Numbers 18:16

And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
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וּ פְדוּיָ ו֙
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
פְדוּיָ
Root word redeem, redeemed, deliver, delivered, means, …
ו֙
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: פָּדָה · paw-DAW

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, masculine singular, construct state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: and those that are to be redeemed
redeem ×6 thou hast redeemed ×6 hath redeemed ×3 redeemed ×3 shalt thou redeem ×3 thou shalt redeem ×3 and redeemed ×2 shall be redeemed ×2
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redeem — Modernized core KJV rendering; retains theological resonance.
ransom — Emphasizes payment or price given for release.
rescue — Highlights deliverance from danger; less transactional feel.
deliver — Broad, action-focused; suits narrative or legal contexts.
liberate — Formal register; stresses freedom gained, not price paid.
buy back — Plain, literal; good for concrete commercial or legal contexts.

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פָּדָה verb ransom (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Phoenician in proper name; Assyrian padû, id., Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Minaean פדית redeemed or purchased land MordtBeitr. 23); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular פָּדָה Lev 27:27 +; suffix פָּֽדְךָ Job 5:20 2 masculine singular פָּדִיתָ Deut 9:26 +, etc.; Imperfect יִפְדֶּה Ps 49:8 +, etc.; Imperative פְּדֵה Ps 25:22 suffix פְּדֵנִי Ps 26:11 + 3 t.; Infinitive absolute פָּדֹה Num 18:15; Ps 49:8 construct לִפְדּוֺת 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:2 Participle active פּוֺדֶה Ps 34:23 suffix פֹּדְךָ Deut 13:6 passive plural construct פְּדוּיֵּי Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11; Num 3:49 also absolute פְּדוּיִם Num 3:51 (Qr; Kt פדים), construct פְּדוּיֵי vNum 3:46 suffix פְּדוּיָו Num 18:16 (all noun abstract according to Di ii. 1, 138, see פְּדוּיִם, פִּדְיֹם below); — ransom:
2. from violence and death 1Sam 14:45; Job 6:23; Ps 49:8.
3. God subject (underlying thought of payment):
  a. from Egypt, with מִן, מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים Deut 7:8; Deut 13:6; Mic 6:4 מִנִּיצָֿר Ps 78:42 ממצרים 2Sam 7:23 (but strike out פָּדִיתָ GeiUrschr. 288 We Dr and others) = 1Chr 17:21 מִשָּׁם Deut 24:18 absolute Deut 9:26; Deut 15:15; Deut 21:8; Neh 1:10.
  b. from exile, Jer 31:11; Zech 10:8 יְשֻׁבוּן ׳פְּדוּיֵּי י Isa 35:10 = Isa 51:11.
  c. in general Hos 7:13 מִכֹּל צָרוֺתָיו Ps 25:22 מִכֹּל עֲוֺנוֺתָיו Ps 130:8.
  d. with accusative individual Ps 26:11; Ps 31:6; Ps 44:27; Ps 69:19 Abraham Isa 29:22 ׳פ נפשׁ Ps 34:23; Ps 71:23 + מכל צרה 2Sam 4:9; 1Kgs 1:29 מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת Job 33:28 מִקְּרָבלִֿי Ps 55:19 מִמָּוֶת Job 5:20 מיד שׁאול Ps 49:16; Hos 13:14 מֵעשֶׁק אָדָם Ps 119:134 מִכַּף עָרִיצִים Jer 15:21. Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular (+ Hoph`al Infinitive absolute) הָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּ֑תָה Lev 19:20 she hath not been at all ransomed (from bondage); Imperfect יִפָּדֶה Lev 27:29 (from ban); 3 feminine singular צִיּוֺן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה Isa 1:27. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix וְהֶפְדָּהּ Exod 21:8 he shall let her be ransomed. Hiph`il Infinitive absolute see Niph`al


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פִּדְיוֺם noun masculine ransom; — Num 3:49, read probably פְּדוּיִם (so ); פִּדְיֹם vNum 3:51 Kt (Qr פְּדוּיִם); — see פדה Qal Passive participle, and פִּדוּיִם above

redeem, redeemed, deliver, delivered, means, …
pādâ
to sever, i.e., ransom; generally to release, preserve
  • to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver
    • (Qal) to ransom
    • "(Niphal) to be ransomed"(Hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed"(Hophal) redeemed

מִ בֶּן
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
בֶּן
Root word son, children, sons, old, first, …
Dictionary form: בֵּן · bane

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

In the KJV here: old
the son ×1140 the children ×607 of the children ×309 his son ×206 son ×179 the sons ×177 and the children ×160 sons ×155
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son — Core meaning; use for a single male offspring.
children — Preferred when the group is mixed or age is stressed.
sons — Use for a male plural or tribal/genealogical list.
descendants — Best for extended lineage or collective ethnic groups.
members — Idiomatic for constructs like 'members of the community/guild'.
young — Use for animal offspring or 'young of' constructions.

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בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵ˜בּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11; Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare vGen 17:16; Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11; Gen 11:13; Gen 11:15f; Exod 20:10; Deut 5:14; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; 1Sam 30:3; 1Sam 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sam 1:5-11) 2Kgs 4:14; 2Kgs 4:28; Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exod 21:5; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:3; 2Sam 19:5; 1Kgs 3:26 cared for Deut 1:31 spared Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained Deut 8:5; Prov 3:12; Prov 13:24; Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Prov 6:20; Prov 10:1; Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare 1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42. In particular
  a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Judg 8:19; Ps 50:20; Ps 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
  b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Num 36:11.
  c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:16 compare 1Sam 4:16; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17; 1Sam 26:21; 1Sam 26:25, see also Prov 1:8; Prov 1:10; Prov 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare vExod 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Ps 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further Deut 32:5 (plural) vDeut 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2; Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king 2Sam 7:14 = 1Chr 17:13 compare Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezek 16:21.
  d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Ps 89:7.
  e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exod 10:2; Deut 6:2; Judg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7 plural Exod 34:7; Exod 4:25; Exod 2:41; Exod 2:40; Job 42:16; Ps 128:6; Prov 13:22; Prov 17:6; Ezek 37:25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28; Gen 31:43 compare Gen 32:1 so of Naomi Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Josh 22:24; Josh 22:25; Josh 22:27 +; see also below
  i. below
  g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2; 1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4; Isa 7:5; Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7; Num 16:8.
  h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
  i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare vJudg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
  j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3; Gen 23:5; Gen 23:7; Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11; Gen 23:16; Gen 23:18; Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5; Gen 36:15; Gen 36:19; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20; Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9; Deut 2:19; Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Chr 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Ps 77:16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2Sam 8:18 = 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:9) 2Chr 13:8; 2Chr 23:3; 2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & ZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Gen 34:7; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Kgs 17:34; Ps 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Ps 77:16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exod 1:1) Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Josh 21:43 + see Di, Ezek 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10; Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1; Exod 16:2; Exod 16:9; Exod 16:10; Exod 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2; Num 1:53; Num 8:9; Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25; Num 15:26; Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 4:1) Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Judg 1:8; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:16 (so read also vJudg 1:21 vJudg 1:21 compare Josh 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sam 1:18; 1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:1; 1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16; Num 3:17; 1Chr 5:27; 1Chr 6:1 compare 1Chr 23:6) Exod 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 18:21; Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 compare 1Kgs 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Ezek 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27; Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15; 1Chr 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exod 28:1; Exod 28:40; 1Chr 5:29; 1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal Exod 27:21; Exod 28:1; Exod 28:4 +) Lev 3:5; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Lev 7:83; Josh 21:10; 1Chr 6:35; 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:42; 1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:31; Neh 12:47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Josh 21:19; 2Chr 31:19 compare 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7; Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJosh 21:13 compare Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v2Chr 13:10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28; Ezek 23:7; Ezek 23:9; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15. Ezek 23:17; Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23; Lam 4:2; Ps 149:2 (compare Zech 9:13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare Lev 20:17; Num 22:5; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 3:11; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:30; Ezek 37:18; Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6; 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1; Judg 7:12; Judg 8:10; 1Kgs 5:10; Job 1:3; Isa 11:14; Jer 49:28; Ezek 25:4; Ezek 25:10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Neh 7:6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare KloSK 1872. 254 Di.
2. children (male and female) Gen 3:16; Gen 21:7; Exod 21:5; Exod 22:23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Josh 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20:15.
3. youth, young men (plural) Prov 7:7; Song 2:3.
4. the young of animals Lev 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deut 22:6; Deut 22:7; 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10; Zech 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4; Job 39:16בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below
5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Chetransl. & critical note)
6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.
7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1Kgs 20:35; 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:7; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:1; 2Kgs 9:1 (Hoffm RSProph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.; ZehnpfBAS i, 355 compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan VogNo, 4 and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7; Ezra 10:16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Gen 17:12; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43; Lev 22:25; Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Neh 9:2; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ezek 44:7; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4; Lev 25:5.
  b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Gen 18:7; Gen 18:8 (J), for sacrifice Num 15:8; Num 15:9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only Lev 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14; Lev 16:3; Lev 23:18; Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2Chr 13:9; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 43:23; Ezek 43:25; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev + Num 6:10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.
8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1Sam 14:52; 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 2:7; 2Sam 13:28; 2Sam 17:10 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Judg 18:2; 2Kgs 2:16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judg 21:10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10; 1Chr 17:9; Hos 10:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Num 17:25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2Kgs 14:14 = 2Chr 25:24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1Sam 26:16 so בֶּןמֿות 2Sam 12:5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deut 25:2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Prov 31:5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Prov 31:8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Num 24:17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zech 4:14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק Gen 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Isa 14:12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Isa 5:1.
9. noun relative of age:
  a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare Gen 7:6 + 71 t. P; Gen 50:26; Josh 14:7. Josh 14:10; Josh 24:29 (all E); Num 32:11 (J), Deut 31:2 also Judg 2:8; 1Sam 4:15; 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:36; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 27:3; 2Chr 24:15; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17; Ezra 3:8; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse); Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14; Exod 38:26; Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + Num 26:2; Num 26:4; Num 32:11; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 2Chr 25:5; Ezra 3:8 compare Lev 27:7; Num 8:24; Num 26:62; 1Chr 23:3 & without מעלה Num 8:25; Num 18:16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare vLev 27:5 vLev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v2Chr 31:17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
  b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5; Exod 29:38; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:18; Lev 23:19; Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6; Lev 23:12; Num 6:12; Num 6:14 + 12 t. Num 7 also Ezek 46:13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa3 ed. Freytag; de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol§ 227 b, p. 613). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare LagBN 75 & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious


