Psalms 18:39

וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

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וַ תְּאַזְּרֵ ֣נִי

וַ

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

תְּאַזְּרֵ

Root word girded, up, about, gird, girdeth, …

֣נִי

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: אָזַר · aw-DZAHR

וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Piel, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), second person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: for thou hast girded

for thou hast girded ×2 gird up ×2 gird yourselves ×2 and girded ×1 and girt ×1 are girded ×1 being girded ×1 it bindeth me about ×1

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gird — Direct modernization; still standard in biblical/literary contexts.

belt — Natural everyday English; good for action contexts.

wrap around — Emphasizes encircling motion; useful for figurative uses.

strap on — Colloquial; suits armor or weapon contexts.

bind around — Highlights tight fastening; good for poetic imagery.

equip — Broader sense; use when emphasis is on readiness or empowerment.

BDB274 H247

[אָזַר] verb gird, encompass, equip (Talmud id., Arabic , Aramaic in derivation Lag^{BN 177} derives from ). Qal Perfect אָֽזְרוּ 1Sam 2:4 Imperfect suffix יַאַזְרֵנִי Job 30:18 2 masculine singular תֶּאֱזוֺר Jer 1:17 Imperative אֱזָרנָֿא Job 38:3; Job 40:7Passive participle אָזוּר 2Kgs 1:8 — gird, gird on, followed by accusative of thingloins חֲלָצֶיךָ Job 38:3; Job 40:7, מָתְנֶיךָ Jer 1:17 passive, subject אֵזוֺר, וְאֵזוֺר עוֺר אָזור בְּמָתְנָיו 2Kgs 1:8 compare active with accusative of person Job 30:18כְּפִי כֻתָּנְתִּי יַאַזְרֵנִי, subject לְבוּשִׁי see Di; figurative 1Sam 2:4 אָֽזְרוּ חַיִל Niph`al Participle נֶאֱזָר figurative Ps 65:7 of God (בִּגְבוּרֶה ׳נ) girded with might. Pi`el Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי Ps 18:40; Ps 30:12 וַתַּזְרֵנִי 2Sam 22:40 (Ges^{«GKC:68»§ 68} R 2); Participle suffix הַמְּאַזְּרֵנִי Ps 18:33 construct מְאַזְּרֵי Isa 50:11 but compare below — gird, with 2 accusative (person & thing) figurative, Ps 18:40 = 2Sam 22:40; Ps 18:33 (חַיִל); Ps 30:12 (שִׂמְחָה); accusative of thing omitted Isa 45:5 accusative of person omitted מְאַזְּרֵי זִיקוֺת Isa 50:12 but read rather מְאִירֵי compare Isa 27:11 (ᵑ6 Kn Brd Di). Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְאַזָּ֑ר Ps 93:1 Imperative הִתְאַזְּרוּ Isa 8:9 (twice in verse) — gird oneself, for war Isa 8:9 (twice in verse); with עֹז Ps 93:1 (subject ׳י).

girded, up, about, gird, girdeth, …

ʾāzar

to belt

gird, encompass, equip, clothe

(Qal) to gird, gird on (metaphorical of strength)

לַ מִּלְחָמָ֑ה

לַ

Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

מִּלְחָמָ֑ה

Root word war, battle, wars, battles, fight, …

Dictionary form: מִלְחָמָה · mil-haw-MAW

לַ

Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: unto the battle

of war ×61 to battle ×28 war ×28 the battle ×18 to war ×12 in the battle ×11 to the battle ×11 and the battle ×10

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war — Broadest term; suits large-scale or prolonged conflict.

battle — Prefer for a single, specific engagement or clash.

combat — Emphasizes active fighting; good for military action contexts.

warfare — Highlights the ongoing process or conduct of war.

conflict — Neutral, formal register; suits diplomatic or narrative prose.

fight — Colloquial; fits informal or direct speech contexts.

