Job 38:39

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

הֲ תָצ֣וּד
הֲ
Prefix — question marker turns the sentence into a question
תָצ֣וּד
Root word hunt, huntest, hunteth, provision, sore, …
Dictionary form: צוּד · tsood

הֲ
Question marker This opening ה is not "the" — pointed הֲ (not הַ with a doubling dagesh) it turns the sentence into a question. Read the clause with a "?".

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: wilt thou hunt
hunt ×2 they hunt ×2 to hunt ×2 and take ×1 and they shall hunt ×1 chased ×1 for our provision ×1 hunteth ×1
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hunt — Most direct equivalent; suits most narrative contexts.
chase — Emphasizes pursuit rather than capture; vivid and active.
track down — Highlights deliberate, methodical pursuit of prey or person.
trap — Foregrounds catching/snaring over the pursuit itself.
prey on — Useful when the object is a person; conveys predatory intent.
stalk — Stealthy, close-range pursuit; suits covert or hostile contexts.

BDB6964 H6679

BDB6963 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6965

I. צוּד verb hunt (Late Hebrew id. (rare), מְצוּדָה = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian ƒâdu, hunt, so Arabic , , Aramaic צוּד, צִיד, () ; Old Aramaic צידא hunting); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural צָד֣וּ Lam 4:18 suffix צָדוּנִי Lam 3:52, וְצָדוּם consecutive Jer 16:16 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָצוּד Lev 17:13, etc.; Imperative masculine singular צוּ֫דָה Gen 27:3 Infinitive absolute צוֺד Lam 3:52 construct לָצוּד Gen 27:5 Participle הַצָּד vGen 27:33hunt, with accusative 1. צַיִד Gen 27:3 Qr (> Kt צידה), vGen 27:5 vGen 27:33 (all J), צֵיד חַיָּה Lev 17:13 (H); טֶרֶף Job 38:39 with accusative of person Mic 7:2 (+חֵרֶם, instrumental), Jer 16:16 (+מֵעַל), Job 10:16, צוֺד צָדוּנִי כַצִּפּוֺד Lam 3:52, subject evil Ps 140:12 with accusative צְעָדֵינוּ Lam 4:18, נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה Prov 6:26. — Hos 9:13 read probably לָצוּד (or לָצַיִד), for ᵑ0 לְצוֺר, see צֹר. Po'l. hunt (keenly, eagerly?), Imperfect 2 feminine plural תְּצוֺדֵדְנָה Ezek 13:18 Infinitive construct לְצוֺדֵד vEzek 13:18 Participle feminine plural מְצֹדְדוֺת vEzek 13:20 vEzek 13:20, all with accusative נְפָשׁוֺת (of magic arts, necromancy, etc.).


BDB6977 H6679

BDB6976 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6978

[צִיד] verb denominative Hithpa`el supply oneself with provisions, take as one's provision — perfect 1 plural הִצְטַיַּדְנוּ Josh 9:12 this bread we took as our provision; Imperfect 3 masculine plural וֵיִּצְטַיָָּֽדוּ vJosh 9:4 (so read for ᵑ0 וַיִּצְטַיָָּֽרוּ, Manuscripts Vrss Thes and others), absolute

hunt, huntest, hunteth, provision, sore, …
ṣûd
to lie alongside (i.e., in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men)
  • to hunt
    • (Qal) to hunt
    • "(Poel) to hunt, hunt eagerly or keenly"(Hithpael) take provision

לְ לָבִ֣יא
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
לָבִ֣יא
Root word lion, lions, young, lioness, lionesses
Dictionary form: לָבִיא · law-BEE

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: for the lion
a lioness ×1 and as a great lion ×1 and as an old lion ×1 and the stout lions ×1 as a great lion ×1 as a lion ×1 even the old lion ×1 for his lionesses ×1
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lion — Broadest default; suits most poetic and narrative contexts.
lioness — Prefer when grammatical gender or female referent is clear.
great lion — Emphasizes the animal's size, power, and ferocity.
mighty lion — Highlights strength; fits hymnic or warrior imagery.
old lion — Use when age, experience, or seasoned danger is in view.
fierce lion — Stresses ferocity; vivid in threat or judgment passages.

BDB4289 H3833

BDB4288 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4290

[לְבִי] noun [masculine, feminine] lion; — only plural and figurative of foes נַפְשִׁי בְּתוֺךְ לְבָאִם Ps 57:5 of Assyrians לִבְאֹתָ֑יו Nah 2:13 (|| גֹּרֹתָיו; suffix reference to אַרְיֵה).


BDB4290 H3833

BDB4289 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4291

לְבִיָּא noun feminine lioness (on format see LagBN 93); — Ezek 19:2 (|| אֲרָיוֺת) figurative of mother of Israel


BDB4291 H3833

BDB4290 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4292

לָבִיא noun [masculine] lion, possibly also [feminine] lioness (compare Arabic usage, and Gen 49:9; Num 24:9; Job 4:11, etc.; but this by no means certain); — ׳ל absolute Gen 49:9 + 10 t.; — Isa 30:6 (|| לַיִשׁ), Job 38:39 (|| כְּפִיר); Gen 49:9 in simile of victor's repose (רָבַץ; || אַרְיֵה), compare Num 24:9 (with שָׁכַב; || אֲרִי), Deut 33:20 (שָׁכֵן וְטָרַף); see also Num 23:24 (קוּם; || אֲרִי); figurative of Nineveh Nah 2:12 (|| אַרְיֵה), compare Isa 5:29 (שָֽׁאֲגָה in simile; || כְּפִירִים); figurative of wicked Job 4:11 (+ אַרְיֵה, שָׁ֑חַל, כְּפִיר, לַיִשׁ vJob 4:10 vJob 4:11); simile of ׳י, devouring (אָכַל) in judgment Hos 13:8 figurative of locusts ׳מְתַלְּעוֺת ל Joel 1:6 (|| שִׁנֵּי אַרְיֵה).

