Ruth 1:14

וַ תִּשֶּׂ֣נָה

וַ

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

תִּשֶּׂ֣נָה

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

Dictionary form: נָשָׂא · naw-SAW

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 — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person feminine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and they lifted up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BDB9721 H5375 H5376

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

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

נְשֵׁיהוֺן see [נָשִׁין] below II. אנשׁ.

up, bear, take, bare, away, …

nāśāʾ

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

to lift, bear up, carry, take

(Qal)

to lift, lift up

to be lifted up, be exalted

to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist

to cause one to bear (iniquity)

קוֹלָ ֔ן

קוֹלָ

Root word voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …

֔ן

Suffix — pronoun their / them (women)

Dictionary form: קוֹל · kole

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

In the KJV here: their voice

the voice ×95 my voice ×32 voice ×32 his voice ×30 thy voice ×19 and the voice ×17 their voice ×16 a voice ×15

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voice — Best default; fits speech, divine address, crying out.

sound — Prefer when source is non-human or instrumental.

noise — Good for loud, chaotic, or crowd contexts.

cry — Use for calls of distress, shouting, or weeping.

thunder — Fits theophany passages where God's voice roars.

proclamation — Use when the sense is a formal public announcement.

BDB7359 H6963

קוֺל (sometimes, with prefix and suffix, קֹל)₅₀₆ noun masculine^{Gen 39:14} sound, voice; — absolute קוֺל Gen 4:10 + (הַקֹּל Gen 27:22; Gen 45:16); construct קוֺל Gen 3:8 + (וְקֹל Exod 19:16, לְקֹל Exod 4:8 (twice in verse)); suffix קוֺלִי 1Sam 26:17 +, קוֺלְךָ Judg 18:25 +, etc. (קֹלִי Gen 22:18, קֹלֶ֑ךָ Exod 3:18, etc.); plural (usually of thunder) קֹלֹת Exod 9:23 + 4 t., קוֺלֹת Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), קֹלוֺת 1Sam 2:17 + 5 t.; —

1. sound: especially
a. of human voice Josh 6:10; 2Kgs 7:10 in speech Gen 27:22 (twice in verse); 1Sam 1:13; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17 (twice in verse); recognized (הִכִּיר) v1Sam 26:17; Jer 18:3 ׳יְפֵה ק Ezek 33:32 pleasant of voice, compare Song 2:14 (twice in verse); Song 8:13 in singing Exod 32:18; 2Sam 19:36; Isa 52:8, calling Judg 9:7, shouting Exod 32:17; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:40; Ezra 3:13, rejoicing Jer 7:34 (4 t. in verse) = Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11, praise Ps 66:8; Ps 26:7; Joel 2:10, laughter Jer 30:19, weeping Gen 21:16; Judg 2:4; 1Sam 11:4; Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14; Ezra 3:13, outcry Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18; 1Sam 4:14; Jer 8:19, distress, lament Jer 9:18; Ezek 27:30; Zech 11:3; Ps 102:6, supplication Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:23; Ps 86:6 adverb אֶחָד ׳ק with one voice Exod 24:3; 2Chr 5:13, גָּדוֺל ׳ק loud voice 2Sam 15:23 + (compare ׳ג ׳בְּק Gen 39:14; 1Sam 28:12 +), רָם ׳ק Deut 27:14 ׳נָשָׂא ק Gen 21:16 + (see נָשָׂא 1 b (5)), ׳הֵרִים ק Gen 39:15 + (see דום Hiph`il); on ׳ק as independent noun, followed by subject + verb of calling Ps 3:5; Ps 27:7; Ps 142:2 see Ges^{«GKC:144m»§ 144m}
b. of ׳י Gen 3:8; Gen 3:10; Isa 6:8; Exod 19:19; 1Kgs 19:3; Mic 6:9; Ezek 10:5 (compare also 2 b) +; adverb גָּדוֺל ׳ק Deut 5:19; Ezek 9:1 דְּמָמָה דַקָּה ׳ק 1Kgs 19:12.
c. of seraph Isa 6:4.
d. of angel Dan 8:16 (אָדָם ׳ק i.e. in human speech, compare Bev); דְּבָרָיו ׳ק Dan 10:6; Dan 10:9 (twice in verse).
e. of animals: bleating of sheep 1Sam 15:14, lowing of cattle v1Sam 15:14; Jer 9:9, neighing of horses Jer 8:16, roaring of lion Amos 3:4; Jer 2:15 +, hissing of serpent Jer 46:22 (in simile), singing of birds Nah 2:8; Zeph 2:14; Ps 104:12; Song 2:12; Eccl 12:4. feminine exclamation, at beginning of clause, a sound of...! = hark! Gen 4:10; Isa 13:4; Isa 40:3; Isa 52:8; Jer 4:15; Jer 10:22; Jer 50:28; Song 2:8; Song 5:2 (Ges^{«GKC:146b»§ 146b}).