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בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.


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I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא M § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242 f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25

1. son(s) Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Dan 5:22; Dan 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23 בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives vEzra 6:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 6:14 בַּראֱֿנָשׁ Dan 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men Dan 2:38; Dan 5:21 בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew Gen 6:2; Job 1:6); ׳בַּר שְׁנִין וגו Job 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew בֵּן 9).
2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.


II. בַּר see ברר.

son, children, sons, old, first, …
bēn
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
  • son, grandson, child, member of a group
    • son, male child
    • "grandson"children (plural, male and female)"youth, young men (plural)"young (of animals)"sons (as characterization, i.e., sons of injustice (for unrighteous men) or sons of God (for angels)"people (of a nation) (plural)"of lifeless things, i.e., sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)"a member of a guild, order, class

חֹ֣דֶשׁ
חֹ֣דֶשׁ
Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: from a month
month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5
More options
month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.
lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.
moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.
monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

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I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ282 noun masculineGen 7:11 (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
  a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
  b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Neh 1:1 Benzl.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above
1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
ḥōdeš
the new moon; by implication, a month
  • the new moon, month, monthly
    • the first day of the month
    • "the lunar month

תִּפְדֶּ֔ה
תִּפְדֶּ֔ה
Root word redeem, redeemed, deliver, delivered, means, …
Dictionary form: פָּדָה · paw-DAW

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: shalt thou redeem
redeem ×6 thou hast redeemed ×6 hath redeemed ×3 redeemed ×3 shalt thou redeem ×3 thou shalt redeem ×3 and redeemed ×2 shall be redeemed ×2
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redeem — Modernized core KJV rendering; retains theological resonance.
ransom — Emphasizes payment or price given for release.
rescue — Highlights deliverance from danger; less transactional feel.
deliver — Broad, action-focused; suits narrative or legal contexts.
liberate — Formal register; stresses freedom gained, not price paid.
buy back — Plain, literal; good for concrete commercial or legal contexts.

BDB6524 H6299 H6302

BDB6523 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6525

פָּדָה verb ransom (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Phoenician in proper name; Assyrian padû, id., Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Minaean פדית redeemed or purchased land MordtBeitr. 23); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular פָּדָה Lev 27:27 +; suffix פָּֽדְךָ Job 5:20 2 masculine singular פָּדִיתָ Deut 9:26 +, etc.; Imperfect יִפְדֶּה Ps 49:8 +, etc.; Imperative פְּדֵה Ps 25:22 suffix פְּדֵנִי Ps 26:11 + 3 t.; Infinitive absolute פָּדֹה Num 18:15; Ps 49:8 construct לִפְדּוֺת 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:2 Participle active פּוֺדֶה Ps 34:23 suffix פֹּדְךָ Deut 13:6 passive plural construct פְּדוּיֵּי Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11; Num 3:49 also absolute פְּדוּיִם Num 3:51 (Qr; Kt פדים), construct פְּדוּיֵי vNum 3:46 suffix פְּדוּיָו Num 18:16 (all noun abstract according to Di ii. 1, 138, see פְּדוּיִם, פִּדְיֹם below); — ransom:
2. from violence and death 1Sam 14:45; Job 6:23; Ps 49:8.
3. God subject (underlying thought of payment):
  a. from Egypt, with מִן, מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים Deut 7:8; Deut 13:6; Mic 6:4 מִנִּיצָֿר Ps 78:42 ממצרים 2Sam 7:23 (but strike out פָּדִיתָ GeiUrschr. 288 We Dr and others) = 1Chr 17:21 מִשָּׁם Deut 24:18 absolute Deut 9:26; Deut 15:15; Deut 21:8; Neh 1:10.
  b. from exile, Jer 31:11; Zech 10:8 יְשֻׁבוּן ׳פְּדוּיֵּי י Isa 35:10 = Isa 51:11.
  c. in general Hos 7:13 מִכֹּל צָרוֺתָיו Ps 25:22 מִכֹּל עֲוֺנוֺתָיו Ps 130:8.
  d. with accusative individual Ps 26:11; Ps 31:6; Ps 44:27; Ps 69:19 Abraham Isa 29:22 ׳פ נפשׁ Ps 34:23; Ps 71:23 + מכל צרה 2Sam 4:9; 1Kgs 1:29 מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת Job 33:28 מִקְּרָבלִֿי Ps 55:19 מִמָּוֶת Job 5:20 מיד שׁאול Ps 49:16; Hos 13:14 מֵעשֶׁק אָדָם Ps 119:134 מִכַּף עָרִיצִים Jer 15:21. Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular (+ Hoph`al Infinitive absolute) הָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּ֑תָה Lev 19:20 she hath not been at all ransomed (from bondage); Imperfect יִפָּדֶה Lev 27:29 (from ban); 3 feminine singular צִיּוֺן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה Isa 1:27. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix וְהֶפְדָּהּ Exod 21:8 he shall let her be ransomed. Hiph`il Infinitive absolute see Niph`al


BDB6528 H6306 H6299 H6302

BDB6527 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6529

פִּדְיוֺם noun masculine ransom; — Num 3:49, read probably פְּדוּיִם (so ); פִּדְיֹם vNum 3:51 Kt (Qr פְּדוּיִם); — see פדה Qal Passive participle, and פִּדוּיִם above

redeem, redeemed, deliver, delivered, means, …
pādâ
to sever, i.e., ransom; generally to release, preserve
  • to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver
    • (Qal) to ransom
    • "(Niphal) to be ransomed"(Hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed"(Hophal) redeemed

בְּ עֶ֨רְכְּ ךָ֔
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עֶ֨רְכְּ
Root word estimation, estimations, order, price, proportion, …
ךָ֔
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: עֵרֶךְ · ay-REK

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

In the KJV here: according to thine estimation
then thy estimation ×5 of thy estimation ×3 with thy estimation ×3 according to thy estimation ×2 thy estimation ×2 according to his taxation ×1 according to thine estimation ×1 and a suit ×1
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valuation — Most direct modern equivalent; standard in formal/legal contexts.
assessment — Fits official or evaluative settings well.
appraisal — Slightly more technical; good for monetary/property contexts.
worth — Broader, more natural in narrative or relational contexts.
equivalent — Emphasizes proportional or matching value.
rate — Best when a fixed scale or schedule of prices is implied.