BDB4394 H4421

מִלְחָמָה₈₁₉ noun feminine battle, war; — absolute ׳מ Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8; Exod 1:10 +; construct מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1Sam 13:22 (מִכְמָשׁ ׳מ ᵐ5 Th We Bu HPS Ew^{§ 188 c} Kö^{ii. 182 > absolute} Thes and others); suffix מִלְחַמְתִּי 2Chr 35:21 מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2Sam 11:25 מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isa 41:12, etc.; plural מִלְחָמוֺת Isa 42:13 + 7 t. Chronicles, Psalms; construct מִלְחֲמוֺת Judg 3:1 +, etc.; — battle, Gen 14:8; 1Sam 17:1; 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:8; 1Sam 31:3; 1Kgs 20:14; 1Kgs 20:18; 1Kgs 20:29; 1Kgs 20:39 + often; war, Gen 14:2; Exod 1:10; Deut 20:12; Josh 11:23; Josh 14:15; 2Sam 3:1 (אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה) +; מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן Judg 3:1 ׳סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י Num 21:14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with נלחם 1Sam 8:20; 2Chr 32:8 and (׳מִלְחֲמוֺת י) 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 25:28; = art of war, ׳למד מ Isa 2:4 learn war = Mic 4:3 ׳למּד מ Judg 3:2 teach war, fighting; ׳מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ 2Sam 22:35 = Ps 18:35, compare Ps 144:1 ׳לְמוּדֵי מ 1Chr 5:18, ׳מְלֻמְּדֵי מ Song 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ ׳עַד הַמּ 1Sam 14:20 (so Kit^KauAT). The most frequent phrases are: ׳אִישׁ מ Isa 3:2; 1Sam 16:18; 1Sam 17:33; 2Sam 17:8; Ezek 39:20; Josh 17:1 (P), also (collective) Judg 20:17, of ׳י Exod 15:3 (poem); ׳אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ Josh 6:3; Josh 10:24 (both J E), Deut 2:14; Deut 2:16; Josh 5:4; Josh 5:6 (all D), Jer 38:4; Jer 39:4; Jer 41:3; Jer 41:16; Jer 49:26; Jer 51:32; Jer 52:7; Jer 52:25, also 1Kgs 9:22; 2Kgs 25:4; Num 31:28; Num 31:49 (P), Joel 4:9 late ׳אַנְשֵׁי מ Joel 2:7; 1Chr 12:39 (38 van d. H) 2Chr 8:9; 2Chr 17:13 אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת Isa 42:13; 1Chr 28:3 אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jer 50:30 her men of war, compare Isa 41:12; Ezek 27:10; Ezek 27:27 אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי 2Sam 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), = 1Chr 18:10 seldom ׳גִּבּוֺר מ Ps 24:8 (f ׳י), ׳גִּבּוֺרֵי מ 2Chr 13:3 שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2Chr 32:6 ׳עַם הַמּ Josh 8:1; Josh 8:3; Josh 10:7; Josh 11:7, compare Josh 8:11 (all J E), compare also 1Sam 13:16 add. ᵐ5 We Dr, compare Klo; ׳אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ Jer 48:14 ׳צְבָא מ battle-host Isa 13:4, so ׳הַמּ ׳צ Num 31:14 (P); also ׳גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ 1Chr 7:4, ׳לַמּ ׳יֹצְאֵי צ v1Chr 7:11 ׳אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ 1Chr 12:9 (8 van d. H) ; weapons of war, ׳כְּלֵי (ה)מ Judg 18:11; Judg 18:17; Jer 21:4; Jer 51:20; 1Chr 12:34 (33 van d. H), also figurative 2Sam 1:27 ׅ || (גִבּוֺרִים; ׳כְּלֵי צְבָא מ 1Chr 12:38 (37 van d. H); ׳קֶשֶׁת מ Zech 9:10; Zech 10:4 כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ his weapons of war 1Sam 8:12; Deut 1:41, compare Judg 18:16; ׳דִּבְרֵי הַמּ = the news of the battle 2Sam 11:18; 2Sam 11:19 + v2Sam 11:22 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: ׳עָרַךְ מ draw up battle-line Judg 20:22 +, followed by אֵת with = against Gen 14:8; Judg 20:20, followed by עִם 2Chr 13:3 ׳אסר המּ i. e. begin the battle 1Kgs 20:14, compare 2Chr 13:3 ׳וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ 1Kgs 20:29 and the battle was joined; ׳עָשָׂה מ make war Prov 20:8; Prov 24:6; 1Chr 22:8, followed by אֵת with Gen 14:2; Josh 11:18 (D), followed by עִם Deut 20:12; Deut 20:20; 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 5:19 עִם ׳יָצָא לַמּ Judg 20:14; Judg 20:20; Judg 20:28, with עַל 1Kgs 8:44; 2Chr 6:34 עִם ׳הָלַךְ לַמּ 2Kgs 8:28 עַם ׳נגשׁ לַמּ Judg 20:23, with בְּ 1Sam 7:10; 2Sam 10:3, absolute Jer 46:3; עִם ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2Sam 21:18; 2Sam 21:19, with בֵּין 2Sam 3:1, compare v2Sam 3:6 +; ׳קִדַּשׁ מ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Mic 3:5; Jer 6:4 (both withעל), Joel 4:9 compare ׳הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ Judg 20:42 and the battle clung to them; ׳וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ Judg 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = 2Chr 18:34 ׳וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ 1Sam 4:2, read ׳וַתֵּט הַמּ (ᵐ5 We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); ׳נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ 2Sam 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1Sam 14:24 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr; ׳תָּקוּם עָלַי מ Ps 27:3 if war rise against me; כָּבֵ֑דָה ׳הַמּ Judg 20:34 the battle was severe, compare אֶלשָֿׁאוּל ׳וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ 1Sam 31:3 = 1Chr 10:3 (על for אל); so חֲזָקָה ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 1Sam 14:52, חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ ׳הַמּ 2Kgs 3:26 קָשָׁה ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2Sam 2:17: compare ׳כֹּבֶד מ Isa 21:15, ׳עֱזוּז מ Isa 42:25.

war, battle, wars, battles, fight, …

milḥāmâ

a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)

battle, war

תַּכְרִ֖יעַ

Root word down, bowed, bow, subdued, fell, …

Dictionary form: כָּרַע · kaw-RA

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

In the KJV here: thou hast subdued

bowed ×4 he bowed ×3 shall bow ×3 bow down ×2 boweth down ×2 against me hast thou subdued ×1 and bow down ×1 and fell ×1

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kneel — Best for deliberate, reverent posture before God or king.

bow down — Modernized KJV; broad use for submission or worship.

crouch — Good for animal imagery or collapse under weight.

prostrate oneself — Formal register; full-body act of homage.

collapse — Prefer when the subject falls due to weakness or defeat.

be brought low — Idiomatic; suits contexts of subjugation or humiliation.

BDB4205 H3766

כָּרַע bow down (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרַע; Arabic put one's mouth into water, or water-vessel; i.e. kneel to drink ? denominative from following ? —

Qal Perfect 3 miles ׳כ Gen 49:6 + 6 t.; 3 masculine plural כָּֽרְעוּ Judg 7:6 + 4 t.; Imperfect יִכְרַע Judg 7:5 + 3 t.; 1 singular וָאֶכְרְעָה Ezra 9:5 3 masculine plural יִכְרְעוּן Job 31:10 2 masculine plural תִּכְרָ֑עוּ Isa 65:12 1 plural וְנִכְרָ֑עָה Ps 95:6 + 6 t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct כְּרֹעַ 1Kgs 8:54 participle כֹּרֵעַ Esth 3:5 plural כֹּרְעִים Esth 3:2 feminine כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4. —

1. bow על ברכים to drink Judg 7:5; Judg 7:6, in supplication to Elijah 2Kgs 1:13 in the worship of God 1Kgs 8:34; Ezra 9:5 with ברכים subject and ל of God 1Kgs 19:18; Isa 45:23 without ברכים with לִפְנֵי Ps 22:30; Ps 72:9 || השׁתחוה 2Chr 7:3; 2Chr 29:29; Ps 95:6, worship of God, but Esth 3:2 (twice in verse); Esth 3:5 in obeisance to Haman.

2. bow down, of the couching lion Gen 49:9; Num 24:9 (both poetry).

3. pregnant with על, bow down over (in order to lie with) a woman Job 31:10.

4. bow down, of a woman in childbirth 1Sam 4:19, so of animals Job 39:3 idols, removed by enemies Isa 46:1; Isa 46:2 בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4 tottering (feeble) knees; of enemies in death, נפל[ו]כרע bow and fall down Judg 5:27 (3 t. in verse); Ps 20:9 pregnant without נפל 2Kgs 9:24; Isa 65:12, with תַּחַת Isa 10:4. —

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִכְרִיעַ Ps 78:31 2 feminine singular suffix הִכְרַעְתִּנִי Judg 11:35 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּכְרִיעַ 2Sam 22:40 = Ps 18:40 Imperative suffix הַכְרִיעֵהוּ Ps 17:13 Infinitive absolute הַכְרֵעַ Judg 11:35. —

1. cause to bow in grief Judg 11:35 (twice in verse).

