Numbers 24:7 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

יִֽזַּל

Root word floods, flow, out, streams, waters, …

Dictionary form: נָזַל · naw-DZAHL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms

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

יִֽזַּל

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

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In English

In the KJV here: he shall pour out

and floods ×1 and running waters ×1 and streams ×1 and their floods ×1 do drop ×1 flow ×1 flowing ×1 gush out ×1

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flow — Broadest, most neutral; suits rivers, water, or liquids generally.

stream — Emphasizes continuous, directional movement of water.

pour — Highlights forceful or deliberate outward movement.

gush — Conveys sudden, abundant, or energetic release of liquid.

drip — Best for gentle, sparse falling moisture; e.g., dew or rain.

melt — Use when subject dissolves and runs, e.g., snow or wax.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5097 H5140

[נָזַל] verb flow, trickle, drop, distil (poetry) (ᵑ7 נְזַל of flowing water; Syriac descendit, defluet PS²³³¹; Arabic descend (.milk into udder, but also in general)); —

Qal Perfect נָָֽזְלוּ Judg 5:5 Imperfect יִזַּל Num 24:7 etc; Participle נֹזְלִיםExod 15:8 +, etc.; —

1. flow subject water, Num 24:7 (JE); Ps 147:18 compare Jer 18:14 subject clouds, Job 36:28 followed by rain as accusative of material Ges^{«GKC:117z»§ 117z} (|| רעף and, vJob 36:27, זקק), compare Jer 9:17 (of eyelids); so .fig. Isa 45:8 followed by צֶדֶק (|| רעף); of mountains (i.e. their torrents) Judg 5:6 according to ᵑ9 Ew GFM and others, but see I. זלל especially participle as substantive, = streams, floods, Exod 15:8 (|| מים, תהום of Red Sea); Ps 78:44 (|| יְאֹר); for drinking Ps 78:16 (|| מים כַנהרות, תהום vPs 78:15), Prov 5:15 out of well (|| מים); for irrigation Isa 44:3 (|| מים); figurative of Shulamite מִןלְֿבָנוֺן ׳נ Song 4:15 (|| מעין גנים, באר מים)

2. distil, of spices בְּשָׂמִים Song 4:16 figurative of words, like dew Deut 32:2 (|| ערף). Hiph`il Perfect lyZIhi Isa 48:21 cause to flow, water from rock (|| זוב). — See also I. זלל.

Strong's Definition H5140

floods, flow, out, streams, waters, …

nāzal

to drip, or shed by trickling

to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop

(Qal)

to flow

streams, floods (participle)

Variations 10 forms of this word

Translations 16 English renderings

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Word Parts

מַ֙יִם֙

Root word water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …

Dictionary form: מַיִם · ma-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpa

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

מַיִם

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the water

the waters ×92 water ×89 waters ×64 of water ×43 the water ×33 of waters ×19 in water ×15 with water ×14

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water — Most versatile; suits singular, collective, or general references.

waters — Prefer for seas, rivers, or poetic/cosmic imagery.

flood — Use when context emphasizes overwhelming or destructive flow.

spring water — Clarifies a natural source when context demands specificity.

washing water — Suits ritual purification or cleansing contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4535 H4325

II. [מוֺ] = מַי water.

BDB4612 H4325

[מַי]₅₈₀ noun masculine^{2Sam 14:14} only plural מַ֫יִם waters, water (Late Hebrew id.; MI²³ [ין]מ; SI⁵ המים; Aramaic מַיָּא, מַיִּין, Assyrian mû, plural mê, also mâmu Dl^{HWB 394}; Arabic Ethiopic , plural ; Sabean [מו], מום plural מון, Minaean [מה], plural מהן DHM^{6th Or. Congr. (Leiden) ii. 1, 451 f.} (see on these forms Ba^{ZMG xiii.1888, 341 ff.})); — מַ֫יִם (מָ֑יִם) Gen 1:2 +; הַמַּ֫יְמָה Exod 7:15; Exod 8:16 construct מֵי Gen 7:7 + 71 t.; מֵימֵי Exod 4:9 + 10 t. + Qr 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 suffix מֵימַי Hos 2:7 + 1Sam 25:11 (but read here יֵינִי ᵐ5 Ew Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu); מֵימֶ֫יךָ Exod 23:25 + 3 t.; מֵימָיו Num 20:8 + 6 t.; מֵימֶיהָ Jer 6:7; Jer 50:38 מֵימֵינוּ Lam 5:4 מֵימֵיהֶם Exod 7:19 + 4 t.; — waters, water (c. adjective plural Gen 26:19; Exod 15:10; Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50 + often, so always with adjective; also with plural participle Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:24; 2Kgs 3:20 +; with plural pronoun Num 20:13; Num 27:14; 2Kgs 2:21 +; compare suffix Josh 4:18 before plural verb Gen 1:9; Gen 1:20; Gen 1:21; Gen 7:17 + often; after plural verb Josh 3:13; Isa 28:17; Prov 9:17; Ezek 31:4 +; rarely with singular verb; before, Gen 9:15; Lev 11:34; Num 20:2; Num 24:7; Num 33:14; 2Kgs 3:9 after, Num 19:13; Num 19:20); —

1. a. water of a spring or well (עַיִן, בְּאֵר) Gen 16:7; Gen 24:11; Gen 24:13 (twice in verse); Gen 24:43; Exod 15:27 (twice in verse) (J), Gen 21:19; Gen 21:25; Num 20:17; Num 21:16 (E), etc.; for drinking, also Amos 4:8; Amos 8:11; Jonah 3:7 + often; out of rock Exod 17:6 (E), Num 20:8 (twice in verse); Num 20:10; Num 20:11 (P), Deut 8:15 etc.; מֵי מְרִיבָה (RS^{Semitic i. 165; 2nd ed. 181}) Num 20:13; Num 20:24; Num 27:14 (P), Deut 33:8; Ps 81:8; Ps 106:32 compare Deut 32:51; Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 for washing (hands, feet, person) Gen 18:4; Gen 24:32; Gen 43:24 (J), 2Kgs 3:11; Exod 29:4; Exod 30:20; Lev 15:5; Lev 15:6 + (P); (victims) Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 8:21 (P); (vessels) Lev 6:21; Lev 12:32; Lev 12:34 (P); (garments) Lev 15:17; Num 19:8 (P); for cooking Exod 12:9 (P), compare Isa 64:1; Ezek 24:3 (symbolic); for purification Num 8:7 (מֵי חַטָּאת) Num 19:9 (מֵי נִדָּה), compare vNum 19:13 vNum 19:18 vNum 19:20 vNum 19:21 vNum 19:31; Num 31:23 (twice in verse) (all P), Ezek 36:25 (figurative).
b. of a river, Nile Exod 2:10; Exod 4:9 (twice in verse) (J), Jer 2:18 etc.; Jordan Josh 3:8 (D), vJosh 3:15 vJosh 3:16 (JE), etc.; Euphrates Isa 8:7 (figurative), Jer 2:18 Ezekiel's river Ezek 47:1 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:2 +, etc.; of streams, canals, etc., especially, as condition of fertility Deut 8:7; Deut 10:7; Isa 1:30; Prov 30:16; 2Kgs 3:17 +, etc.
c. of sea Amos 5:8; Amos 9:6 Red Sea Exod 15:8; Exod 15:10; Exod 15:19 (song), Exod 14:21; Exod 14:22; Exod 14:26 + (P), Josh 2:10 (D), etc.
d. of flood Gen 7:7; Gen 7:10; Gen 8:3; Gen 8:7; Gen 8:8; Gen 8:9; Gen 8:11 (J), Gen 6:17; Gen 7:6; Gen 7:17; Gen 7:18 (twice in verse); Gen 7:19; Gen 8:5; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15 (P); so מֵינֹֿחַ Isa 54:9 (twice in verse) waters of Noah.
e. subterranean Exod 20:4 (E), Deut 4:18; Deut 5:8, compare Job 26:5; Ps 136:6. feminine in clouds Jer 10:13; Job 26:8; Ps 29:3 (twice in verse); Ps 104:3; Ps 148:4, etc.
g. of rain Judg 5:4; 2Sam 21:10; Deut 11:11; Ps 65:10; Job 5:10 (|| מָטָר), etc.
h. of dew Judg 6:38.
i. primÊval deep Gen 1:2; Gen 1:6 (P).

2. with proper names, of location (q. v.), to denote springs, streams, or seas belonging to, near, such places: מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם Exod 7:19; Exod 8:2 מֵי מְרִיבָה (see above 1 a); מֵי מֵרוֺם Josh 11:5; Josh 11:7 מֵי עֵיןשֶֿׁמֶשׁ Josh 15:7 מֵי נֶפְתּוֺחַ Josh 15:9; Josh 18:15 מֵי יְרִיחוֺ Josh 16:1 מֵי מְגִּדּוֺ Judg 5:19 מֵי נִמְרִ(י)ם Isa 15:6; Jer 48:34 מֵי דִימוֺן Isa 15:9 compare מֵי הַשִּׁלֹּחַ Isa 8:6 מֵימֵי גִּיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2Chr 32:30 compare also proper name, of a location מִשְׂרְפוֺת מַיִם Josh 11:8; Josh 13:6.

3. special uses are: מֵי רַגְלַיִם water of the feet = urine 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 compare מַדְמֵנָה בְּמֵי Isa 25:10 Kt in water of a dunghill (> Qr בְּמוֺ); מַיִם לַחַץ water (which is) distress, because drunk in imprisonment 1Kgs 22:27 (|| לֶחֶם לַחַץ) = 2Chr 18:26 בְּמֵישָֿׁ֑לֶג in snow-water Job 9:30 Qr (Kt במו; Me Hoffm Siegf כְּמוֺ), מֵימֵי שֶׁלֶג Job 24:19 מַיִם קְדשִׁים Num 5:17 holy water (compare RS^{Sem.165, 2nd ed.181}, but text dubious, see Di); מֵי הַמָּרִים bitter water Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:23; Num 5:24 compare Exod 15:23 (כִּי מָרִים הֵם), opposed to וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמַּיִם vExod 15:25 and the waters were sweetened; מֵי חַטָּאת, מֵי נִדָּה see above 1 a; מַיִם חַיִּים living (i.e. running) water Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:17, also (figurative) Zech 14:8 (compare Ezek 47), and (figurative) Jer 2:13; Jer 17:13. See also below (compare Num 21:17; Num 21:18 see RS^{Sem.i.127.157; 2nd ed.135,176}).

