Psalms 65:13

לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף יָשִֽׁירוּ

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

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לָבְשׁ֬וּ

Root word clothed, on, put, clothe, arrayed, …

Dictionary form: לָבַשׁ · law-BAHSH

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person plural simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: are clothed

clothed ×11 and put on ×7 and put ×4 put on ×4 be clothed ×3 came upon ×3 and arrayed ×2 and clothed ×2

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wear — Most natural everyday English for ongoing garment use.

put on — Modernized KJV; emphasizes the act of dressing.

clothe — Transitive; best when one person dresses another.

dress in — Colloquial; suits narrative or descriptive contexts.

be clothed in — Passive construction; highlights resulting state.

array — Formal or ceremonial attire; use for royal or priestly dress.

BDB4321 H3847

לָבֵשׁ לָבַשׁ verb put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לָבֵישׁ, Assyrian labâšu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singularלָבֵשׁ Ps 93:1 (twice in verse), לָבַשׁ Job 7:5 + 2 t., וְלָבַשׁ (consecutive) Lev 6:3 + 3 t.; suffix וּלְבָשֵׁם (consecutive) Lev 16:4 3 feminine singular לָֽבְשָׁה Judg 6:34 + 2 t., etc. (Ezek 42:14 read probablyוְלָֽבְשׁוּ Qr, for ילבשׁו Kt, but clause perhaps interpolated, see Co); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ Deut 22:5 +; suffix וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 יִלְבָּשָׁם Exod 29:30 1 singular suffix אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה Song 5:3 3 feminine pluralתִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2Sam 13:18, etc.; Imperative masculine singularלְבַשׁ 1Kgs 22:30, etc.;Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Hag 1:6 construct לִלְבּשׁ Gen 28:20; Lev 21:10 Participle active plural הַלֹּבְשִׁים Zeph 1:8 passive absolute לָבוּשׁ 1Sam 17:5; Dan 10:5 לָבֻשׁ Ezek 9:2 + 3 t.; construct לְבוּשׁ Dan 12:6; Dan 12:7, לְבֻשׁ Ezek 9:11 + 3 t.; plural construct לְבֻשֵׁי Ezek 23:6 + 2 t.; —

1. a. literally put on (one's own) garment (accusative) Gen 38:19; 1Sam 28:8; 2Sam 14:2; 1Kgs 22:30 = 2Chr 18:29; Exod 29:30; Lev 6:3; Lev 6:4; Lev 16:4 (twice in verse); Lev 16:23; Lev 16:24; Lev 16:32; Lev 21:10; Deut 22:5; Ezek 44:17; Ezek 44:19, and so Ezek 42:14 Qr (see above), Jonah 3:5; Song 5:3; Esth 4:1; Esth 5:1 with accusative garment + עַלבְּֿשָׂרוֺ Lev 16:3 of putting on armour Jer 46:4 = wear (more or less habitually), with accusative of garment, Isa 4:1; Deut 22:11; Zeph 1:8; Zech 13:4 of Jerusalem under figure of woman Jer 4:30, of rulers under figure of shepherds Ezek 34:3, compare כֵּן תִּלְבַּשְׁןָ 2Sam 13:18 (no accusative)
b. very often figurative, put on, be clothed with, with accusative of garment; — לָבַשׁ בְּשָׂרִי רִמָּה Job 7:5 my flesh is clothed (i.e. covered) with worms; of Jerusalem, be clothed with inhabitants Isa 49:18 of pasture, with flocks Ps 65:14 more often the garment is some abstract quality, e.g. righteousness, majesty, beauty, strength, etc.; — וַיִּלְבַּשׁ צְדָקָה כַּשִּׁרְיָן Isa 59:17 he (׳י) hath put on righteousness as a breastplate, compare vIsa 59:17 (vengeance), Ps 93:1 (majesty), vPs 93:1 (strength), Ps 104:1 (honour and majesty), Isa 51:9 (strength); also Job 40:10 said of men, 2Chr 6:41 (salvation), Ps 132:9 (righteousness), Job 29:14 (id.); of Zion Isa 52:1 (twice in verse); also in bad sense, clothed with terror, trembling, shame, etc., Ezek 7:27; Ezek 26:16; Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; Ps 109:29, compare vPs 35:18 (cursing).
c. literally put on, object omitted, נָתַןבֶּ֗֗֗גֶד לִלְבּשׁ Gen 28:20; Job 27:17 Infinitive absolute לָבוֺשׁ Hag 1:6 (there is) a clothing, but he has nothing for warmth.
d. once with בְּ לְבוּשׁאֲ֗֗֗שֶׁר לָבַשׁ בּוֺ Esth 6:8.
e. Passive participle, clothed with, chiefly Ezek.; — with accusative of garment, Ezek 9:2; Ezek 9:3; Zech 3:3; Prov 31:21; Dan 10:5 of wearing armour 1Sam 17:5 construct before garment, לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים Ezek 9:11; Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6; Ezek 10:7, compare Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 38:4; Dan 12:6; Dan 12:7. feminine figurative: — לָֽבְשָׁה אֶתגִּֿדְע֑וֺן ׳וְרוּחַ י Judg 6:34 and the spirit of ׳י clothed itself with Gideon, i.e. (GFM) took possession of him (compare possessed); so 1Chr 12:18; 2Chr 24:20 צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי Job 29:14 and it clothed itself in me, as it were, became incarnate in me. Pu`al only Participle plural מְלֻבָּשִׁים arrayed, with accusative of garment 1Kgs 22:10 = 2Chr 18:9; 2Chr 5:12 absolute in full apparel Ezra 3:10. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִלְבִּישַׁנִי Isa 61:10 3 feminine singular הִלְבִּישָׁה Gen 27:16 2 masculine singular וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֫ Exod 28:41 + 3 t.; suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (consecutive) Exod 29:8; Num 20:26 1 singular suffix וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו Isa 22:21 3 plural הִלְבִּישׁוּ 2Chr 28:15, וְהִלְבִּשׁוּ (consecutive) Esth 6:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ Gen 41:42 + 5 t.; suffix וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם Gen 3:21; Lev 8:13 3 feminine singular תַּלְבִּישׁ Prov 23:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַלְבֵּשׁ Zech 3:4 construct הַלְבִּישׁ Esth 4:4 Participle suffix הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם 1Sam 1:24 — clothe, array with.

