Hab 1:6; Ezek 33:24; Ezek 33:25; Ezek 33:26; Lev 20:24 (twice in verse) (H), Gen 28:4; Num 33:53 (both P), 1Chr 28:8; Neh 9:15; Neh 9:22; Neh 9:23; Neh 9:24; Ps 25:13; Ps 37:9; Ps 37:11; Ps 37:22; Ps 37:29; Ps 37:34 + ב instrumental Ps 44:4 also וַעֲמַל לְאֻמִּים יִירָ֑שׁוּ Ps 105:44 (|| וִיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְצוֺת גּוֺיִם); take possession of fields Jer 8:10 (object not expressed), 1Kgs 21:15; 1Kgs 21:16; 1Kgs 21:18; 1Kgs 21:19; Ps 83:13 inheritance (in land) Num 27:11; Num 36:8 (twice in verse) (all P); city (cities), Josh 19:47 (JE), Judg 3:13; Obad 1:20 so הַרקָֿדְשִׁי Isa 57:13 (|| נחל ארץ), Isa 63:18 where read probably הַרֿ קָדְשֶׁ֑ךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳עַםקֿ, see ᵐ5 VB and || clause); possess city and dwell therein 2Kgs 17:24; Isa 34:17; Isa 34:11 yea the pelican and bittern shall possess it; so of nettles Hos 9:6 וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו Gen 22:17, compare Gen 24:60 (both J); possess houses Ezek 7:24 (strike out Co), Neh 9:25 יוֺרֵשׁ עֶצֶר Judg 18:7 possessing wealth (? seeVB) .
b. a people (with collateral idea of being their heir (2), and so dispossessing them.), so especially in Deut 2:12; Deut 2:21; Deut 2:22; Deut 9:1 (+ cities), Deut 11:23; Deut 12:2; Deut 12:29; Deut 12:29; Deut 18:14; Deut 19:1; Deut 31:3; Num 21:32 (Kt וַיִּירַשׁ; J E), Amos 9:12 מַדּוּעַ יָרַשׁ מִלְכֹּם אֶתֿ גָּ֑ד Jer 49:1 (on text seeVB), vJer 49:2 vJer 49:2 (in these 3 perhaps play on meaning inherit, compare vJer 49:1 a); Ezek 36:12; Obad 1:17; Isa 54:3 nations + countries Ezek 35:10.

2. inherit, followed by accusative of person = be one's heir Gen 15:3; Gen 15:4 (twice in verse) (JE); שִׁפְחָה כִּיתִֿירַשׁ גְּבִרְתָּהּ Prov 30:23 (or, dispossess?); absolute be heir, followed by עִם person = jointly with Prov 21:10 (E); (הַ)יּוֺרֵשׁ (the) heir 2Sam 14:7; Jer 49:1 (|| בָּנִים); Mic 1:15 (= possessor, captor), where paronom. with proper name, of a location מָרֵשָׁה; inherit persons, as slaves לָרֶשֶׁת אֲחֻזָּה Lev 25:46 (H).

3. = impoverish, הַלְיָרְשֵׁנוּ קְרָאתֶם Judg 14:15 to impoverish us did ye call (us)?

Niph`al Imperfect יִוָּרֵשׁ Prov 23:21 2 masculine singular תִּוָּרֵשׁ Gen 45:11; Prov 20:13 אִוָּרֵשׁ Prov 30:9 — be (dispossessed =) impoverished, come to poverty Gen 45:11 (E), Prov 20:13; Prov 23:21; Prov 30:9 (opposed to אֶשְׂבַּע).

Pi`el Imperfect פְּרִי אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵשׁ הַצְּלַָצל Deut 28:42 the fruit of thy ground shall the cricket get full possession of (compare Qal Hos 9:6; Isa 34:11), i.e. devour.

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺרִישׁ Judg 1:27 +; 2 masculine singular הוֺרַשְׁתָּ 2Chr 20:7; Ps 44:3, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יוֺרִישׁ Josh 3:10 וִיּ֫(וֺ)רֶשׁ Judg 1:19 +; 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine plural תּוֺרִישֵׁמוּ Exod 15:9, etc.; Infinitive absolute הוֺרֵשׁ Josh 3:10; Josh 17:13 הוֺרֵישׁ Judg 1:28 construct לְהוֺרִישׁ Deut 4:38 +, etc.; Participle מוֺרִישׁ 1Sam 2:7; Deut 18:12 suffix מוֺרִישָׁם Deut 9:4; Deut 9:5 —

1. cause to possess, or inherit Judg 11:24 מִיְּרֻשָּֽׁתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֺרַשְׁתָּנוּ 2Chr 20:11 followed by ל person, וְהוֺרַשְׁתֶּם לִבְנֵיכֶם Ezra 9:12 and cause your sons to inherit (it); figurative תּוֺרִישֵׁנִי עֲוֺנוֺת נְעוּרָ֑י Job 13:26 thou makest me to inherit (the consequences of) the iniquities of my youth.