lion, lions, young, lioness, lionesses
lābîʾ
a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
  • (n m) lion
  • "(n f) lioness

טָ֑רֶף
טָ֑רֶף
Root word prey, meat, spoil, leaves
Dictionary form: טֶרֶף · teh-REP

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the prey
the prey ×6 meat ×3 of prey ×2 of the prey ×2 after their prey ×1 for a prey ×1 from the prey ×1 his prey ×1
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prey — Most direct equivalent; use for hunted animals or victims.
food — Broader term; suits contexts of provision or feeding.
kill — Vivid, concrete; emphasizes the slain animal itself.
torn flesh — Highlights violent tearing; good for ritual or graphic contexts.
spoil — Better when the 'prey' implies plunder or war imagery.
foliage — Reserve strictly for botanical contexts (e.g. fresh leaves).

BDB3382 H2964

BDB3381 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3383

טֶ֫רֶף noun masculineNah 3:1 prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶף Gen 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶף Job 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵךְ Nah 2:14 טַרְפּוֺ Isa 31:4 plural construct טַרְפֵּי Ezek 17:9

1. prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; Job 38:39; Ps 104:21 metaphor of Judah's conquests Gen 49:9, Israel like lion Num 23:24 (both poems in J E); of Assyrians Isa 5:29 of Nineveh and its king Nah 2:13; Nah 2:14; Nah 3:1 Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezek 19:3; Ezek 19:6 simile of false prophet (like lion) Ezek 22:25 of princes of Judah vEzek 22:27 simile of י's descending to battle, like lion Isa 31:4 compare Ps 76:5 coming down from mountains of prey (the lion's lair), but read perhaps עַד, compare ᵐ5 Bi Checritical note.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Ps 124:6.
2. food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass פֶּרֶא Job 24:5 of human food (late): for those who fear God Ps 111:5 for household Prov 31:15 in ׳י's house Mal 3:10.
3. leaf, (compare Gen 8:11) טַרְפֵּי צִמְחָהּ Ezek 17:9 metaphor of Judah.

prey, meat, spoil, leaves
ṭerep
something torn, i.e., a fragment, e.g., a fresh leaf, prey, food
  • prey, food, leaf
    • prey
    • "food"leaf

וְ חַיַּ֖ת
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חַיַּ֖ת
Root word life, living, liveth, live, beasts, …
Dictionary form: חַי · hai

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

In the KJV here: the appetite
liveth ×63 of life ×31 live ×29 beast ×24 the living ×24 of the living ×23 alive ×21 of his life ×16
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living — Broadest adjectival use; alive, animate, or active.
life — Core noun form; vitality, existence, or lifespan.
alive — Emphasizes the state of being living, not dead.
creature — Prefer for living animals or beings in context.
fresh — Use for water ('running/fresh water') or raw flesh.
vigor — Captures vitality, appetite, or life-force nuance.

BDB2716 H2416

BDB2715 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2717

I. חַי adjective alive, living; — ׳ח Gen 25:6 +; חָ֑י Gen 3:20 +, חֵי Amos 8:14 + 15 t. (Ew§ 329 explains as construct, but Ges«GKC:93»§ 93, R 7 n and others as contracted absolute); feminine חַיָּה Gen 1:20 +; plural חַיִּים Ps 116:9 +; —