4. among figurative uses are:
a. of distress Isa 43:2; Ps 66:12 (|| אֵשׁ), Ps 69:2; Lam 3:54 usually many waters 2Sam 22:17 = Ps 18:17, compare Job 22:11; Ps 32:6; Ps 144:7, or deep waters Ps 69:3; Ps 69:15, compare vPs 69:16 also מֵירֿאֹשׁ water of gall Jer 8:14; Jer 9:14; Jer 23:15.
b. פֶּרֶץ מַיִם 2Sam 5:20 = 1Chr 14:11 of outbursting force.
c. מַיִם שְׁאוֺן Isa 17:12; Isa 17:13 of rushing nations.
d. of what is impetuous, violent, overwhelming Isa 28:2; Isa 28:17; Hos 10:7; Job 27:20; Ps 124:4; Ps 124:5; Ps 88:18 simileof impetuousness פַּחַז כַּמַּיִ ם Gen 49:4.
e. (as running away) of heart in timidity Josh 7:5, compare Ps 22:16, of knees Ezek 7:17; Ezek 21:12. feminine of transitoriness Job 11:16; Job 24:18; Ps 58:8.
g. of refreshment Isa 32:2; Isa 49:10 spiritual Isa 12:3.
h. מֵי מְנֻחוֺת Ps 23:2 in figure of rest and peace, compare Jer 31:9.
i. of reckless bloodshed (poured out like water) Ps 79:3 compare pouring away (and not eating) blood Deut 12:16; Deut 12:24; Deut 15:23.
j. בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים Song 4:15 figurative of bride; מַיִם מִבּוֺרֶ֑ךָ Prov 5:15 of enjoyment of one's own wife; of harlotry מַיִם גְּנוּבִים Prov 9:17 stolen waters.
k. of outpoured wrath of ׳י Hos 5:10.

1. of abundant justice Amos 5:24 masculine of outpoured feelings Job 3:24 שִׁפְכִי כַמַּיִם לִבֵךְ Lam 2:19. — Isa 48:1 read probably מִמְּעֵי for ᵑ0 מִמֵּי, so Secker Du Che^{Hpt Skinner}, compare Di.

Strong's Definition H4325

water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …

mayim

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

water, waters

water

Variations 64 forms of this word

Translations 117 English renderings

Water Water Gate A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

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מִ דָּ֣לְיָ ֔ו

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

דָּ֣לְיָ

Root word bucket, buckets

֔ו

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: דְּלִי · deh-LEE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmdc/Sp3ms

Noun — Common, masculine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

מִ	Speech Preposition
דָּלְיָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Dual State Construct
ו	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: of his buckets

of a bucket ×1 of his buckets ×1

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bucket — Most natural, widely understood modern term.

pail — Everyday synonym; slightly more informal register.

water jar — Clarifies function when drawing water is in view.

vessel for drawing water — Descriptive; useful in explanatory or study translations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1944 H1805

דְּלִי noun [masculine] bucket, כְּמַר מִדְּלִי like a drop (hanging) from a bucket Isa 40:15 Du suffix יזל מים מִדָּֽלְיָו Num 24:7 compare Di (on form doly¹w compare Ew^{§ 180 a & Anm. 3}, also Sta^{§ 52 a}); figurative of Israel's prosperity.

Strong's Definition H1805

bucket, buckets

dĕlî

a pail or jar (for drawing water)

bucket

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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וְ זַרְע ֖וֹ

וְ

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

זַרְע

Root word seed, carnally, child, fruitful, seeds, …

֖וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: זֶרַע · dzeh-RA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

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

וְ	Speech Conjunction
זַרְע	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and his seed

seed ×35 thy seed ×24 the seed ×21 his seed ×10 and his seed ×7 of the seed ×7 of thy seed ×7 and thy seed ×6

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seed — Best for agricultural or botanical contexts.

offspring — Best for human lineage or descendant contexts.

descendants — Plural collective; ideal for covenant or genealogical passages.

posterity — Slightly formal; emphasizes future generations as a whole.

lineage — Highlights family line or heritage rather than individuals.

semen — Use only in explicit reproductive or purity-law contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2464 H2233

זֶ֫רַע noun masculine^{Deut 28:38} sowing, seed, offspring (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic זְרַע, ; Phoenician זרע; Zinjirli id.; Arabic seed-produce, seed; Ethiopic Assyrian zêru, cultivated land, Belser^{BAS ii. 130,} compare Arabic ) — absolute ׳ז Gen 47:23 =; זָ֑רַע Gen 1:29 +; construct זֶרַע Isa 5:10 +; זְרַעֿ Num 11:7 suffix זַרְעִי 1Sam 20:42; 1Sam 24:22 זַרְעֲךָ Deut 11:10 +; זַרְעֶ֑ךָ Eccl 11:6 +; etc.; plural suffix זַרְעֵיכֶם 1Sam 8:15 —

1. literal:
a. a sowing הַשָּׂדֶה ׳לְז Gen 47:24 (J; + אָכְלְכֶם; otherwise Lev 27:16 b, see below 2 c); ׳לֹא מְקוֺם ז Num 20:5 no place for sowing (J E; + וּתְאֵנָה וְגֶפֶן וְרִמּוֺן); compare ׳שְׂדֵה ז Ezek 17:5 a field suitable for sowing; hence
b. sowing as regularly recurring at its season Gen 8:22 (J; || קָצִיר, + קֹר וָחֹם וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף וְיוֺם וָלַיְלָה), Lev 26:5 (H; || דַּיִשׁ, בָּצִיר; — compare Amos 9:13 below 2 a).

2. seed:
a. literally, sown, to raise crops for food, usually corn (wheat, barely, etc.) Gen 47:19; Gen 47:23 (J; compare vGen 47:14f.), Num 24:7 (JE); נָתַן לַֹזּרֵעַ ׳ז Isa 55:10 (|| לֶחֶם), Deut 28:38 (רַב ׳ז), Lev 26:16 (H; with זָרַע), Lev 27:16 a, חֹמֶר שְׂעֹרִים ׳ז vLev 27:16b (both P), compare Isa 5:10.
b. figurative, of idolatry of Judah Isa 17:11 (|| קציר); of fortunes of Zion ׳מֶשֶׁךְ הַזּ Ps 126:6 the dropping of seed, i.e. the proper quantity for sowing (opposed to אֲלֻמֹּת); Jer 35:7 (with זָרַע, || כֶּרֶם לֹא תִטָּ֔עוּ), compare vJer 35:9 (|| כרם, שׂדה); ׳מְטַר ז Isa 30:23 (with זָרַע, || לֶחֶם תְּבוּאַתּ הָאֲדָמָה); also Deut 11:10 (with זָרַע), Eccl 11:6 (c. id.); זֵרוּעַ ׳ז Lev 11:37, compare vLev 11:38 (both P); as yielding the crop תְּבוּאַת זַרְעֶ֑ךָ Deut 14:22 the product of thy seed, compare
d. below; ׳וְנִגַּשׁ תוֺרֵשׁ בַּקּוֺצֵר וְדֹרֵךְ עֲנָבִים בְּמשֵׁךְ הַזּ Amos 9:13, in figure of rapid and plentiful growth in the coming time; הָאָרֶץ ׳ז producing a vine Ezek 17:5, of growth and prosperity of Israel; ׳הַזּ Mal 2:3, read perhaps הַזְּרֹעַ (compare VB).
c. seed as product; the manna is compare with גַּד ׳ז, coriander seed Num 11:7 (JE), Exod 16:31 (P); seed of herbs and trees Gen 1:11 (twice in verse); Gen 1:12 (twice in verse); Gen 1:29 (twice in verse) (all P). Especially
d. seed as corn-product, corn-crop, so (although not quite clearly) Deut 22:9 (with זָרַע; || תְּבוּאַת הַכָּ֑רֶם); plural 1Sam 8:15 (perhaps better arable lands, compare above As zêru; || כרמים), הָאָרֶץ ׳ז Lev 27:30 (|| פְּרִיעֵֿץ; otherwise Gen 47:24, compare above 1 a); שִׁחֹר ׳ז Isa 23:3 (|| קְצִיר יְאוֺר); בַּמְּגוּרָה ׳הַעוֺד הַזּ Hag 2:19 (|| גֶּפֶן, תְּאֵנָה, רִמּוֺן, עֵץ הַזַּיִת); יָשִׁו֯ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹף Job 39:12 (of harvest); so perhaps ׳כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם ז 1Kgs 18:32.
e. זֶרַע הַשָּׁלוֺם הַגֶּפֶן Zech 8:12, read perhaps שׁלוֺם ׳הַזּ the crop is security (= secure), so ᵑ6 Or and others; > Ew Hi and others who translate ׳הַשּׁ ׳ז the growth of peace, making הַגֶּפֶּן appositive — Verbs used with ׳ז in these senses are: — usually זַרַע Gen 1:11; Lev 26:16; Jer 35:7 +; הִפְרִיחַ Isa 17:11 נָתַן בְּ = plant, sow Ezek 17:5 נָתַן yield Isa 55:10 מָשַׁךְ Amos 9:13.

3. seed = semen virile, וְנִזְרְעָה זָ֑רַע Num 5:28, and she shall be made pregnant with seed; usually ׳שִׁכְּבַתזֿ, flow of semen Lev 22:4 (H), Lev 15:16; Lev 15:32 (P; all with תֵּצֵא), Lev 15:17 (P; with הָיָה); as accusative modi שׁכב ׳ז ׳אתאִֿשָּׁה שׁ Lev 19:20 (H), Lev 15:18; Num 5:13 (both P); so also נתן שְׁכָבְתּוֺ לְזרע Lev 18:20 (לְ genitives); compare בְּהֵמָה ׳אָדָם וז ׳ז Jer 31:27 (as 2nd accusative after זָרַע q. v. 3 b).