2. cause (others) to possess or inherit, then generally dispossess:
a. followed by accusative of a people or person, Josh 13:13; Josh 16:10 (both J E), Judg 1:29; Judg 1:30; Judg 1:31; Judg 1:32; Judg 1:33 (all opposed to ישׁב בְּקֶרֶב), Josh 14:12 (JE), Josh 17:13 (J E; הוֺרֵשׁ לֹא הוֺרִישׁוֺ), Judg 1:28 (id.); opposed to ישׁב אֵת Josh 15:63 opposed to ישׁב בְּ Judg 1:21; Judg 1:27 also Num 21:32 Qr, Num 32:39; Josh 17:18 (all J E), Josh 13:12 (D), Judg 1:19 b Judg 2:23 also וַיֹּרֶשׁאֶתהָֿהָר Judg 1:19 a (= אתיֿושׁבי ההר see V^b), Deut 7:17; Ps 44:3 וְהוֺרַשְׁתָּם וְהֵאֲבַדְתָּם Deut 9:3 followed by accusative. + מִפְּנֵי Exod 34:24; Num 32:21; Josh 3:10 (הוֺרֵשׁ יוֺרִישׁ; all these J E), Deut 4:38; Deut 9:4; Deut 9:5; Deut 18:12; Josh 13:6; Josh 23:9 (both D), Num 33:52; Num 33:55 (both P), Judg 2:21; Judg 11:23; Judg 11:24; 1Kgs 14:24; 1Kgs 21:26; 2Kgs 16:3; 2Kgs 17:8; 2Kgs 21:2 (all D), 2Chr 28:3; 2Chr 33:2 accusative. + מִלִּפְנֵי Deut 11:23; Josh 23:5; Josh 23:13 (D; || הָדַף), 2Chr 20:7 accusative. + מִשָּׁם Josh 15:14 (JE) = Judg 1:20 of cities (i.e. their inhabitants) Josh 8:7; Josh 17:12 so of a land = Num 33:53 (P), see vNum 33:52 vNum 33:55 [ᵐ5 + יושׁבי].
b. followed by accusative of thing, מִבִּטְנוֺ יֹרִשֶׁנּוּ אֵל Job 20:15 God shall cast them out of his belly, i.e. riches (|| חַיִל בָּלַע וַיְקִאֶנּוּ).

3. = impoverish, יהוה מוֺרִישׁ וּמַעֲשׁיר 1Sam 2:7 (song) ׳י impoverisheth and maketh rich; followed by accusative (of Tyre) אֲדֹנָי יוֺרִשֶׁנָּה Zech 9:4 (see vZech 9:3).

4. nearly = bring to ruin, destroy, followed by accusative of a people אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֺרִישֵׁמוֺ יָדִי Exod 15:9 (poem in E); so perhaps also Num 14:12 (J E; AV disinherit; || אַכֶּנּוּ בַּדֶּבֶר).

5. = Qal take possession of a land Num 14:24 (JE), but read probably יִרָשֶׁנָּה.

Strong's Definition H3423

possess, out, inherit, possessed, heir, …

yāraš

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir

(Qal)

to take possession of

to cause to possess or inherit

Variations 109 forms of this word

Translations 124 English renderings

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Word Parts

אֵֽל

Root word god, gods, power, mighty, one, …

Dictionary form: אֵל · ale

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אֵֽל	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: god

god ×112 of god ×15 a god ×8 unto god ×7 am god ×6 and god ×5 art my god ×5 my god ×4

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God — Preferred when referring to the God of Israel.

god — Use lowercase for foreign or generic deities.

divine being — Neutral; good for ambiguous or poetic contexts.

mighty one — Captures the power/strength nuance of the lemma.

power — Abstract sense; rare but valid in some poetic passages.

idol — Only when context clearly indicates a false or carved god.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB425 H410