1. a. of God, as the living one, the fountain of life אֵל חַי Josh 3:10 (J), Hos 2:1; Ps 42:3; Ps 84:3 אלהים חי 2Kgs 19:4; 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:4; Isa 37:17 אלהים חיים Deut 5:23; 1Sam 17:26; 1Sam 17:36; Jer 10:10; Jer 23:36 חי יהוה Yahweh is living Ps 18:47 = 2Sam 22:47 גאלי חי my avenger is living Job 19:25 the formula of the oath is ׳חַי י Judg 8:19; Ruth 3:13; 1Sam 14:39; 1Sam 14:45; 1Sam 19:6; 1Sam 20:21; 1Sam 25:34; 1Sam 26:10; 1Sam 26:16; 1Sam 28:10; 1Sam 29:6; 2Sam 4:9; 2Sam 12:5; 2Sam 14:11; 2Sam 15:21; 1Kgs 1:29; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Kgs 17:1; 1Kgs 17:12; 1Kgs 18:10; 1Kgs 22:14 = 2Chr 18:13; 2Kgs 5:16; 2Kgs 5:20; Hos 4:15; Jer 4:2; Jer 5:2; Jer 12:16; Jer 16:14; Jer 16:15; Jer 23:7; Jer 23:8; Jer 38:16 חי אל Job 27:2 האלהים ׳ח 2Sam 2:27 ׳חי אדני י Jer 44:26 צבאות ׳תי י 1Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 3:14 as used by God Himself it is חי אנכי Deut 32:40, elsewhere חי אני Num 14:21; Num 14:28 (P) Isa 49:18; Jer 22:24; Jer 46:18; Ezek 5:11; Ezek 14:16; Ezek 14:18; Ezek 14:20; Ezek 16:48; Ezek 17:16; Ezek 17:19; Ezek 18:3; Ezek 20:3; Ezek 20:31; Ezek 20:33; Ezek 33:11; Ezek 33:27; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 35:6; Ezek 35:11; Zeph 2:9, compare also חֵי דרך באר שׁבע, חֵי אלהיך דן Amos 8:14 with the exception of בְּחֵי הָעֹולָם by him who liveth for ever Dan 12:7, חֵי is always (as an artificial distinction of scribes) used of non-sacred oaths, see b. b. of man: אָדָם חַי a living man Lam 3:39, in antith חי חי ׃מֵת Isa 38:19 הַחַי collective Eccl 7:2 Absalom 2Sam 19:7 Naboth 1Kgs 21:15 a son or lad 2Sam 12:21; 1Kgs 3:22 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 3:23 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 3:25; 1Kgs 3:26 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 3:27; 1Kgs 17:23 usually plural חיים alive, living Num 16:30; Num 16:33 (J), Num 17:13 (P), Deut 4:4; Deut 5:3; Isa 8:19; Ps 55:16; Ps 124:3; Prov 1:12; Eccl 4:2 (twice in verse); Eccl 4:15; Eccl 6:8; Eccl 9:4; Eccl 9:5; Ruth 2:20 taking prisoners alive Josh 8:23 (J) 1Sam 15:8; 1Kgs 20:18 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 7:12; 2Kgs 10:14 (twice in verse); 2Chr 25:12 living (prosperously) 1Sam 25:6 (We reads לָחִי = לְאָחִי (see Klo Dr) to my brother, after ᵑ9 fratribus meis); elsewhere in phrase (פני) האדמה כלהֿימים אשׁר הֵם (אַתֶּם) חיים על all the days that they (ye) live upon (the face of) of the land Deut 4:10; Deut 12:1; Deut 31:13; 1Kgs 8:40 = 2Chr 6:31. Note phrases: עוֺד חַי (יםׅ yet alive Gen 25:6; Gen 43:7; Gen 43:27; Gen 43:28; Gen 45:28; Gen 46:30 (J), Gen 45:3; Gen 45:26; Exod 4:18 (E), Deut 31:27; 1Sam 20:14; 2Sam 12:22; 2Sam 18:14; 1Kgs 20:32 בהיות חי 2Sam 12:18; 1Kgs 12:6; 2Chr 10:6 אֶרֶץ (ה)חַיִים land of the living Isa 38:11; Isa 53:8; Jer 11:19; Ezek 26:20; Ezek 32:23; Ezek 32:24; Ezek 32:25; Ezek 32:26; Ezek 32:27; Ezek 32:32; Ps 27:13; Ps 52:7; Ps 142:6; Job 28:13 ׳ארצות הח Ps 116:9 ׳ספר ח Ps 69:29 ׳צרור הח bundle of the living 1Sam 25:29 ׳אור הח light of the living Job 33:30; Ps 56:14. In the oath by life of men חי is pointed always חֵי אדני ׃חֵי המלך as my lord the king liveth 2Sam 15:21 חֵי פרעה Gen 42:15; Gen 42:16 (E); חֵי נַפְשְׁךָ 1Sam 1:26; 1Sam 17:55; 2Sam 14:19 ׳חַ וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָ ׳י as Yahweh liveth and as thy soul (or thyself) liveth 1Sam 20:3; 1Sam 25:26; 2Kgs 2:2; 2Kgs 2:4; 2Kgs 2:6; 2Kgs 4:30 חַיֶּךָ ׳וְחֵי נ 2Sam 11:11 (but on text see We Dr).
  c. of animals, alive, living: ox Exod 21:35; Exod 22:3 (E); goat Lev 16:10; Lev 16:20; Lev 16:21 (P); bird Lev 14:4; Lev 14:6 (twice in verse); Lev 14:7; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:53 dog, לְכֶלֶב חַי הוּא טוֺב מִןהָֿאַרְיֵה הַמֵּת Eccl 9:4 (compare Arabic proverb Kelb µei wa-lâ meijit, a living dog and no dead lion WetzstVerhand. Berl. Anthrop. Ges. 1878, 388); reptiles Gen 1:28 (P); animals in general Gen 9:3 (P); בשׂר חי living, raw flesh Lev 13:10; Lev 13:14; Lev 13:15 (twice in verse); Lev 13:16 (P) 1Sam 2:15.
  d. animals and man, phrases for either or both: ׳כל ח Gen 3:20; Gen 8:21 (J) Job 12:10; Job 28:21; Job 30:23; Ps 143:2; Ps 145:16 כל החי Gen 6:19 (P); נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה Gen 1:20; Gen 1:24; Gen 1:30 (P) Gen 2:7; Gen 2:19 (J); כל נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה Gen 9:12; Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16 (P) Ezek 47:9 כל נפשׁ החיה Gen 1:21; Gen 9:10; Lev 11:10; Lev 11:46 (P).
  e. (dubious) of vegetation, as thorns, green, Ps 58:10 (Ges Ew Ol Pe, but De Ri Che Bae raw flesh, see
  c. above near the end) feminine of water, flowing, fresh מים חיים Gen 26:19 (J), Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Lev 15:13; Num 19:17 (P), Jer 2:13; Jer 17:13; Zech 14:8; Song 4:15.
2. (dubious) lively, active: אישׁ חַי an active man 2Sam 23:20 (but Qr אישׁ חַיִל is to be preferred); איבי חיים mine enemies are lively Ps 38:20 (RV, but Houb Ol Ew Hu Che and others read חִנָּם, || שׁקר).
3. reviving: כָּעֵת חַיָּה at the time (when it is) reviving, the spring Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14 (J), 2Kgs 4:16; 2Kgs 4:17.