4. seed = off spring:
a. rarely of animals, collective Gen 3:15; Gen 7:3 (both J). Usu.
b. of mankind, coll. = descendants, posterity; seed of the woman Gen 3:15 (J); seed of the patriarchs (especially Abraham) Gen 12:17; Gen 13:15; Gen 13:16 (twice in verse); Gen 16:10; Gen 22:17 (twice in verse); Gen 22:18; Gen 24:7; Gen 26:3; Gen 26:4 (3 t. in verse); Gen 26:24; Gen 28:13; Gen 28:14 (twice in verse); Gen 32:13 (all J), Gen 15:13; Gen 15:18; Exod 32:13 (twice in verse); Exod 33:1 (all J E), Gen 21:12; Josh 24:3 (both E; in both promised seed of Abraham restricted to line of Isaac), Deut 11:9; Deut 34:4; Neh 9:8 = a son as involving posterity Gen 15:3; Gen 15:5 (JE) compare below; phrase זַרְעָם אַחֲרֵיהֶם Deut 1:8, compare Deut 4:37; Deut 10:15, so P, Gen 17:7 (twice in verse); Gen 17:8; Gen 17:9; Gen 17:10; Gen 17:19; Gen 35:12; Gen 48:4 זִרְעֲךָ אִתָּךְ Gen 28:4 (P; compare Num 18:19); see also below c. c. seed (= posterity) of other individuals Gen 21:13 (E; of Ishmael) Gen 24:60; Gen 48:19 (both J), Num 14:24 (JE), Lev 21:21; Lev 22:3; Lev 22:4 (all H), Num 17:5 (P), 1Sam 20:42 (twice in verse); 1Sam 24:22; 2Sam 4:8; 1Kgs 2:33 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 11:39; 2Kgs 5:27; Jer 29:32; Ezek 43:19; Job 5:25 (|| צֶאֱצָאֶיךָ), Job 21:8 (|| id.); especially of seed of David as anointed to reign Ps 18:51 = 2Sam 22:51 (|| לִמְשִׁיחוֺ), as sitting on throne Jer 33:21, compare vJer 33:22 vJer 33:26, Ps 89:5; Ps 89:30; Ps 89:37 of Jehoiachin Jer 22:28; Jer 22:30, Jehoiakim Jer 36:31 (compare vJer 36:30); of child (son) as involving posterity Gen 38:8; Gen 38:9 (twice in verse) (of Er's seed by Onam); Gen 48:11 (all J), compare Gen 19:32; Gen 19:31 (J), 2Sam 7:12; Ruth 4:12; Lev 21:15 (H); phrase זַרְעָם אַחֲרֵיהֶם of seed of Noah and his sons Gen 9:9 of Aaron Exod 28:43 of Phinehas Num 25:13 (all P); of David 1Chr 17:11 לְזַרְעוֺ לְדֹרֹתָם Exod 30:21 (P), compare Lev 21:17 (H; both of Aaron), see also b above ׳ז, of seed of righteous, especially Psalms: — Ps 25:13; Ps 37:25; Ps 37:26; Ps 69:37; Ps 102:29 (|| בָּנִים), Ps 112:2 (|| דּוֺר ישׁרים), compare Ps 22:31 (on text see Che); of wicked Ps 21:11; Ps 37:28.
d. specifically of a particular child (son) אַחֵר ׳ז Gen 4:25 (J); אֲנָשִׁים ׳ז 1Sam 1:11 of children Lev 18:21; Lev 20:2; Lev 20:34; Lev 22:13 (all H), 1Sam 2:20 (compare בָּנִים, בָּנוֺת1Sam 2:21); children and grandchildren Gen 46:6; Gen 46:7 (P).
e. family Gen 17:12 (P; compare Assyrian zêr bit abišu Asrb^{Annals iii. 10}); note especially of royal family הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳ז 1Kgs 11:14 הַמַּמְלָכָה ׳ז 2Kgs 11:1 = 2Chr 22:10 הַמְּלוּכָה ׳ז 2Kgs 25:25 = Jer 41:1; Ezek 17:13; Dan 1:3 = pedigree בית אבותם וְזַרְעָם Ezra 2:59 = Neh 7:61 = one's nation, as of same blood Esth 10:3 (|| עַם). — Some verbs used with ׳ז in these senses are: — נָתַן, God subject Gen 15:3; Ruth 4:12 (followed by מִן of woman); שִׂים 1Sam 2:20 with man as subject נתן Gen 38:9 הֵקִים vGen 38:8 ׳חִיָּה ז, keep alive, or give life to, of animals Gen 7:3 of woman Gen 19:32; Gen 19:34 (followed by מִן of man). feminine especially as name for people of Israel, seed of Abraham Isa 41:8; 2Chr 20:7 (|| עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל), Jer 33:26; Ps 105:6 (|| בְּנֵי יעקִב); of Israel or Jacob 2Kgs 17:20; Neh 9:2 (|| בני ישׂראל vNeh 9:1), Isa 43:5; Isa 45:19; Isa 45:25; Jer 31:36; Jer 31:37; Jer 33:26; Ps 22:24 (twice in verse); 1Chr 16:13 (|| בני יעקב); so בֵּית ישׂראל ׳ז Jer 23:8; Ezek 44:22 (ᵑ6 ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co strike out בית); בית ׳ז יעקב Ezek 20:5 in Esther. הַיְהוּדִים ׳ז Esth 6:13 so of Edom (seed of Esau) Jer 49:10, compare מִוֶּרע מָדַי Dan 9:1.
g. seed of Israel (or Jacob, or the people), is used also, by (later) prophets, of future generations, in addressing the people: — Deut 28:46; Deut 28:59; Deut 30:6; Deut 30:19; Deut 31:21, compare Num 18:19 (P; לְזַרְעֲךָ אִתָּ֑ךְ, || וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנוֺתֶיךָ), Jer 30:10 = Jer 46:27 (Jacob and Israel here = people), Ps 106:27 || צֶאֱצָא(יך ׅ Isa 44:3 (Jacob and Jeshurun), Isa 48:19, compare Isa 61:9 also Jer 7:15; Isa 54:3; Isa 66:22 (|| שִׁמְכֶם); מִפִּי זַרְעֲךָ וּמִפִּי זֶרַע זַרְעֲךָ Isa 59:21 of Jews (יהודים) Esth 9:27; Esth 9:28; Esth 9:31.

5. seed as marked by moral quality = persons (or community) of such a quality; transition to this through such cases as those of ׳בְּרוּכֵי י ׳ז Isa 65:23 (|| צֶאֱצָאִים), compare Isa 61:9; Isa 65:9 הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳ז Ezra 9:2 (of Israel), compare Isa 53:10 note, in good sense צַדִּיקִים ׳ז Prov 11:21 (opposed to רַע); אֱמֶת ׳ז Jer 2:21 (|| שׂוֺרֵק); אלהים ׳ז Mal 2:15 — קֹדֶשׁ ׳ז Isa 6:13 is a gloss; — in bad sense מְרֵעִים ׳ז Isa 1:4 community of evil-doers (|| גּוֺיחֹֿטֵא, עַם כֶּבֶד עָוֺן, בָּנִים מַשְׁחִיתִים), Isa 14:20 מְנָאֵף ׳ז Isa 57:3 (|| בני עֹנֲנָה); שָֿׁ֑קֶר׳ז vIsa 57:4 (|| יִלְדֵיפֶֿשַׁע).

BDB9500 H2232 H2233 H2234

זְרַע noun [masculine] seed (compare Biblical Hebrew I. זרע); — construct אֲנָשָׁא ׳ז Dan 2:43 seed (offspring) of men.

Strong's Definition H2233

seed, carnally, child, fruitful, seeds, …

zeraʿ

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

seed, sowing, offspring

a sowing

a practitioner of righteousness (figuratively)

Variations 47 forms of this word

Translations 77 English renderings

Seed

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Word Parts

בְּ מַ֣יִם

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

מַ֣יִם

Root word water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …

Dictionary form: מַיִם · ma-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmpa

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

בְּ	Speech Preposition
מַיִם	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: waters

the waters ×92 water ×89 waters ×64 of water ×43 the water ×33 of waters ×19 in water ×15 with water ×14

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water — Most versatile; suits singular, collective, or general references.

waters — Prefer for seas, rivers, or poetic/cosmic imagery.

flood — Use when context emphasizes overwhelming or destructive flow.

spring water — Clarifies a natural source when context demands specificity.

washing water — Suits ritual purification or cleansing contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4535 H4325

II. [מוֺ] = מַי water.

BDB4612 H4325

[מַי]₅₈₀ noun masculine^{2Sam 14:14} only plural מַ֫יִם waters, water (Late Hebrew id.; MI²³ [ין]מ; SI⁵ המים; Aramaic מַיָּא, מַיִּין, Assyrian mû, plural mê, also mâmu Dl^{HWB 394}; Arabic Ethiopic , plural ; Sabean [מו], מום plural מון, Minaean [מה], plural מהן DHM^{6th Or. Congr. (Leiden) ii. 1, 451 f.} (see on these forms Ba^{ZMG xiii.1888, 341 ff.})); — מַ֫יִם (מָ֑יִם) Gen 1:2 +; הַמַּ֫יְמָה Exod 7:15; Exod 8:16 construct מֵי Gen 7:7 + 71 t.; מֵימֵי Exod 4:9 + 10 t. + Qr 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 suffix מֵימַי Hos 2:7 + 1Sam 25:11 (but read here יֵינִי ᵐ5 Ew Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu); מֵימֶ֫יךָ Exod 23:25 + 3 t.; מֵימָיו Num 20:8 + 6 t.; מֵימֶיהָ Jer 6:7; Jer 50:38 מֵימֵינוּ Lam 5:4 מֵימֵיהֶם Exod 7:19 + 4 t.; — waters, water (c. adjective plural Gen 26:19; Exod 15:10; Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50 + often, so always with adjective; also with plural participle Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:24; 2Kgs 3:20 +; with plural pronoun Num 20:13; Num 27:14; 2Kgs 2:21 +; compare suffix Josh 4:18 before plural verb Gen 1:9; Gen 1:20; Gen 1:21; Gen 7:17 + often; after plural verb Josh 3:13; Isa 28:17; Prov 9:17; Ezek 31:4 +; rarely with singular verb; before, Gen 9:15; Lev 11:34; Num 20:2; Num 24:7; Num 33:14; 2Kgs 3:9 after, Num 19:13; Num 19:20); —