1. usually with 2 accusative,
a. literal וַיּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֺ בִּגְדֵישֵֿׁשׁ Gen 41:42; 2Sam 1:24; Isa 22:21; Exod 28:41; Exod 29:5; Exod 29:8; Exod 40:13; Exod 40:14; Lev 8:7; Lev 8:13; Num 20:26; Num 20:28; Zech 3:4; Zech 3:5 of clothing Jerusalem under figure of infant Ezek 16:10 of putting armour on some one 1Sam 17:38 (twice in verse).
b. figurative, Job 10:11 thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh; compare Job 39:19 (quivering of horse's neck); Isa 50:3; Isa 61:10; Ps 132:16; Ps 132:18.

2. with accusative garment only, Gen 27:16 ( + עַליָֿדָיו); figurative, Prov 23:21.

3. with accusative of person only, Gen 3:21; Gen 27:15; 2Chr 28:15 (twice in verse); Esth 4:4; Esth 6:9; Esth 6:11.

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[לְבֵשׁ] verb be clothed (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Imperfect accusative אַרְנְּוָנָא: 3 masculine singular יִלְבַּשׁ. Dan 5:7, 2 masculine singular תִּלְבַּשׁ vDan 5:16. Haph`el Perfect 3 masculine plural הַלְבִּ֫שׁוּ vDan 5:29 clothe one (ל) with (accusative).

clothed, on, put, clothe, arrayed, …

lābaš

properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed

(Qal)

to put on clothes, be clothed, wear

כָרִ֨ים

Root word lambs, pastures, rams, captains, furniture, …

Dictionary form: כַּר · kahr

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

In the KJV here: the pastures

of lambs ×4 battering rams ×2 and the lambs ×1 captains ×1 in furniture ×1 in lambs ×1 lambs ×1 like lambs ×1

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ram — Male sheep; most common livestock sense in context.

lamb — Young sheep; fits tender or sacrificial contexts.

pasture — Rich grazing land; use when context is agricultural or pastoral.

battering ram — Siege weapon sense; use in military/warfare contexts.

saddle cushion — Padded seat or furniture piece; fits domestic/travel contexts.

chieftain — Leader or captain; rare; fits political or military hierarchy.

BDB3959 H3733

I. [כָּר] noun [masculine] basket-saddle,

**for basket-saddle read < camelpalankeen; the palankeen, or tent-like erection, on the saddle (Burckh^{Bedouins and Wahabys, 266} Doughty^{Arab. Des. i. 437. ii. 304} Lane^{Modern Egyptians (5) ii. 158 and elsewhere}), which seems intended here, is distinct from the basket or pannier (in which some women also traveled, Porter^{Travels ii. 232.}). בְּכַרהַֿגָּמָל Gen 31:34 in the camel-basket, i.e. the basket-saddle of the camel, a sort of palankeen bound upon the saddle proper (compare Kn in Di and references) II. כַּר see in alphabetical order.

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II. כַּר noun masculine^{Ps 65:14} pasture (√ dubious; Thes derives from כַּר lamb (=lamb-pasturage); Schw^{ZAW x. (1890) 186} from כרה, and compare Assyrian kirû [which however = nursery of trees, grove Dl^{HWB 353}], Arabic cistern; Hom^{NS 100} from כרר q. v., originally = round enclosure); — singular only כַּד נִדְחָ֑בּ Isa 30:23 a roomy pasture; plural כָּרִים Ps 37:20, הַצּאֹןלָֽבְשׁוּ ׳כ Ps 65:14 the pastures are clothed with the sheep (> Schw^l.c. who translates lambs Ps 37:20 after Aq ᵑ6 ᵑ7 and Ps 65:14, and understands Isa 30:23 of a definite plural). —