BDB2717 H2416

BDB2716 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2718

II. [חַי] noun [masculine] kinsfolk (Arabic a group of families united by vital ties RSK 36-40 Dr Sm 119), plural suffix חַיַּי 1Sam 18:18, incorrectly pointed with the interpretation my life RV, but read חַיִּי my kins-flok, We Ki Dr RS SS RVm VB. It is explained by the gloss משׁפחת אבי We (Klo reads אַחַי וּ).


BDB2718 H2416

BDB2717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2719

I. חַיָּה noun feminine living thing, animal (Zinjirli wild beast DHMSendsch. 34) — ׳ח Gen 8:17 +; construct חַיַּת Isa 57:10 +; old case ending (poetic) חַיְתוֺ Gen 1:24; Ps 50:10; Ps 79:2; Ps 104:11; Ps 104:20; Isa 56:9 (twice in verse); Zeph 2:14 suffix חַיָּתִי Ps 143:3, etc.; plural חַיּוֺת Lev 14:4 + 12 t. —

1. animal, as living, active being:
  a. in general, Gen 8:17; Lev 11:2; Lev 11:27; Lev 11:47 (twice in verse); Num 35:3 (P) Ps 104:25; Isa 46:1; Dan 8:4.
  b. wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity Gen 7:14; Gen 7:21; Gen 8:1; Gen 8:19; Gen 9:5 (P) Lev 17:13; Lev 25:7 (H) Job 37:8; Ps 148:10; Isa 40:16; Ezek 14:15; Ezek 33:27; Zeph 2:14; Zeph 2:15 ׳ח קנה Ps 68:31 wild animal of the reeds; רעה ׳ח evil beast Gen 37:20; Gen 37:33 (JE) Lev 26:6 (H) Ezek 5:17; Ezek 14:15; Ezek 14:21; Ezek 34:25 טמאה ׳ח Lev 5:2 (P) unclean beast; הארץ ׳ח Gen 1:25; Gen 1:30; Gen 9:2; Gen 9:10 (twice in verse) (P) 1Sam 17:46; Ezek 29:5; Ezek 32:4; Ezek 34:28; Job 5:22 חיתו ארץ Gen 1:24 (P) Ps 79:2 השׂדה ׳ח Exod 23:11; Exod 23:29 (covt. code.) Lev 26:22 (H) Deut 7:22; 2Sam 21:10; 2Kgs 14:9 = 2Chr 25:18; Hos 2:14; Hos 2:20; Hos 4:3; Hos 13:8; Hos 28:14; Hos 39:4; Hos 39:15 השׂדה ׳כל ח Gen 2:19; Gen 2:20; Gen 3:1; Gen 3:14 (J) Job 40:20; Jer 12:9; Ezek 31:6; Ezek 31:13; Ezek 34:5; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 39:17 חיתו שׂדי Isa 56:9; Ps 104:11 חיתו (ב)יער Isa 56:9; Ps 50:10; Ps 104:20 פְּרִיץ חיות Isa 35:9 destroyer among beasts.
  c. living beings, of the cherubic chariot Ezek 1:5; Ezek 1:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 1:14; Ezek 1:15 (twice in verse); Ezek 1:19 (twice in verse); Ezek 1:20; Ezek 1:21; Ezek 1:22; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:15; Ezek 10:17; Ezek 10:20.
2. life, only in late poetry, Ps 143:3; Job 33:18; Job 33:20; Job 33:22; Job 33:28; Job 36:14; Ezek 7:13 (twice in verse), and (dubious) Ps 74:19; Ps 78:50.
3. appetite, activity of hunger: חית כפרים appetite of young lions Job 38:39.
4. revival, renewal: חַיַּת יָדֵךְ מָצָאתְ thou didst find renewal of thy strength (re-invigoration) Isa 57:10 see חָיָה
2..


BDB2719 H2416

BDB2718 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2720

II. חַיָּה noun feminine (si vera lectio) community ( = feminine of II. חַי according to ZMG, 1886, 176) — וְחַיַּת פְּלִשְׁתִּים חֹנָה and a community of Philistines (i.e. a group of allied families, making a raid together) was encamping 2Sam 23:13 ( = מַחֲנֵה 1Chr 11:15); perhaps also Ps 68:11 (compare below)

Note. — Several other passages are dubious: וַיֵּאָסְפוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לַחַיָּה 2Sam 23:11 assembled into a troop, or by bands (RV, but neither rendering justified: Ew We Klo Dr rightly read לֶ֫חְיָה to Leµi, compare Judg 15:9 word omitted by accident in || 1Chr 11:13 Dr); חַיָּ˜תְךָ יָָֽשְׁבוּבָֿהּ Ps 68:11 thy troop dwelt in it (Thes SS RVm Hi Ri Che, but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Jerome Pe thy (living) creatures, of the people; Hup id., reference to quails; improbable); אַלתִּֿתֵּן לְחַיַּת נֶפֶשׁ תּוֺרֶךָ חַיַּת עֲנִיֶּיךָ אַלתִּֿשְׁכַּח לָנֶ֫צַח Ps 74:19 give not the soul of thy turtle-dove to the wild beasts, the life of thine afflicted do not forget for ever: RV Hi Pe Bae Sch render thus, giving חית different meanings in the two clauses, the former being archaic feminine absolute Ges«GKC:80»§ 80, 2. R. 2; text doubtless corrupt, read possibly למות Schr Ri, for לחית, or לשׁחת Kroch; Gr either of these; Che either, or better לחרב.