II. אֵל god, אֶלְדָּד, אֶלְדָּעָה etc. see I. אלה.

BDB428 H410 H1286 H416 H415

II. אֵל noun masculine (also, in proper name אֶל, אֱלִי; Samaritan אל, Phoenician אל, אלן (i.e. probably אֵלֹן), Sabean אל, DHM^{Or. Congr. Leiden, 1883}, Assyrian ilu, Dl^w; perhaps also Arabic, Aramaic compare Nö^{on the passage}; on goddess אלת Phoenician, Palmyrene, Nabataean, Sabean (also אלהת) DHM^{l. c}; Arabic (plural ) Fl^{Kl. Schr. i. 154}, Assyrian Allatu Jr⁶⁶, Syriac , compare also Bae^{Rel 58, 90, 97, 271, 207}) god, but with various subordinate applications to express idea of might; — hardly ever in prose except with defining word (adjective or genitive); its only suffix is יִ֯; —

1. applied to men of might and rank, אֵל גוים mighty one of the nations Ezek 31:11 (of Nebuchadnezzar; ᵐ5 ἄρχων ἔθνων, איל some MSS. Co); אֵלִים mighty men Job 41:17 (אילים, many MSS. Di); אֵלֵי גִבּוֺרִים mighty heroes Ezek 32:21 (אֵילֵי MSS. Co); אֵילֵי הָאֶרֶץ Ezek 17:13; 2Kgs 24:15 (Kt אולי); אֵילִים Exod 15:15 (probably plural of III. אַיִל, q. v.) These readings are uncertain because of an effort to distinguish these forms from the divine name. אֵל גִּבּוֺר mighty hero (as above) ordivine hero (as reflecting the divine majesty) Isa 9:6.

2. angels, בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1; Ps 89:7 = בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים.

3. gods of the nations, אֵל אֵלִים God of gods, supreme God Dan 11:36 מִי כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם who is like thee among the gods Exod 15:11 idols Isa 43:10; Isa 44:10; Isa 44:15; Isa 44:17; Isa 46:6 מי אל בשמים what God in heaven Deut 3:24 אֵל אחר another god Exod 34:14 (J); אֵל זר foreign god Ps 44:21; Ps 81:10 אל נכר Deut 32:12; Mal 2:11; Ps 81:10.

4. El proper name אל ברית El Berith Judg 9:46 (= בעל ברית Judg 8:33; Judg 9:4) compare also

6.
(f) below

5. as characterizing mighty things in nature, חררי אל mighty mountains Ps 36:7 (literally mountains of El); also Ps 50:10 Ol Bi Che see below II. אלף; ארזי אל mighty cedars Ps 80:11 כוכבי אל lofty stars Isa 14:13.