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II. כַּר noun [masculine] he-lamb, battering-ram (Assyrian kirru, Zim in Schw^{ZAW x. (1890), 186}; perhaps lamb from dancing, skipping, galloping in field; (battering-) ram as in English, from butting; compare Arabic ram and buttress, Lane; also battering-ram compare Dozy^{ii. 440}); — singular only Isa 16:1 the lamb of the ruler (as tribute); elsewhere plural כָּרִים Amos 6:4; 1Sam 15:9; 2Kgs 3:4; Jer 51:40 (in simile), Ezek 27:21; Ezek 39:18 ׳חֵלֶב כ Deut 32:14 the fat of lambs; ׳דַּם כ וְעַתּוּדִים Isa 34:6 the blood of lambs and goats; כָּרִים = battering-rams Ezek 4:2; Ezek 21:27 (twice in verse) (in v^a Co reads שָׂרִים, compare AV; ᵑ0 RV as above). — See also בֵּית כָּ֑ר p. I I I above

lambs, pastures, rams, captains, furniture, …

kar

a ram (as full-grown and fat), also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)

howdah, palanquin, basket saddle

an enclosed riding space erected on a camel's saddle

הַ צֹּ֗אן

הַ

Prefix — article the

צֹּ֗אן

Root word sheep, flock, flocks, cattle, lamb

Dictionary form: צֹאן · tsone

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with flocks

sheep ×37 the flock ×27 the sheep ×15 of the flock ×14 the flocks ×13 and sheep ×8 my flock ×8 of thy sheep ×6

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flock — Best general term; suits collective pastoral contexts.

sheep — Use when individual animals or species are in focus.

herd — Prefer when size or movement of the group is emphasized.

flock of sheep — Explicit compound; good for clarity in ambiguous contexts.

flock of goats — Use when context specifies goats within the broader term.

livestock — Broadest rendering; suits economic or property contexts.

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צאֹן₂₇₃ collective noun feminine^{Gen 30:36} (possibly masculine vGen 30:39 a +, Kö^{Synt. § 247 g}, but dubious, vGen 30:39b with verb feminine plural, as usually; in 1Sam 15:14 join הַוֶּה with קוֺל; see further Albr^{ZAW xv (1895), 316 ff.}) small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks; — ׳צ absolute Gen 4:2 +; construct Gen 29:9 +; suffix צאֹנוֺ Gen 4:4 +; צאֹנֵנוּ Exod 10:9, צאֹונֵוּ Ps 144:13 as plural צאֹנֵינוֺ Neh 10:37 van d. H. Gi (not Baer; very late, si vera lectio), etc.; —

1. literally
a. small cattle, usually of sheep and goats in one flock (Rob^{BR i. 477}) Gen 30:31; Gen 30:32 +; sheep specified also Gen 21:28 (׳כִּבְשׂת הַצּ), Gen 31:28 (׳אֵילֵי צ) +; sheep only 1Sam 25:2 (+עִוִּים); goats specified Gen 27:9; Jer 50:8 ׳צ as yielding (1) animals for food Amos 6:4 (בָּרִים), 1Sam 14:32; 2Sam 12:4; Neh 5:18 +; מַאְַבָל ׳צ Ps 44:12 (in simile); (2) wool Gen 31:19 + (see [ גָּזַז], גֵּז); (3) milk, ׳חֲלֵב צ Deut 32:14 (? goats' milk, compare Prov 27:27); (4) sacrificial victims Gen 4:4 (J), Lev 1:2; Lev 1:10; Lev 3:6; Num 15:3 (all P), Num 22:40 (E), Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17; Deut 12:21 + often; so צאֹן קָדָשִׁים Ezek 36:38 a, compare בְקָרֵינוּ וְצאֹנֵינוּ בְּכוֺרֵי Neh 10:37 in general as property (often + בָּקָר, etc.) Gen 12:16; Gen 13:5; Gen 24:35; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 + often (see also II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת]); gift Gen 20:14; Gen 21:27; Gen 38:17 (goat), Deut 15:14; 2Chr 17:11 booty 1Sam 15:9; 1Sam 15:15 + .
b. ׳צ sometimes of a definite number of animals (i.e. as plural of שֶׂה, etc.): two Isa 7:21, four Exod 21:37 (larger numbers see 1Sam 25:2; 1Sam 25:5; 1Sam 25:18; Num 31:32; Num 31:36; Neh 5:18; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 above). — See also בֵּן 7 b; גְּדֵרָה, מִכְלָה, מַרְבֵּץ, נָוֶה, עֵדֶר; כֶלֶב, רֹצֶה, שַׁצֵר.

2. simile of multitude Ezek 36:37; Ezek 36:38, compare Ps 107:41 of children Job 21:11 of dead, with death as shepherd Ps 49:15 of (shepherdless) Israel Num 27:17; 1Kgs 22:17 = 2Chr 18:16; Zech 10:2; Zech 13:7, wandering in sin Isa 53:6 of Israel led by ׳י Ps 77:21; Ps 78:52; Ps 80:2, compare Zech 9:16 (on text see We Now); Ezek 34:12 of Israel in distress, טִבְחָת ׳כְּצ Ps 44:23, compare (of wicked) לְטִבְתָה ׳צ Jer 12:3 of scattered Babylonian Isa 13:14.