2. cause to bow down in death Ps 17:13; Ps 78:31, with תַּחַת 2Sam 22:40 = Ps 18:40.

down, bowed, bow, subdued, fell, …

kāraʿ

to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate

to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence

(Qal)

to bow

קָמַ ֣י

קָמַ

Root word up, arose, arise, rise, stand, …

֣י

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: קוּם · koom

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine plural, construct state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: me those that rose up against me

arise ×66 arose ×57 rose up ×31 shall stand ×13 rise ×10 rise up ×10 and rose up ×9 stand ×9

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rise — Most versatile; suits physical, figurative, and narrative contexts.

stand up — Emphasizes upright posture or taking a position.

get up — Colloquial; natural for everyday physical rising from rest.

establish — Prefer when the sense is founding, confirming, or making firm.

come forward — Suits contexts of stepping up to act or oppose.

endure — Use when the nuance is persistence, continuance, or survival.

BDB4297 H6965 H8347

לֵב קָמָי probably late Atbash (compare שֵׁשַׁךְ) for p. 1058 כשׂדים the orginal reading (ᵐ5) Jer 51:1.

BDB7361 H6965

קוּם₆₂₈ verb arise, stand up, stand; — (Late Hebrew in derived species and derivatives; Phoenician Hiph`il Participle and מקם place; Arabic stand, rise, Ethiopic stand, stop; Sabean מקם, place, Hom^{Chrest. 127}; Aramaic קוּם, = Biblical Hebrew, so Old Aramaic Nabataean קום; Palmyrene Aph`el אקים erect statue; compare probably Assyrian kumu (k = כ), place, dwelling, kum, kêmu, in place of, and perhaps kaiamânu, enduring, constant (see כִּיּוּן); Thes compare also Samaritan , live, compare especially ᵑ7 Pa`el); —

Qal₄₆₀ Perfect 3 masculine singular קָם 1Sam 17:48 +, וְקָאם consecutive Hos 10:14 (Ges^{«GKC:72p»§ 72p}); 2 masculine singular קַמְתָּ 2Sam 12:21, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָקוּם Exod 21:19, jussive יָקֻם Gen 27:31, וְיָ֫קָם (לָ֑ךְׅ Job 22:28 (Ges^{«GKC:109h»§ 109h} Dr^{§ 152} (3)); וַיָּ֫קָם Gen 4:8 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קוּם Gen 13:17 +, feminine plural קֹמְנָה Isa 32:9, etc.; Infinitive absolute קוֺם Jer 44:29 construct קָוּם Amos 5:2 +, etc.; Participle> feminine singular קָמָה Mic 7:6 masculine plural קָמִים 2Sam 18:31 +, הַקּוֺמִים 2Kgs 16:17 (Ges^{«GKC:72p»§ 72p}), etc.; —

1. arise: מִתַּחְתָּיו Exod 10:23 (E). Specifically:
a. after lying down (sleep, sickness, mourning, etc.), 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:8; 2Sam 12:21; Exod 21:19; Gen 19:33; Gen 19:35; Gen 31:17; Ruth 3:14; Eccl 12:4 + 50 t.; from lying dead, קַיָּקָם עַלרַֿגְלָיו 2Kgs 13:21, compare Job 14:12; Isa 26:14; Isa 26:19; Ps 88:11 after falling Amos 5:2; Amos 8:14; Jer 8:4; Jer 25:27 + 4 t. (chiefly figurative); after being smitten, wounded, etc. Ps 18:39 || 2Sam 22:39; Isa 27:9 (of Asherim, etc.), Isa 43:17 + 4 t.; from sitting, reclining, especially at meals Gen 25:34; 1Sam 1:9; 1Sam 20:34 (מֵעִם הַשֻּׁלְחָן; v1Sam 20:25 see קָדַם), Esth 7:7 ( +אֶל in construction Praegn.), but also Judg 3:20 (מֵעַל), 2Sam 2:14 (twice in verse); 2Sam 2:15, Jonah 3:6 (מִכִּסְאוֺ), + 11 t., + (arise = stand up, in respect), Gen 19:1 ( +לִקְתָאתָם), Gen 31:35 (מִפָּנֶיךָ), Lev 19:32 (מִפְּנֵי), Isa 49:7; Job 29:8 + וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ 2Kgs 2:19, compare Gen 23:7; Exod 33:10; 1Sam 20:41; 1Sam 25:41 — (see also e); from kneeling (מִן + מִלִּפְנֵי location) 1Kgs 8:54, from obeisance 1Sam 24:42; Esth 8:4 from bending over (עַל) dead Gen 23:3 (P).
b. out of (מִן) a condition, state, Ezra 9:5.
c. of bear rising עַל person, 1Sam 17:35.
d. arise (+ stand) Exod 33:8; Ps 20:9 (figurative of success, prosperity), Job 24:22 (id.), +; of sheaf Gen 37:7 of waters Josh 3:16 (נֵדאֶֿתָד).
e. construction Praegn. arise (and stand) for a purpose Num 11:32 (E); over, עַל person, 2Sam 12:17. feminine arise as preliminary to formal speech Judg 20:8; Mic 6:1; Jer 1:17; 1Chr 28:2 (עַלרַֿגְלָיו), Prov 31:28; Job 30:28 + 5 t.; to testify (against) Deut 19:15; Deut 19:16 (both ב person), Ps 27:12; Ps 35:11, compare also וַיָּקָם בִּי Job 16:8 (of כַּחַשׁ q. v.; Bu כַּעַשׂ); to vindicate Job 19:25 (עַלעַֿפָר); to read aloud Neh 9:3 (עַלעָֿמְדָם); to bless people 2Chr 30:27 (priests).
g. to listen to God's word Num 23:18; Isa 32:9 to praise God 2Chr 20:19; Neh 9:4; Neh 9:5.
h. of noise, tumult Hos 10:14 of light Job 25:3 (עַל person).

