Psalms 58:4 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

חֲמַת

Root word fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

Dictionary form: חֵמָה · hay-MAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsc

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

חֲמַת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: their poison

my fury ×12 wrath ×9 fury ×6 and in my fury ×4 in fury ×4 his fury ×3 in my fury ×3 the wrath ×3

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rage — Strong, visceral anger; vivid and immediate in feel.

fury — Modernized KJV staple; intense, explosive outburst of anger.

wrath — Formal register; suits divine or judicial anger contexts.

indignation — Moral outrage; good for righteous or measured anger.

fierce anger — Emphatic phrase; use when intensity needs reinforcing.

venom — Captures the 'poison' sense; use in figurative or literal toxin contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2838 H2534

חֵמָא see חֵמָה below יחם.

BDB2852 H2534 H2529 H2552

חֵמָה wrath, see below יחם; חֵמָה Job 29:6, see חֶמְאָה; חַמָּה, חַמָּן, חַמּוֺן, חַמַּת see below חמם. below

BDB3521 H2534

חֵמָה (once חֵמָא):121 noun feminine heat, rage (for יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗ ; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַחְמָא poison, heat, wrath, poison, Brock^{Lex. 116}, also Nö^{§ 103}; Arabic poison, Lane⁶⁵¹; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath, poison, Dl^{HWB 78} Muss-Arn^{CD 62}) — absolute חֵמָה Nah 1:2 + 39 t.; חֵמָא Dan 11:44 construct חֲמַת Gen 27:44 + 25 t.; suffix חֲמָתִי Jer 4:4 + 36 t.; חֲמָֽתְךָ Jer 10:25 + 8 t.; חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47 חֲמָתוֺ Isa 51:17 + 8 t.; חֲמָתָם Job 6:4 plural חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24, חֵמֹת Ps 76:11 —

1. heat:
a. fever, חֲמַת מִיַּיִן Hos 7:5 fever from wine, wine-fever (on stative construct see Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1).
b. venom, poison (figurative): חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deut 32:24 תַּנִּינִים ׳ח vDeut 32:33 נָחָשׁ ׳ח Ps 58:5 compare vPs 58:5 עַכְשׁוּב ׳ח Ps 140:4 poison of arrows (of ׳י) Job 6:4.

2. burning anger, rage:
a. of man: Gen 27:44 (J), 2Sam 11:20; 2Kgs 5:12; Esth 1:12; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:5; Esth 5:9 (against, עַל), Esth 7:7; Esth 7:10; Ps 37:8 (|| אַף), Ps 76:11 (yet on text see Che), Prov 6:34; Prov 15:1; Prov 15:18 (אִישׁ חֵמָה man of rage = raging or wrathful man), Prov 16:4; Prov 19:19 (׳גְּדָלאח Qr = one great in rage, see De Now), Prov 27:4 (|| אַף), Isa 51:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:25 אִישׁ חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24 (|| בַּעַל אָ֑ף); בַּעַל חֵמָה Prov 29:22 (|| אִישׁ אַף); חֵמָה עַזָּה strong rage Prov 21:14 (|| אַף); חֲמַת רוּחִי Ezek 3:14 the rage of my spirit.
b. of the he-goat in Daniel's vision, בַּחֲמַת כֹחוֺ Dan 8:6 in the fury of his power.
c. of God (׳י), often Jeremiah, Isa², Ezekiel, Psalms: Jer 4:4 + 16 t. Jeremiah; 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17; Isa 27:4 (Hi Ew Di Du; on other interpretations, and on text see Di), Isa 63:5; Lam 2:4; Ezek 5:13 + 29 t. Ezekiel; Num 25:11 (P), 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; 2Chr 36:16; Ps 59:14; Ps 79:6; Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47; Ps 106:23; Job 21:20 apparently also Job 19:29; Job 36:18 see Di; often || אַף Mic 5:14; Deut 9:19; Deut 29:22; Isa 42:25 (אַפּוֺ as appositive, + עֱזוּז מִלְחָמָה), Isa 63:3; Isa 63:6; Dan 9:16; Ps 6:2; Ps 78:38; Ps 90:7 לְהָשִׁיב בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Ps 66:15 (|| וְגַעֲרַתוֺ בְּלַהֲבֵיאֵֿשׁ), + Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 of the whirlwind of ׳י; || אַף + קֶצֶף גָּדוֺל Deut 29:27; Jer 21:5; Jer 32:37 || אַף + תֹּכְחוֺת חֵמָה Ezek 5:15, compare תּוֺכְחוֺת חֵמָה alone Ezek 25:17 || חֲרוֺן אַפּוֺ Nah 1:6; Lam 4:11 || קֶצֶף Isa 34:2 (of fury against, על ), Ps 38:2 || גְּעָרָה Isa 51:20 || גְּמוּל Isa 59:18 || קִנְאָה Ezek 36:6, compare חֵמָה גְדוֺלָה קִנֵּאתִי Zech 8:2 (|| קִנְאָה גדולה); דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezek 16:38 (on text see Co); חֲמַת קֶ֑רִי Lev 26:28 rage of meeting, i.e. encountering them in rage; כּוֺס חֲמָתוֺ(ת־ִיׅ Isa 51:17; Isa 51:22 the cup of his (my) fury; כּוֺס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה הַזּאֹת Jer 25:15 בַּעַל חֵמָה a possessor of fury = furious Nah 1:2 (|| נֹקֵם, אֵל קִנּוֺא). [חֵמָה עַל = rage against one: Isa 34:2; 2Chr 28:9. — Vbs. used with חֵמָה are:

2. a.: שׁוּב Gen 27:44, הֵשִׁיב Prov 15:1, עָלָה 2Sam 11:20, בָּעַר Esth 1:12, שָׁכַךְ Esth 2:1; Esth 7:10

2. c.: הֵשִׁיב turn away wrath of ׳י Num 25:11; Ps 106:23; Jer 18:20 (but הָשִׁיכ בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Isa 66:15 to recompense his anger in fury, give it as requital); ׳י ׳ח is kindled against one יצת ב Niph`al 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17 it burns בָּֽעֲרָה Jer 4:4; Jer 21:12; Jer 44:6; Ps 89:47 arises עלה 2Chr 36:16, compare as object of עלה Hiph`il Ezek 24:8 is poured out נִתְּכָה בְ 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; Jer 7:20 נִתְּכָה עַל Jer 42:18 (twice in verse); Jer 44:6 נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ Nah 1:6 ׳י pours it out שָׁפַךְ אֶל Ps 79:6 שָׁפַךְ עַל Isa 42:25; Jer 10:25; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 14:19; Ezek 16:38 (according to Co's conjecture), Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:21; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 30:15; Ezek 36:18 שָׁפַךְ כָּאֵשׁ Lam 2:4 חֵמָה שְׁפוּכָה Ezek 20:33; Ezek 20:34 בְ ׳הֵנִיחַ ח bring to rest (i.e. satisfy) one's fury upon Ezek 5:13; Ezek 16:42; Ezek 24:13 ׳כִּלָּה ח Lam 4:11 + בְּ Ezek 5:13 I have accomplished my fury upon them (in their case), Ezek 6:12; Ezek 13:15.]

יַחְמוּר see below IV. חמר

יַחְמַי see below חמה

BDB9578 H2534 H3179

יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם, whence חֵמָה).

Strong's Definition H2534

fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

ḥēmâ

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles

heat

fever

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 74 English renderings

Wrath

Word Parts

לָ ֗מוֹ

לָ

Preposition to, for

֗מוֹ

Suffix — pronoun their / them

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp3mp

Preposition

לָ	Speech Preposition
מוֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

In English

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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כִּ דְמ֥וּת

כִּ

Prefix — preposition like, as

דְמ֥וּת

Root word likeness, like, similitude, manner, fashion

Dictionary form: דְּמוּת · deh-MOOT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncfsc

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

כִּ	Speech Preposition
דְמוּת	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: is like

and the likeness ×3 likeness ×3 as for the likeness ×2 of the likeness ×2 was the likeness ×2 a likeness ×1 a son in his own likeness ×1 after our likeness ×1

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likeness — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

resemblance — Emphasizes visible or structural similarity between things.

form — Preferred when shape or outward appearance is in view.

image — Useful when theological or representational sense is strong.

figure — Good for visionary or symbolic contexts, e.g. Ezekiel.

appearance — Use when the observer's perception is being emphasized.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1962 H1823

דְּמוּת noun feminine likeness, similitude (mostly late) (according to Lag^{BN 12. 147 ff.} mispunct. for דִּמְוַת from דִּמְוָה; according to We^{Prol. 413. Eng. Tr. 389} an Aramaic Loan-word, but see Di Gen 5:1, Dr^{JPh xi. 216} Che^{OP. 474}) — absolute ׳ד Isa 40:18 + 3 t.; construct ׳ד Gen 5:1 + 16 t.; suffix דְּמוּתוֺ Gen 5:3 דְּמוּתֵנוּ Gen 1:26 —