3. metaphor of multitude, אָרָם ׳צ Ezek 36:38 of Israel 2Sam 24:17 = 1Chr 21:17; Jer 23:1; Jer 23:2; Jer 23:3; Ezek 24:5, and especially sustained figurative Ezek 34:2; Ezek 34:3 + 17 t. 34, also Zech 11:7; Zech 11:17 אֹבְדוֺת ׳צ Jer 50:6, תִּפְאַרְתֵךְ ׳צ Jer 13:20 of Israel under ׳י's care, (וֺ-, יִ֯) מַרְעִיתֶ֑ךָד ׳צ Ps 74:1; Ps 79:13; Ps 100:3; Ezek 34:31, also יָדוֺ ׳צ Ps 95:7(|| מַרְעִיתוֺעַםֿ; read perhaps מַרְעִיתוֺ ׳צ, צַם יָדוֺ, so Che and others); נַחֲלָתֶךָ ׳צ Mic 7:14 also in combinations: ׳אַדִּירֵי הַצֵּ Jer 25:34; Jer 25:35; Jer 25:36, חַהֲרֵגָה ׳צ Zech 11:4; Zech 11:7 (compare Ps 44:23), ׳עֲנִיֵּי הַצּ vPs 44:7 vPs 44:11 (all of Israel); of Edom ׳צְעִירֵי הַ צּ Jer 49:20; Jer 50:45.

sheep, flock, flocks, cattle, lamb

ṣōn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)

וַ עֲמָקִ֥ים

וַ

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

עֲמָקִ֥ים

Root word valley, valleys, vale, dale

Dictionary form: עֵמֶק · ay-MEK

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

In the KJV here: the valleys

in the valley ×17 the valley ×8 of the valley ×7 and the valley ×3 dale ×2 of the valleys ×2 the valleys ×2 valley ×2

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valley — Most natural, widely understood modern default.

lowland — Emphasizes flat, low-lying terrain rather than a gorge.

glen — Suits lush, enclosed valleys; slightly literary register.

vale — Poetic contexts; more elevated register than 'valley'.

basin — Prefer for broad, open valleys with geographic precision.

dale — Gentle, open valley; mainly poetic or pastoral settings.

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עֵ֫מֶק₇₀ noun masculine^{Mic 1:4} vale (properly deepening, depth, see GASm^{Geogr. 384 f. 654 f.}; compare בִּקְעָה, גַּיְא, נַחַל); — ׳י absolute Josh 8:13 +, construct Gen 14:17 +; suffix עִמְקֵךְ Jer 49:4, עִמְקָם Jer 47:5 (but see below); plural עֲמָקִים Mic 1:4, suffix עֲמָקַיִךְ Isa 22:7 — vale, valley, lowland, opposed to הֶהָרִים Mic 1:4, amid mountains, e.g. about Jerusalem Isa 22:7; Jer 31:40, so perhaps לשׁוֵה ׳ע Gen 14:17 = הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳ע vGen 14:17; 2Sam 18:18, compare תֶבְרוֺן ׳ע Gen 37:14 (J), בְּגִבְעוֺן ׳ע Isa 28:21; Josh 8:13 (JE), הָאֵלָה ׳ע 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:19; 1Sam 21:10 (perhaps Wady es-Sant, in Shephelah, west of Bethlehem, GASm^{Geogr. 226}); אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית רְחוֺב ׳ע Judg 18:28 in extreme north; in Moab Jer 48:8 (|| [opposed to?] מִישׁוֺר); or wider, e.g. Judg 5:15 (scene of Sisera's defeat; read perhaps ׳ע also for עֲמָלֵק vJudg 5:14 GFM), יִזְרְעֶ֑אל ׳ע Judg 6:33; Hos 1:5; Josh 17:16 (JE), compare Judg 7:1; Judg 7:8; Judg 7:12; 1Sam 31:7 = 1Chr 10:7, these all perhaps narrow ends of plain (compare GASm^l.c.), but see 1Kgs 20:28 (opposed to הֶהָרִים; || מִישׁוֺר v1Kgs 20:23 = open country, compare Aphek v1Kgs 20:26); of Jordan-valley Josh 13:19; Josh 13:27 (P); of maritime plain (opposed to הָהָר) Judg 1:19; Judg 1:34 fit for chariots, so also אֶרֶץ ׳הָע Josh 17:16 (P), compare Job 39:21 ׳ישֶׁבֶת הָע Jer 21:13, compare Num 14:25 (see Gie di); cultivated 1Sam 6:13; Jer 49:4 (twice in verse); Job 39:10, fertile 1Chr 27:29; Ps 65:14; Song 2:1 see also אַיָּלוֺן, בָּכָא, כְּרָכָה, II. חָרוּץ, יְהוֺשָׁפָט, סֻכּוֺת, עָכוֺר, קְצִיץ, רְפָאִים, שִׂדִּים; ׳בֵּית הָע. — For עִמְקָם Jer 47:5 read עֲנָקִם Anakim ᵐ5 Thes Hi Gf Gie Co Rothst; so also (more dubious) 1Chr 12:16 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:15) Gf Gie, where otherwise ׳הָע = people of valleys.

valley, valleys, vale, dale

ʿēmeq

a vale (i.e., broad depression)

valley, vale, lowland, open country

יַֽעַטְפוּ

Root word overwhelmed, fainted, feeble, feebler, hideth, …

Dictionary form: עָטַף · aw-TAHP

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

In the KJV here: also are covered over

was overwhelmed ×2 also are covered over ×1 but when were feeble ×1 covereth ×1 fainted ×1 fainted in them ×1 he is overwhelmed ×1 him he hideth ×1

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overwhelm — Best for contexts of being engulfed or crushed.

faint — Suits physical or emotional collapse; widely understood.

swoon — Stronger than faint; implies loss of consciousness.

cover — Use for literal wrapping or concealment contexts.

grow feeble — Emphasizes gradual weakening rather than sudden collapse.

collapse — Vivid, contemporary; suits narrative prose well.