2. arise, in hostile sense (optative with idea of suddenness); with עַל person Deut 19:11 (out of ambush), Deut 22:26; Judg 9:18; Judg 20:5; Ps 27:3 (of war), Obad 1:1 (לַמִּלְחָמָה), + 11 t., + Job 30:12 (according to Bu, reading עָלַי for עִַליָֿמִין), + (of ׳י) Amos 7:9 (ב instrumental), Isa 14:22; Isa 31:2 with אֶל person Gen 4:8; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 24:8 (Gi v.1Sam 24:7); with ב person Mic 7:6; Ps 27:12 (false witness), Mic 7:6 with עַם person Ps 94:16 (|| יִתְיַצֵּב); see especially participle with suffix = those rising up against me (thee, etc.) Exod 15:7; Exod 32:25; Deut 33:11 + 8 t. + Ps 109:28 (read קָמַי יֵבשׁוּ ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Bae We Du, compare Hup Dr); with מִן from, out of Josh 8:7; Josh 8:19; Judg 9:35; Judg 9:43; Judg 20:33 = revolt Num 16:2 (לִפְנֵי person), 2Kgs 12:21; 2Chr 13:6, compare Hab 2:7.

3. arise, absolute, = become powerful Prov 28:12; Prov 28:28.

4. arise = come on the scene, appear, of leader, prophet, king Judg 5:7 (twice in verse); Judg 10:1; Judg 10:3; Deut 13:2; Deut 34:10; Deut 2:25 of years of famine Gen 41:30 with אַחֲרֵי person Deut 29:21; Judg 2:10; 1Kgs 3:12 with תַּחַת, in palce of, 1Kgs 8:20 = 2Chr 6:10; Num 32:14 with עַלמַֿמְלֶכֶת 2Chr 21:4 with מִן Num 24:17 (sceptre out of Israel); of calamity, Nah 1:9; Prov 24:22 מִצָּהֳרַיִם יָקוּם חָ֑לֶד Job 11:17 i.e. to shine upon thee.

5. arise for, i.e. to become, with ל of thing; בְּיוֺם קוּמִי לְעַד Zeph 3:8 (read לְעֵד, for a witness, ᵐ5 ᵑ6 We Now GASm compare Da); הֶחָמָס קָם לְמַטֵּהרֶֿשַׁע Ezek 7:11 (but dubious; Co Berthol Krae קָמֵל).

6. a. arse for action, especially of ׳י arising [from his throne], + infinitive Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21 for judgement Ps 76:10 (לַמִּשְׁפָּט), Job 31:14 often Imperative Num 10:35; Jer 2:27; Ps 3:8 + 8 t. Psalms + 2Chr 6:41 (with לְנוּחֶ֑ךָ), Ps 132:8 (with לִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ); Imperfect Isa 28:21 + 4 t.; Imperative also of men, arise ! up ! i.e. act ! Judg 4:14; Ezra 10:4, of idols Jer 2:28 Imperfect of the tongue (personified) Isa 54:17 (אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט).
b. arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed Gen 21:18; Exod 32:1; Judg 5:12; Judg 8:20; Judg 8:21; Jer 49:14 (לַמִּלְחָמָה), Obad 1:1 (עָלֶיחָ לַמִּלְחָמָה קוּמוּ וְנָקוּמָה), + 37 t.
c. especially arise = start, make a move, to go somewhere, Gen 13:17; Gen 19:14; Gen 19:15; 1Sam 9:3; Jonah 1:3 (in flight), Jonah 3:3 + 110 t.

7. stand: especially figurative
a. = maintain oneself Josh 7:12; Josh 7:13 (J E; לִפְנֵי person), Amos 7:2; Amos 7:5; Nah 1:6; Lam 1:14; Ps 1:5; Ps 24:3; Job 41:18 (of sword), of courage (רוּח) Josh 2:11 (D; בְּאִישׁ, + לִפְנֵי person).
b. = be established, confirmed, of kingdom 1Sam 24:21 (בְּיָָֽדְךָ; Gi v.1Sam 24:20); of purchase Lev 27:19, with ל person be assured to Lev 25:30; Gen 23:17; Gen 23:20 (all P).
c. stand, endure 1Sam 13:14; Job 8:15 (|| עָמַד), Job 15:29.
d. = be fixed, of price, Lev 27:14; Lev 27:17.
e. = be valid, of vows, Num 30:5 (twice in verse) + 6 t. Num 30 + v.Num 30:10 (with עַל person; all P). feminine = be proven Deut 19:15.
g. = be fulfilled Jer 44:29 (imperfect + infinitive absolute; עַל person), Job 22:28 (ל person); of ׳י's purpose Jer 51:29 (עַל person), Isa 14:24; Prov 19:21, compare Jer 44:28; Isa 40:8; Isa 46:10 of human plans, succeed Isa 7:7; Isa 8:10; Isa 28:18; Prov 15:22.
h. persist, עַלנְֿדִיבוֺת יָקוּם Isa 32:8 literally on noble things doth he take his stand.
i. יָקוּם עַלאשֵׁם אָחִיו Deut 25:6 he shall stand upon the name of his dead brother, represent him.
j. of eyes, = be set, fixed, without vision 1Sam 4:15; 1Kgs 14:4 (עַיִן 1 i). Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular קִיַּם Esth 9:31; Esth 9:32 3 plural קִיְּמוּ vEsth 9:27 vEsth 9:31 Imperfect 1 singular וָאֲקַיֵּמָ֑ה Ps 119:106 Imperative masculine singular suffix קַיְּמֵנִי vPs 119:28 Infinitive construct לְקַיֵּם Ezek 13:6 +; — late (Aramaic):

1. fulful, Ezek 13:6; Ps 119:106.