BDB6382 H6187

BDB6381 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6383

עֵ֫רֶךְ33 noun masculineLev 27:25 order, row, estimate — construct ׳ע Judg 17:10; Exod 40:23 suffix עֶרְכִּי Ps 55:14, עֶרְכְּךָ Lev 5:15 +, etc.; —

1. order, row, בְּגָדִים ׳ע Judg 17:10 a (complete) suit of clothes (laid out in order), ᵐ5B στολὴν ἱματίων; לֶחֶם ׳ע Exod 40:23 i.e. loaves arranged in a row, so ׳ע alone vExod 40:4 (P); עֶרְכּוֺ Job 41:4 his symmetry (see חִין below חנן).
2. estimate, valuation, made by ordering, classifying: אִישׁ כְּעֶרְכּוֺ 2Kgs 23:35 in 2Kgs 12:5 read עֵרֶךְ (for ᵑ0 עוֺנֵּר) money of a man's valuation ᵐ5 Benz Kit, and probably strike out כֶּסֶף נַפְשׁוֺת עֶרְכּוֺ (?׳עֶרֶח נ ׳כ Kit) as gloss (StaZAW v (1885), 288 f.); כְּעֶרְכִּי Ps 55:14 a man according to my valuation, figurative for my equal; elsewhere P, of priest's valuation of trespass-offering Lev 5:15; Lev 5:18; Lev 5:25, vows, and redemption-money Lev 27:2; Lev 27:3 (twice in verse); Lev 27:4 + 17 t. 27 (כֶּסֶף עֶרְכְּךָ see 15; vLev 27:19, מִכְסַת הָעֶרְכְּךָ vLev 27:23 [strike out ךְָ], compare vLev 27:23b [strike out id.]), Num 18:16. — Job 28:13 read דַּרְכָּהּ ᵐ5 Di and others

estimation, estimations, order, price, proportion, …
ʿērek
a pile, equipment, estimate
  • order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile
    • order, row
    • "estimate, valuation

כֶּ֛סֶף
כֶּ֛סֶף
Root word silver, money, price, silverlings
Dictionary form: כֶּסֶף · keh-SEP

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

In the KJV here: for the money
of silver ×85 silver ×59 money ×29 the money ×28 the silver ×25 and silver ×19 pieces of silver ×11 shekels of silver ×10
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silver — Primary meaning; use for the metal itself.
money — Use when context implies general currency or payment.
cash — Informal register; suits commercial or everyday transactions.
price — Use when emphasizing cost or valuation of something.
coin — Use when referring to specific minted pieces of currency.
funds — Broader term; suits contexts of wealth or financial resources.

BDB4136 H3701

BDB4135 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4137

כֶּ֫סֶף402 noun masculineGen 23:9 silver, money (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician, Zinjirli כסף; Aramaic כַּסְפָּא ; Palmyrene כספא VogNo. 23; Assyrian kaspu; probably the pale metal Thes and others, compare RSJPh xiv,125) — ׳כ absolute Gen 20:16 +, כָּ֑סֶף Exod 21:11 +; construct Exod 43:21 +; suffix כַּסְפִּי Gen 42:28 + 3 t., כַּסְפְּךָ 1Kgs 20:3 + 2 t., כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ Gen 17:13; Isa 30:22, כַּסְפֵּךְ Isa 1:22, כַּסְפֵּנוּ Gen 31:15 + 2 t., כַּסְפָּם Hos 8:4 + 6 t.; plural suffix כַּסְפֵּיהֶם Gen 42:25; Gen 42:35silver,

1. = silver ore, raw silver (rare and mostly late) Job 28:1, also (in figurative) Ezek 22:20; Ezek 22:22; Zech 13:9; Prov 2:4; Prov 17:3; Prov 27:21; Mal 3:3 (twice in verse); Ps 12:7; Ps 66:10; Isa 48:10 ׳הָגוֺ סִיגים מִכּ Prov 25:4 remove dross from silver, compare סִיגִים ׳כ Prov 26:23 and ׳מִגִים כ Ezek 22:18 (ᵑ0; ᵐ5 ׳ס ׳כ; Co strike out in view of vEzek 22:20); נִמְאָס ׳כ Jer 6:30 (compare vJer 6:29), כַּסְפֵּךְ הָיָה לְסִיגִים Isa 1:22.
2. sliver as bright, shining, figurative of dove's wings כַּנְפֵי יוֺנָה נֶחְפָּה בַכֶּ֑סֶף Ps 68:14.
3. silver, as wealth, Gen 13:2 (J) + often (c. 54 t. in all; frequently with gold, etc., see זהב); מְלֹא וזהב ׳בֵיתוֺ כ Num 22:18; Num 24:13 figurative of a slave as valuable, כַּסְפּוֺ הוּא Exod 21:21 (all J E); silver as less valuable than gold 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:20 compare also 1Kgs 10:27 = 2Chr 1:15; 2Chr 9:27 נִבְחָר ׳כ choice silver, Prov 18:19; Prov 10:20.
4. silver as spoil of war (with זהב, q. v.) Judg 5:19; 2Sam 8:11 = 1Chr 18:11 + 11 t.
5. sliver as merchandise Ezek 27:12; Prov 3:14 (׳סְחַרכֿ), Zeph 1:12 compare also 1Kgs 10:22 = 2Chr 9:21.
6. silver as costly gift (with זהב, q. v.) 1Kgs 15:18; 1Kgs 15:19 = 2Chr 16:2; 2Chr 16:3; 2Kgs 16:8; 2Kgs 18:15; 2Chr 9:14; 2Chr 17:11; 2Chr 21:3; Isa 60:9; Dan 11:38 (other instances under 8).
7. silver as material (c. 117 t. in all; often with זהב, q. v.), of cup Gen 44:2 compare vGen 44:8 (J), trumpets Num 10:2 (P), ׳כְּלֵיכֿ Gen 24:53 (J) +; of idols Exod 20:23; Isa 2:20; Deut 29:16; Ezek 16:17; Ps 115:4; Ps 135:15 + 4 t., compare Deut 7:25; Jer 10:4; Hab 2:19 especially of fittings of tabernacle Exod 26. 27. 36. 38. (19 t.), and those offered by chiefs of people Num 7 (28 t.), etc.
8. silver as measure of weight and value (c. 184 t.): —
  a. shekels: — שְׁלשִׁים שְׁקָלִים ׳כ Exod 21:32 (JE), compare 2Sam 24:24; Lev 5:15; Num 18:16 (both P), Neh 5:15 also (different order) ׳חֲמִשָּׁה שׁקלים כ Lev 27:6 (twice in verse) (P), compare Josh 7:21 (JE), 2Kgs 15:20, and ׳אַרְבַּע מֵאֹת שֶׁקֶל י Gen 23:15; Gen 23:16, compare Lev 27:3; Lev 27:16 (all P), 1Sam 9:8 once ׳שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכּ Jer 32:9.
  b. more often omitted שׁקל Gen 20:16; Gen 45:22 (E), Gen 37:28 (J), Hos 3:2; Song 8:11 + 17 t.
  c. talents: — ׳כִּכַּר (הַ)כּ Exod 38:27 (P), compare 1Kgs 20:39; 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 18:14; 2Kgs 23:33 = 2Chr 36:3; 1Chr 19:6; 2Chr 25:6; 2Chr 27:5; Esth 3:9 ׳עֶשֶׂר כִּכְּרֵיכֿ 2Kgs 5:5 ׳כִּכְּרַיִם כ 1Kgs 16:24; 2Kgs 5:23 אלף אלפים ככרים ׳כ 1Chr 22:14 compare 1Chr 29:7; Ezra 8:26.
  d. minas: — מָנִים חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים ׳כ Ezra 2:69 compare Neh 7:70; Neh 7:71.
  e. more often = money, measure of value and exchange (c. 112 t.; not necess. coined) Gen 31:15; Gen 42:25; Gen 42:27 (E), Gen 43:12 (twice in verse); Gen 43:15; Gen 43:18 (J), Gen 23:13; Lev 27:18; Num 3:48 (P), Judg 16:18; 1Kgs 21:2; 2Kgs 12:5 etc.; so Ps 68:31 Che, but see De Grill Bae, and Checritical note.; ׳מִקְנַת כ one bought for money Gen 17:12; Gen 17:13; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:44 (all P); מִקְנָתוֺ ׳כ Lev 25:51 (H) money for which he was bought; מָלֵא ׳כ full price Gen 23:9 (P) 1Chr 21:22; 1Chr 21:24 כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֺ Gen 43:21 i.e. our money in full; מִמְכָרוֺ ׳כ Lev 25:50 the price of his sale; אָשָׁם ׳כ 2Kgs 12:7 trespass-money, חַטָּאוֺת ׳כ v.2Kgs 12:7 sin-money, הַכִּפֻּרִים ׳כ Exod 30:16 atonement-money, הַפִּדְיוֺן ׳כ Num 3:49 redemption-money (both P); עֶרְכְּךָ ׳כ Lev 27:15; Lev 27:19 i.e. estimated value, etc.
9. among verbs and phrase with ׳כ are: — צרף try, refine, Zech 13:9; Isa 48:10; Mal 3:3 a Ps 12:7; Ps 66:10 זִקַּק Mal 3:3 b, (compare הִתּוּךְ Ezek 22:22, √ נתך, see vEzek 22:20 vEzek 22:21); יפּה beautify ׳בכ Jer 10:4 ׳תָּפוּשׂ כ Hab 2:19 encased with gold and silver; לְ ׳שָׁקַל אתהַֿכּ weigh out the silver to or for a person Jer 32:9; Gen 23:16 (P) Ezra 8:25, without לְ Jer 32:10, compare Exod 22:16 (E), 1Kgs 20:39 ׳ב ׳שׁקל כ Isa 55:2 = spend money for; מְחִירָהּ ׳לֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כ Job 28:15 ׳וַיִּשְׁקְלוּ אֶתשְֿׂכָרִי שׁלשׁים כ Zech 11:12 בַּקָּנֶה ישׁקלו ׳כ Isa 46:6, of wighing material for idol; ׳מָכַר בכ sell for money Amos 2:6; Gen 37:28 (J), Deut 21:14 ׳נָתַן בכ Deut 2:28b 1Kgs 21:6; 1Kgs 21:15; Gen 23:9 (P), 1Chr 21:22 also, of food, ׳הִשְׁבִּיר ב Deut 2:28 a; השׂדה ׳נתן כ Gen 23:13 (P) pay the price of the field; ׳קָנָה בְכ buy something for money Amos 8:6; Jer 32:25; Jer 32:44; Isa 43:24; 1Chr 21:24, compare ׳קָנָה נֶפֶשׁ קִנְיַן כ Lev 22:11 (H); ׳שׁבר בכ Deut 2:6 a Isa 55:1 ׳כרה בכ Deut 2:6b; peculiar is its use with פָּדָה, redeem (q. v.) in Num 18:16 ׳לקח כ receive money 2Kgs 5:26; 2Kgs 12:8; 2Kgs 12:9 ׳לָוָה כ Neh 5:4 borrow money; הִלְוָה Exod 22:24 (JE) lend money to (c. 2 accusative); בְּנֶשֶׁךְ ׳נתן כ give money on usury Lev 25:37 (H), Ps 15:5 compare לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ ׳לְאָחִיךָ נֶשֶׁךְ כ Deut 23:20.