BDB5991 H5848

I. [עָטַף] verb turn aside (Syriac turn, return; Arabic incline, bend); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטֹף turn aside (so Ew Di De Bae^Kau and others), Job 23:9 he turneth aside to the right (יָמִין; || שְׂמאֹול בַּעֲשׂתוֺ), read probably 1 singular אֶעֱטֹף Me Bu Du, I turn... and do not see him ( and || בִּקַּשְׁתִּו ׳שׂ).

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II. [עָטַף] verb envelop oneself (Aramaism) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עֲטַף, ; Ethiopic covered, also noun web, texture); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטָףֿ Ps 73:6 3 masculine plural יַעַטְפוּ Ps 65:14 — envelop oneself: Ps 65:15 the valleys cover themselves with corn (|| לָבַשׁ); שִֿׁית חָמָס לָ֑מוֺ׳יַ Ps 73:6 they put on for themselves (each) a garb of violence.

BDB5994 H5848

III. [עָטַף] verb be feeble, faint (Ba^{ES 27} compare Arabic perish, flag); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטֹף Ps 102:1, יַעֲטוֺף Isa 57:16 Infinitive construct עֲטֹף Ps 61:3 Passive participle (Ges^{«GKC:50f»§ 50f}) plural עֲטֻפִים Gen 30:42, עֲטוּפִים Lam 2:19 — literally be feeble Gen 30:42 (J; opposed to קְשׁוּרִים); הָעֲטוּפִים בְּרָעָב Lam 2:19 figurative ׳רוּחַ מִלָּפָנַי יַע Isa 57:16 the spirit would faint before me (׳י); בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי Ps 61:3; Ps 101:2 (title). Niph`al Infinitive construct בֵּעָטֵף עוֺלֵל Lam 2:11 when infants faint (for ׳בְּהֵע; but read perhaps בַּעֲטֹף Qal, so Buhl). Hiph`il Infinitive construct בְּהַעֲטִיף הַצּאֹן Gen 30:42 when the flock shewed feebleness. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְעַטֵף Ps 77:4, ׳וַתִּת Ps 143:4, תִּתְעַטָ֑ף Ps 107:5 Infinitive construct הִתְעַטֵּף Ps 142:4; Jonah 2:8, suffix הִתְעַטְּפָם Lam 2:12 — faint, faint away, Lam 2:12 (כֶּחָלָל like the wounded); subject רוּחַ Ps 77:4; Ps 142:4 (+ עָלַי, see עַל II 1 d), Ps 143:4 (+ id.); subject נֶפֶשׁ Jonah 2:8 (+ id.), Ps 107:5 (+ בָּהֶם).

overwhelmed, fainted, feeble, feebler, hideth, …

ʿāṭap

to shroud, i.e., clothe (whether transitive or reflexive); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish

to turn aside

(Qal) to turn aside, turn (in order to cover)

(Qal) to envelop oneself, cover

(Qal) to be feeble, be faint

בָ֑ר

Root word corn, wheat

Dictionary form: בָּר · bawr

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with corn

corn ×4 with corn ×4 of wheat ×2 of corn ×1 of the wheat ×1 the wheat ×1 wheat ×1

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grain — Broadest term; fits most agricultural and storage contexts.

wheat — Specific crop; use when context confirms wheat variety.

corn — Modernized KJV staple; note US readers may think maize.

cereal crop — Formal/scholarly register; emphasizes category over species.

harvest grain — Highlights reaping context; useful in famine or abundance passages.

BDB1299 H1249 H1250

II. בַּר corn, III. בַּר pure, בָּר, I. II. בֹּר see ברר.

BDB1352 H1250

III. בַּר noun masculine grain, corn (compare Arabic wheat, grain of wheat), Ps 72:16; Amos 5:11; Amos 8:5; Amos 8:6 בָּר Gen 41:35; Gen 41:49; Gen 42:3; Gen 42:25; Gen 45:23 (E) Ps 65:14; Prov 11:26; Jer 23:28; Joel 2:24.

BDB1356 H1250

בָּר noun masculine field (Biblical Aramaic בָּרָא, Syriac , Arabic open country, land) — יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר they grow up in the open field Job 39:4 (Aramaic usage).