1. likeness, similitude, of external appearance, chiefly in Ezek.: Ezek 1:5 (likeness, i.e. something that appeared like) so vEzek 1:26; Ezek 8:2 דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה (אֵשׁׅ (compare Co), Ezek 10:1 כִּסֵּא ׳כְּמַרְאֵה ד; compare also Dan 10:16 כִּדְמוּת בְּנֵי אָדָם i.e. one like the sons of man; similitude, resemblance Ezek 1:5; Ezek 1:10; Ezek 1:16; Ezek 1:22; Ezek 1:26; Ezek 10:10; Ezek 10:21; Ezek 10:22 דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם Ezek 1:26 ׳מַרְאֵה ד ׳כְּבוֺד י vEzek 1:28 also 2Kgs 16:10 (pattern of altar), 2Chr 4:3 (images of oxen); of son in likeness of father Gen 5:3 (P); so also of man in likeness of God Gen 1:26 (|| צֶלֶם) Gen 5:1 (both P); compare Isa 40:18 what ׳ד will ye compare to him (אֵל) ? || דִּמָּה q. v.

2. adverbially, in likeness of, like as Isa 13:4 compare Ezek 23:15 & ׳כִּד Ps 58:5. — Ezek 1:13 read וּבֵינוֺת, see בֵּין and J P Peters^{JBL 1892 40. 42}. On דְּמוּת אֶחָד Ezek 1:16; Ezek 10:10 (apparently masculine) compare Thes & Sm who translate the likeness of one had they all four; Co reads אחת.

Strong's Definition H1823

likeness, like, similitude, manner, fashion

dĕmût

resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like

(n f) likeness, similitude

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 18 English renderings

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Word Parts

חֲמַת

Root word fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

Dictionary form: חֵמָה · hay-MAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsc

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

חֲמַת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the poison

my fury ×12 wrath ×9 fury ×6 and in my fury ×4 in fury ×4 his fury ×3 in my fury ×3 the wrath ×3

More options

rage — Strong, visceral anger; vivid and immediate in feel.

fury — Modernized KJV staple; intense, explosive outburst of anger.

wrath — Formal register; suits divine or judicial anger contexts.

indignation — Moral outrage; good for righteous or measured anger.

fierce anger — Emphatic phrase; use when intensity needs reinforcing.

venom — Captures the 'poison' sense; use in figurative or literal toxin contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2838 H2534

חֵמָא see חֵמָה below יחם.

BDB2852 H2534 H2529 H2552

חֵמָה wrath, see below יחם; חֵמָה Job 29:6, see חֶמְאָה; חַמָּה, חַמָּן, חַמּוֺן, חַמַּת see below חמם. below

BDB3521 H2534

חֵמָה (once חֵמָא):121 noun feminine heat, rage (for יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗ ; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַחְמָא poison, heat, wrath, poison, Brock^{Lex. 116}, also Nö^{§ 103}; Arabic poison, Lane⁶⁵¹; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath, poison, Dl^{HWB 78} Muss-Arn^{CD 62}) — absolute חֵמָה Nah 1:2 + 39 t.; חֵמָא Dan 11:44 construct חֲמַת Gen 27:44 + 25 t.; suffix חֲמָתִי Jer 4:4 + 36 t.; חֲמָֽתְךָ Jer 10:25 + 8 t.; חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47 חֲמָתוֺ Isa 51:17 + 8 t.; חֲמָתָם Job 6:4 plural חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24, חֵמֹת Ps 76:11 —

1. heat:
a. fever, חֲמַת מִיַּיִן Hos 7:5 fever from wine, wine-fever (on stative construct see Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1).
b. venom, poison (figurative): חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deut 32:24 תַּנִּינִים ׳ח vDeut 32:33 נָחָשׁ ׳ח Ps 58:5 compare vPs 58:5 עַכְשׁוּב ׳ח Ps 140:4 poison of arrows (of ׳י) Job 6:4.