silver, money, price, silverlings
kesep
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
  • silver, money
    • silver
      • as metal
      • "as ornament"as color
      money, shekels, talents

חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת
חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת
Root word five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
Dictionary form: חָמֵשׁ · haw-MAYSH

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: of five
five ×116 and five ×108 was five ×14 the five ×8 fifteen ×7 of five ×7 were five ×6 and the five ×5
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five — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fifth — Ordinal use; for position or sequence.
fifteen — Compound form; use when context requires 10+5.
fifteenth — Ordinal compound; for dates or ranked positions.
five each — Distributive sense; use when portions are divided equally.

BDB2900 H2568

BDB2899 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2901

חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, , ; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian —amšu, —amiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic Arabic , Sabean & Lihyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Gen 5:6 + 94 t. + Ezek 40:30 (strike out ᵐ5B Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in vEzek 40:25 vEzek 40:29 vEzek 40:33 vEzek 40:36) + Ezek 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Gen 5:10 + 67 t. + Ezek 48:16 Kt; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Gen 18:28 + 139 t. (including Ezek 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Num 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 t.; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Gen 43:34 + 35 t.; before collective noun צאֹן ׳ח 1Sam 25:18 see also בָּאַמָּה ׳ח five in cubit
   (s) = five cubits 1Kgs 7:23; 1Chr 11:23; 2Chr 4:2 after noun (late) 2Kgs 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם = in the fifth year) + 6 t. Chronicles; no noun expressed 1Kgs 7:39 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:49 (twice in verse); 1Chr 3:20; 2Chr 4:7 (twice in verse).
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Gen 47:2 + 18 t.; after noun Exod 36:38 + 36 t. Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Gen 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 t.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exod 26:3; Exod 26:9; Exod 36:10; Exod 36:16 + Ezek 42:16 אַמּוֺת ׳ח Kt, but Qr מאות ׳ח, see below
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Josh 10:5 + 5 t.; הָאֲנָשִׁים ׳ח Judg 18:7; Judg 18:14; Judg 18:17 שׁקלים ׳ח Num 18:16 also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ׳ח ׳ח Num 3:47 הַסְּרָנִים ׳ח Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3; 1Sam 6:18 ׳בני מ ׳ח 2Sam 21:8.
  e. = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2Kgs 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezek 1:1; Ezek 1:2; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 33:21 (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ׳ח combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten = fifteen:
  a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (c. noun feminine) Gen 5:10; Gen 7:20; Exod 27:14; Exod 27:15; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; 2Kgs 14:17; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 20:6; 2Chr 15:10; 2Chr 25:25; Isa 38:5.
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (c. noun masculine), (1) after noun Esth 9:21 (2) before noun Exod 16:1 ( = ordinal fifteenth, so Lev 23:6 +) Hos 3:2 +.
  c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2Sam 19:18 +.
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun = ordinal fifteenth 1Chr 24:14 + 4 t. + Ezek 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת = 500 Gen 5:30; Gen 5:32 + 49 t. + Ezek 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים = 5000 Num 31:32; Josh 8:12; Judg 20:45; 1Sam 17:5; Ezek 45:6; Ezek 48:15; 1Chr 29:7; 2Chr 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69 — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without ׳א) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral: (1) noun repeated Gen 5:6 + 4 t.; (2) noun with 2nd number only, Gen 5:17 + 8 t. + Ezek 45:3 Kt; (3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezek 40:21 + 2 t.
  b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number: (1) noun repeated Gen 25:7 (2) noun following ׳ח (only) Judg 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration); (3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2Chr 3:15 stative construct 2Chr 15:19.
  c. no noun expressed, ׳ח between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים ׳שֵׁשׁ מאות ח Num 31:37.
  d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Num 1:25 + 22 t.
  e. ׳ח follows, and (1) is followed by noun Judg 20:35 + 7 t.; (2) noun precedes both 1Kgs 7:3; Jer 52:30. feminine ׳ח precedes, no noun expressed 1Kgs 5:12.
  g. ׳ח follows, no noun expr Gen 18:28 +.
  h. no noun expressed ׳ח between other number Exod 38:28; Ezra 2:5.

five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
ḥāmēš
five
  • five
    • five (cardinal number)
    • "a multiple of five (with another number)"fifth (ordinal number)

שְׁקָלִ֖ים
שְׁקָלִ֖ים
Root word shekels, shekel
Dictionary form: שֶׁקֶל · sheh-KEL

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

In the KJV here: shekels
shekels ×45 after the shekel ×21 a shekel ×4 for a shekel ×4 shekels after the shekel ×3 and the shekel ×2 of a shekel ×2 according to the shekel ×1
More options
shekel — Standard modern rendering; best for most contexts.
silver shekel — Clarifies the metal when context is monetary exchange.
unit of weight — Use when the shekel functions as a measure, not currency.
coin — Accessible for general audiences; risks anachronism.
standard weight — Highlights the shekel's role as a regulated measure.
monetary unit — Neutral, modern; good in economic or legal passages.