2. a. confirm, ratify, Ruth 4:7.
b. confirm, establish, of ׳י Ps 119:28 (with suffix accusative).
c. impose, an obligation, עַל person Esth 9:21; Esth 9:31 b, עַל reflexive vEsth 9:27 vEsth 9:31 c; with acc of thing vEsth 9:29 vEsth 9:31 a.; vEsth 9:32. Po`l. raise up: Imperfect 2 masculine singular תְּקוֺמֵם Isa 58:2 1 singular אֲקוֺמֵם Isa 44:26 3 masculine plural יְקוֺמֵ֑מוּ Isa 61:4 (all of rebuilding); — יְקוֺמֵם Mic 2:8, read תָּקוּמוּ We Now, or קָמִים GASm Buhl. Hithpolel raise oneself, = rise up: Participle feminine singular מִתְקוֺמָמָה Job 20:27 (לְ person against); masculine singular suffix מְ֑מִי Job 27:7 one rising up against me (|| אֹיְבִי); plural absolute מְ֑מִים Ps 17:7 suffix מְ֑מַי Ps 59:2 see also Ps 139:21, reading וּבְמִתְקוֺמְמֶיךָ (for ᵑ0 ׳וּבִתְק; || מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ); see also קוּט. Hiph`il₁₄₆ Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵקִים Josh 4:9 +; 2 masculine singular וַהֲקֵמֹתָ֫ Exod 26:30; Deut 27:2 1 singular הֲקִימֹתִי 1Sam 15:13, הֲקִמֹתִי Gen 9:17 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָקִים Deut 18:15 +; jussive יָקֵם 1Sam 1:23 +; וַיָּ֫קֶם Judg 2:16 +; 2 feminine plural תָּקִ֫ימְנָה Jer 44:25, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָקֵם 2Sam 7:25 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָקֵים Jer 44:25, הָקֵם Deut 22:4; Judg 7:19 construct הָקִים 2Sam 3:10 +, etc.; Participle מֵקִים Amos 6:14 +, etc.; —

1. cause to arise, raise:
a. prostrate (accusative of person or thing) 2Sam 12:17 (מִןהָֿאָרֶץ), Deut 22:4 (הָקֵם תָּקִים עִמּוֺ), Ps 41:11; Eccl 4:10 (twice in verse); figurative Amos 5:2; Amos 9:11 (twice in verse); Hos 6:2; Isa 49:8; 1Sam 2:8 = Ps 113:7 (|| הֵרִים), Job 4:4; Jer 50:32.
b. from throne (מִן) Isa 14:9.
c. lift up shield (צִנָּה) against (עַל) Ezek 26:8.
d. figurative raise (to dignity, power) Isa 49:6.

2.
a. raise, set up, stones Josh 4:9 (J E; בְּתוֺךְ local), vJosh 4:20 (J E; ב location), Josh 24:26 (E; שָׁם, תַּחַת location), Deut 27:2 pillars 1Kgs 7:21 (3 t. in verse) || 2Chr 3:17; Exod 40:18 (P); מַצֵּבָה, פֶּסֶל Judg 18:30 (ל reflexive), Lev 26:1; Deut 16:22 throne, figurative, 2Sam 3:10, king Deut 28:36 (both with עַל over.
b. erect, build: Isa 23:13; Exod 26:30 heap of stones over (עַל) Josh 7:26; Josh 8:29 altar 2Sam 24:18 (׳לי) || 1Chr 21:18 (id.), 1Kgs 16:32 (לבעל), 2Kgs 21:8 (id.) = 2Chr 33:3 (לבעלים); curtains Jer 10:20 (of Judah's tent, in figure); tabernacle, etc., Exod 40:2; Exod 40:18; Exod 40:33 + 4 t. Numbers; erect against (עַל) Isa 29:3.
c. figurative of setting up law Ps 78:5 (עֵדוּת; || שִׂים).

3. raise up = bring on the scene: with accusative, sons in place of (תַּחַת) fathers Josh 5:7, אַחֲרֵי 2Sam 7:12 = 1Chr 17:11; 1Kgs 15:4 raise up זֶרַע לְאָחִיךָ Gen 38:8 (J); judges Judg 2:16; Judg 2:18 (לָהֶם), compare Judg 3:9; Judg 3:15 (both ל person); king Jer 30:9, צֶמַח צַדִּיק Jer 23:5, prophet Jer 29:15; Deut 18:15; Deut 18:18, priest 1Sam 2:35 (all ל person); shepherds, etc. Mic 5:5 (עַל against), Zech 11:16 לְהָקִים לְאָחִיו שֵׁם Deut 25:7 plant of name Ezek 34:29 (ל person); evil (רָעָה) 2Sam 12:11 (עַל against).

4. a. raise up = rouse, stir up (lion, in figure) Gen 49:9 (poem) = Num 24:9 (JE).
b. instigate, with accusative of person +עַל against Amos 6:14; 1Sam 22:8 +ל person 1Kgs 11:14; 1Kgs 11:23 with acc alone Hab 1:6.

5. raise up = constitute, הָקִיםאֹֿתְךָל֗֗֗וֺ לְעָם Deut 29:12 compare Deut 28:9; Job 16:12 וָּאָקִים מִבְּנֵיכֶם לִנְבִיאִים Amos 2:11 יָקֵם סְעָרָה לִדְמָמָה Ps 107:29 (compare Qal 5).

6. cause to stand:
a. set, station, sentinels Judg 7:19 (הָקֵם הֵקִים), Jer 51:12, compare Jer 6:17 (עַל person), Jer 23:4; Ezek 34:23 set feet on (עַל) rock Ps 40:3.
b. cause to hold one's ground Ps 89:44 (בַּמִּלְחָמָה).
c. establish throne 2Chr 7:18, כָּלאַֿפְסֵיאָֿ֑רֶץ Prov 30:4.
d. establish (make, ratify) covenant, of ׳י, with אֶת (preposition) person Gen 6:18; Gen 9:9; Gen 9:11; Gen 17:19; Gen 17:21; Exod 6:4 (all P), Ezek 16:62 with בֵּיןבֵּ֗֗֗ין Gen 9:17; Gen 17:7 (both P); with ל person Ezek 16:60.
e. = make binding, a vow Num 30:14; Num 30:15 (twice in verse). feminine = carry out, give effect to (Dr^{Sm. 1, 23}), oath, covenant, vow, word, plan, command, of man 1Sam 15:11; 1Sam 15:13 + 6 t.; of ׳י Gen 26:3; Lev 26:9; 1Sam 1:23; 1Kgs 6:12; Deut 8:18; Jer 23:20 + 18 t.
g. לְהָקִים שֵׁםהַֿמֵּת עַלנַֿחֲלָתוֺ Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:10 to cause the dead man's name to stand upon his inheritance (compare Qal 7 i). Hoph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֻ֫קַםעָ֑ל 2Sam 23:1 be raised up (on הֻ֫קַּם van d. H., see Dr); הוּקַם be set up Exod 40:17 (of tabernacle); ׳הוּקַם אֶתדִּֿבְרֵי פ Jer 35:14 be held upright (Ges^{«GKC:121a»§ 121a}), i.e. observed, obeyed.