BDB2721 H2416

BDB2720 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2722

חַיִּים noun masculineDeut 28:66 plural abstract emphatic life, ׳ח Gen 2:7 +; חַיִּין Job 24:22 (Aramaism Ges«GKC:87»§ 87 (1) a); חַיֵּי Gen 23:1 +; suffix חַיַּי Gen 47:9 +; חַיָּ֑יְכִי Ps 103:4 (Ges«GKC:91»§ 91 (2) R. 2), etc.; —

1. life: physical Gen 27:46; Exod 1:14 (P), Deut 28:66 (twice in verse); 2Sam 11:11; 2Sam 15:21; Isa 38:12; Jer 8:23; Lam 3:53; Lam 3:58; Ezek 7:13; Job 3:20; Job 7:7; Job 9:21; Job 10:12; Job 24:22; Ps 7:6; Ps 17:14; Ps 21:5; Ps 26:9; Ps 31:11; Ps 34:13; Ps 63:4; Ps 64:2; Ps 66:9; Ps 88:4; Ps 103:4; Prov 18:21; Eccl 2:17; Eccl 6:12; Eccl 7:13; Eccl 9:9 (twice in verse); Eccl 10:19; Jonah 2:7; Jonah 4:3; Jonah 4:8 חַיֵּי שׂרה life of Sarah Gen 23:1(P) ׳שְׁנֵי ח years of the life of 2Sam 19:35; Gen 23:1; Gen 25:7; Gen 25:17; Gen 47:8; Gen 47:9 (twice in verse); Gen 47:28; Exod 6:16; Exod 6:18; Exod 6:20 (P); ׳שָׁנָה לח Gen 7:11 (P); שְׁנוֺת חַיִּים Prov 3:2; Prov 4:10; Prov 9:11 ׳יְמֵי ח days of the life of Eccl 2:3; Eccl 5:17; Eccl 5:19; Eccl 6:12; Eccl 8:15; Eccl 9:9 ׳כֹּל יְמֵי ח Gen 3:14; Gen 3:17 (J) Deut 4:9; Deut 6:2; Deut 16:3; Deut 17:19; Josh 1:5; Josh 4:14 (D) 1Sam 1:11; 1Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 5:1; 1Kgs 11:34; 1Kgs 15:5; 1Kgs 15:6; 1Kgs 2:29; 1Kgs 2:30 = Jer 52:33; Jer 52:34; Isa 38:20 (poem of Hez.) Ps 23:6; Ps 27:4; Ps 128:5; Prov 31:12 ׳בּח in or during one's life Gen 27:46 (P) Lev 18:18 (H) Judg 16:30; 2Sam 1:23; 2Sam 18:18; Ps 49:19; Ps 63:5; Ps 104:33; Ps 146:2; Job 10:1; Eccl 3:12; Eccl 9:3 ׳רוּחַ ח Gen 6:17; Gen 7:15 (P); רוּחִי ׳ח Isa 38:16 (poem of Hez.); בשׂרים ׳ח Prov 14:30 ׳נִשְׁמַת (רוּחַ) ח Gen 2:7; Gen 7:22 (J).
2. life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence Prov 16:15 as consisting of earthly felicity combined (often) with spiritual blessedness Deut 30:6; Deut 30:15; Deut 30:19 (twice in verse); Deut 30:20; Deut 32:47; Ps 30:6; Ps 133:3; Prov 3:22; Prov 4:13; Prov 4:22; Prov 8:35; Prov 10:16; Prov 11:19; Prov 12:28; Prov 19:23; Prov 21:21; Prov 22:4; Mal 2:5 used only once distinctly of eternal life (late) עולם ׳ח Dan 12:2 אֵל חַיָּ֑י Ps 42:9 God of my life; ׳מעוז ח Ps 27:1 ׳מקור ח Ps 36:10; Prov 10:11; Prov 13:14; Prov 14:27; Prov 16:22 עֵץ (ה)חַיִּים Gen 2:9; Gen 3:22; Gen 3:24 (J) Prov 3:18; Prov 11:30; Prov 13:12; Prov 15:4 ׳ארח ח Ps 16:11; Prov 5:6; Prov 15:24 ׳ארח לח Prov 10:17 ׳ארחות ח Prov 2:19 דֶּרֶךְ (ה)חַיִּים Prov 6:23; Jer 21:8 ׳חקּות ח Ezek 33:15 ׳תּוצאות ח Prov 4:23 sources (origin and direction) of life; ׳תוכחת ח Prov 15:31 כָּתוּב לַחַיִּים Isa 4:3 written unto life.
3. sustenance, maintenance: חַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֺתֶיךָ Prov 27:27 maintenance for thy maidens, see מִחְיַה below


BDB9522 H2416 H2417

BDB9521 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9523

חַי adjective living (Biblical Hebrew id); —

1. of God: absolute ׳ח Dan 4:31, emphatic חַיָא Dan 6:21. 27; men, plural emphatic חַיַיָא the lilving Dan 2:30; Dan 4:14.
2. plural as abstract noun life (Biblical Hebrew חַיִּים): חַיִּין Dan 7:12 construct חַיֵּי Ezra 6:10.