1. a. water of a spring or well (עַיִן, בְּאֵר) Gen 16:7; Gen 24:11; Gen 24:13 (twice in verse); Gen 24:43; Exod 15:27 (twice in verse) (J), Gen 21:19; Gen 21:25; Num 20:17; Num 21:16 (E), etc.; for drinking, also Amos 4:8; Amos 8:11; Jonah 3:7 + often; out of rock Exod 17:6 (E), Num 20:8 (twice in verse); Num 20:10; Num 20:11 (P), Deut 8:15 etc.; מֵי מְרִיבָה (RS^{Semitic i. 165; 2nd ed. 181}) Num 20:13; Num 20:24; Num 27:14 (P), Deut 33:8; Ps 81:8; Ps 106:32 compare Deut 32:51; Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 for washing (hands, feet, person) Gen 18:4; Gen 24:32; Gen 43:24 (J), 2Kgs 3:11; Exod 29:4; Exod 30:20; Lev 15:5; Lev 15:6 + (P); (victims) Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 8:21 (P); (vessels) Lev 6:21; Lev 12:32; Lev 12:34 (P); (garments) Lev 15:17; Num 19:8 (P); for cooking Exod 12:9 (P), compare Isa 64:1; Ezek 24:3 (symbolic); for purification Num 8:7 (מֵי חַטָּאת) Num 19:9 (מֵי נִדָּה), compare vNum 19:13 vNum 19:18 vNum 19:20 vNum 19:21 vNum 19:31; Num 31:23 (twice in verse) (all P), Ezek 36:25 (figurative).
b. of a river, Nile Exod 2:10; Exod 4:9 (twice in verse) (J), Jer 2:18 etc.; Jordan Josh 3:8 (D), vJosh 3:15 vJosh 3:16 (JE), etc.; Euphrates Isa 8:7 (figurative), Jer 2:18 Ezekiel's river Ezek 47:1 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:2 +, etc.; of streams, canals, etc., especially, as condition of fertility Deut 8:7; Deut 10:7; Isa 1:30; Prov 30:16; 2Kgs 3:17 +, etc.
c. of sea Amos 5:8; Amos 9:6 Red Sea Exod 15:8; Exod 15:10; Exod 15:19 (song), Exod 14:21; Exod 14:22; Exod 14:26 + (P), Josh 2:10 (D), etc.
d. of flood Gen 7:7; Gen 7:10; Gen 8:3; Gen 8:7; Gen 8:8; Gen 8:9; Gen 8:11 (J), Gen 6:17; Gen 7:6; Gen 7:17; Gen 7:18 (twice in verse); Gen 7:19; Gen 8:5; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15 (P); so מֵינֹֿחַ Isa 54:9 (twice in verse) waters of Noah.
e. subterranean Exod 20:4 (E), Deut 4:18; Deut 5:8, compare Job 26:5; Ps 136:6. feminine in clouds Jer 10:13; Job 26:8; Ps 29:3 (twice in verse); Ps 104:3; Ps 148:4, etc.
g. of rain Judg 5:4; 2Sam 21:10; Deut 11:11; Ps 65:10; Job 5:10 (|| מָטָר), etc.
h. of dew Judg 6:38.
i. primÊval deep Gen 1:2; Gen 1:6 (P).

2. with proper names, of location (q. v.), to denote springs, streams, or seas belonging to, near, such places: מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם Exod 7:19; Exod 8:2 מֵי מְרִיבָה (see above 1 a); מֵי מֵרוֺם Josh 11:5; Josh 11:7 מֵי עֵיןשֶֿׁמֶשׁ Josh 15:7 מֵי נֶפְתּוֺחַ Josh 15:9; Josh 18:15 מֵי יְרִיחוֺ Josh 16:1 מֵי מְגִּדּוֺ Judg 5:19 מֵי נִמְרִ(י)ם Isa 15:6; Jer 48:34 מֵי דִימוֺן Isa 15:9 compare מֵי הַשִּׁלֹּחַ Isa 8:6 מֵימֵי גִּיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2Chr 32:30 compare also proper name, of a location מִשְׂרְפוֺת מַיִם Josh 11:8; Josh 13:6.

3. special uses are: מֵי רַגְלַיִם water of the feet = urine 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 compare מַדְמֵנָה בְּמֵי Isa 25:10 Kt in water of a dunghill (> Qr בְּמוֺ); מַיִם לַחַץ water (which is) distress, because drunk in imprisonment 1Kgs 22:27 (|| לֶחֶם לַחַץ) = 2Chr 18:26 בְּמֵישָֿׁ֑לֶג in snow-water Job 9:30 Qr (Kt במו; Me Hoffm Siegf כְּמוֺ), מֵימֵי שֶׁלֶג Job 24:19 מַיִם קְדשִׁים Num 5:17 holy water (compare RS^{Sem.165, 2nd ed.181}, but text dubious, see Di); מֵי הַמָּרִים bitter water Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:23; Num 5:24 compare Exod 15:23 (כִּי מָרִים הֵם), opposed to וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמַּיִם vExod 15:25 and the waters were sweetened; מֵי חַטָּאת, מֵי נִדָּה see above 1 a; מַיִם חַיִּים living (i.e. running) water Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:17, also (figurative) Zech 14:8 (compare Ezek 47), and (figurative) Jer 2:13; Jer 17:13. See also below (compare Num 21:17; Num 21:18 see RS^{Sem.i.127.157; 2nd ed.135,176}).

4. among figurative uses are:
a. of distress Isa 43:2; Ps 66:12 (|| אֵשׁ), Ps 69:2; Lam 3:54 usually many waters 2Sam 22:17 = Ps 18:17, compare Job 22:11; Ps 32:6; Ps 144:7, or deep waters Ps 69:3; Ps 69:15, compare vPs 69:16 also מֵירֿאֹשׁ water of gall Jer 8:14; Jer 9:14; Jer 23:15.
b. פֶּרֶץ מַיִם 2Sam 5:20 = 1Chr 14:11 of outbursting force.
c. מַיִם שְׁאוֺן Isa 17:12; Isa 17:13 of rushing nations.
d. of what is impetuous, violent, overwhelming Isa 28:2; Isa 28:17; Hos 10:7; Job 27:20; Ps 124:4; Ps 124:5; Ps 88:18 simileof impetuousness פַּחַז כַּמַּיִ ם Gen 49:4.
e. (as running away) of heart in timidity Josh 7:5, compare Ps 22:16, of knees Ezek 7:17; Ezek 21:12. feminine of transitoriness Job 11:16; Job 24:18; Ps 58:8.
g. of refreshment Isa 32:2; Isa 49:10 spiritual Isa 12:3.
h. מֵי מְנֻחוֺת Ps 23:2 in figure of rest and peace, compare Jer 31:9.
i. of reckless bloodshed (poured out like water) Ps 79:3 compare pouring away (and not eating) blood Deut 12:16; Deut 12:24; Deut 15:23.
j. בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים Song 4:15 figurative of bride; מַיִם מִבּוֺרֶ֑ךָ Prov 5:15 of enjoyment of one's own wife; of harlotry מַיִם גְּנוּבִים Prov 9:17 stolen waters.
k. of outpoured wrath of ׳י Hos 5:10.

1. of abundant justice Amos 5:24 masculine of outpoured feelings Job 3:24 שִׁפְכִי כַמַּיִם לִבֵךְ Lam 2:19. — Isa 48:1 read probably מִמְּעֵי for ᵑ0 מִמֵּי, so Secker Du Che^{Hpt Skinner}, compare Di.

Strong's Definition H4325

water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …

mayim

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

water, waters

water

Variations 64 forms of this word

Translations 117 English renderings

Water Water Gate A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

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Word Parts

רַבִּ֑ים

Root word many, great, much, captain, more, …

Dictionary form: רַב · rahb

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aampa

Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

רַבִּים

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: shall be in many

many ×82 great ×25 and many ×23 much ×16 of many ×16 the captain ×15 is great ×9 a great ×7

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many — Best default for plural/numerical contexts.

great — Prefer for intensity, size, or importance.

much — Use with uncountable or mass nouns.

abundant — Highlights surplus or overflow; slightly elevated register.

numerous — More formal synonym for 'many'; suits lists or armies.

chief — Use when רַב functions as a title or rank.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7691 H7227

I. רַב₄₂₉ adjective much, many, great; — masculine singular absolute ׳ר Gen 24:25+, רָ֑ב Gen 33:9+, also רָ֛ב 2Chr 20:2 ב֖ 2Chr 28:8, רָב֨ Ezra 10:13, etc.; construct תַב Exod 34:6 +; feminine singular רַבָּה Num 11:33 +; construct רַבַּת Ezek 22:5 + רַבָּ֫תִי (Ges^{§90 k 1}) Lam 1:1 (twice in verse); masculine plural absolute רַבִּים Exod 23:2 (twice in verse)+, construct see II. רַב; feminine plural absolute רַבּוֺת Gen 30:43 +; — [often both as predicate and as attributive; as attributive preceding noun (influence of usage for numerals ? Kö^{Synt.§334 k} Ges^{«GKC:132b»§ 132b}): רַב Isa 63:7; Ps 145:7 (but read probably רֹב, רָבֿ; in Isa 21:7 ׳ר is predicate), רַבּים Jer 16:16; Ps 32:10; Ps 89:51 (on context Bö^NÄ Bae, also Hup), Prov 7:26; 1Chr 28:5, רַבּוֺת Neh 9:28; Prov 31:29]; —