2. burning anger, rage:
a. of man: Gen 27:44 (J), 2Sam 11:20; 2Kgs 5:12; Esth 1:12; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:5; Esth 5:9 (against, עַל), Esth 7:7; Esth 7:10; Ps 37:8 (|| אַף), Ps 76:11 (yet on text see Che), Prov 6:34; Prov 15:1; Prov 15:18 (אִישׁ חֵמָה man of rage = raging or wrathful man), Prov 16:4; Prov 19:19 (׳גְּדָלאח Qr = one great in rage, see De Now), Prov 27:4 (|| אַף), Isa 51:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:25 אִישׁ חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24 (|| בַּעַל אָ֑ף); בַּעַל חֵמָה Prov 29:22 (|| אִישׁ אַף); חֵמָה עַזָּה strong rage Prov 21:14 (|| אַף); חֲמַת רוּחִי Ezek 3:14 the rage of my spirit.
b. of the he-goat in Daniel's vision, בַּחֲמַת כֹחוֺ Dan 8:6 in the fury of his power.
c. of God (׳י), often Jeremiah, Isa², Ezekiel, Psalms: Jer 4:4 + 16 t. Jeremiah; 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17; Isa 27:4 (Hi Ew Di Du; on other interpretations, and on text see Di), Isa 63:5; Lam 2:4; Ezek 5:13 + 29 t. Ezekiel; Num 25:11 (P), 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; 2Chr 36:16; Ps 59:14; Ps 79:6; Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47; Ps 106:23; Job 21:20 apparently also Job 19:29; Job 36:18 see Di; often || אַף Mic 5:14; Deut 9:19; Deut 29:22; Isa 42:25 (אַפּוֺ as appositive, + עֱזוּז מִלְחָמָה), Isa 63:3; Isa 63:6; Dan 9:16; Ps 6:2; Ps 78:38; Ps 90:7 לְהָשִׁיב בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Ps 66:15 (|| וְגַעֲרַתוֺ בְּלַהֲבֵיאֵֿשׁ), + Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 of the whirlwind of ׳י; || אַף + קֶצֶף גָּדוֺל Deut 29:27; Jer 21:5; Jer 32:37 || אַף + תֹּכְחוֺת חֵמָה Ezek 5:15, compare תּוֺכְחוֺת חֵמָה alone Ezek 25:17 || חֲרוֺן אַפּוֺ Nah 1:6; Lam 4:11 || קֶצֶף Isa 34:2 (of fury against, על ), Ps 38:2 || גְּעָרָה Isa 51:20 || גְּמוּל Isa 59:18 || קִנְאָה Ezek 36:6, compare חֵמָה גְדוֺלָה קִנֵּאתִי Zech 8:2 (|| קִנְאָה גדולה); דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezek 16:38 (on text see Co); חֲמַת קֶ֑רִי Lev 26:28 rage of meeting, i.e. encountering them in rage; כּוֺס חֲמָתוֺ(ת־ִיׅ Isa 51:17; Isa 51:22 the cup of his (my) fury; כּוֺס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה הַזּאֹת Jer 25:15 בַּעַל חֵמָה a possessor of fury = furious Nah 1:2 (|| נֹקֵם, אֵל קִנּוֺא). [חֵמָה עַל = rage against one: Isa 34:2; 2Chr 28:9. — Vbs. used with חֵמָה are:

2. a.: שׁוּב Gen 27:44, הֵשִׁיב Prov 15:1, עָלָה 2Sam 11:20, בָּעַר Esth 1:12, שָׁכַךְ Esth 2:1; Esth 7:10

2. c.: הֵשִׁיב turn away wrath of ׳י Num 25:11; Ps 106:23; Jer 18:20 (but הָשִׁיכ בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Isa 66:15 to recompense his anger in fury, give it as requital); ׳י ׳ח is kindled against one יצת ב Niph`al 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17 it burns בָּֽעֲרָה Jer 4:4; Jer 21:12; Jer 44:6; Ps 89:47 arises עלה 2Chr 36:16, compare as object of עלה Hiph`il Ezek 24:8 is poured out נִתְּכָה בְ 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; Jer 7:20 נִתְּכָה עַל Jer 42:18 (twice in verse); Jer 44:6 נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ Nah 1:6 ׳י pours it out שָׁפַךְ אֶל Ps 79:6 שָׁפַךְ עַל Isa 42:25; Jer 10:25; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 14:19; Ezek 16:38 (according to Co's conjecture), Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:21; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 30:15; Ezek 36:18 שָׁפַךְ כָּאֵשׁ Lam 2:4 חֵמָה שְׁפוּכָה Ezek 20:33; Ezek 20:34 בְ ׳הֵנִיחַ ח bring to rest (i.e. satisfy) one's fury upon Ezek 5:13; Ezek 16:42; Ezek 24:13 ׳כִּלָּה ח Lam 4:11 + בְּ Ezek 5:13 I have accomplished my fury upon them (in their case), Ezek 6:12; Ezek 13:15.]

יַחְמוּר see below IV. חמר

יַחְמַי see below חמה

BDB9578 H2534 H3179

יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם, whence חֵמָה).