BDB9523 H2416 H2423

BDB9522 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9524

חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה noun feminine beast (Biblical Hebrew II. חַיָה); — absolute אָ֯ Dan 4:13, הָ֯ Dan 7:5. Dan 7:7 emphatic חֵיוְתָא Dan 7:6. Dan 7:11. Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23, and (collective) Dan 4:11; Dan 4:12; Dan 5:21 construct (collective) חֵיוַת בָּרָא Dan 2:38; Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 plural absolute חֵיוָן Dan 7:3, emphatic חֵיוָתָא Dan 7:7; Dan 7:12. Dan 7:17.

life, living, liveth, live, beasts, …
ḥay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
  • (adj) living, alive
    • green (of vegetation)
    • "flowing, fresh (of water)"lively, active (of man)"reviving (of the springtime)
    (n m) relatives"life (abstract emphatic)
    • life
    • "sustenance, maintenance
    (n f) living thing, animal
    • animal
    • "life"appetite"revival, renewal
    community

כְּפִירִ֣ים
כְּפִירִ֣ים
Root word lion, lions, villages, young
Dictionary form: כְּפִיר · keh-PEER

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

In the KJV here: of the young lions
of the young lions ×4 the young lions ×4 a young lion ×3 and the young lion ×2 of a lion ×2 a young ×1 and as a young lion ×1 and as it were a young lion ×1
More options
young lion — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly useful.
lion cub — Emphasizes youth and smallness of the animal.
juvenile lion — More clinical; useful in prose or study notes.
lion — Use when age/size distinction is not contextually important.
pride lion — Highlights pack/social context; niche poetic use.

BDB4162 H3715

BDB4161 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4163

כְּפִיר noun masculine young lion; — ׳כ Judg 14:5 + 16 t.; plural כְּפִרִים Jer 2:15 + 3 t.; כְּפִירִים Zech 11:3 + 7 t.; suffix כְּפִירַיִךְ Nah 2:14 כְּפִירֶיהָ Ezek 38:13 (Co reads כנעניה); — literal אֲרָיוֺת ׳כ Judg 14:5 young lion of lions; Amos 3:4; Ps 17:12. It differs from whelp גּוּר Ezek 19:2; Ezek 19:3 as old enough to hunt its prey, Jer 25:38; Isa 11:6; Zech 11:3; Ps 104:21 in simile of roar of hostile army Isa 5:29 ׅ || (לָבִיא compare Jer 51:38 ׅ || (גּוֺרֵי אריות; sim of ׳י's invincible might Isa 31:4 ׅ || (אַרְיֵה; of Israel among the nations, Mic 5:7 of Assyr. princes Nah 2:12 of prince of Israel Ezek 19:5; Ezek 19:6 other cases are: || לָבִיא Job 38:39 || שַׁחַל Hos 5:14; Ps 91:13; Job 4:10 of bloodthirsty enemies Ps 34:11; Ps 35:17; Ps 58:7; Jer 2:15 גוים ׳כ Ezek 32:2, of young warriors Nah 2:14; Ezek 38:13 (?; see Co above); righteous compared with, Prov 28:1 king's wrath like roaring of, Prov 19:12; Prov 20:2 of one of faces of cherubim Ezek 41:19.

lion, lions, villages, young
kĕpîr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
  • young lion
  • "village

תְּמַלֵּֽא
תְּמַלֵּֽא
Root word filled, full, fill, fulfilled, consecrate, …
Dictionary form: מָלֵא · maw-LAY

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: or fill
filled ×16 is full ×12 and fill ×8 shall be full ×8 fill ×7 shall be filled ×7 was filled ×7 are fulfilled ×6
More options
fill — Core, versatile rendering for most active contexts.
be full — Prefer for stative or descriptive uses.
fulfill — Best for promises, prophecies, or obligations.
complete — Good when the sense is finishing or accomplishing.
consecrate — Specialized; use in priestly ordination contexts.
overflow — Use when abundance or excess is emphasized.

BDB4648 H4390

BDB4647 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4649

מָלֵא249 verb be full, fill (Late Hebrew id. (Pi`el transitive); Zinjirli מלא (Pi`el transitive) DHMSendsch. 60; Assyrian malû (transitive and intransitive) DlHWB 409; Arabic (transitive) , (intransitive); Ethiopic (transitive and intransitive); Aramaic (transitive), מְלָא (intransitive and transitive), Palmyrene proper name מלא = plenitude, VogPalm 7, 2 and others; Sabean מלא Os14 Levy-OsZMG xix.1863, 211 f. DHMZMG xxix.1875, 595); —