1. (often opposed to מְעַט)
a. (1)much: of substances, gold 1Kgs 10:2; Ps 19:11, silver (money) 2Kgs 12:11; 2Chr 24:11, bronze 1Chr 18:8, wine Esth 1:7 of other quantities, e.g.spoil 2Sam 3:22, property 2Chr 32:29, seed Deut 28:38, etc.; רַב שֶׁיִּהְיוּ EC Deut 6:3b be it much that his days amount to; (2) especially of collectives, numerous, עַםרַֿב Josh 11:4; 2Sam 13:34 עֲבֻדָּה רַבָּךְ Gen 26:14; Job 1:3, מִקְנֶה רַב Deut 3:19+,etc.
b. plural many: person Exod 5:5; Judg 8:30; Judg 9:40; 1Kgs 4:20; 1Kgs 11:1+, things Gen 30:48; Amos 5:12; Deut 31:17 +; noun omitted רַבּוֺת Dan 11:41 (that is, lands; read רִבּוֺת myriads Kmp Bev Behrm Marti Prince); יָמִים רֵבִּים many days (a long time) Gen 21:34; Gen 37:24+28 t.,שָׁנִים רַבּוֺת Neh 9:30; Eccl 6:3a, אִם עוֺר רַבּוֺת בַּשָּׁנִים Lev 25:51 רַבּוֺת עִתִּים Neh 9:28 many times (see above) =פְּעָמִים רַבּוֺת Ps 106:43; Eccl 7:22 מַכָּה רַבָּה Deut 25:3 many blows; מַיִם רִַ׃בּים many waters Num 20:11+27 t., compare Isa 8:7 etc.
c. רַב as substantive collective person Exod 19:21, also (opposed to מְעַט)1Sam 14:6; Num 13:18; Num 26:54; Num 26:56; Num 33:54; Num 35:8 so רַבַּת (Ges^{«GKC:130a»§ 130a}) 2Chr 30:17; 2Chr 30:18, and (thing; =much) Ezek 24:12 רַב construct before abstract (= רֹב) Isa 21:7; Isa 63:7; Ps 145:7 especially plural רַבִּים of person Exod 23:2 (twice in verse) +37 t. + בַּתרַֿבִּים Song 7:5.
d. construct= abounding in, רַבבְּֿרֶכוֺת Prov 28:20, רַבחֶֿסֶר (see I. חֶסֶד 3), רַבפֹּֿךְַ Ps 147:5, רַבמְֿאֵרוֺת Prov 28:27, רַב הַמְּהוּמָה Ezek 22:5, רַבנֿוֺצָךְ Ezek 17:7, רַבחֶֿעֲלִיָּה Jer 32:19, רֵבפְּֿעֶלִים 2Sam 23:20= 1Chr 11:22, רַבפָּֿ֑שַׁע Prov 29:22 רַבתְּֿבוּנָה Prov 14:29 רַבַּת אוֺצָרֹת Jer 51:13, רַבַּת בָּנִים 1Sam 2:5 רַבָּ֫תִי עָם Lam 1:1 (Ges^{«GKC:90l»§ 90l}).
e. + מִן compare= more numerous than Exod 1:9; Num 22:15; Josh 10:11; Judg 16:30; 2Kgs 6:16; Isa 54:1; 1Chr 24:4; 2Chr 32:7; Dan 11:13 followed by infinitive, too many to Gen 36:7; Judg 7:2 (compare vJudg 7:4); see also following feminine רַב =abundant, enough Gen 24:25; Gen 33:9 as exclamation enough! Gen 45:28; 2Sam 24:16; 1Chr 21:15; 1Kgs 19:4, so (+ מִן infinitive) Exod 9:28 (מִן 6 d); רַבלָֿךְ (with implication of excess) Deut 3:26 (let it) suffice thee! so רַבלָֿכֶם Ezek 45:9, also Num 16:3; Num 16:7= ye assume too much ! + infinitive it is enough for you to Deut 1:6; Deut 2:3 (i.e. you have done it enough), so+ מִן infinitive 1Kgs 12:23, מִן substantive Ezek 44:6.
g. as adverb much, exceedingly (only Psalms), רַב Ps 123:3, ָרב Ps 18:15 (Hup De Che and others; HPS^{2Sam 22:15} conjectures רָמָה omits || 2Sam 22:15); רַבָּה Ps 62:3; Ps 78:15; Ps 89:8 (ᵐ5. Bae רַב הוּא ); רַבַּת (Aramaism, compare Syriac , , Nö^{§ 155} A&W^{SG 135}) Ps 65:10; Ps 120:6 (=long enough), Ps 123:4; Ps 129:1; Ps 129:2

2. less often great:
a. of space 1Sam 26:13, the deep Amos 7:4; Gen 7:11; Isa 51:10; Ps 36:7(figurative), city Lam 1:1 (רַ֫בָּתִי בַגּוֺיִם Ges§), — see also צִירוֺן חֲמַת; -plague Num 11:33, empire Esth 1:20 goodness Ps 31:20, wickedness Gen 6:5, etc.
b. specifically strong (opposed to אֵין כֹּחַ) 2Chr 14:10 רַב לְהוֺשִׁיעַ Isa 63:1 so רַבִּים as substantive Isa 53:12 (|| עֲצוּמִים).
c. major natu Gen 25:23 (opposed to צָעִיר); רַבּים as substantive grandoevi, Job 32:9.
d. + מִן compare greater than Deut 7:1; Deut 7:17; Deut 9:14; Deut 20:1 too great for Josh 19:9; 1Kgs 19:7 — Prov 26:10 is hopelessly corrupt, see Toy.

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II. רַב₄₉ noun masculine chief (Assyrian-Babylonian influence, compare rab Dl^{HWB 609 b}; Biblical Aramic רַב); — construct ׳ר Jer 39:9+; plural construct רַבֵּי Jer 39:13; Jer 41:1 (but see below); — especially רַבֿ טַבָּחִים chief of guardsmen (see טַבָּח), only as title of Babylonian officer Jer 30:9; Jer 30:10 + 15 t. Jeremiah, 7 t || 2Kgs 25 (compare ׳שַׁר הַט in Gen [J E]); also רַב הַחֹבֵל Jonah 1:6 chief of the sailors, i.e. captain; in general כָּלרַֿב בֵּיתוֺ Esth 1:8, רַבמָֿרִיסָיו Dan 1:3 (see סָרִיס ), and so רַבֵּי מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל Jer 39:13, רַבֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ Jer 41:1 (late gloss; omitted by ᵐ5 and || 2Kgs 25:25, so Hi Gf Gie). The following titles of Assyrian -Babylonian officers are probably loan-words in Hebrew: רַבמָֿ֑ג Jer 39:3; Jer 39:13 usually chief soothsayer (see מָ֑ג), but = rab-mugi [? chief of princes] Pinches^{Hast. DB. BAB-MAG}; רַבסָֿרִיס (compare Old Aramaic [Nineveh] רב סרס Lzb³⁸⁶), 2Kgs 18:17 (Assyrian; not in || Isa 36:2), Jer 39:8; Jer 39:13 (Babylonian ), usually chief eunuch, but = rabû-ša-rêši, chief of the heads (the principal men) Wkl^{Unters. x.altor.Geschichte.1889, Excurs. v, p. 138} (actually found as rubû-ša-ri-ešu Pinches^{Acad June 25,1892, 618}), Pinches^{Hast.DB.RAB-SARIS}; רַבשָֿׁקֵה (van d. H. רַבְשָׁקֵה) chief of the officers (?) (so probably Assyrian rab-ŠA†; ša‡kû = high one; COT^{2Kgs 18:17} KB^ii.23 Dl^{HWB 685 a} Tiele^{Bab.-As. Geschichte.497.513} Pinches^{Hast.DB.iv 191}), 2Kgs 18:17; 2Kgs 18:19; 2Kgs 18:26; 2Kgs 18:27; 2Kgs 18:37; 2Kgs 19:4; 2Kgs 19:8 = Isa 36:2; Isa 36:4; Isa 36:11; Isa 36:13 (twice in verse); Isa 36:22; Isa 37:4; Isa 37:8

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רבב (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew I. רבב, רַב, רִבּוֺ).

Strong's Definition H7227

many, great, much, captain, more, …

rab

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

(adj) much, many, great

much

Variations 43 forms of this word

Translations 197 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ יָרֹ֤ם

וְ

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

יָרֹ֤ם

Root word up, exalted, high, exalt, offer, …

Dictionary form: רוּם · room

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqj3ms

Verb — Qal, Jussive, third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" a wish or command — try "let him ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
יָרֹם	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Jussive Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: shall be higher

high ×6 ye shall offer ×6 exalt ×5 lift up ×5 be thou exalted ×4 gave ×4 shall be exalted ×4 and tall ×3

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raise — Broad, everyday verb; fits physical and figurative lifting.

exalt — Modernized KJV form; best for praise or divine elevation.

lift up — Slightly more vivid than 'raise'; good for gesture or prayer.

elevate — Formal register; suits status, rank, or abstract height.

high — Adjectival/nominal use; describes lofty position or stature.

offer up — Cultic context; presenting sacrifices or contributions.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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מַלְכִּירָם proper name, masculine son of Jeconiah (= Jehoiakin) (my king (= Yahweh) is high, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 146 f.}; Phoenician proper name מלכרם); — 1Chr 3:18. ᵐ5 Μελχ(ε)ιραμ.

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[רָאַם] verb (Masora Thes and others) rise (si vera lectio, || form of רום); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular רָאֲמָה Zech 14:10, but < read רָאמָה = רָ֫מָה (√רום), Ges^{«GKC:72p»§ 72p}.

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רוּם verb be high, exalted, rise (Old Hebrew, Phoenician, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene, all in proper names; Sabean in רים epithet of deity and king Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 25 f.} also in proper name Mordtm^{ib. xxx (1876), 36 SabDenkm No. 14, 1. 1}; Arabic be high, dialect of Oman (Jayakar^{JA xxi. 813, 875}) and Zanzibar (Prä^{ZMG xxxiv (1880), 218}); Ethiopic in derivatives; Aramaic רָם, (very often in derived species and derivatives )); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְרָם Deut 8:14 +; 3 feminine singular רָ֫מָה 1Sam 2:1 +; וְרָאֲמָה Zech 14:10 see רָאַם; 3 plural רָמוּ Prov 30:13; Ps 131:1, רָ֑מּוּ Job 22:12 (Baer Gi; Ges^{§ 20 i}); Imperfect יָרוּרָם Isa 30:18 +, jussive יָרֹם Num 24:7, וַיָּרָם Hos 13:6; Ezek 10:4 [וֵיָּרֻם Exod 16:20 see רמם]; 3 masculine plural יְרֻמ֑וּן Isa 49:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ר֫וּמָה Ps 21:4 +; Infinitive construct רוּם Deut 17:20; Ezek 10:16, כְּרֻם Ps 12:9 [Bae conjectures כֶּרֶם], suffix רוֺמָם Ezek 10:17 (Ges^{§ 72 q}); Participle רָם Isa 6:1 +, plural רָמִים Isa 2:13 +, construct רָמֵי Isa 10:33, etc, etc.; —

1. a. be high, literal rock (in figurative) Ps 61:3 (מִן compare); be (set on) high, רָ֑מּוּ Job 22:12 (of stars), especially participle, = adjective, in general Isa 2:12 (+ גֵּאֶה), of mountains vIsa 2:14; Deut 12:2, hill Ezek 6:13; Ezek 20:28; Ezek 34:6, throne Isa 6:1, trees = tall Isa 2:13; Ezek 17:22, compare (in figurative) Isa 10:33 (רָמֵי הַקוֺמָה); human stature Deut 1:28 (מִן compare), Deut 2:10; Deut 2:21; Deut 9:2 רָמִים Ps 78:69 heights (of heaven; || אֶרֶץ); רָמִים of inhabitants of heavens Job 21:22.
b. especially of ׳י, רָם וְנִשָׂא Isa 57:15, compare Ps 138:6, + עַלכָּֿלהָֿעַמִּים Ps 99:2, גּוֺיִם Ps 113:4.