Strong's Definition H2534

fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

ḥēmâ

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles

heat

fever

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 74 English renderings

Wrath

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Word Parts

נָחָ֑שׁ

Root word serpent, serpents

Dictionary form: נָחָשׁ · naw-HOHSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

נָחָשׁ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of a serpent

the serpent ×7 a serpent ×6 serpent ×4 like a serpent ×3 serpents ×3 of a serpent ×2 and a serpent ×1 for out of the serpents ×1

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snake — Most natural modern word; prefer in narrative contexts.

serpent — Slightly formal; good for poetic or symbolic passages.

viper — Implies danger or venom; use when threat is emphasised.

reptile — Broader biological term; rarely the best fit contextually.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5136 H5175

I. נָחָשׁ noun masculine^{Gen 3:1} serpent (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic serpent, viper (Lane^{406 anything} hunted) is compare by Lag^{M, i, 230}; BN 50, 188 Ba^{Es 48}, but improbable; Arabic see below [נָחַשׁ below; on formation compare Lag^{BN 50}); — absolute ׳נ Amos 5:19 +; construct נְחַשׁ Num 21:9 + 2 t.; plural נְחָשִׁים Num 21:6; Jer 8:17 —

1. serpent:
a. as biting, Amos 5:19; Eccl 10:8, in spite of charm (לַחַשׁ) vEccl 10:11 [compare Ecculs Eccl 12:13], Jer 8:17 (+ צִפְעֹנִים; figurative of enemies); so הַנְּחָשִׁים הַשְׁרָפִים Num 21:6 (deadly; J E; compare Jacob^{Arab. Dicht. iv. 10 ff.}), and singular vNum 21:9, also (collective) vNum 21:7 compare שָׂרָף ׳נ Deut 8:15 (+ עַקְרָב); ׳נ figurative of oppressor, מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ נָחָשׁ יֵצֵא צֶפַע וּפִרְיוֺ שָׂרָף מְעוֺפֵף Isa 14:29 figurative of Dan Gen 49:17 (poem in J; || שְׁפִיפֹן); ׳הֲמַת נ Ps 58:5 (simile of perniciousness of ungodly), compare ׳נ Ps 140:4 simile of effect of wine Prov 22:32 (|| צִפִעֹנִי).
b. rod becomes ׳נ Exod 4:3 (J), compare Exod 7:15 (E); ׳עֲלֵי צוּר דֶּרֶךְ נ Prov 30:19.
c. ׳נ (apparently) as hissing Jer 46:22 (in simile, compare Gie); as eating dust Isa 65:25 compare Mic 7:17 (in simile; see also Gen 3:14).
d. as crafty tempter Gen 3:1; Gen 3:2; Gen 3:4; Gen 3:13; Gen 3:14.

2. (הַ)נְּחשֶׁת ׳נ, bronze image of serpent Num 21:9 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:4 (compare נְחֻשְׁתָּן).

3. mythological בָּרִחַ ׳נ Job 26:13 fleeing serpent, of eclipse-dragon (compareלִנְיָתָן Job 3:6); also בּרִחַ ֗֗֗ ׳לִוְיָתָן נ עֲקַלָּתוֺן ׳לִוְיָתָן נ Isa 27:1 (symbolic of world-powers); ׳נ of sea-monster Amos 9:3. — ׳נ with verb נָשַׁךְ bite Num 21:6 + 8 t. On supernatural character of serpents in Arabic belief see Nö^{Zeitschr. Für Völkerpsychol. i.(1860), 412-416} RS^{Kinship 197, Semitic i. 421 f.}, 2d ed, 442 We^{Skizzen iii.147, Arab. Heid. 2, 152 f.} Jacob^{Arab. Dicht. iv. 5}

Strong's Definition H5175

serpent, serpents

nāḥoš

a snake (from its hiss)

serpent, snake

serpent

Variations 13 forms of this word

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כְּמוֹ

Preposition as, like, thee, him, it, …

Dictionary form: כְּמוֹ · keh-MOH

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R

Preposition

כְּמוֹ

Speech Preposition

In English

In the KJV here: they are like

as ×23 like ×9 like him ×7 like unto thee ×7 like thee ×5 as i ×4 like it ×4 as thou ×3

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like — Most natural, versatile choice for comparisons in modern prose.

as — Slightly more formal; suits poetic or elevated register.

similar to — Explicit similarity; good when likeness needs emphasis.

just as — Stresses close correspondence; fits parallel or climactic clauses.

comparable to — More analytical tone; useful in didactic or wisdom contexts.

in the same way as — Adverbial use; clarifies manner rather than identity.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3872 H3644

כְּמוֺ adverb and conjunction like, as, when (literally the like of what (namely) . . ., a pleonastic form of כְּ (see מוֺ), and, like it, properly a substantive: compare Aramaic כְּמָא like Ps 78:68 Levy, usually כְּמָא דְּ like as; (i.e. ) like what, like, usually followed by like as; Samaritan ; Arabic Ethiopic kama, like as, Di Gr^{§ 63 a} Sabean כמו^{ZMG 1883, 394}) — used