BDB9391 H1250 H1305

ברר (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew ברר, בָּר Job 39:4).

corn, wheat

bār

grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country

corn, grain

יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ

Root word shout, shouted, noise, alarm, triumph, …

Dictionary form: רוּעַ · ROO-ah

Verb — Hithpolel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural reflexive (rare stem) — like Hithpael not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: they shout for joy

shouted ×8 shout ×6 make a joyful noise ×5 and shouted ×2 triumph ×2 and cried ×1 and make a joyful noise ×1 and sound an alarm ×1

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shout — Most direct modern equivalent; fits battle or celebration contexts.

raise a war cry — Prefer for military or battle-charge settings.

cheer — Suits joyful, celebratory, or worship contexts.

acclaim — Formal register; good for liturgical or royal proclamation scenes.

sound an alarm — Use when the signal or warning function is primary.

cry out in triumph — Captures victory nuance when exultation is emphasized.

BDB7822 H7442 H7323 H7321

[רוּן] verb overcome (compare Arabic (), with or person, overcome, e.g. of wine); — assumed in Hebrew by Thes (after ᵐ5) and most modern to explain Hithpo`el Participle כְּגִבּוֺר מִתְרוֺנֵן מִיָּ֑יִן Ps 78:65 like a hero overcome by wine (compare || v^a); AV RV De Che and others shout (√רנן), compare ᵑ7; so Hup-Now, with alternate conjecture מִתְעוֺרֵר, and this sense more suitable (compare Luzz^{Il Pentateuco iii (1874), 162 (Lev 21:7)} Perles⁷⁹). — Prov 29:6 see רנן, רוץ.

BDB7823 H7321

[רוּעַ] verb Hiph`il₄₀

1. raise a shout.

2. give a blast with clarion or horn (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Thes compare Arabic utter a grumbling cry); — Perfect 3 masculine plural הֵרִיעוּ Judg 15:14; Ezra 3:11, הֵרֵעוּ 1Sam 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרִיעַ Isa 42:13; Ps 41:12, וַיָּ֫רַע Josh 6:20, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הָרִיעִי Zech 9:9 masculine plural הָרִיעוּ Josh 6:10 +; Infinitive construct הָרִיעַ 2Chr 13:12; 2Chr 13:15 Participle plural מְרִיעִים Ezra 3:13 —

1. shout a war-cry, or alarm of battle, Josh 6:10 (3 t. in verse); Josh 6:16; Josh 6:20; Judg 7:21; 1Sam 17:52; Isa 42:13; 2Chr 13:15 (twice in verse); הריע תְּרוּעָה Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20 לקראת Judg 15:14 בַּמִּלְחָמָה 1Sam 17:20.

2. sound a signal for war or march: with חֲצֹצְרוֺת Num 10:7; Num 10:9 (P); || תקע שׁוֺפָר Hos 5:8, compare Joel 2:1 with על against 2Chr 13:12 so also probably Job 30:5 (against a thief).

3. shout in triumph over enemies: with עַל, Jer 50:15; Ps 41:12 absolute Zeph 3:14 (|| רנן).

4. shout in applause: absolute 1Sam 10:24; Zech 9:9, compare (of angels) Job 38:7.

5. shout with religious impulse: תְּרוּעָה ׳הר 1Sam 4:5; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:13 so in public worship with music and sacrifice, with לְ, to God Ps 47:2; Ps 66:1; Ps 81:2; Ps 95:1; Ps 95:2; Ps 98:4; Ps 100:1, לפני Ps 98:6 in joy, תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אֶרֶץ Isa 44:23 (|| תָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם).

6. cry out in distress, Isa 15:4 (but Du Bu יָָֽרְעוּ tremble); לָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵ֑עַ Mic 4:9 (of Zion under figure of woman, but perhaps read למה תָּרוֺעִי רֹעַ why art thou broken all to pieces? as Prov 11:15). Po`lal. Imperfect 3 masculine singular impersonal לֹא יְרֹעָ֑ע Isa 16:10 a shout shall not be uttered (of joy in harvest; || יְרֻנָּן). Hithpo`lel Imperfect 1 singular אֶתְרוֺעָ֑ע Ps 108:10 3 masculine plural יִתְרוֺעֲעוּ Ps 65:14 Imperative feminine singular הִתְרוֺעָ֑עִי Ps 60:10 —

1. shout in triumph: with על Ps 60:10 (subject Philistia; iron.) || Ps 108:10 (subject ׳י).

2. shout for joy, Ps 65:14 (meadows, valleys; || שׁיר).

shout, shouted, noise, alarm, triumph, …

rûaʿ

to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)

to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast

(Hiphil)

to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle

to shout in triumph

אַף

Particle indeed, surely

Dictionary form: אַף · ap

Particle — Affirmation

In the KJV here: they also

also ×41 yea ×31 how much more ×6 how much less ×5 and also ×4 and ×3 even ×3 wilt thou also ×3

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also — Broadest equivalent; works in most additive contexts.

moreover — Signals a stronger, emphatic addition to what precedes.

furthermore — Adds a point that advances the argument forward.

even — Highlights surprise or intensification of the added element.

how much more — Use in a fortiori arguments scaling upward.

how much less — Use in a fortiori arguments scaling downward.

BDB649 H637

II. אַף conjunction denoting addition, especially of something greater, also, yea (so Phoenician, Aramaic , אַף, אוֺף; compare ).