2. be raised, uplifted:
a. of highway Isa 49:11 (made high, put in order); voice, Deut 27:14 (participle = adjective) uplifted.
b. figurative: of hand, symbol of might, Deut 32:27, + עַל person Mic 5:8 of Israel in Exodus בְּיָד רָמָה Exod 14:8; Num 33:3 (both P); of ׳י's hand Isa 26:11; Ps 89:14 (|| תָּעֹז); figurative of presumption Num 15:30 (P); זְרוֺעַ רָמָה of might Job 38:15 of eyes, figurative of arrogance Prov 6:17; Prov 30:13; Ps 131:1 (|| גָּבַהּ לִבִּי), so Ps 18:28, but || 2Sam 22:28 of person; of heart, figurative of reckless elation, Hos 13:6; Deut 8:14; Ezek 31:10 (בְּגָבְהוֺ, || בְּקוֺמָה גָּבַהְתָּ) Dan 11:12, + מִן person Deut 17:20 of horn, figurative of triumph 1Sam 2:1 (song), Ps 89:25 (Ps 18 see Hiph`il), Ps 112:9, so head Ps 27:6 (+ עַל person), Ps 140:9 (join ירומו to vPs 140:10, but read יָרִימוּ Che, compare Hup-Now).
c. of person, be exalted (in figurative), king Num 24:7 (J E; + מִן compare; || תִּנַּשֵּׂא); of God (׳י, i.e. shew his exaltation) Isa 30:18; 2Sam 22:47 = Ps 18:47; Ps 21:14; Ps 46:11 (twice in verse), + עַלֿ(הַ)שָּׁמַיִם Ps 57:6; Ps 57:12; Ps 108:6 ׳עֶבֶד י Isa 52:13, ׳י's people Ps 89:17 rebellious Ps 66:7 (Qr; Kt Hiph`il: shew exaltation); worthlessness (personified) Ps 12:9 of city Prov 11:11.

3. be lifted, rise, of ark, מֵעַלהֿארץ Gen 7:17 (J), so of cherubim Ezek 10:16, compare vEzek 10:17 ׳כְּבוֺד י vEzek 10:4 (מֵעַל הַכְּרוּב). — Prov 24:7 see I. רָאמוֺת b. Po`el Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix רֹמְמָ֑תְהוּ Ezek 31:4 1 singular רוֺמַמְתִּי Isa 1:2; Isa 23:4 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְרוֺמֵם Hos 11:7, suffix יְרוֺמְמֵנִי Ps 27:5, וִירוֺמִמְךָ Ps 37:34 1 singular suffix וַאֲרֹמְמֶ֫נְהוּ Exod 15:2 (Ges^{«GKC:58i»§ 58i}), etc. (אֵרוֺמָם see Hithpo`lel); Imperative masculine plural רוֺמְמוּ Ps 99:5. Ps 99:9 Infinitive construct לְרוֺמֵם Ezra 9:9 Participle מְרוֺמֵם 1Sam 2:7, suffix מְרוֺמְמִי Ps 9:14, feminine רוֺמֵמָה Ps 118:16 (מ omitted, Hup-Now Bae; compare Kö^{i. 454}); —

1. a. raise, rear, children Isa 1:2; Isa 23:4 (both || גִּדֵּל).
b. cause tree to grow, subject תְּהוֺם Ezek 31:4 (|| גִּדֵּל).
c. rear, erect, temple Ezra 9:9.

2. lift up:
a. in figurative, accusative of person, subject ׳י Ps 27:5 (+ בְּצוּר); + מִן compare 2Sam 22:49 = Ps 18:49, + מִן from Ps 9:14 accusative omitted Hos 11:7 (si vera lectio, compare We Now).
b. raise waves of sea, subject wind, Ps 107:25.
c. exalt, accusative of person, subject ׳י Job 17:4 (read perhaps תְּרִמֵם, so Bu, compare Di), Ps 37:34 (+ לָרֶשֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ); accusative omitted 1Sam 2:7; Ps 118:16 (in victory); subject wisdom, accusative of person Prov 4:8, compare צְדָקָה תְּרוֺמֵםגּֿוֺי Prov 14:34.

3. exalt, extol, accusative ׳י, Ps 30:2, || אוֺדֶה Isa 25:1; Ps 118:28, || הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Ps 99:5. Ps 99:9, || הִלֵּל Ps 107:32, || בֵּרַךְ Ps 145:1, || אַנְּוֵהוּ Exod 15:2 accusative ׳שֵׁם י Ps 34:4 (|| גִּדֵּל). Po`lal Imperfect 3 feminine plural תְּרוֺמַמְנָה Ps 75:11 be lifted up, of horns (compare Qal 2 b); Perfect 3 masculine singular וְרוֺמַם Ps 66:17 and he was extolled (so Ki and others; but see רוֺמָם below); Participle מְרוֺמַם Neh 9:5 extolled, of ׳י's name (compare Po`lel 3), + ׳עַלכָּֿלבְּֿרָכָה וג. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵרִים 1Kgs 11:27 +; 2 masculine singular הֲרִימוֺתָ 2Kgs 19:22; Ps 89:43, וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֫ Num 31:28 2 masculine plural consecutive וַהֲרֵמֹתֶם Num 18:26, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרִים Gen 41:44 +, jussive יָרִם Num 17:2; 1Sam 2:10, וַיָּ֫רֶם Exod 7:20 +, suffix וַיְרִימֶהָ Gen 31:45, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָרֵם Exod 14:16; Isa 58:1, הָרִימָה Ps 74:3, etc.; Infinitive construct הָרִים Isa 10:15 +, suffix הֲרִימִי Gen 39:18, etc.; Participle מֵרִים Exod 35:24 +, etc.; —

1. a. (I) raise, lift, with accusative, hand Exod 17:11 (E), Num 20:11 (P), + ׳אֶליֿ (in both) Gen 14:22 compare (אֶלהַֿשָּׁמַיִם) Dan 12:7, + ב person against 1Kgs 11:26; 1Kgs 11:27 feet, פְּעָמִים Ps 74:3, i.e. run (+ ל of direction); hand or foot Gen 41:44 (E), i.e. make any movement (hyperb.); head Ps 110:7 (Assyrian ullû rêšu Dl^{HWB 62 a}), compare יָרִימוּ Ps 140:9 (so read, see Qal 2 b); face, ׳אֶליֿ Ezra 9:6 hand of another, subject ׳י, figurative of giving strength to, Ps 89:43, so head Ps 3:4 with accusative of rod Isa 10:15; Exod 14:16 (P), הֵרִים בַּמַּטֶה Exod 7:20 (E); rod subject, with accusative of thing Isa 10:15. (2) raise poor אֶבְיוֺן, with מִן local 1Sam 2:8; Ps 113:7.
b. lilft up voilce Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18 (J; both + קָרָא), Isa 40:9 (twice in verse) (accusative omitted), Isa 58:1; Ezra 3:12 + בִּתְרוּעָה Ezek 21:27, בַּחֲצֹצְרוֺת 2Chr 5:13 + ל person Isa 13:2, לָעָב Job 38:84, + עָל person against 2Kgs 19:22 = Isa 37:23 הֵרִים בְּקוֺל 1Chr 15:16.
c. (take into one's hand and) lift, take up, stone Josh 4:5 (J E; עַלשִֿׁכְמוֺ), leg (of sacrificial meal) 1Sam 9:24, mantle 2Kgs 2:13, axe 2Kgs 6:7 (accusative omitted), yoke Hos 11:4 (עַללְֿחֵיהֶם), censers Num 17:2 (P; + מִבֵּין), ashes Lev 6:3.
d. set up, erect, stone as מַצֵּבָה Gen 31:45 (E); standard, + אֶל of people Isa 49:22, עַל Isa 62:10.
e. set on high, throne, מִמַּעַל לְכוֺכְבֵי אֵל Isa 14:13 nest (subject נֶשֶׁר) Job 39:27. feminine lilft up, exalt, with accusative of person, subject ׳י 1Kgs 14:7; 1Kgs 16:2; Ps 89:20 (all with מִן), Ps 75:8 (opposed to יַשְׁפִּיל); subject קָלוֺן Prov 3:35, compare Prov 14:29 with accusative קֶרֶן, in both good and bad sense (compare Qal 2 b) 1Sam 2:10; Lam 2:17 (לַמָּרוֺם), Ps 89:18 (Kt; Qr Qal), Ps 92:11; Ps 148:14; Ps 75:5; Ps 75:6 but 1Chr 25:5 sound the horn; infinitive = exaltation Ps 75:7; Ps 66:7 see

Qal 2 c. 2. lift up and take away, remove, with accusative הָעֲטָרָה Ezek 21:31 (|| הֵסִיר); accusative of thing + מִן local Isa 57:14; Lev 2:9; Lev 4:8; Lev 4:19; Lev 6:8 = do away with, גְּרֻשֹׁתֵיכֶם Ezek 45:9 (מֵעַל of people), הַתָּמִיד Dan 8:11 (Kt; Qr Hoph`al); = set apart, מֶכֶס Num 31:28 (מִן person).