1. (56 t.) as an independent word (except Gen 19:15; Neh 9:11, only in poetry);

2. as an equivalent for כְּ before suffixes, always before light ones, and occasionally before heavy ones (see כְּ at the beginning): —

1. a. adverb, as poetic synonym of כְּ, like, as, Exod 15:5 they went down כמואֿבן like a stone (hence in prose Neh 9:11), vNeh 9:8 (Ps 78:13), Isa 30:22; Isa 51:6 (see כֵּן), Isa 26:17 כְּמוֺ חָרָח תַּקְרִיב לָלֶרֶת (see כְּ 1 c (2), on the construct: so Isa 41:25; Ps 58:5; Ps 58:9), vIsa 26:18 we have brought forth the like of, as it were, wind, Jer 13:21; Jer 15:18; Jer 50:26; Ezek 16:57 (כמו עת as at the time of: see כְּ Note), Hos 7:4; Hos 8:12; Hos 13:7; Hab 3:14 (as it were), Zech 9:15; Zech 10:2; Zech 10:7 (as with wine: see ib.) Elsewhere chiefly in Psalms (19 t.) and Job (11 t.), as Ps 29:6; Ps 61:7; Ps 63:6; Ps 78:69; Ps 79:5; Ps 88:6; Ps 90:9; Job 6:15; Job 10:22 (twice in verse); Job 12:3 כמו אלה the like of these things, Job 14:9; Song 6:10; Song 7:2; Lam 4:6 כמו רגע (in prose כרגע). Repeated, like כְּ ֗֗֗ כְּ, Ps 58:10 and answered by כֵּן Isa 26:17. — Ps 58:8b כמו יתמוללו, as it were is against usage of כמו (with a verb), and yields a lame sense: read perhaps ׳ית [חָצִיר] כמו (Lag Che); Ps 73:15 if I said, אֲסַפְּרָה כְמ֑וֺ, the text is untranslateable, the rendering thus for כמו being indefensible: probably הֵנָּה has dropped out before the following ׃הִנֵּה for כְּמוֺ הֵנָּה the like of these things, compare Job 23:14 כָּהֵנָּה, and Job 12:3 above b. conjunction = כַּאֲשֶׁר: (a) of time, once, Gen 19:15 כְּמוֺ עָלָה הַשַּׁחַר when the dawn arose; (β) of mode, according as, Zech 10:8 וְרָבוּ כְּמוֺ רָבוּ Prov 23:7 (answered by כֵּן). — For 2 (before suffixes), see עכּ.

Strong's Definition H3644

as, like, thee, him, it, …

kĕmô

as, thus, so

(adv) like, as, the like of which

Variations 26 forms of this word

Translations 64 English renderings

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פֶ֥תֶן

Root word asps, adder, asp

Dictionary form: פֶּתֶן · peh-TEN

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

פֶתֶן

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: adder

of asps ×3 adder ×1 and adder ×1 of the asp ×1

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cobra — Most recognizable modern term; fits Near-Eastern context well.

viper — Broader term; useful when species is uncertain.

venomous snake — Descriptive; clarifies danger when poetry needs plain prose.

asp — Modernized KJV form; retains familiar ring in literary contexts.

serpent — More poetic or elevated register; suits hymns or poetry.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6886 H6620

פֶּ֫תֶן noun masculine^{Ps 68:5} a venomous serpent, perhaps cobra (פתן Eccl 39:30 Aramaic פִּתְנָא, , whence perhaps Arabic ; — only in poetry: plural פְּתָנִים ראֹשׁ Deut 32:33 (|| חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם), Job 20:16, ׳מְרוֺרַת פ vJob 20:14 singular פֶּ֫תֶן Ps 91:13 (|| תַּנִּין), חֵרֵשׁ ׳פ Ps 58:5, חֻר פָּ֑תֶן Isa 11:8.