2. sound:
a. of instrument, especially (הַ)שֹּׁפָר ׳ק Exod 9:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15) Amos 2:2; 1Kgs 1:41 +, ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת וגו 2Chr 5:13, כִּנּוֺר Ezek 26:13, עוּנָב Job 21:12 of פַּעֲמֹנִים on high priest's robe Exod 28:35.

2. thunder-clap or peal (compare Dr 1Sam 12:17), ׳קוֺל י (or קוֺלוֺ) Amos 1:2; Isa 30:30; Isa 30:31; Jer 10:13 = Jer 51:16, Joel 2:11; Joel 4:16; Ps 18:14 = 2Sam 22:14; Ps 29:3; Ps 29:7; Ps 46:7; Job 37:4 (compare 1Sam 7:10; Ps 77:18; Ps 77:19; Ps 104:7), so especially plural absolute (see above) Exod 9:23; Exod 9:28; Exod 9:29; Exod 9:33; Exod 9:34; Exod 19:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), 1Sam 7:10; 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 12:18; Job 28:26 = Job 38:25.
c. קוֺל רַגְלֶיהָ 1Kgs 14:6 compare 2Kgs 6:32, and (probably) Gen 3:8 also (הַ)צְּעָדָה ׳ק 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15 of runners 2Kgs 11:13; 2Chr 23:12.
d. stamping of hoofs Jer 47:3; Ezek 26:10 ( +chariots, etc.), compare 1Kgs 1:41.
e. of chariots Nah 3:2; Joel 2:5 wheels Ezek 3:13 whip Nah 3:2. feminine of sea, and great waters Hab 3:10; Ezek 1:24; Ezek 43:2; Ps 93:3; Ps 93:4, compare Jer 50:42 (in simile); צִנּוֺרֶיךָ ׳ק Ps 42:8.
g. earthquake Ezek 37:7.
h. a fall Jer 49:21; Ezek 26:15; Ezek 31:16.
i. of a multitude 1Sam 4:14; Isa 13:4; Ezek 23:42.
j. din of war Exod 32:17; Jer 50:22; Jer 50:46; Jer 51:55; Lam 2:7.
k. of wings Ezek 1:24; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:5.

1. flame Joel 2:5 crackling of thorns Eccl 7:6 rustling of leaves Lev 26:36. masculine millstones Jer 25:10; Eccl 12:4.

3. of articulate speech, thing said:
a. (1) often of human advice, command, entreaty Gen 3:17; Gen 4:23; Exod 3:18; Exod 4:1; Exod 4:9; Deut 1:45; Deut 21:18 (twice in verse); Deut 21:20; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 8:7; 1Sam 8:9; 2Sam 12:18 דִּבְרֵיכֶם ׳ק Deut 1:34; Deut 5:25 even of written words 2Kgs 10:6 so also הָאֹת ׳ק Exod 4:8 (twice in verse) voice (teaching) of the sign. (2) of a report Gen 45:16; Eccl 10:20. (3) of a proclamation Exod 36:6 (P), 2Chr 24:9; 2Chr 30:5; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Ezra 10:7; Neh 8:15. (4) אָלָה ׳ק Lev 5:1 utterance of adjuration.
b. often (especially Deuteronomy, Jeremiah) of words of ׳י Gen 22:18; Gen 26:5; Exod 5:2; Exod 15:26; Exod 19:5; Deut 8:20; Deut 9:23; Deut 13:15; Deut 13:19 +, Judg 2:2; Judg 2:20; Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:19; 1Sam 15:20; 1Sam 15:22; Jer 3:13; Jer 3:25; Jer 7:23 +; of ׳מַלְאַךְ י Exod 23:21; Exod 23:22. — קֹל Jer 3:9 see below קלל.

BDB7450 H6963

קֹל noun [masculine] lightness, frivolity (so Vrss Ki Gie; Gf thinks = קָלוֺן; > = voice); — מִקֹּל זְנוּנָהּ Jer 3:9. — קֹל voice, see קוֺל.