BDB10013 H8255 H8625 H4484

BDB10012 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10014

תְּקֵל noun [masculine] shekel (see Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל; ᵑ7 תִּקְלָא); — absolute ׳ת Dan 5:25; Dan 5:27 see מְנֵא and references


BDB9009 H8255

BDB9008 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9010

שֶׁ֫קֶל87 noun masculineLev 27:6 a weight, shekel (originally = weight; late Hebrew = coin GACookeInscr. 356); — absolute ׳שׁ Amos 8:5 +, שָׁ֑קֶל Exod 38:29 +; plural שְׁקָלִים Josh 7:21 +; construct שִׁקְלֵי 1Chr 21:25shekel, as standard weight Amos 8:5 of weight of bronze armour 1Sam 17:5, iron spear-head v1Sam 17:7, +2Sam 21:16b (see מִשְׁקָל), hair 2Sam 14:26, food Ezek 4:10 implying value, of wedge of gold Josh 7:21 (JE); of nails in temple (gold) 2Chr 3:9 usually a definite weight of silver (used in payment. or valuation) Exod 21:32 (E), Josh 7:21 (JE), 1Sam 9:8; 2Sam 24:24; 2Kgs 7:1 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 7:16 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 7:18 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 15:20; Jer 32:9; Ezek 45:12 (twice in verse) (see infra), and ( = coin, from time of Darius I) Neh 5:15; Neh 10:33; Lev 5:15; Lev 27:3; Lev 27:4; Lev 27:5 (twice in verse) (all P), +53 t. P; also ׳מַחֲצִית הַשּׁ Exod 30:13 (twice in verse); Exod 30:15; Exod 38:26 (= בֶּקַל), all half-shekel, atonement-money; compare ׳שְׁלִישִׁית הַשּׁ Neh 10:33 one-third; also ׳רֶבַע שׁ 1Sam 9:8 one-fourth if shekel; ׳שׁ = 20 גֵּרָה (׳ג otherwise unknown) Ezek 45:12; Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47 50 ׳שׁ = one maneh Ezek 45:12 (read וַחֲמִשִּׁים for וחמשׁה [and עֶשְׂרֵה for עֲשָׂרָה preceding], ᵐ5A Boeckh Hi-Sm Co Toy Da Krae Berthol); הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳שׁ Exod 30:13; Exod 30:24; Lev 5:15; Num 3:47; Num 3:50; Num 7:13 + 21 t. P; land estimated in ׳שׁ of gold 1Chr 21:25 ׳שׂ also often omitted after number — ׳שׁ was of two standards, one one-half the other; actual weights (and values) varied, but most persistent were: (1) gold, 252 2/3 grams Troy (or 126 1/3), modern equivalent approximately £2 1 S., or $10; (2) silver, 224 1/2 grams (nearly 1/2 ounce) = הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳שׁ (see above), or 112 1/4, modern equivalent approximately 2s. 9d., or 67 with; בְּאֶבֶן הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳שׁ 2Sam 14:26 is dubious; if late (Bu HPS Löhr Now) it probably reference to a Babylonian or Persian scale (compare S-Cpap באבני מלכא often); 60 (or 50) ׳שׁ = 1 mina, 60 minas= 1 talent(see מָנֶה ,כִּכָּר). See especially ARSKHast. DB WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,and MONEY.

shekels, shekel
šeqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
  • shekel
    • the chief unit of weight or measure
      • gold (1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains)
      • "silver (1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains)"copper (1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains)

בְּ שֶׁ֣קֶל
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
שֶׁ֣קֶל
Root word shekels, shekel
Dictionary form: שֶׁקֶל · sheh-KEL

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

In the KJV here: after the shekel
shekels ×45 after the shekel ×21 a shekel ×4 for a shekel ×4 shekels after the shekel ×3 and the shekel ×2 of a shekel ×2 according to the shekel ×1
More options
shekel — Standard modern rendering; best for most contexts.
silver shekel — Clarifies the metal when context is monetary exchange.
unit of weight — Use when the shekel functions as a measure, not currency.
coin — Accessible for general audiences; risks anachronism.
standard weight — Highlights the shekel's role as a regulated measure.
monetary unit — Neutral, modern; good in economic or legal passages.

BDB10013 H8255 H8625 H4484

BDB10012 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10014

תְּקֵל noun [masculine] shekel (see Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל; ᵑ7 תִּקְלָא); — absolute ׳ת Dan 5:25; Dan 5:27 see מְנֵא and references


BDB9009 H8255

BDB9008 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9010

שֶׁ֫קֶל87 noun masculineLev 27:6 a weight, shekel (originally = weight; late Hebrew = coin GACookeInscr. 356); — absolute ׳שׁ Amos 8:5 +, שָׁ֑קֶל Exod 38:29 +; plural שְׁקָלִים Josh 7:21 +; construct שִׁקְלֵי 1Chr 21:25shekel, as standard weight Amos 8:5 of weight of bronze armour 1Sam 17:5, iron spear-head v1Sam 17:7, +2Sam 21:16b (see מִשְׁקָל), hair 2Sam 14:26, food Ezek 4:10 implying value, of wedge of gold Josh 7:21 (JE); of nails in temple (gold) 2Chr 3:9 usually a definite weight of silver (used in payment. or valuation) Exod 21:32 (E), Josh 7:21 (JE), 1Sam 9:8; 2Sam 24:24; 2Kgs 7:1 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 7:16 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 7:18 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 15:20; Jer 32:9; Ezek 45:12 (twice in verse) (see infra), and ( = coin, from time of Darius I) Neh 5:15; Neh 10:33; Lev 5:15; Lev 27:3; Lev 27:4; Lev 27:5 (twice in verse) (all P), +53 t. P; also ׳מַחֲצִית הַשּׁ Exod 30:13 (twice in verse); Exod 30:15; Exod 38:26 (= בֶּקַל), all half-shekel, atonement-money; compare ׳שְׁלִישִׁית הַשּׁ Neh 10:33 one-third; also ׳רֶבַע שׁ 1Sam 9:8 one-fourth if shekel; ׳שׁ = 20 גֵּרָה (׳ג otherwise unknown) Ezek 45:12; Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47 50 ׳שׁ = one maneh Ezek 45:12 (read וַחֲמִשִּׁים for וחמשׁה [and עֶשְׂרֵה for עֲשָׂרָה preceding], ᵐ5A Boeckh Hi-Sm Co Toy Da Krae Berthol); הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳שׁ Exod 30:13; Exod 30:24; Lev 5:15; Num 3:47; Num 3:50; Num 7:13 + 21 t. P; land estimated in ׳שׁ of gold 1Chr 21:25 ׳שׂ also often omitted after number — ׳שׁ was of two standards, one one-half the other; actual weights (and values) varied, but most persistent were: (1) gold, 252 2/3 grams Troy (or 126 1/3), modern equivalent approximately £2 1 S., or $10; (2) silver, 224 1/2 grams (nearly 1/2 ounce) = הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳שׁ (see above), or 112 1/4, modern equivalent approximately 2s. 9d., or 67 with; בְּאֶבֶן הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳שׁ 2Sam 14:26 is dubious; if late (Bu HPS Löhr Now) it probably reference to a Babylonian or Persian scale (compare S-Cpap באבני מלכא often); 60 (or 50) ׳שׁ = 1 mina, 60 minas= 1 talent(see מָנֶה ,כִּכָּר). See especially ARSKHast. DB WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,and MONEY.

shekels, shekel
šeqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
  • shekel
    • the chief unit of weight or measure
      • gold (1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains)
      • "silver (1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains)"copper (1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains)

הַ קֹּ֑דֶשׁ
הַ
Prefix — article the
קֹּ֑דֶשׁ
Root word holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
Dictionary form: קֹדֶשׁ · koh-DESH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the sanctuary
holy ×53 of the sanctuary ×44 the holy ×39 my holy ×16 in the holy ×15 an holy ×13 of the holy ×13 is most ×11
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holiness — Best for abstract quality; noun contexts describing God's nature.
sacred — Versatile adjective; fits persons, places, objects, and times.
sanctuary — Prefer when the referent is a physical sacred space or temple.
holy — Modernizes KJV directly; widely understood in liturgical contexts.
consecrated — Emphasizes deliberate setting-apart; good for dedicated objects or persons.
set apart — Plain, contemporary; highlights separation from common/profane use.