Qal99 Perfect ׳מ Exod 40:34 +; suffix מְלַאוֺ Esth 7:5 מָלֵאתָ Job 36:17 מָלֵאתִי Mic 3:8; Jer 6:11 מָלֵ֫תִי Job 32:18 מָֽלְאוּ Gen 29:21 +; מָלוּ Ezek 28:16 (מָלֵאתָ) ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co); מָלֵ֑אוּ Isa 1:15, etc.; Imperfect 3 feminine singular suffix חִמְלָאֵ֣מוֺ Exod 15:9 יִמְלְאוּ Gen 50:3 + 2 t.; וַיִּמְלְאוּ Gen 25:24; Gen 50:3 Imperative מִלְאוּ Gen 1:22 + 5 t.; Infinitive construct מְלֹאת (מְלֹאות) Lev 8:33 + 12 t.; Participle מָלֵא Jer 23:24 מְלֵאִים Isa 6:1 (compare also below מָלֵא adjective ); —
1. be full, usually with accusative material:
  a. literally subject houses Exod 8:17; Exod 10:6 (both J) Judg 16:27; Isa 13:21; 2Chr 5:13, compare Ezek 10:4 (strike out Co); winepress Joel 4:13 threshing-floor Joel 2:24 vessel 2Kgs 4:6; Job 21:24, etc.; Job 20:22 מְלֹאות (compare מְלֹא), i.e. fulness, abundance.
  b. figurative, earth full of violence Gen 6:13, compare Lev 19:29 (both P), Mic 6:12; Isa 1:15; Jer 23:10; Jer 51:5; Ps 26:10; Ezek 7:23 (twice in verse); Eccl 9:3, etc.; earth full of glory, mercy, goodness, knowledge, of ׳מ Ps 33:5; Ps 119:64; Isa 11:9; Hab 3:3 compare also Ps 48:11; Ps 104:24, etc.; subject נֶפֶשׁ = desire be satisfied (full) with suffix Exod 15:9 ׳וְדִין רָשָׁע מ Job 36:17 and of judgment on the wicked art thou full (hast thou thy fill), compare Di Du; מָלֵא לֵב לַעֲשׂוֺת רָ֑ע Eccl 8:11 especially of days, years, be full, accomplished, ended, Gen 25:24; Gen 29:21; Gen 50:3 (twice in verse) (JE); Lev 8:33; Lev 12:4; Lev 12:6; Lev 25:30; Num 6:5; Num 6:13 (P); 1Sam 18:26; 2Sam 7:12; Jer 25:12; Jer 29:10; Lam 4:18; Ezek 5:2; 1Chr 17:11; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:12; Dan 10:3 compare also with other subject (literally) Jer 25:34; Isa 40:2.
2. transitive fill, of populating sea and earth Gen 1:22; Gen 1:28; Gen 9:1 (all P); consecrate מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם ליהוה; (literally fill the hand) Exod 32:29 (compare below); especially of glory of ׳י filling tabernacle and temple; Exod 40:34; Exod 40:35 (P) 1Kgs 8:10; 1Kgs 8:11, compare Isa 6:1 see also Jer 23:24, especially literal Ezek 10:3; Ezek 43:5; Ezek 44:4; 2Chr 5:14; 2Chr 7:1; 2Chr 7:2 followed by 2 accusativefill jars (with) water 1Kgs 18:34 absolute overflow עַלכָּֿלגְּֿדוֺתָיו ׳מ Josh 3:15 (compare 1Chr 12:16 Pi`el); figurative fill land with sin Jer 16:18, compare Jer 19:4; Ezek 8:17; Ezek 28:16, compare Ezek 30:11 מְלָאוֺ לִבּוֺ לַעֲשׂוֺתכֵּֿן Esth 7:5 (compare Eccl 8:11 above); מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים Jer 51:11 meaning obscure, see [שֶׁלֶט]; Gie proposes ׳מִרְטוּ הַשּׁ polish. Niph`al Perfect נִמְלָאֿ Song 5:2 Imperfect יִמָּלֵא 2Sam 23:7 + 9 t.; וַיִּמָּלֵא Exod 7:25 + 5 t.; יִמָּֽלְא֫וּ Prov 3:10 + 2 t.; יִמָּֽלֵ֑אוּ Prov 24:4 יִמָּֽלְאוּן Ezek 32:6
1. be filled, usually with accusative of material (with מִן of source Eccl 1:8, compare Ezek 32:6 with לְ Hab 2:14); land, with people Exod 1:7 compare 2Kgs 3:17; 2Kgs 3:20; Isa 2:7 (twice in verse); Isa 2:8 house with smoke Isa 6:4, compare Ezek 10:4 see also Prov 3:10; Prov 24:4; Jer 13:12 (twice in verse); Zech 8:5; Song 5:2; Eccl 11:3; 2Kgs 10:21; Ezek 32:6 = be armed 2Sam 23:7 (literally be filled or fill himself, i.e. his hand, with weapon, compare Pi`el 2); be satisfied, subject נֶפֶשׁ = appetite Eccl 6:7 subject אֹזֶן Eccl 1:8 figurative earth filled with violence (compare Qal) Gen 6:11, compare Ezek 9:9; Ezek 23:33 with glory and knowledge of ׳י Num 14:21; Hab 2:14; Ps 72:19 see also 1Kgs 7:14; Ps 71:8; Ps 126:2; Esth 3:5; Esth 5:9; Prov 20:17 absolute Ezek 26:2 (but Co below מָלֵא adjective , so ᵐ5 ᵑ7) Ezek 27:25.
2. be accomplished, ended, subject days Exod 7:25 of an exchange, requital, Job 15:32. Pi`el112 Perfect מִלֵּא Exod 35:35 +; מִלָּא Jer 51:34 מִלֵּאתָ Deut 6:11 +; מִלְאוּ Num 32:11 +, etc.; Imperfect יְמַלֵּא Lev 8:33 +; יְמַלֵּה֗֗֗ Job 8:21 וַיְמַלְאוּ Gen 42:25; Exod 39:10 יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ Ezek 7:19, etc.; Imperative מַלֵּא Gen 29:27 + 5 t.; מַלְאוּ Jer 4:5; Ezek 9:7 Infinitive construct מַלֵּא Exod 29:29 + 5 t.; מַלְּאוֺת (אֹת-) Exod 31:5 + 5 t.; suffix מַלְּאָם Jer 33:5 Participle מְמַלֵּא Jer 13:13; 1Chr 12:15 plural מְמַלְאִים Isa 65:11 + 2 t.; —
1. fill (often with 2 accusative; literal, with בְּ 2Kgs 9:24; Ezra 9:11; Job 40:31 with מִן Jer 51:34; Ps 127:5): Gen 21:19; Gen 24:16; Gen 26:15; Gen 42:25; Gen 44:1; Exod 2:16; Deut 6:11; Josh 9:13; 1Kgs 18:35; 1Kgs 20:27; 2Kgs 3:25; 2Kgs 23:14; Isa 23:2; Job 3:15; Job 22:18; Jer 41:9; Ezek 3:3; Ezek 7:19; Ezek 9:7; Ezek 10:2; Ezek 24:4; Nah 2:13; Hag 2:7; Ps 129:7; 2Chr 16:14, etc. (indefinite subject); fill (cup) with drink for libation Isa 65:11 figurative fill with spirit Exod 28:3; Exod 31:3; Exod 35:31 compare vExod 35:35, Ps 107:9; Isa 33:5; Jer 15:17 fill (with blood) 2Kgs 21:16 with abominations Ezra 9:11 (with בְּ ).
2. special uses are: satisfy appetite Job 38:39; Ps 17:14; Prov 6:30; Job 20:23; Jer 51:14 (figurative); take a handful of כַּפּוֺ מִן ׳מ Lev 9:17 grasp יָדוֺ בְּ ׳מ 2Kgs 9:24, compare (of laying arrow on bow) figurative הַקֶּשֶׁת בְּאֶפְרַיִם ׳מ Zech 9:13 overflow מְמַלֵּא עַלכָּֿלגְּֿד֯יֹתָיו 1Chr 12:16 (compare Josh 3:15 Qal); give in full וַיְמַלְאוּם לַמֶּלֶךְ 1Sam 18:27 (read וַיְמַלְּאֵם A ᵐ5L ᵑ9 We Dr Kit Bu); ׳מִלֵּא יַד פּ figurative for institute to a priestly office, consecrate Exod 28:41; Exod 29:9; Exod 29:29; Exod 29:33; Exod 29:35; Lev 8:33; Lev 16:32; Lev 21:10; Num 3:3; Judg 17:5; Judg 17:12; 1Kgs 13:33; Ezek 43:26 (altar), 1Chr 29:5; 2Chr 13:9; 2Chr 29:31 (compare Assyrian umallu ‡atu, confer upon, DlHWB 409); אַחֲרֵי ׳מ wholly follow ׳י Num 14:24; Num 32:11; Num 32:12; Deut 1:36; Josh 14:8; Josh 14:9; Josh 14:14; 1Kgs 11:6 fill in, i.e. set precious stones Exod 28:17 (בּוֺ מִלֻּאַת אֶבֶן ׳מ) compare Exod 31:5; Exod 35:33; Exod 39:10 (all P); etc.
3. fulfil, accomplish, complete, object week, year, day, Gen 29:27; Gen 29:28; Exod 23:26; Isa 65:20; Job 39:2; 2Chr 36:21; Dan 9:2 object word, promise, etc.; subject ׳י 1Kgs 8:15; 1Kgs 8:24; 2Chr 6:4; 2Chr 6:15; Ps 20:5; Ps 20:6 subject men 1Kgs 2:27; Jer 44:25; 2Chr 36:21.
4. confirm words 1Kgs 1:14. Pu`al Participle filled, i.e. set with jewels מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ Song 5:14. Hithpa`el Imperfect עָלַי יִתְמַלָּא֑וּן Job 16:10, mass themselves against me; perhaps denominative from מְלֹא
2.