BDB9854 H6963

קול (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew קול, קוֺל).

voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …

qôl

a voice or sound

voice, sound, noise

voice

וַ תִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה

וַ

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

תִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה

Root word wept, weep, weeping, weepeth, bewail, …

Dictionary form: בָּכָה · baw-KAW

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 — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person feminine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and wept again

and wept ×29 wept ×16 weep ×8 weeping ×5 and weep ×3 sore ×3 and bewail ×2 shall weep ×2

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weep — Direct modern equivalent; broadly useful across all contexts.

cry — Informal register; natural in narrative or emotional dialogue.

sob — Implies audible, convulsive weeping; heightens emotional intensity.

mourn — Emphasizes grief over loss; good for lamentation contexts.

wail — Suggests loud, public mourning; fits communal or ritual grief.

lament — Formal register; suits poetic or liturgical passages.

BDB1097 H1058

בָּכָה₁₁₄ verb weep, bewail (Arabic , Aramaic בְּכָא, , Assyrian bakû Zim^{BP 23, 56}, Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect ׳בּ Gen 43:14; Hos 12:5 וּבָֽכְתָה consecutive Deut 21:13 בָּכִ֫יתִּי Job 30:25, etc.; Imperfect וַיֵּבְךְ Gen 37:35 + 16 t. (וַיֵּבְךְּ Gen 27:28 etc.); 3 feminine singular תִּבְכֶּה 1Sam 1:10 + 2 t.; וַתִּבְכֶּה 1Sam 1:7, וַתֵּבְךְּ Gen 21:16 (where ᵐ5 masculine compare Di) + 4 t.; 2 masculine singular תִּבְכֶּה Isa 30:19; Ezek 24:16 וַתִּבְכֶּה 2Kgs 22:19, וַתֵּבְךְּ 2Sam 12:21; 2Chr 34:27 2 feminine singular תִּבְכִּי 1Sam 1:8 אֶבְכֶּה Judg 11:37 + 4 t.; וָאֶבְכֶּה 2Sam 12:22 + 2 t.; יִבְכּוּ Lev 10:6 + 3 t.; יִבְכָּי֑וּן Job 31:38; Isa 33:7 3 feminine plural תִּבְכֶּינָה Job 27:15; Ps 78:64 ׳וַתִּב Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14, etc.; Imperative plural בְּכוּ Jer 22:10; Joel 1:5 בְּכֶינָה 2Sam 1:24 Infinitive absolute בָּכוֺ Isa 30:19 + 3 t. + Mic 1:10 (where read בְּעַכּוֺ, see עכו); בָּכֹה 1Sam 1:10 + 3 t.; construct לִבְכּוֺת Gen 43:30 + 3 t.; לִבְכֹּתָהּ Gen 23:2 Participle בֹּכֶה (בּוֺכֶה) Exod 2:6 + 6 t.; feminine singular בּוֺכִיָּה Lam 1:16 plural בֹּכִים (׳בּו) Ezra 3:12 +, etc.; —

1. weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy), absolute Gen 42:24; Gen 43:30 (twice in verse); Exod 2:6; Num 11:4; Num 11:10; Num 14:1; 1Sam 1:7; 1Sam 1:8; 1Sam 1:10; 1Sam 11:5; 1Sam 30:4 (twice in verse); 2Sam 1:12; 2Sam 3:16; 2Sam 13:36; 2Sam 15:30 (twice in verse); 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:2; 2Kgs 8:11; 2Kgs 8:12; Isa 30:19 (twice in verse); Jer 41:6; Jer 50:4; Ezek 24:16; Ezek 24:23; Lam 1:2; Zech 7:3; Joel 1:5; Joel 2:17; Ps 78:64; Ps 126:6 compare Ps 69:11 (but on text see Che) Job 27:15; Eccl 3:4 (opposed to laugh שׂחק) Ezra 10:1; Neh 8:9; Esth 8:3 once with inanimate subject Job 31:38 ׳תְּלָמֶיהָ יִב its furrows weep; on Neh 1:4 יָשַׁבְתִּי וָאֶבְכֶּה compare Assyrian attašab abakî, Flood^{130 ed.} Dl Gu^{§ 77} Hpt^{BAS i. 145}; of loud weeping נָשָׂא ׳הַקּוֺל וַיִּב Gen 21:16; Gen 27:38; Gen 29:11; Judg 2:4; Judg 21:2; 1Sam 11:4; 1Sam 24:17; 2Sam 3:32; 2Sam 13:36; Job 2:12; Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14, compare ׳בְּאָזְנֵי י ׳בּ Num 11:18, also Job 30:31.