BDB7327 H6946 H6947 H6944 H5880 H8483

BDB7326 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7328

II. קָדֵשׁ proper name, of a location (sacred; but perhaps originally קֶדֶשׁ and pointing artificial to distinguish from ׳ק in N); —

1. Καδης: in south of Judah Gen 16:14 (J), Gen 20:1 (E), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Num 13:26 (P), specifically צִן ׳מ Num 20:1; Num 33:36, compare קָדֵשׁ ׳מ Ps 29:8 on western border of Edom Num 20:16 (E), Num 33:37 (P), compare Num 20:14 (E), vNum 20:22 (P), Judg 11:16; Judg 11:17 (hence RobBR ii. 175, 194 sought it at `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deut 1:46 ׳מֵי מְרִיבַת ק Num 27:14 (compare Num 20:1-13), Deut 32:51 (P), Ezek 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), Ezek 48:28, compare Deut 33:2 (see קֹדֶשׁ near the end); compare עֵין מִשְׁפָּט Gen 14:7 = בַּרְנֵעַ ׳ק (meaning of ׳ב unknown; ᵐ5 Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Num 32:8 (J), Deut 1:2; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:14; Deut 9:23; Josh 10:41 (D), Num 34:4; Josh 15:3 (P); — modern ±Ain †adîs (kudais, ), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliamsHoly City, 464 f., and especially HCTrumbull (1881)Kadesh Barnea, 238-321.
2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian †dš, †dšu, †dše WMMAs.u.Eur.213 ff.); — 2Sam 24:6 ᵐ5L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for ᵑ0 תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי ׳א (הַחִתִּים already HiGeschichte. Israel i. 29; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.


BDB7328 H4720 H6944

BDB7327 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7329

מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳מ Exod 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exod 15:17 (Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h ii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Lev 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Num 18:29 (ii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jer 51:51 + 2 t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Lev 21:23 מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges«GKC:93oo»§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —

1. old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳י at Shechem Josh 24:26 (E); probably also Exod 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳י Lev 26:31 (H); ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9 מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ vAmos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isa 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezek 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exod 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lev 16:33, plural Lev 21:23.
4. temple and precincts 1Chr 22:19; Isa 63:18; Ps 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2Chr 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezek 48:21, ׳מְכוֺן מ Dan 8:11 plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jer 51:51 מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Ps 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Ps 68:36 (ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7 (ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezek 45:4b (Co, after ᵐ5, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. ׳י will become ׳לְמ for his people Ezek 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isa 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac strike]).
6. of ׳י's future sanct., בתוכם לעולם ׳מ Ezek 37:26; Ezek 37:28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Num 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of ׳מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3 d), מִ being dittograph

holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
qōdeš
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
    • apartness, sacredness, holiness
      • of God
      • "of places"of things
      set-apartness, separateness

עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
Root word twenty, twentieth, twentys
Dictionary form: עֶשְׂרִים · es-REEM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: is twenty
and twenty ×87 twenty ×87 and twentieth ×27 from twenty ×24 were twenty ×17 was twenty ×15 of twenty ×8 in the twenty ×4
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twenty — Standard cardinal number; use in most contexts.
twentieth — Ordinal form; use for dates, ranks, or sequence.
twenty-fold — Use when multiplying or expressing magnitude.
score — Literary/poetic register; one score equals twenty.

BDB6439 H6230 H6242

BDB6438 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6440

עֵ֫שֶׂק proper name, of a well in southwest Palestine Gen 26:20 (explanation as contention); — locality unknown, ᵐ5 Ἀδικία.


BDB6441 H6235 H6242

BDB6440 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6442

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה176 noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI33 עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkmNo. 11 b, l. 5, 6, עשרת and compounds HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —
1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.
2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
  a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
  b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
  c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.
3. rarely + other number:
  a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
  b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
  c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
  d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5A Hi Co and others


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עֶשְׂרִים315 noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר PräBAS i. 376; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:
1. without other number:
  a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
  b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
  c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
  d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
  e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.
2. + other number:
  a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
  b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
  c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
  d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
  e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:
1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.
2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
  b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

twenty, twentieth, twentys
ʿeśrîm
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • twenty, twentieth

גֵּרָ֖ה
גֵּרָ֖ה
Root word gerahs
Dictionary form: גֵּרָה · ɡay-RAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: gerahs
gerahs ×5
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gerah — Standard scholarly term; best for technical/liturgical texts.
gerah (unit of weight) — Clarifies meaning on first use; good for study Bibles.
half-shekel unit — Contextualizes value; 20 gerahs equal one shekel.
weight unit — Generic rendering when precision of term is less critical.

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II. גֵּרָה noun feminine a weight, 20th part of shekel, gerah (Assyrian girû, ZehnpfBAS i. 506) — גֵּרָה Exod 30:13 + 4 t. — Only in definition of שֶׁקֶל, with number עֶשְׂרִים Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47; Num 18:16; Ezek 45:12.

gerahs
gērâ
a gerah or small weight (and coin)
  • gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 6 barley grains or 4 to 5 carob beans

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: הוּא · hoo

Noun — masculine singular

In the KJV here: which
he ×367 it ×197 that ×161 in that ×95 and he ×89 she ×67 which ×62 this ×47
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he — Default rendering for masculine singular subject pronoun.
she — Use when grammatical/contextual gender is feminine.
it — Use for non-personal or abstract referents.
that — Demonstrative or relative use; points to something previously mentioned.
the same — Emphasizes identity or sameness of the referent.
this very — Adds emphasis or specificity; highlights the exact referent.

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הוּ Jer 29:23 Kt, see הוּא.


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הוּא masculine הִיא feminine (plural masculine הֵ֫מָּה, הֵם; feminine הֵ֫נָּה, הֵן [the latter only with prefixes]; see these words), pronoun of the 3rd person singular, he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it, Latin is, ea, id. (The א is not orthographic merely, but radical, being written on Moabite and Phoenician inscriptions, though dropped in some of the later dialects. [In Hebrew only Jer 29:23 Kt, and in the proper name אֱלִיהוּ.] Moabite (MI6; 27) and Phoenician (often) הא; Aramaic of Zinjirli הא, once הו (DHMInschr. von Sendschirli 55); ᵑ7 הוּא, הִיא Syriac , ; Arabic , (for h¥°a, h£°a, WSG 104); Ethiopic we°§t¥, ye°§t£; perhaps also Assyrian šû, šî, himself, herself suffix šu, ši; compare demonstrative šuatu, šiati (see KraeBAS. i. 383 & references, WSG 98, 105 Dl§ 55b, 57). In the Pentateuch, הוא is of common gender, the feminine form הִיא occurring only 11 times, namely Gen 14:2; Gen 20:5; Gen 38:25 (see Masora here), Lev 11:39; Lev 13:10; Lev 13:21; Lev 16:31; Lev 20:17; Lev 21:9; Num 5:13; Num 5:14. The punctuators, however, sought to assimilate the usage of the Pentateuch to that of the rest of the OT, and accordingly wherever הוא was construed as a feminine pointed it הִוא (as a Qr perpetuum). Outside the Pentateuch the same Qr occurs 1Kgs 17:15; Isa 30:33; Job 31:11a — probably for the sake of removing gramm. anomalies: five instances of the converse change, namely of היא to be read as הוּא, occur for a similar reason, 1Kgs 17:15 (וַתּאֹכַל הוּאוָֿהִיא to be read as וַתּאֹכַל הִיאוָֿהוּא, on account of the feminine verb) Ps 73:16; Job 31:11b (כי הוא זמה והיא עָוֺן פלילים to be read as כי היא זמה והוא עון פלילים), Eccl 5:8; 1Chr 29:16. The origin of the peculiarity in the Pentateuch is uncertain. It can hardly be a real archaism : for the fact that arab., Aramaic, & Ethiopic have distinct forms for masculine & feminine shews that both must have formed part of the original Semitic stock, and consequently of Hebrew as well, from its earliest existence as an independent language. Nor is the peculiarity confined to the Pentateuch: in the Manuscript of the Later Prophets, of A.D. , now at St. Petersburg, published in facsimile by Strack (1876), the feminine occurs written הוא (see the passages cited in the Adnotationes Criticae, p. 026). In Phoenician both masculine and feminine are alike written הא (CIS i. 1Chr 1:9 מלך צדק הא, 1Chr 1:13 מלאכת הא, 1Chr 3:10 אדם הא, 1Chr 1:11 ממלכת הא, 1Chr 93:2; 1Chr 94:2), though naturally this would be read as hu° or hi° as occasion required. Hence, as ᵐ5 shews that in the older Hebrew MSS. the scriptio plena was not yet generally introduced, it is probably that originally הא was written for both genders in Hebrew likewise, and that the epicene הוא in the Pentateuch originated at a comparatively late epoch in the transmission of the text — perhaps in connection with the assumption, which is partly borne out by facts (compare DeZKWL 1880, pp. 393-399), that in the older language feminine forms were more sparingly used than subsequently.)