BDB9658 H4390 H4391

BDB9657 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9659

[מְלָא] verb fill (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular מְלַאת Dan 2:35 (with accusative). Hithpe`el Perfect 3 masculine singular הִתְמְלִי חֱמָא Dan 3:19 was filled with rage.


[מַלְאַךְ] see לאך. מִלָּה see מלל. below,

filled, full, fill, fulfilled, consecrate, …
mālēʾ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
  • to fill, be full
    • (Qal)
      • to be full
        • fullness, abundance (participle)
        • "to be full, be accomplished, be ended
        to consecrate, fill the hand
      (Niphal)
      • to be filled, be armed, be satisfied
      • "to be accomplished, be ended
      (Piel)
      • to fill
      • "to satisfy"to fulfil, accomplish, complete"to confirm
      (Pual) to be filled"(Hithpael) to mass themselves against

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.
הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא Silluq — end of the verse

הֲתָצוּד לְלָבִיא טָרֶף וְחַיַּת כְּפִירִים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃
39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Cross References

Psalms 104:21

הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לַטָּרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָֽם׃
21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Psalms 34:10

כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא-יַחְסְרוּ כָל-טֽוֹב׃
10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Job 4:10

שַֽׁאֲגַת אַרְיֵה וְקוֹל שָׁחַל וְשִׁנֵּי כְפִירִים נִתָּֽעוּ׃
10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Psalms 145:15

עֵֽינֵי-כֹל אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ וְאַתָּה נֽוֹתֵן-לָהֶם אֶת-אָכְלָם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
15
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.