Strong's Definition H6620

asps, adder, asp

peten

an asp (from its contortions)

a snake, venomous serpent

perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ

Root word deaf

Dictionary form: חֵרֵשׁ · hay-RAYSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aamsa

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

חֵרֵשׁ

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the deaf

the deaf ×2 and the deaf ×1 as a deaf ×1 deaf ×1 of the deaf ×1 or deaf ×1 shall the deaf ×1 ye deaf ×1

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deaf — Direct modern equivalent; suitable in nearly all contexts.

hearing-impaired — Clinical/sensitive register; good for legal or pastoral texts.

unable to hear — Descriptive phrase; clarifies condition for general audiences.

hard of hearing — Implies partial loss; use only when context suggests degree.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3187 H2795

חֵרֵשׁ adjective deaf — חֵרֵשׁ (= חִרֵּשׁ ֗֗֗ ) Exod 4:11 + 4 t.; plural חֵרְשִׁים Isa 29:18 + 3 t.; — deaf, Exod 4:11 (J; || אִלֵּם), Ps 38:14 (|| id.); also Lev 19:14 (H), Isa 29:18; Isa 35:5; Isa 42:18; Isa 42:19 + vIsa 42:19 b (for last עִוֵּר, compare Isa 43:8 Gr^{JQ 1891, Oct. p. 2} see Che^{Comm., JQ Jan. 1892, 382}), Isa 43:8 ׳פֶּ֫תֶן ח Ps 58:5 a deaf adder.

Strong's Definition H2795

deaf

ḥērēš

deaf (whether literally or spiritual)

deaf

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

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יַאְטֵ֥ם

Root word narrow, stoppeth, shutteth

Dictionary form: אָטַם · aw-TAHM

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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)"

יַאְטֵם

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

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In the KJV here: that stoppeth

and there were narrow ×2 that stoppeth ×2 and he that shutteth ×1 and the narrow ×1 of narrow ×1 whoso stoppeth ×1

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stop up — Most versatile; suits blocking ears, gaps, or flows.

seal shut — Emphasizes complete, deliberate closure.

shut — Simple and direct; good for bodily or physical contexts.

block — Neutral, modern; works well for abstract obstruction.

narrow — Adjectival sense; use when describing constricted openings.

close off — Implies cutting off access; fits boundary or passage contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB355 H331

[אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם; Arabic contract, stop, fortress; Assyrian a‰amu, in list of headgear, etc. = turban? Dl^{W, No. 155}) —

Qal Participle active אֹטֵם Prov 17:28 + 2 t.; passive אֲטֻמִים 1Kgs 6:4 אֲטֻמוֺת Ezek 40:16 + 2 t.; — shut, stop, object lips Prov 17:28 ears Prov 21:13; Isa 33:15 passive = closed (i.e. narrowed, narrowing, compare ᵑ6 in Co) ׳חַלּוֺנוֺת א Ezek 40:16; Ezek 41:16; Ezek 41:26 compare חַלּוֺנֵי שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים 1Kgs 6:4. Hiph`il Imperfect id quod Qal יַאְטֵם Ps 58:5 (jussive with sense of indicative, compare Dr^{§ 173 obs}.) of adder, stopping ears, simile of wicked.

Strong's Definition H331

narrow, stoppeth, shutteth

ʾāṭam

to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)

to shut, shut up, close

(Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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אָזְנֽ וֹ

אָזְנֽ

Root word ears, ear, audience, hearing, me, …

וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: אֹזֶן · oh-DZEN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsc/Sp3ms

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

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

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In the KJV here: her ear

in the ears ×22 thine ear ×16 ear ×9 their ear ×7 in mine ears ×6 the ear ×6 his ear ×5 his ears ×4

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ear — Standard, neutral term; fits most prose and poetry contexts.

hearing — Use when the sense is 'within someone's hearing/audience'.

attention — Idiomatic for phrases like 'lend an ear'; signals receptivity.

audience — Formal register; suits proclamation or official speech contexts.

perception — Emphasizes cognitive reception of sound, not just the organ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB263 H241

אֹ֫זֶן₁₈₈ noun feminine: Exod 29:20 ear (Arabic , Aramaic , אוּדְנָא, Assyrian uznu, Ethiopic ) — absolute 2Sam 22:45 +; construct Exod 29:20 +; suffix אָזְנִי 1Sam 20:2 +, etc.; dual אָזְנַיִם (נָ֑יִם) Deut 29:3 +; construct אָזְנֵי Gen 23:10 +; suffix אָזְנַי (נָֿ֑י) Num 14:28 +; (never with article). —

1. ear, as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Gen 35:4; Exod 32:2; Exod 32:3 (all J E) Ezek 16:12 pierced by a master Exod 21:6 (E) Deut 15:17 touched with blood in consecration (׳תְּנוּךְ א tip of ear) Lev 8:23; Lev 8:24; Lev 14:14; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:25; Lev 14:28 cut off by enemy Ezek 23:25 (of אָהֳלִיבָה q. v.); ear of dog Prov 26:17 מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵיכָּֿ֑לֶב; of sheep Amos 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion).