BDB7371 H6965 H8618

[תְּקוֺמֵם], וּבִתְקוֺמְמֶיךָ Ps 139:21, see √, Hithpolel

BDB9856 H6965 H6966

[קוּם] verb arise, stand (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular קָם Dan 3:24, 3 masculine plural קָ֫מוּ Ezra 5:2 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְקוּם Dan 6:20; Dan 7:24, 3 feminine singular תְּקוּם Dan 2:39; Dan 2:44 3 masculine plural יְקוּמוּן Dan 7:10; Dan 7:17; Dan 7:24 (׳יְקֻ); Participle קָאֵם Dan 2:31, plural קאמין Kt, קָֽיְמִין Qr, Dan 3:3, emphatic קָֽאֲמַיָּא Dan 7:16 —

1. literally arise Dan 3:24 (i.e. from throne), Dan 6:20 (from bed).

2. figurative = come on the scene of history: of kingdom Dan 2:39, king Dan 7:17; Dan 7:24 (both מִן of source), vDan 7:24.

3. arise (out of inaction), and build Ezra 5:2, devour Dan 7:5b.

4. stand, literal, לָקֳבֵל person Dan 2:31, compare Dan 3:3, קֳדָם person Dan 7:10 participle as noun, those standing (there) vDan 7:16.

5. endure, kingdom Dan 2:44. Pa`el set up, establish an ordinance (קְיָם): Infinitive לְקַיָּמָה Dan 6:8. Haph`el (K^{§ 45, 4}) Perfect 3 masculine singular הֲקֵים Dan 3:2 +, וַהֲקִים Dan 6:2, suffix הֱקִימֵהּ Dan 5:11, אֲקִימֵהּ Dan 3:1 3 feminine singular הֱקִמַת Dan 7:5 2 masculine singular הֲקֵימְתּ Dan 3:12; Dan 3:18 1 singular הֲקֵ֫ימֶת לָא Dan 3:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְהָקֵים (K^{§ 45, b})) Dan 5:21; Dan 6:16, יְקִים Dan 2:44; Dan 4:14 Infinitive suffix לַהֲקָמוּתֵהּ Dan 6:4 Participle active מְהָקֵים Dan 2:21 —

1. set up, literal image Dan 3:1; Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3 (twice in verse); Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:12; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:18 figurative kings Dan 2:21, kingdom vDan 2:44.

2. lift up one side Dan 7:5 a (Dr).

3. establish, with accusative קְיָם Dan 6:16 (= Pa`el), אֱסָרָא v.Dan 6:9.

4. appoint Ezra 6:18, 2 accusative Dan 5:11 suffix person + עַל Dan 6:4, ל accusative of person + עַל Dan 4:14; Dan 5:21; Dan 6:2. Hoph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular הֳקִימַת (variants in Str; compare K^{§ 45, 5}; not Hebraism Nö^{GGA 1867, 1784}; W^{CG 225, 253}) Dan 7:4 be made to stand עַלרַגְיִן.

up, arose, arise, rise, stand, …

qûm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up

(Qal)

to arise

to maintain oneself

to fulfil

to cause to arise, raise

תַּחְתָּֽ י

תַּחְתָּֽ

Preposition under, stead, for, instead, place, …

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: תַּחַת · ta-HAHT

Preposition

In the KJV here: under

under ×138 in his stead ×70 for ×51 and under ×20 from under ×20 instead of ×13 beneath ×12 instead ×11

More options

under — Default spatial sense; below or beneath something.

beneath — Slightly more emphatic or literary than 'under'.

instead of — Substitution sense; one thing replacing another.

in place of — Substitution sense; slightly more formal than 'instead of'.

because of — Causal sense; use when context implies consequence or reason.

in exchange for — Commercial or reciprocal contexts; stresses equivalence.

BDB9138 H8478

תַּחַת noun [masculine] the under part (Arabic id.), hence as adverb accusative and preposition underneath, below, instead of (so Arabic , Sabean תחת, Ethiopic Phoenician תחת (Lzb³⁸⁵); Biblical Aramaic ᵑ7, תְּחוֺת, Palmyrene in מן לתחת Tariff Gen 1:4 (Cooke³²⁰), Syriac ); —

1. as adverb accusative Gen 49:25 (= Deut 33:13) the deep רֹבֶצֶת תָּ֑חַת that coucheth beneath; more usually with מִן, מִתָּחַת literally off (מִן 1 c) the under part = beneath, Exod 20:4 (= Deut 5:8) בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת (so Deut 4:39; Josh 2:1l 1Kgs 8:23 [both D²], Isa 51:6), Deut 33:27; Judg 7:8; Amos 2:9; Isa 14:9; Job 18:16; Ezek 47:1b II. as preposition; so construct, and with suffix (usually in the plural, and so literally in the parts underneath) תַּחְתַּי Hab 3:16+, חַתֵּנִי (compare בַּעֲדֵנִי, עוֺדֶנִּי: Ges^{«GKC:103d»§ 103d}) 2Sam 22:37; 2Sam 22:40; 2Sam 22:48 (Ps 18:37; Ps 18:40; Ps 18:48 תַּחְתָּ֑י); תַּחְתֶּיךָ; תַּחְתָּיו (Kt תַּחְתּוֺ 2Sam 2:23; 2Sam 3:12; 2Sam 16:8; Job 9:13), תֵּחְתֶּיהָ Lev 13:23 + 16 t., תַּחְתֶּ֫נָּה (compare אֵינֶנָּה, עוֺדֶנָּה) Gen 2:21 תַּחְתֵּינוּ 1Sam 14:9; Ps 47:4 תַּחְתֵּיהֶם Josh 2:14; Amos 2:13 תַּחְתֵּיהֶם Num 16:31; 1Kgs 20:24; 1Chr 4:41; 1Chr 5:22; 2Chr 12:10 (for תַּחְתָּם 1Kgs 14:27), תַּחְתָּם Deut 2:12 + 10 t., תַּחְתֵּקהֶן Jer 28:13 —