6. God₂₁₇, the one only and true God of Israel:
(a) הָאֵל the God, the true God Gen 31:13; Gen 35:1; Gen 35:3; Gen 46:3 (E) 2Sam 22:31; 2Sam 22:33; 2Sam 22:48 (= Ps 18:31; Ps 18:33; Ps 18:48) Ps 68:20; Ps 68:21; Ps 77:15 הָאֵל הַנֶּאֱמָן the faithful God Deut 7:9 האל הגדול the great God Deut 10:17 = Jer 32:18; Dan 9:4; Neh 1:5; Neh 9:32 האל הקדשׁ the holy God Isa 5:17 האל יהוה the God Yahweh Isa 42:5; Ps 85:9.
(b) אֵלִי my God Exod 15:2 (poetry) Ps 18:3; Ps 22:2 (twice in verse); Ps 22:11; Ps 63:2; Ps 68:25; Ps 89:27; Ps 102:25; Ps 118:28; Ps 140:7; Isa 44:17.
(c) construct אל בית אל the God of Bethel, who had his seat there Gen 35:7 (E); אל אביך God of thy fathers Gen 49:25 (poetry); אל ישראל Ps 68:36 אל יעקב Ps 146:5 אל השמים the God of heaven Ps 136:26 אל סלעי the God who is my rock Ps 42:10 אל שמחת גילי the God who is the joy of my exultation Ps 43:4 אֵל רֳאִי the God who lets himself be seen Gen 16:13 (J); אל הכבוד the God of glory Ps 29:3 אל דעות the all-knowing God 1Sam 2:3 (poetry); אֵל עוֺלָם the everlasting God Gen 21:33 (J); אל ישועתי Isa 12:2 אל חַיָּ֑י Ps 42:9 אל אמת Ps 31:6 = אל אֱמוּנָה Deut 32:4 (poetry); אל נקמות Ps 94:1 (twice in verse); אל גְּמֻלוֺת Jer 51:56.
(d) אל אֶחָד one God Mal 2:10 אל גדול a great God Deut 7:21; Ps 77:14; Ps 95:3 אל מסתתר a God hiding himself Isa 45:15 אל רחום a compassionate God Exod 34:6 (J) Deut 4:31; Ps 86:15 אל נשא a forgiving God Ps 99:8 אל חַנּוּן a gracious God Neh 9:31; Jonah 4:2 אל קנא a jealous God Exod 20:5; Exod 34:14 (J) Deut 4:24; Deut 5:9; Deut 6:15; Josh 24:19 (D) = אל קנוא Nah 1:2 אֵל חי a living God Josh 3:10 (J) Hos 2:1; Ps 42:3; Ps 84:3 אל צדיק Isa 45:21 לא אֵל חפץ רשע Ps 5:5 לא אֵל Deut 32:21 (poetry) Isa 31:3; Ezek 28:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 28:9 מי אל כמוךָ Mic 7:18 (compare Exod 15:11).
(e) God (the only true God, needing no article or predicate to define him) Num 12:13 (E read אַל Di) always in poetry, Job 5:8 + (55 t. Job), Ps 7:12; Ps 10:11; Ps 10:12; Ps 16:1; Ps 17:6; Ps 19:1; Ps 52:3; Ps 52:7; Ps 55:20; Ps 57:3; Ps 73:11; Ps 73:17; Ps 74:8; Ps 77:10; Ps 78:7; Ps 78:8; Ps 78:18; Ps 78:19; Ps 78:34; Ps 78:41; Ps 82:1; Ps 83:2; Ps 90:2; Ps 104:21; Ps 106:14; Ps 106:21; Ps 107:11; Ps 118:27; Ps 139:17; Ps 139:23; Ps 149:6; Ps 150:1; Isa 40:18; Isa 43:12; Isa 45:14; Isa 45:20; Isa 46:9; Lam 3:41; Hos 11:9; Hos 12:1; Mal 1:9 עִמָּנוּאל God is with us, as name of child in prediction Isa 7:14 compare Isa 8:8; Isa 8:10.
(f) El, a divine name אל אלהי ישראל Gen 33:20 (E); אל אלהי הרוחות Num 16:22 (P = יהוה אלהי הרוחות Num 27:16); אל אלהים יהוה Josh 22:22 (P) Ps 50:1. This is probable also in the ancient poems, Num 23:8; Num 23:19; Num 23:22; Num 23:23; Num 24:4; Num 24:8; Num 24:16; Num 24:23 (poetry Balaam || שדּי & עליון) Deut 32:18; Deut 33:26 (poetry Moses || צוּר & אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם) 2Sam 22:32; 2Sam 23:5 (poetry David || צוּר) and in the combinations אל עליון (5 t.; see עליון) & אל שדּי (10 t.; see שַׁדַּי).

7. אֵל strength, power (on connection with I. אָלָה compare Di Gen 1:1; Gen 31:29) in יֶשׁלְֿאֵל יָדִי it is according to the power of my hand = it is in my power, etc. Gen 31:29 (E; followed by לְ + Infinitive); בִּהְיוֺת לְאֵל יָדְ֯יךָ Prov 3:27 (followed by id.); יֶשׁלְֿאֵל יָדָם Mic 2:1 (absolute); negative וְאֵין לְאֵל יָדֶ֑ךָ Deut 28:32 (absolute) = thou shalt be powerless, so Neh 5:5.

**See also Brock^{ZAW xxvi (1906). 29 ff.} (meaning 'might' very dubious: renders belongs to the god of (my) hand, supposing phrase a survival, with original meaning forgotten, of ancient idea, found also among other nations, of spirits conferring powers upon particular members of body).

BDB6146 H6005 H410 H5973

עִמָּנוּאֵל proper name, masculine Immanuel (with us is God); — ׳י Isa 7:14 van d. H. Baer; עִמָּנוּ אֵל Gi; — name of child, symbolizing presence of ׳י to deliver his people (on interpret. see Commentaries) — עִמָּנוּ אֵל Isa 8:8; Isa 8:10 is declaration of trust and confidence, with us is God ! (compare Ps 46:8; Ps 46:12); see עִם.

Strong's Definition H410

god, gods, power, mighty, one, …

ʾēl

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

god, god-like one, mighty one

mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes

Variations 25 forms of this word

Translations 67 English renderings

God El

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