In usage הוּא (feminine הִיא; plural הֵ֫מָּה, הֵם, ׃ הֵ֫נָּה see הֵ֫מָּה) is

1. an emphatic he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (especially with the article) that (those):
  a. Gen 3:15 הוא ישׁופך ראשׁ he (ᵐ5 αὐτὸς) shall bruise thee as to the head (opposed to the following אתה thou), vGen 3:20 for she (and no one else) was the mother of all living (so often in causal sentences, where some emphasis on the subject is desirable as Judg 14:3; Ps 24:2; Ps 25:15; Ps 33:9; Ps 91:3; Ps 103:14; Ps 148:5; Job 5:18; Job 11:11; Job 28:24; Jer 5:5; Jer 34:7b Hos 6:1; Hos 11:10 : Dr1Sam 14:18), 1Sam 4:20 Adah bare Jabal הוא היה אבי ישׁב אהלים he (ἐκεῖνος) was the father of tent-dwellers, v1Sam 4:21; 1Sam 10:8 he began to be a mighty one in the earth, 1Sam 20:5 (αὐτός), Judg 13:5; Isa 32:7; Isa 33:22; 2Kgs 14:7; 2Kgs 14:22; 2Kgs 14:25; Hos 10:2 he — the unseen observer of their thoughts and deeds (Che), Hos 13:15 b (he, the foe figured by the east wind). (For its use thus in circumstantial clauses see Dr§ 157, 160, 168, 169.) And where the predicate is a substantive or participle, Gen 2:11 הוּא הַסֹּבֵב ֗֗֗ that is the one which encompasseth etc., vGen 2:13 vGen 2:14; Gen 10:12 that is the great city. So in the explanatory notices, Gen 14:3 הוּא יָם הַמֶּלַת that is the salt sea, vGen 14:8 הוּאצֹֿעַר that is Zoar, Gen 36:1 + often
  b. pointing back to the subj. and contrasting it with something else : Gen 4:4 הבל גסהֿוא Abel, he also ... vGen 4:26; Gen 10:21; Gen 20:5 וְהִיאגַֿםהִֿוא and she, herself also said, Exod 1:10 + often
  c. appended alone to a verb (more rarely, but always with intentional emphasis), Exod 4:14 I know כי דבר ידבר הוא that he can speak, vExod 4:16; 1Sam 22:18 ויפגע הוא בכהנים and he (though none else would do it) smote the priests, 1Sam 23:22 for one hath told me, עָרֹם יַעְרִם הוּא He can deal subtilly, Ezek 12:12 (peculiarly), compare Dr§ 160 n.: very rarely indeed to a noun Num 18:23 הַלֵּוִי הוּא Isa 7:14 הוא ׳י, Esth 9:1 (הֵמָּה) being probably all the examples in the OT.
  d. Gen 13:1 and Abram came up out of Egypt, הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֺ himself and his wife, and all that he had, Gen 14:15 הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו he and his servants, Gen 19:30 so very often
  e. prefixed to a noun (very rare, and mostly late), Exod 12:42b Ezek 3:8 & Ezek 33:8 הוּא רָשָׁע : to proper names Exod 6:27 הוא משׁה ואהרן, 1Chr 26:26 that Shelomoth, 1Chr 27:6; 2Chr 28:22; 2Chr 32:12 (different from 2Kgs 18:22), v2Kgs 18:30; 2Kgs 33:23; Ezra 7:6: compare הֵם Neh 10:38 (compare in Syriac , § 227): compare Ps 87:5; 1Sam 20:29.

2. It resumes the subject with emphasis:
  a. when the predicate is a verb (especially if it be separated from its subject by an intervening clause), Gen 15:4 but one that shall come forth out of thine own bowels, הוּא יִירָשֶׁ֑ךָ he shall be thy heir, Gen 3:12 the woman whom thou gavest to be with me, הוא נתנה לי she gave to me, Gen 24:7; Gen 44:17 etc. Judg 7:4; 2Sam 14:19 (throwing stress on יוֺאָב) 1Chr 11:20; Isa 33:15-16; Isa 34:16; Isa 38:19; Isa 47:10; Isa 59:16; Isa 63:5; Hos 7:8 often in Proverbs, as Hos 10:18; Hos 10:22; Hos 10:24; Hos 11:28; Hos 13:13; Hos 19:21; Hos 22:9; Hos 24:12; 1Sam 1:13 (see Dr), Ps 68:36.
  b. when the predicate is a noun, Gen 2:14 and the fourth river, הוּא פְרָת it was the Euphrates, vGen 2:19; Gen 9:18; Gen 15:2; Gen 42:6 הַשַּׁלִּיט וְיוֺסֵף הוּא and Joseph, he was the ruler etc.: in sentences of the type הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים ׳י, הוּא הַנִּלְחָם ׳י לָכֶם, הוּא נַחֲלָ˜תְךָ ׳י, Deut 3:22; Deut 4:35; Deut 7:9; Deut 10:9; Josh 13:14; Josh 13:33; Isa 9:14; Isa 33:6; (in these cases, to avoid stiffness, it is convenient often to drop the pronoun in translating, as 'And the fourth river was the Euphrates:' the pronoun, however, though it then corresponds to the substantive verb in English, does not really express it, the copula, as the examples shew, being in fact understood. Sts. in AV the pronoun is retained for emphasis, as Deuteronomy ll. cc.) So
  c. after אֲשֶׁר in an affirmative sentence, Gen 9:3 all creeping things אֲשֶׁר הוּאחַֿי which are living, Lev 11:39; Num 9:13; Num 14:8; Num 35:31 אֲשֶׁר הוּא רָשָׁע לָמוּת who is guilty of death, Deut 20:20; 1Sam 10:19; Hag 1:9 and elsewhere (On 2, compare Dr§ 199, with Obs.)

3. Where, however, the pron. follows the predicate, its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible: thus
  a. Gen 12:18 why didst thou not tell me כי אשׁתך הוא that she was thy wife ? Gen 20:13; Gen 21:13 כי זרעך הוא for he is thy seed, Gen 31:20 because he told him not כִּי בֹרֵחַ הוּא, Gen 37:3 + often (the opposite order rare and emphatic: Gen 24:65; Deut 4:6; Deut 30:20; Josh 10:2; 1Kgs 2:22; 1Kgs 3:4; 1Kgs 21:2; Hos 2:4; Ps 45:12).
  b. resuming the subject, Gen 31:16 all the wealth which God hath taken etc., לנו הוא ולבנינו it is ours and our children's, vGen 31:43 and all that thou seest, לי הוא it is mine (or, omitting the pronoun, as not required in our idiom, simply) is mine, Gen 41:26 חלום פרעה אחד הוא the dream of Pharaoh is one, Gen 48:5 (לי הם), Exod 3:5 for the place where on thou standest, אַדְמַת קֹדֶשׁ הוּא it is holy ground, Num 13:32; Num 21:26; Deut 1:17; Josh 5:15; Josh 6:19; Job 3:19 + often; Gen 23:15 ארץ ֗֗֗ מַההִֿוא, so Ps 39:5; Isa 41:22 (הֵנָּה); הֵמָּה .... אַתֶּם (unusual) Zeph 2:12. (In all such cases the predicate is not referred directly to the subject, but, the subject being made a casus pendens, it is resumed by the pronoun, and the predicate thus referred to it indirectly. By this means the sentence is lightened and relieved, especially if the subject consist of many words: in Gen 31:16 for instance, the direct form of predicate כִּי לָנוּ וּלְבָנֵינוּ כָּלהָֿעשֶׁר אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֱלֹהִים מֵאָבִינוּ would have been heavy and inelegant.) So
  c. after אֲשֶׁר in a negative sentence, Gen 7:2; Gen 17:12 אֲשֶׁר לאֹ מִזַּרְעֲךָ הוּא which is not of thy seed, Num 17:5; Deut 17:5; 1Kgs 8:41 (compareהֵמָּה 3 c).
  d. peculiarly, as the subject of לֹא, Jer 5:12 לוֺא הוּא He is not; and as embracing its predicate in itself, Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 a nation terrible מִןהֿוּא (= מַאֲשֶׁר הוּא) from (the time that) it was, Nah 2:9 מִימֵי הִיא from the days that (stative construct Ges«GKC:130»§ 130. 4) as it was, 2Kgs 7:7 they left the camp כַּאֲשֶׁר הִיא as it was (compare כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה v2Kgs 7:10). (On 3, compare Dr§ 198, with Obs.)

4. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject namely
  a. (rare) Song 6:9 אַהַת הִיא יוֺנָתִי תַמָּתִי one is she, my dove my perfect one, Lev 25:11; Ezek 11:15; Ezek 21:16; Lam 1:18 ׳צַדִּיק הוּא י (often so in Late Hebrew); EC Lam 6:10 וְנוֺדָע אֲשֶׁר הוּא אָדָם and that which he, even man, is, is known (De Now); compare 1Sam 6:19 מִקְרֶה הוּא הָיָה לָנוּ an accident is it, (that) hath befallen us. (compare הֵמָּה 4 a.)
  b. after pronouns — (α) 2Sam 7:28 אַתָּה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים Thou art he — God, Ps 44:5 אתה הוא מלבי thou art he — my king, Isa 37:16; Isa 43:25 (אנכי), Isa 51:9; Isa 51:10; Isa 51:12; Isa 52:6; Jer 14:22; Jer 29:23 Kt +; compare Jer 49:12 וְאַתָּה הוּא נָקֹה תִנָּקֶה and art thou he (that) shall be unpunished ? (with change of person κατά σύνεσιν, compare Judg 13:11; 1Chr 21:17; Ezek 38:17.) So Ew§ 297 b Müll§ 499. But others, as GesThes Roo§ 563 DeIsa 37:16; Ps 44. 5, treat הוא as emphasizing the pronoun, 'Thou, he, art God' i.e. Thou and none else art God; 'Thou (emphatic) art my king.'. (β) מִי הוּא, followed by a participle or substantive Gen 27:33; Ps 24:10 מִי הוּא זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד who is he, then — the king of glory ? (according to others, as before, 'Who (emphatic), then, is the king of glory ?'); followed by a verb Isa 50:9 מִי הוּא יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי who is he (that) will condemn me ? (others 'Who (emphatic) will condemn me ?') Job 4:7; Job 13:19; Job 17:3; Job 41:2; Jer 30:21 (so with הֵנָּה Gen 21:29, הֵמָּה Zech 1:9; Zech 4:5). (γ) זֶההֿוּא 1Chr 22:1 EC 1Chr 1:17 (frequently in Late Hebrew, where the two words coalesce into one זֶהוּ) . On the analogous אֵלֶּה הֵם ֗֗֗ ), see הֵמָּה 4 b (γ). (compare Dr§ 200, 201)

5. As an emphatic predicate, of God, 'I am He,' i.e. I am He Who is (opposed to unreal gods, named in context, or to transitory world), the Unseen, yet Omni-present, and Self-consistent, Ruler of the world, Deut 32:39 אֲנִי אֲנִי הוּא I, I am he, and beside me there is no God, Isa 41:4 (see Che) Isa 43:10; Isa 43:13 even from to-day I am he, Isa 46:4; Isa 48:12; Ps 102:28 (see Che) thou art he, and thy years have no end (ᵐ5 usually ἐγώ εἰμι : in Psalms σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ). So also, according to many, Job 3:19, but is הוא a mere predicate of identity ? see rather 3b.

6. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matter, etc.) —
  a. Josh 2:21 כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּןהֿוּא according to your words, so be it; Gen 42:14 הוא אשׁר דברתי that is what I said, Exod 16:23; Lev 10:3; 2Kgs 9:36; Job 8:19 הן הוא משׂושׂ דרכו lo that (what has just been described) is the joy of his way, Job 13:16; Job 15:9; Job 31:28; Prov 7:23; Eccl 2:1; Eccl 3:22; Eccl 9:9; Esth 9:1b; similarly the feminine הִיא, Judg 14:4 they knew not היא ׳כי מי that it was from ׳י, Num 14:41; Josh 10:13; Isa 14:24; Ps 77:10 חַלּוֺתִי הִיא it (this perplexity) is my sickness, Job 9:22; Prov 18:13; Jer 22:16; 2Chr 25:20; Eccl 3:13 reference to זאת Amos 7:6; Ps 118:23; Job 5:27, זִּה Eccl 2:24. (Where there is a predicate, the gender of this usually regulates the choice of m. or f.: hence הִוא Gen 34:14; Exod 8:15; Num 15:25 (Eccl 5:5) Deut 4:6 +.)
  b. affirming the presence or existence of something (rare) : 2Kgs 18:36 = Isa 36:21 כִּי מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ הִיא for it was the king's command, saying etc., 1Sam 20:33 (text dubious), Jer 50:15; Jer 50:25; Jer 51:6; Jer 51:11; Mic 2:3, perhaps Job 32:8. p. 241.
7. With the art. הַהוּא, הַהִיא, הָהֵ֫מָּה, הָהֵם, הָהֵ֫נָּה: so regularly when joined to a substantive defined itself by the article: Gen 2:12 הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא that land, Gen 19:35 ובלילה ההוא and in that night, Gen 21:22 בָּעֵת הַהִוא at that time, Deut 1:19 המדבר הגדול והנורא ההוא. Only four times does there occur the anomalous construction בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא Gen 19:33; Gen 30:16; Gen 32:23; 1Sam 19:10.


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הוּא14 masculine הִיא7 feminine pronoun of 3 singular he, she, it (= Biblical Hebrew הוּא, הִיא; Zinjirli and Palmyrene (once) הא, Palmyrene (usually), Nabataean, Egyptian Aramaic הו, feminine ׳ה, Lzb257, S-CPap. A 1, 12+; A 4, C 9 +. The plural is אִנּוּן, q. v.); — he, she, it, Dan 2:21 וְהוּא מְהַשְׁנֵא ֗֗֗ and he will change, etc., vDan 2:22 vDan 2:44; Dan 6:5; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:24; Ezra 5:8; Dan 2:32 הוּא צַלְמָא that image (nom. pend. ['hanging' noun clause]); Dan 4:19 אַנְתָּה הוּא thou art it. Resuming the subject with emphatic (Biblical Hebrew 2 b) Dan 2:47; Dan 6:17 resuming the subject in predication (ib. 3 b) Dan 2:20 חָכְמְתָא וּגְבוּרְתָּא דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא it is his, vDan 2:28. Anticipating the subject (ib. 4 a) Dan 2:9 חֲדָא הִיא דָֽתְכוֺן; with a pronoun (ib. 4 b) Dan 2:38 אַנְתְּה הוּא ֗֗֗ thou art the head of gold Dan 5:13; Dan 3:15 מָן הוּא אֱלָהּ ֗֗֗ who is the god . . . ? (so plural אִנּוּן Ezra 5:4); Ezra 4:27 הֲלָא דָא הִיא ֗֗֗ (ib. 4 b γ); Ezra 6:27 דִּי הוּא ֗֗֗ who is . . . (ib. 2 c), Ezra 6:15 (so דִּי אִנוּן ֗֗֗ Dan 7:17). [compare in ᵑ7 Exod 14:25; Exod 15:11; 2Sam 20:19; 2Sam 24:17; Ps 43:2; Ps 63:4; Ps 66:3 +.] Affirming existence (Biblical Hebrew 6 b) Dan 4:21. compare Dr §§ 198-201, K§ 87, 3.

he, that, it, she, same, …
hûʾ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
  • (pron 3p s) he, she, it
    • himself (with emphasis)
    • "resuming subj with emphasis"(with minimum emphasis following predicate)"(anticipating subj)"(emphasising predicate)"that, it (neuter)
    (demons pron) that (with article)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּפְדוּיָו֙ Pashta — a lesser break מִבֶּן חֹ֣דֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה Zaqef Qatan — a strong break בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break כֶּ֛סֶף Tevir — a lesser break חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break הֽוּא Silluq — end of the verse

וּפְדוּיָו מִבֶּן-חֹדֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּה בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הֽוּא׃
16
And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
Cross References

Exodus 30:13

זֶה׀ יִתְּנוּ כָּל-הָֽעֹבֵר עַל-הַפְּקֻדִים מַֽחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשֶּׁקֶל מַֽחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל תְּרוּמָה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
13
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

Numbers 3:47

וְלָֽקַחְתָּ חֲמֵשֶׁת חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ תִּקָּח עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃
47
Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

Ezekiel 45:12

וְהַשֶּׁקֶל עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל הַמָּנֶה יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶֽם׃
12
And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.

Leviticus 27:2

דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָֽמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ כִּי יַפְלִא נֶדֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ נְפָשֹׁת לַֽיהוָֽה׃
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.

Leviticus 27:25

וְכָל-עֶרְכְּךָ יִֽהְיֶה בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה יִֽהְיֶה הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃
25
And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.