1. under, beneath, Gen 7:19 הַשָּׁמַיִם תַּחַת כָּלֿ under the whole heaven (so Deut 2:25; Deut 4:19; Job 28:24; Job 37:3; Job 41:3; Dan 9:12), Dan 18:4 הָעֵץ ׳ת, Dan 21:15; Dan 24:2 + often; Job 30:14 שׁוֺאָה ׳תּ under the crash they roll themselves against me; הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ׳ת Eccl 1:3; Eccl 1:9; Eccl 1:13 + often Ecclesiastes (so in Phoenician, Cooke^{4. 7; 5. 12}). With לְ 2Chr 4:3 תַּחַת לוֺ, Song 2:6 = Song 8:3 לְראֹשִׁי ׳ת. Idiomatic
a. תַּחַת הָהָר at the foot of the mountain, Exod 24:4; Deut 4:11, so Deut 3:17 ׳אַשְׁדֹּת הַפִּסְגָּה ת Josh 11:3; Josh 11:17 +; figurative Ps 18:37 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּרְחִיד אְעָדַי thou broadenest mysteps under me, Job 36:15 רַחַב לאֹ מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיךָ (so read for תחתיה, Di Bu) breadth unstraitened is beneath thee.
b. ׳הַלָּשׁוֺן ת, of something held there as a dainty morsel, and ready, when needed, to be brought out, figurative of sweetness Song 4:11, of evil Ps 10:7 ׳לְשֹׁנוֺ עָמָל וָאָוֶן ת, Job 20:12 (so שְׁפָתֵימוֺ ׳ת Ps 140:4), of praise Ps 66:17 לְשֹׁנוֺ ׳וְרוֺמַם ת (synonym בִּגְרוֺנָם Ps 149:6).
c. ׳תַּחַת פ:
(a) of subjection, Ps 18:40 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּכְּ רִיעַ קָמַי, vPs 18:48 (compare Ps 47:4; Ps 144:2), Ps 45:6; Job 9:13.
(b) of a woman, אִישָׁתּ ׳ת, i.e. under his authority, Num 5:19; Num 5:20; Num 5:29, so Ezek 23:5 תַּחְתַּי being under me = being mine (figurative of Israel as ׳י's spouse), compare ὕπανδρος Rom 7:2, and Qor 66:10.
(c) of being burdened or oppressed under, Isa 24:5 the earth יָֽשְׁבֶיהָ ׳הָֽנְפָה ת, Prov 30:21 שָׁלוֺשׁ רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ ׳ת, vProv 30:22 vProv 30:23; Hab 3:7 אָיֶן ׳ת i.e. (si vera 1.) suffering under calamity.
d. ׳יַד פ ׳ת, of authority or control, Gen 41:35 יַד פַּרְעֹה ׳וְיִצְבְּרוּ בָר ת; Judg 3:30 (compare Ps 106:42), 1Sam 21:4; 1Sam 21:5 (strike out אֶל; dittograph חֹל), v.1Sam 21:9; Isa 3:6.
e. ׳רַגְלֵי פ ׳ת, of subjection or conquest, Ps 8:7 רַגְלָיו כֹּל ׳שַׁתָּה ת, Ps 18:39; Ps 47:4; Lam 3:34, compare Mal 3:31.

2. what is under one, the place in which one stands: hence as accusative,
a. with reflexive pronoun, idiomatic, in one's place, where one stands, Exod 16:29 תַּחְתָּיו שְׁבוּ אִישׁ abide every one in his place, Lev 13:23; Lev 13:28; Josh 5:8; Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20; Judg 7:21; 1Sam 14:9 וְעָמַדְנוּ תַחְתֵּינוּ we will remain where we are, 2Sam 2:23 וַיָּמָת תַּחְתָּו he died where he was (compare Jer 38:9 [read וּמֵת]), Jer 7:10; Isa 25:10; Isa 46:7; Amos 2:13; Hab 3:16 וְתַחְתַּי אֶרְגָּ֑ז I tremble where I stand, Zech 12:6; Zech 14:10; Job 36:20; Job 40:12 תַּחְתָּם
b. in transferred sense, in place of, instead of: (a) Gen 2:18; Gen 4:25 הֶבֶל ׳ת instead of Abel, Gen 22:13 בְּנוֺ ׳ת, Gen 30:2 אלהיס אנכי ׳הֲת (compare Gen 50:19), Gen 44:33; 2Sam 19:1 + often; Job 16:4; Isa 3:24; Isa 55:13; Isa 61:3; Isa 61:7 of one succeeding to the place of another, תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּמְחֹ Gen 36:33-49 1Kgs 8:20; 1Kgs 11:43; 1Kgs 14:20 + often, Deut 2:12; Deut 2:21 וַיֵָּֽשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם, Lev 16:32; 1Kgs 2:35 +; Ps 45:17 in place of thy fathers (whom thou mayest therefore forget) will be thy children. compare in Ph CIS^i.3.9 (Cooke³⁰). Sq. infinitive Isa 60:15 הֱיוֺתֵח ׳ת instead of thy being . . . Peculiarly Job 34:26 (si vera lectio)= as if they were, like; but text very dubious; Bi Bu תָּחֵת חֲמָתוֺ רְשָׁעִ֑ים his wrath breaketh in pieces the wicked. (b) in particular, of things mutually interchanged, in place of, in exchange or return for: Gen 30:15 דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵח ׳ת in return, for thy son's love-apples, Exod 21:23) גֶפְשׁlife for life, vExod 21:24 vExod 21:25 vExod 21:26 vExod 21:27 vExod 21:36 v.Exod 22:37, Josh 2:14 נַפְשֵׁנוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם לָמוּת, 1Sam 2:20; 1Kgs 20:39 נפשׁו ׳נפשׁך ת, v1Kgs 20:42 (compare 2Kgs 10:24), 2Kgs 21:2; Isa 43:3; Isa 43:4 often with verbs of requiting, Gen 44:4 טוֺבָם ׳לָ֫מּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה ת why have ye rewarded evil in exchange for good ? 1Sam 25:21; 2Sam 16:12; 2Sam 19:22; Ps 35:12 טוֺבָה ׳יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי דָעָה ת, Ps 38:21a; Ps 109:4; Ps 109:5; Prov 17:3 +; Jer 5:19 תַּחַת מֶה in return for what? (compare עַלמֶֿה Jer 22:8; Deut 29:23; 1Kgs 9:8). So followed by infinitive Ps 38:21b.