3. lift off and present, contributes offer:
a. to ׳י, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb תְּרוּמָה, Ezek 45:13; Ezek 48:8; Ezek 4:20; Num 15:20 (twice in verse) (P), Exod 35:24 (P); + ׳לי Ezek 45:1; Ezek 48:9; Num 15:19; Num 18:19; Num 18:24; Num 31:52 ׳תְּרוּמַת י Num 18:26 (+ מִן of thing), vNum 18:82 vNum 18:29 (all P); ׳בֵּיתאֿ ׳ת Ezra 8:25.
b. with accusative of thing, + ׳לְי Lev 22:15.
c. contribute, accusative of thing, ל person (for sacrifice), 2Chr 30:24 (twice in verse); 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:8 (accusative omitted), v2Chr 35:9. Hoph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הוּרָ֑ם Exod 29:27, הֻרַם Dan 8:11 Qr (Kt Hiph`il); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יוּרָם Lev 4:10 — be taken off from (מִן) Lev 4:10 (P), compare Exod 29:27 (P; || הוּנַף); be abolished Dan 8:11 Qr (compare Hiph`il 2); Bev (after ᵐ5) insert Participle מוּרָם after הַתָּמִיד vDan 8:13. Hithpo`lel Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְיִתְרוֺמֵם וְיִתְגַּדֵּל עַלכָּֿלאֵֿל Dan 11:36 and he shall exalt and magnify himself above, etc.; 1 singular (ת assimilated) אֵרוֺמָ֔ם Isa 33:10 (Ges^{«GKC:54c»§ 54c} Kö^{i. 454}) I will raise myself (+ אָקוּם, אֶנָּשֵׂא).

BDB7965 H7311

II. רמם (√ of following; compare Arabic grow rotten, decay).

BDB9895 H7311 H7313

[רוּם] verb rise (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Passive participle רִם Dan 5:20 lifted up, of heart, i.e. presumptuous. Po`l. extol: Participle מְרוֺמֵם Dan 4:34 (ל of deity). Haph`el exalt: Participle מָרִים Dan 5:19 (accusative of person). .Hithpo`lel lift oneself up against, Dan 5:23 (עַל of deity).

Strong's Definition H7311

up, exalted, high, exalt, offer, …

rûm

to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted

(Qal)

to be high, be set on high

to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up

to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high

Variations 105 forms of this word

Translations 136 English renderings

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Word Parts

מֵֽ אֲגַג֙

מֵֽ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

אֲגַג֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Than agag")

Dictionary form: אֲגַג · uh-ɡAHɡ

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

מֵֽ	Speech Preposition
אֲגַג	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: than agag

agag ×5 and agag ×2 than agag ×1

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Agag — Standard proper name; use in all narrative contexts.

King Agag — Clarifies royal identity when title aids comprehension.

the Amalekite king Agag — Adds ethnic context for readers unfamiliar with Agag.

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אֲגָג, (אֲגַג Num 24:7) proper name, masculine (violent ? Assyrian agâgu Dl^W) king of Amalek 1Sam 15:8; 1Sam 15:9; 1Sam 15:20; 1Sam 15:32 (3 t. in verse); 1Sam 15:33, also Num 24:7 (E), as symbol of might; (Is ׳א then title ? see Di).

Strong's Definition H90

agag

ʾăgag

I will overtop

Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings

king of Amalek, spared by Saul but slain by Samuel

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

Agag Amalekite king captured and killed by Samuel Agag King mentioned in Balaam's oracle about Israel

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Word Parts

מַלְכּ ֔וֹ

מַלְכּ

Root word king, kings, royal

֔וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc/Sp3ms

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

מַלְכּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and his king

the king ×712 king ×501 and the king ×198 the kings ×192 of the kings ×104 of the king ×98 kings ×64 and king ×33

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king — Most natural modern equivalent; universally understood.

monarch — Formal register; suits literary or elevated prose.

ruler — Broader term; useful when royal rank is less central.

sovereign — Emphasizes supreme authority; good in legal or theological contexts.

royal — Adjectival use; fits compound nouns like 'royal court'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4669 H4428 H4429

I. מֶ֫לֶךְ₂₅₁₃ noun masculine king (Late Hebrew id.; MI^{1, 5, 10, 18, 23} מלך; Neh 1:4 המלכן; Phoenician מלך; Zinjirli מלך DHM^{Sendsch. 60}; Assyrian maliku, malku, prince (Assyrian šarru = king); Arabic king (original Hebrew *מַלִח inferred, Lag^{BN 73} Ba^{NB § 112} WMM^{As. u. Europ.76}); Sabean מלכן SabDenkm^{No. 1}; construct מלך, plural אמלך CIS^{iv 37}; compare Ethiopic God (and Nö^l.c.); Aramaic , מְלֵיךְ; Palmyrene מלך מלכא Vog^{No. 28}; Nabataean מלכא Eut^{Nab. 1}); — ׳מ absolute Gen 14:7 + (insert also 2Sam 13:17 ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu, and v2Sam 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); in p. always מֶ֑לֶךְ Gen 49:20 + 238 t. (so also proper name in מֶלֶךְ-); construct Gen 14:1 +; suffix מַלְכִּי 2Sam 19:44 + 6 t., etc.; plural מְלָכִים Gen 14:9 +; מְלָכִין Prov 31:3 construct מַלְכֵי Gen 17:16 +; suffix מְלָכֶיהָ Isa 7:16 + 3 t.; מַלְכֵיהֶם Deut 7:24 + 16 t., etc.; —

1. king: of Egypt Gen 39:20f.; Exod 1:8f.; Deut 11:3; 1Kgs 3:1 of Mesopotamia, Shinar, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, etc. Judg 3:8; Judg 3:10; Gen 14:1f.; 2Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 15:29; 2Kgs 17:3f.; 2Kgs 18:13f.; 2Kgs 24:1; 2Kgs 24:11f.; Ezra 1:1f.; Ezra 4:3f.; Esth 1:2 +, 1Kgs 11:18; 1Kgs 11:40; 1Kgs 14:25; 2Kgs 17:4f.; 2Kgs 23:29 +; of Canaan, Philistia, Edom, Moab, etc. (often of single city): Gen 14:2f.; vGen 14:18; Gen 20:2; Gen 26:1; Gen 26:8; Gen 36:31; Num 20:14; Num 21:1f.; Num 22:4; Num 22:10; Deut 1:4; Deut 3:1f.; Josh 2:2 (often in Joshua), Judg 1:7; Judg 5:19; Judg 8:5; Judg 8:12; Judg 11:12f.; 2Kgs 3:4f. +; of Aram, Hamath, etc. 2Sam 8:3f. v2Sam 8:9; 1Kgs 15:18; 1Kgs 20:1f.; 1Kgs 22:3; 2Kgs 5:1f.; 2Kgs 8:7f.; v2Kgs 8:29; 2Kgs 9:14; 2Kgs 9:15; 2Kgs 15:37; 2Kgs 16:5f. +; of Tyre, etc. 2Sam 5:11; 1Kgs 5:15; 1Kgs 9:11; 1Kgs 9:16+, etc.; especially of Israel (undivided, and of both divisions) Gen 36:31; Num 23:21; Num 24:7; Deut 17:14f.; Judg 17:6; Judg 18:1; Judg 19:1; Judg 21:25; 1Sam 2:10; 1Sam 8:5f.; 2Sam 2:4f.; 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:34f. + very often; compare also Judg 9:5. — 2Sam 18:29b strike out ׳הַמּ We Klo Dr Kit Bu. Note that in early books המלך דוד is nearly always said; in late books usually המלך ׳שׁלמה וגו) דוד; compare Aramaic כּוֺרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא, etc.

2. of Davidic king, as under divine protection, 1Sam 2:10 (|| מְשִׁיחוֺ), Ps 2:6; Ps 18:51; Ps 89:19; Ps 61:7, compare Ps 99:4 so in (Messianic) prediction Hos 3:5; Isa 32:1; Jer 23:5; Ezek 37:22; Ezek 37:24; Zech 9:9.

3. used of ׳י as king of Israel 1Sam 12:12 in poetry Deut 33:5 compare Ps 5:3; Ps 10:16; Ps 29:10; Ps 44:5; Ps 48:3; Ps 68:25; Ps 74:12; Ps 84:4; Ps 145:1; Ps 149:2; Isa 41:21; Isa 43:15; Isa 44:6; Zeph 3:15 מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד Ps 24:7; Ps 24:8; Ps 24:9; Ps 24:10 (twice in verse); universal king Ps 47:3; Ps 47:8; Ps 95:3; Ps 98:6; Jer 10:7; Jer 10:10, compare Jer 46:18; Jer 48:15; Jer 51:57; Zech 14:9; Zech 14:16; Zech 14:17; Mal 1:14 of false god Amos 5:26.

4. in fable, king of trees Judg 9:8; Judg 9:15 figurative of crocodile Job 41:26 אֵין לָאַרְבֶּה ׳מ Prov 30:27 of death, מֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֺת Job 18:14.