2. especially as organ of hearing,
a. of man Deut 29:3; 2Sam 22:45 = Ps 18:45; Job 42:5; Isa 30:21 implanted (נטע) by ׳י Ps 94:9 of idols (do not hear) Ps 115:6; Ps 135:17 ׳שָׁמַע בא 2Sam 7:22 + 8 t.; especially ׳בְּא after verb of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of Gen 20:8 (E) Gen 23:10; Gen 23:13; Gen 23:16 (P) Gen 44:18; Gen 50:4 (J) Deut 5:1; Deut 31:11; Deut 31:28; Deut 31:30 + 44 t.; compare Isa 5:9 (verb omitted); after noun of utterance, sound 1Sam 15:14; Job 13:17; Job 15:21 compare ׳א after verbal noun Ezek 24:26 (׳לְהַשְׁמָעוּת א) compare Isa 11:3 ׳הִטָּה א incline the ear = give attention Ps 45:11; Prov 22:17 + 9 t.; followed by ל Ps 49:5 + 4 t.; so ׳הִקְשִׁיב א Isa 32:3; Prov 2:2 (followed by ל); ׳ל ׳הֵבִיא א Prov 23:2 as receiving words תָּקַּח ׳א Job 4:12 compare Jer 9:19 as tingling (צלל) at dreadful news 1Sam 3:11; 2Kgs 21:12; Jer 19:3 as hearing with satisfaction, triumph Ps 92:12 תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי֑ (|| ׳וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּ but Che strike out; as intelligent (involving mental process) וַתָּבֶן לָהּ ׳שָֽׁמְעָה א Job 13:1 מִלִּין תִּבְחָ֑ן ׳א Job 12:11 compare Job 34:3 as unsatisfied Eccl 1:8 מִשְּׁמֹעַ ׳לֹא תִמָּלֵא א; as seeking (בקשׁ) know-ledge Prov 18:15 as hearing & blessing Job 29:11 compare שֹׁמַעַת ׳א Prov 20:12; Prov 25:12 a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; compare Prov 15:31; Isa 43:8 opposed to stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) מִןֿ ׳אֹטֵם א Prov 21:13 cf Isa 33:15 also of adder in simile of wicked Ps 58:5 כְּמוֺ פֶתֶן חֵרֵשׁ יַאְטֵם אָזְנוֺ; מִןֿ ׳מֵסִיר א Prov 28:9 so ׳עֲרֵלָה א their ear is uncircumcised Jer 6:10 ׳הִכְּבִּיד א Zech 7:11 compare Isa 48:8; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2 compare also Isa 42:20.
b. of Yahweh, ׳י ׳בְּא after verb of utterance Num 11:18 (J) Num 14:28 (P) 1Sam 8:21; Ezek 8:18 after עָלָה 2Kgs 19:28 = Isa 37:29 after בּוֺא Ps 18:7 compare 2Sam 22:7 where verb omitted; so also (after noun without verb) Num 11:1 (J) ׳י ׳בְּא 1Chr 28:8 nearly = in presence of; incline the ear ׳הִטָּה א 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18; Ps 86:1 followed by לְ Ps 17:6; Ps 88:3; Ps 116:2 followed by אֶלֿ Ps 31:3; Ps 71:2; Ps 102:3 ׳הִקְשִׁיב א Ps 10:17 ׳קַשֻּׁבוֺת לְ א 2Chr 6:40; 2Chr 7:15 compare Ps 130:2 id. followed by אֶלֿ Neh 1:6; Neh 1:11 verb omitted אֶלֿ ׳א Ps 34:16 compare Isa 59:1 ׳לֹא כָֽבְדָה א; Lam 3:56 ׳ל ׳אַלתַּֿעְלֵם א.

3. ׳גָּלָה אopen ears of, reveal to, subject man 1Sam 20:2; 1Sam 20:12; 1Sam 20:13; 1Sam 22:8 (twice in verse); 1Sam 22:17; Ruth 4:4 subject ׳י 1Sam 9:15; 2Sam 7:27; 1Chr 17:25 לְמוּסָר ׳א ׳גּ Job 36:10, compare vJob 36:15 ׳כָּרָה א Ps 40:7 לִשְׁמֹעַ ׳יָעִירלִי א Isa 50:4 ׳פָּתַחלִֿי א Isa 50:5 compare חֵרְשִׁים תִּפָּתַחְנָה ׳וְא Isa 35:5 opposed to judicial deafness Mic 7:16; Isa 6:10.

Strong's Definition H241

ears, ear, audience, hearing, me, …

ʾōzen

broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

ear, as part of the body

Variations 56 forms of this word

Translations 76 English renderings

Ear