1. very rare in plain prose (in which גַּם is more usual): Gen 40:16* (*with pronoun, as rather often) I also in my dream, Num 16:14; Deut 2:11*; Deut 2:20* 2Sam 20:14 (see Dr) 2Kgs 2:14 * Esth 5:12 more frequently in poetry, especially as introducing emphatically a new thought Deut 33:3; Deut 33:20; Deut 33:28; 1Sam 2:7; Ps 16:6; Ps 16:7; Ps 16:9; Ps 18:49; Ps 65:14 they shout for joy, yea, they sing! Ps 68:9; Ps 68:17; Ps 74:16; Ps 89:28; Ps 1; Prov 22:19* Prov 23:28* +; or in more elevated prose style, Lev 26:16*; Lev 26:24*; Lev 26:28*; Lev 26:41*; and 25 t. in the impassioned rhetoric of Isa² (Isa 40:24-48:15), e.g. Isa 40:24; Isa 41:10; Isa 41:26; Isa 42:13; Isa 43:7; Isa 43:19; Isa 46:11 yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it! Isa 48:12; Isa 48:15. Implying something surprising or unexpected, even, indeed Job 14:3; Job 15:4*. וְאַף and also Lev 26:39; Lev 26:40; Lev 26:42; Lev 26:44; Deut 15:17; Hab 2:15; Ps 68:19; 1Chr 8:32* = 1Chr 9:38* 2Chr 12:5* Neh 2:18; Neh 13:15 and even Job 19:4 וְאַףאָֿמְנָם שָׁגִיתִי and even indeed (if) I have erred . . . With הֲ, הַאַף indeed . . .? really . . .? Gen 18:13; Gen 18:23 wilt thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? vGen 18:24; Amos 2:11; Job 34:17; Job 40:8. In contrast to a preceding thought (expressed or implied) but, nay (imo) Ps 44:10; Ps 58:3 compare Judg 5:29*.

2. (Equally in prose and poetry) with reference to a preceding sentence, yea, à fortiori, the more so (= how much more! after an affirm. clause; = how much less! after a negative one): 2Sam 4:10f. when one told me, Saul is dead . . . I took hold of him and slew him . . . ׳אַף כִּיאֲֿנָשִׁים רְשָׁעִים הָרְגוּ וג à fortiori, how much more (should I do so when wicked men have slain a righteous person, etc.! Ezek 14:21 (Ew Hi) Ezek 15:5; Prov 21:27 (in all these passages כִּי = when) Job 4:19. So וְאַף 1Sam 23:3; 2Kgs 5:13 . . . וְאַף כִּיאָֿמַר אֵלֶיךָ and the more (= and how much rather), when he hath said to thee, etc. More commonly in this sense strengthened by כִּי (q. v.), see below

BDB9331 H637 H638

אַף conjunction also (Biblical Hebrew אַף; Egyptian Aramaic, Palmyrene אף (S-C^Pap. Lzb²²⁴); ᵑ7 אַף, ᵑ7^J also אוֺף; Syriac ; — also, alwlays וְאַף Dan 6:23; Ezra 5:10; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:5.

also, yea, less, more, even, …

ʾap

meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though

(conj) (denoting addition, especially of something greater) also, yea, though, so much the more

יָשִֽׁירוּ

Root word singers, sing, sang, women, men, …

Dictionary form: שִׁיר · sheer

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

In the KJV here: sing

sing ×12 and the singers ×10 i will sing ×9 the singers ×8 of the singers ×4 and singing women ×3 sang ×3 for singers ×2

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sing — Most versatile; fits narrative, poetry, and command contexts.

chant — Prefer for formal, liturgical, or ritual singing contexts.

make music — Broader; useful when singing blends with instrumentation.

song — Nominal use; when the lemma functions as a noun for the act or piece.

raise a song — Vivid phrase for celebratory or triumphant proclamation in song.

vocalist — For references to professional temple or court singers.

BDB8645 H7891

[שִׁיר]₈₆ verb sing (denominative according to Nö^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 537} Gerb¹⁷², but, if so, an old one); —