3. as conjunction: a. תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר:
(a) instead of that (German. anstatt dass), Deut 28:62 הֱיִיתֶם ׳א ׳ת instead of that ye were..., instead of your being.., Ezek 36:34. (b) in return for (the fact) that, because that (ᵐ5 ἀνθ’ ὧν Amos 1:3 + often), Num 25:13 ׳אֲשֶׁר קִנָּא לא ׳ת, Deut 21:14; Deut 22:29; Deut 28:47; 1Sam 26:21; 2Kgs 22:17 = 2Chr 34:25; Isa 53:12; Jer 29:19; Jer 50:7; 2Chr 21:12.
b. תַּחַת כִּי Deut 4:37 (but ? read : וֶַתּחִי as end of vDeut 4:36), Prov 1:29. compare עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר (כִּיׅ. III compounds: —

1. אֶלתַּֿחַת, after a verb of motion:
a. (in) under, Judg 6:19 וַיּוֺצֵא אֶלֿ הָאֵלָה ׳ת, 1Kgs 8:6 (|| 2Chr 5:7), Jer 3:6; Jer 38:11 (on 1Sam 21:5 see II. 1 d); after קָרָא Zech 3:10: so ׳לְ ׳אֶלתֿ Ezek 10:2.
b. into the place of, Lev 14:42.

2. מִתַּחַת (= ὑπ’ ἐκ):
a. alone, from under, from beneath as מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם Gen 1:7, and especially after such verbs as שִׁחֵת Gen 6:17, מָחֶה Exod 17:14; Deut 9:14; Deut 25:19; Deut 29:19; 2Kgs 14:27, הֶאֲבִיד Deut 7:24, compare Lam 3:66; Ezek 47:1 a מִפְּתַּן ׳מִתּ הַבַּיִת, Prov 22:27 לָ֫מָּה יִקַח מִשְׁכָּֽבְּךָ מִּתַּחְתֶּיךָ; Exod 6:6; Exod 6:7 סִבְלוֺת מִצְרַיִם ׳מִתּ, Hos 4:12 אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ׳וַיִּזְנוּ מִתּ (compare II. 1 c a, b); ׳יַד פ ׳מִתּ (compare II. 1 d) from under the hand (power) of ... Exod 18:10; 2Kgs 8:20; 2Kgs 8:22; 2Kgs 13:5; 2Kgs 17:7 +; מִתַּחְתָּיו (compare II. 2 a) from his place Exod 10:23; Zech 6:12. Rarely = תַּחַת or ׳מִתַּחַת לְ, Gen 1:9 (P) Ezek 1:8; Ezek 42:9; Ezek 46:23; Job 26:5.
b. ׳מִתַּחַת לְ (opposed to ׳מִמַּעַל לְ) under, beneath: Gen 1:17 ׳הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתּ לָרָקִיעַ, Exod 20:4 הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ (so Deut 4:18; Deut 5:8), Judg 3:16 לְמַדָּיו ׳מִתּ, Jer 38:12 +; of locality, Gen 35:8 לְבֵיתְאֵל ׳מִתּ, 1Sam 7:11; 1Kgs 4:12.
c. ׳לְמִתַּחַת לְ ( compare מִן 9 b), id quod ׳מִתַּחַת לְ 1Kgs 7:32.

BDB9998 H8460 H8478 H8479

תְּחוֺת preposition under (Biblical Hebrew תַּחַתּ; ᵑ7 תְּחוֺת, Syriac , , adverb ; Palmyrene מן לתחת Cooke³²⁰); — Dan 7:27 תְּחוֺת כָּלשְֿׁמַיָּא (compare Biblical Hebrew II. 1); in plural with suffix (as Biblical Hebrew, Syriac, ᵑ7) Dan 4:9 תְּחֹתֹהִי (so ᵑ7^Onk Lev 15:10: Dalm^{§ 47, 2}), vLev 15:18. With מִן, Jer 10:11 מִן תְּחוֺת שְׁמַיָּא (compare Biblical Hebrew III. 2); suffix Dan 4:11 מִןתַּֿחְתּוֺהִי (the form as Syriac adverb above, unless a Hebraizing punct.).

under, stead, for, instead, place, …

taḥat

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas

(n m) the under part

at the foot of (idiom)

in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל Dechi — a lesser break לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי Silluq — end of the verse

וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתָּֽי׃

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:40

וַתַּזְרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

Psalms 18:32

הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּֽי׃

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

1 Corinthians 15:25

δεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸν βασιλεύειν ἄχρις οὗ ἄν θῇ πάντας τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

Proverbs 8:36

וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כָּל-מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

John 15:23

ὁ ἐμὲ μισῶν καὶ τὸν πατέρα μου μισεῖ

He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

Ezekiel 30:24

וְחִזַּקְתִּי אֶת-זְרֹעוֹת מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְנָתַתִּי אֶת-חַרְבִּי בְּיָדוֹ וְשָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת-זְרֹעוֹת פַּרְעֹה וְנָאַק נַאֲקוֹת חָלָל לְפָנָֽיו׃

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

Lamentations 5:5

עַל צַוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּפְנוּ יָגַעְנוּ ‫(לא)‬ וְלֹא הֽוּנַֽח-לָֽנוּ׃

Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

1 Chronicles 22:18

הֲלֹא יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם עִמָּכֶם וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִסָּבִיב כִּי׀ נָתַן בְּיָדִי אֵת יֹֽשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְנִכְבְּשָׁה הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְלִפְנֵי עַמּֽוֹ׃

Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

Isaiah 45:14

כֹּה׀ אָמַר יְהוָה יְגִיעַ מִצְרַיִם וּֽסְחַר-כּוּשׁ וּסְבָאִים אַנְשֵׁי מִדָּה עָלַיִךְ יַעֲבֹרוּ וְלָךְ יִֽהְיוּ אַחֲרַיִךְ יֵלֵכוּ בַּזִּקִּים יַעֲבֹרוּ וְאֵלַיִךְ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ אֵלַיִךְ יִתְפַּלָּלוּ אַךְ בָּךְ אֵל וְאֵין עוֹד אֶפֶס אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Ephesians 1:22

καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Psalms 34:21

תְּמוֹתֵת רָשָׁע רָעָה וְשֹׂנְאֵי צַדִּיק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃

Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

Philippians 3:21

ὃς μετασχηματίσει τὸ σῶμα τῆς ταπεινώσεως ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι αὐτὸ σύμμορφον τῷ σώματι τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ δύνασθαι αὐτὸν καὶ ὑποτάξαι ἑαὐτῷ τὰ πάντα

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Psalms 66:3

אִמְרוּ לֵאלֹהִים מַה-נּוֹרָא מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּרֹב עֻזְּךָ יְֽכַחֲשׁוּ לְךָ אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Psalms 18:38

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Psalms 18:40

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Strong's Definition H247

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Strong's Definition H2428

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Strong's Definition H4421

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Strong's Definition H3766

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Strong's Definition H6965

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