5. combinations are: —
a. הַגָּדוֺל ׳הַמּ 2Kgs 18:19; 2Kgs 18:28 = Isa 36:4; Isa 36:13 (of Assyrian king: compare Assyrian šarru rabu); גָּדוֺל ׳מ Eccl 9:14 (indefinite); of ׳י Mal 1:14, עַלכֿלאֿלהים ׳ג ׳מ Ps 95:3 ׳מ עוֺלָם Jer 10:10 (of ׳י); מְלָכִים ׳מ Ezek 26:7 (king of Babylon)
b. יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ 1Sam 10:24; 2Sam 16:16 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 1:39; 2Kgs 11:12; 2Chr 23:11 מֶלֶךְ בירושׁלם Eccl 1:1, compare Eccl 15:26; 2Sam 5:2; 1Kgs 14:2; 1Chr 29:25; 2Sam 2:11 (׳בחברון עלהֿיה מ) 1Kgs 11:37; 2Chr 28:4; Eccl 1:12.
c. following a verb (one or two accusative) על ׳שִׂים מ Deut 17:14; Deut 17:15 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:19 ׳שִׂים לָנוּ מ 1Sam 8:5 ׳שִׂים לְמ 1Kgs 10:9 לְ ׳נָתַן מ 1Sam 8:6; Hos 13:10; Hos 13:11 נָתַן עַל 1Sam 12:13; 2Chr 2:10; Neh 9:37; Neh 13:26 הִמְלִיךְ לְמֶלֶךְ Judg 9:6; 1Sam 15:11 על ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1Sam 12:1 לְ ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1Sam 8:22 ׳מָשַׁח מ עַל Judg 9:8 ׳מָשַׁח לְמ 1Kgs 1:45 עַל ׳מָשַׁךְ לְמ Judg 9:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:17; 2Sam 2:4; 2Sam 5:3; 2Sam 5:12; 2Sam 12:7; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Chr 11:3; 1Chr 14:8 יִהְיֶה על ׳מ 1Sam 8:19 על ׳בִּקֵּשׁ למ 2Sam 3:17 ׳הֵכִין לְמ על 2Sam 5:12; 1Chr 14:2 על ׳הֵקִים מ 1Kgs 14:14; Deut 28:36 ׳תַּחַת וגו ׳לְמ ׳יָשַׁב עַלכִּֿסֵּא י 1Chr 29:23, compare Prov 20:8 אלהיך ׳לְי ׳נָתַן עַלכִּֿסֵּא לְמ 2Chr 9:8.
d. מַעֲדַנֵּימֶֿלךְ Gen 49:20 royal dainties, figurative; ׳מִשְׁתֵּה הַמּ 1Sam 25:36 royal feast (in simile); ׳אֶבֶן הַמּ 2Sam 14:26 king's weight; ׳יַדהַֿמּ 1Kgs 10:13 royal bounty (in simile); ׳גִּזֵּי הַמּ Amos 7:1 king's mowings; ׳מִקְדַּשׁ מ Amos 7:13 royal sanctuary; עֲטֶרֶת מַלְכָּם 2Sam 12:30 crown of their king = 1Chr 20:2 (but read מִלְכֹּם ᵐ5 We Klo Dr Kit Kau — not Bu Kit^Chr. Hpt); compare also בַּיִת, עֵמֶק, גַּן, שָׁוֵה, etc. — proper name אבימלך, אחימלך, אלימלך, מלך, נתן, מלך, עבד, see below אב, אח, etc.

BDB4674 H4432 H1322 H4428

מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity Molech (ᵐ5 Μολοχ, ᵑ9 Moloch) (= מֶלֶךְ i.e. (divine) King, with vowels of בּשֶׁת to denote abhorrence, Hoffm^{ZAW iii. 1883, 124} RS^{Semitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372}; compare Hoffm^{GG Abh. xxxvi. 1890 a (May, 1889), 25}; Phoenician proper name, of divinity מלך Milk, in proper names compare Bloch, Dr^{Dt.222 f.}); — with article ׳הַמּ: — the god to whom Israel sacrificed children with fire (in valley of Hinnom); ׳העביר בָּנֵשׁ לַ מּ 2Kgs 23:10 ׳העביר לַמּ Jer 32:35 (|| הַבַּעַל), Lev 18:21 (H); ׳נתן לַמּ Lev 20:2; Lev 20:3; Lev 20:4 (H); more generally ׳לִזְנוֺת אַחֲרֵי הַמּ vLev 20:5 (H). In 1Kgs 11:7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, q. v.

BDB4684 H4442 H6664 H4428

מַלְכִּיצֶֿ֫דֶק proper name, masculine king of שָׁלֵם (q. v.), (my king is ‚ede‡) — Gen 14:18. Ps 110:4. ᵐ5 Μελχισεδεκ.

BDB4685 H4443 H4428 H7311

מַלְכִּירָם proper name, masculine son of Jeconiah (= Jehoiakin) (my king (= Yahweh) is high, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 146 f.}; Phoenician proper name מלכרם); — 1Chr 3:18. ᵐ5 Μελχ(ε)ιραμ.

BDB4686 H4428 H4444 H7769

מַלְכִישׁוּעַ proper name, masculine son of Saul my king (= ׳י) is opulence, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 147}); — 1Sam 14:49; 1Sam 31:2; 1Chr 8:33; 1Chr 9:39; 1Chr 10:2 (in Chronicles מַלְכִּישֿׁוּעַ). ᵐ5 Μελχεισα, Μελχεσουε, etc.

Strong's Definition H4428

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

Variations 82 forms of this word

Translations 267 English renderings

Hammelech Father of Jerahmeel and Malchijah (or 'Malchiah'), officials during Jeremiah's time. Kings King's Highway An ancient trade route through Edom and Moab King's Valley

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Word Parts

וְ תִנַּשֵּׂ֖א

וְ

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

תִנַּשֵּׂ֖א

Root word up, bear, take, bare, away, …

Dictionary form: נָשָׂא · naw-SAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vti3fs

Verb — Hithpael, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular reflexive — "he did it to / for himself" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
תִנַּשֵּׂא	Speech Verb Stem Hithpael Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: shall be exalted

lift up ×27 and lifted up ×18 lifted up ×18 that bare ×15 take ×14 shall bear ×12 to bear ×12 bear ×11

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lift — Most common sense; raising something physically or figuratively.

carry — Preferred when sustained bearing or transport is in view.

bear — Broad: carry a load, bear guilt/sin, or endure.

take — Use when the motion of taking or receiving is primary.

forgive — Idiomatic for 'lifting' sin or guilt; theological contexts.

exalt — Figurative lifting of status or honor; elevated register.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9721 H5375 H5376

נְשָׂא verb lift, take, carry (compare Biblical Hebrew; rare in Aramaic; see נְסִי, נְסָא ChWB, NHWB); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Dan 2:35 carry away (of wind, with accusative of thing); Imperative masculine singular שֵׂא Ezra 5:15 take (accusative vessels). Hithpa. make a rising, an insurrection: Participle feminine singular מִתְנַשְּׂאָה Ezra 4:19, עַל person

נְשֵׁיהוֺן see [נָשִׁין] below II. אנשׁ.

Strong's Definition H5375

up, bear, take, bare, away, …

nāśāʾ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

to lift, bear up, carry, take

(Qal)

to lift, lift up

to be lifted up, be exalted

to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist

to cause one to bear (iniquity)

Variations 182 forms of this word

Translations 372 English renderings

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Word Parts

מַלְכֻתֽ וֹ

מַלְכֻתֽ

Root word kingdom, reign, royal, realm, kingdoms, …

וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: מַלְכוּת · mahl-KOOT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsc/Sp3ms

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

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

In English

In the KJV here: and his kingdom

of the reign ×9 his kingdom ×8 of the kingdom ×8 the kingdom ×5 of his kingdom ×4 of his reign ×4 of thy kingdom ×4 royal ×4

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kingdom — Most versatile; fits territorial and political senses.

reign — Prefer when duration or exercise of rule is in view.

realm — Emphasizes geographical or sovereign domain.

empire — Use for large, dominant or expansive kingdoms.

royal — Adjectival use; suits titles, garments, decrees.

sovereignty — Abstract sense; highlights authority rather than territory.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4678 H4438

מַלְכוּת noun feminine royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom (chiefly late); — ׳מ absolute Esth 1:9 +; construct 1Chr 12:23 +; suffix מַלְכוּתִי 1Chr 17:14, etc.; plural מַלְכֻיּוֺת Dan 8:22 —

1. royal power, dominion Num 24:7 (with תִּנַשֵּׂא), 1Sam 20:31 (with תִּכּוֺן), 1Kgs 2:12 (c. id.); compare Jer 10:7; Eccl 4:14; 1Chr 11:10; 1Chr 12:23; 1Chr 29:30 (|| גְּבוּרָה), 2Chr 33:13; Esth 1:19, royal (queenly) dignity Esth 4:14; 1Chr 14:2 (with נִשֵּׂאת); with לָכַד Dan 11:21 with הֵכִין (subject ׳י) 1Chr 17:11; 1Chr 28:7; 2Chr 12:1 (subject Rehob.); Israel royalty as belonging to ׳י 1Chr 17:14 dominion of ׳י Ps 103:19 (with מָֽשְׁלָה), Ps 145:13 (twice in verse); ׳כְּבוֺד מ vPs 145:11 ׳כְּבוֺד הֲדַר מ vPs 145:12 ׳שֵׁבֶט מ Ps 45:7 ׳כִּסֵּא מ 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:5; 2Chr 7:18 of Persia Esth 1:2; Esth 5:1 ׳בַּיִת לְמ 2Chr 1:18; 2Chr 2:11 ׳בֵּית מ Esth 1:9; Esth 2:16; Esth 5:1 (compare Assyrian bit šarruti Dl^{HWB 171}); ׳יֵין מ royal wine Esth 1:7 ׳דְּבַר מ royal command Esth 1:19 ׳הוֺד מ royal honour, majesty 1Chr 29:25; Dan 11:21 so perhaps also ׳הֶדֶר מ Dan 11:20 see Bev; ׳עשֶׁר בְּבוֺד מ Esth 1:4 ׳כֶּתֶר מ royal crown Esth 1:11; Esth 2:17; Esth 6:8 ׳לְבוּשׁ מ royal apparel Esth 6:8; Esth 8:15 ׳מ (לְבוּשׁ omitted) Esth 5:1 (queenly attire).

2. reign: 40th year of reign of David 1Chr 26:31 compare 2Chr 3:2; 2Chr 15:10; 2Chr 15:19; 2Chr 16:1; 2Chr 16:12; 2Chr 35:19; Jer 49:34; Dan 1:1 also 2Chr 29:19 of Babylonian and Persian kings Jer 52:31 (׳בִּשְׁנַת מ || 2Kgs 25:27 מָלְכוֺ) Dan 2:1; Dan 8:1; Ezra 4:5; Ezra 4:6 (twice in verse); Ezra 7:1; Ezra 8:1; Neh 12:22; Esth 2:16 compare עַדמְֿלֹח מַלְכוּת פָּרָס 2Chr 36:20.

3. kingdom, realm 2Chr 1:1; 2Chr 11:17; 2Chr 20:30; Neh 9:35 especially realm of Babylonia and Persia 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Esth 1:14; Esth 1:20; Esth 2:3; Esth 3:6; Esth 3:8; Esth 5:3; Esth 5:6; Esth 7:2; Esth 9:30; Dan 8:22; Dan 9:1; Dan 10:13 compare Dan 11:2; Dan 11:4 (twice in verse); Dan 11:9; Dan 11:17 vDan 11:20 ׳הֶדֶר מ = Jerusalem according to Hi., but see 1 above

Strong's Definition H4438

kingdom, reign, royal, realm, kingdoms, …

malkût

a rule; concretely, a dominion

royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power

royal power, dominion

Variations 26 forms of this word

Translations 44 English renderings

Kingdom