Qal₄₉ Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׁר Ps 7:1 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָשִׁיר Exod 15:1; Num 21:17 (read יָשִׁר Job 33:27 for יָשִׁר, √II. שׁוּר, so SS Bu Gerber; in this sense also Ew De Di RV and all modern); 3 feminine singular וַתָּ֫שַׁר Judg 5:1, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שִׁירוּ Exod 15:21 +; Infinitive construct לָשׁוּר 1Sam 18:6 Kt ( < Qr לָשִׁיר, so Bu; ᵐ5^B omitted, compare Dr Kit^Kau HPS Now); Participle שָׁר Prov 25:20 plural שָׁרִים 2Sam 19:36 +; feminine שָׁרוֺת 2Sam 19:36 + 2 t. + Amos 8:3 (read for שִׁירוֺת; see שִׁירָה); — sing, with accusative שִׁיר Isa 42:10; Ps 33:3 + 5 t.; שִׁירָה Exod 15:1; Num 21:17 (E) Isa 5:1 בשׁרים ׳שׁ Prov 25:20 מִשִּׁיר שִׁיּוֺן Ps 137:3 שׁגיון Ps 7:1 (ᵐ5 מזמור), תהלה Ps 106:12 with accusative of theme Ps 59:17; Ps 89:2 absolute Judg 5:1; 1Sam 18:6 with לְ Ps 13:6; Ps 96:1; Ps 96:2 = 1Chr 16:23; Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21; Jer 20:13 || זמּר Ps 68:5; Ps 68:33; Ps 101:1; Ps 104:33; Ps 105:2 = 1Chr 16:9; Judg 5:3 + זמּר absolute Ps 57:8 = Ps 108:2 with accusative theme Ps 21:14 with לְ person Ps 27:6 of nature Ps 65:14 (after החְרוֺעֵעַ); על אנשׁים Job 33:27 (see above); participle שָׁרִים singers 2Sam 19:36; 1Kgs 10:12 + 6 t. (Ezek 40:44 read שְׁתַּיִם ᵐ5 Hi Co modern); שָׁרוֺת songstresses 2Sam 19:36; 2Chr 35:25; Eccl 2:8 + Amos 8:3 (see above). — Ps 138:5 read וְיָשִׂיחוּ. Po`l.₃₆ Perfect 3 masculine plural שֹׁרְרוּ Job 36:24 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשׁוֺרֵר Zeph 2:14 Participle מְשׁוֺרֵר 1Chr 6:18; 2Chr 29:28 plural מְשֹׁרְרִים Ezra 2:65 +, etc.; — sing: birds Zeph 2:14 men Job 36:24 elsewhere participle of Levitical singers 1Chr 6:18; 1Chr 9:33 + 31 t., + feminine plural Ezra 2:65 songstresses = Neh 7:67. Hoph`al be sung: Imperfect יוּשַׁר הַשִׁיר הַזֶּה Isa 26:1

singers, sing, sang, women, men, …

šîr

to sing

to sing

(Qal)

to sing

to sing

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.

לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים הַצֹּ֗אן Revia Gadol — a lesser break וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ בָ֑ר Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ Revia Mugrash — a lesser break אַף יָשִֽׁירוּ Silluq — end of the verse

לָבְשׁוּ כָרִים׀ הַצֹּאן וַעֲמָקִים יַֽעַטְפוּ-בָר יִתְרוֹעֲעוּ אַף-יָשִֽׁירוּ׃

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:12

כִּֽי-בְשִׂמְחָה תֵצֵאוּ וּבְשָׁלוֹם תּֽוּבָלוּן הֶהָרִים וְהַגְּבָעוֹת יִפְצְחוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם רִנָּה וְכָל-עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה יִמְחֲאוּ-כָֽף׃

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Acts 14:17

καὶ τοι γε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθοποιῶν οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Isaiah 35:1

יְשֻׂשׂוּם מִדְבָּר וְצִיָּה וְתָגֵל עֲרָבָה וְתִפְרַח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Isaiah 30:23

וְנָתַן מְטַר זַרְעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר-תִּזְרַע אֶת-הָאֲדָמָה וְלֶחֶם תְּבוּאַת הָֽאֲדָמָה וְהָיָה דָשֵׁן וְשָׁמֵן יִרְעֶה מִקְנֶיךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כַּר נִרְחָֽב׃

Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

Psalms 98:7

יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalms 96:11

יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ יִֽרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאֽוֹ׃

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Isaiah 44:23

רָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם כִּֽי-עָשָׂה יְהוָה הָרִיעוּ תַּחְתִּיּוֹת אָרֶץ פִּצְחוּ הָרִים רִנָּה יַעַר וְכָל-עֵץ בּוֹ כִּֽי-גָאַל יְהוָה יַֽעֲקֹב וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְפָּאָֽר׃

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Jeremiah 48:33

וְנֶאֶסְפָה שִׂמְחָה וָגִיל מִכַּרְמֶל וּמֵאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב וְיַיִן מִיקָבִים הִשְׁבַּתִּי לֹֽא-יִדְרֹךְ הֵידָד הֵידָד לֹא הֵידָֽד׃

And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.

Zechariah 9:17

כִּי מַה-טּוּבוֹ וּמַה-יָפְיוֹ דָּגָן בַּֽחוּרִים וְתִירוֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

Psalms 72:16

יְהִי פִסַּת-בַּר׀ בָּאָרֶץ בְּרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִרְעַשׁ כַּלְּבָנוֹן פִּרְיוֹ וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Isaiah 52:9

פִּצְחוּ רַנְּנוּ יַחְדָּו חָרְבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם כִּֽי-נִחַם יְהוָה עַמּוֹ גָּאַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Psalms 144:13

מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּבוֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

Isaiah 35:10

וּפְדוּיֵי יְהוָה יְשֻׁבוּן וּבָאוּ צִיּוֹן בְּרִנָּה וְשִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם עַל-רֹאשָׁם שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה יַשִּׂיגוּ וְנָסוּ יָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Psalms 104:24

מָֽה-רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ׀ יְֽהוָה כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalms 65:12

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Psalms 65:13

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Strong's Definition H3847

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Strong's Definition H3733

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Strong's Definition H6629

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Strong's Definition H6010

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Strong's Definition H5848

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Strong's Definition H1250

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Strong's Definition H7321

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Strong's Definition H637

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