2. with accusative of congnate meaning with verb בְּכִי Judg 21:2; 2Sam 13:36; 2Kgs 20:3 = Isa 38:3, compare בִּבְכִי Isa 16:9, מִבְּכִי Jer 48:32, & חַרְבֶּה בֶּכֶה ׳בּ Ezra 10:1 followed by קוֺל גָּדוֺל 2Sam 15:33, compare בקול גדול ׳בּ Ezra 3:12 weep bitterly ׳מַר יִב Isa 33:7 also with infinitive absolute weep intensely, grievously 1Sam 1:10; Jer 22:10; Lam 1:2, compare Isa 30:19 & Mic 1:10 (but on text see above)

3. followed by עַל weep upon, i.e. embrace and weep, עַלצֿואריו Gen 45:14; Gen 46:29 compare Gen 45:15; Gen 50:1 also עַלפָּֿנָיו ׳בּ 2Kgs 13:14 see further Gen 33:4; Gen 45:14 & וַיִּבְכּוּ אִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ 1Sam 20:41 also followed by עַל weep over, for Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; 2Sam 3:34; Lam 1:16 followed by אֶלֹֿ 2Sam 1:24; 2Sam 3:32; Ezek 27:31 followed by לְ Jer 22:10; Jer 48:32; Job 30:25 followed by מִפְּנִי because of Jer 13:17 followed by temporal clause (of occasion of weeping) Gen 50:17; Ps 137:1; Neh 8:9.

4. followed by accusative bewail Gen 23:2; Gen 37:35; Gen 50:3; Lev 10:6; Num 20:29; Deut 21:13; Deut 34:8; Jer 8:23, compare Isa 16:9.

5. followed by עַל in sense of burden, annoy with weeping Num 11:13; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17 compare לִפְנֵי Num 11:20.

6. ׳לִפְנֵי י ׳בּ of penitent weeping Judg 20:23 (compare Be; see also Judg 21:2) Deut 1:45; 2Kgs 22:19; 2Chr 34:27, compare also Num 25:6 joined with fasting Judg 20:26; 2Sam 12:21; 2Sam 12:22 compare Ezra 10:1 so of weeping in anxious entreaty Hos 4:5 on participle as proper name Judg 2:1; Judg 2:5 see בֹּכִים below Pi`el Participle feminine singular מְבַכָּה lament Jer 31:25 followed by עַל; bewail, plural מְבַכּוֺת followed by accusative Ezek 8:14.

wept, weep, weeping, weepeth, bewail, …

bākâ

to weep; generally to bemoan

to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears

(Qal)

to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)

lamenting

ע֑וֹד

Adverb more, yet, again, still, else, …

Dictionary form: עוֹד · ode

Adverb

more ×107 yet ×49 any more ×45 again ×25 was yet ×13 else ×8 still ×7 as yet ×6

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still — Best for ongoing states or conditions continuing into present.

yet — Suits contexts of expectation or something not yet done.

again — Use for repeated actions or returning to a prior state.

any longer — Ideal in negated clauses: 'no longer', 'not any longer'.

further — Good for continuation or addition, especially in discourse.

anymore — Informal; natural in negative or interrogative modern contexts.

BDB5855 H5750

עוֺד and (14 t.: Fr^{MM 256}) עֹד, substantive a going round, continuance, but used mostly as adverb accusative still, yet, again, besides: with suffix עוֺדֶנִּי (with apparently verbal form, like ׃אֵינֶנִּי Ol^{§ 222 g} Sta^{§ 352 b} Kö^{ii. 444, iii. 360} Ges^{«GKC:100»§ 100}. 5), Deut 31:27; Josh 14:11; 1Sam 20:14, עוֺדִי Gen 48:15; Ps 104:33; Ps 139:18; Ps 146:2 עוֺדְךָ Gen 46:30 + 4 t., feminine עוֺדָךְ 1Kgs 1:14 עוֺדֶנּוּ Gen 18:22 + 20 t. (never עוֺדוֺ), עוֺדֶנָּה 1Kgs 1:22, עוֺדָהּ Isa 28:4 עוֺדָם Isa 4:18; Esth 6:14, 3 feminine plural עוֺדֶינָה Lam 4:17 Kt (Qr 1 plural עוֺדֵינוּ); there occur also עוֺד אֲנִי 2Sam 14:32; Dan 9:20; Dan 9:21, and עוֺד הֵם Isa 65:24: —

1. as adverb:
a. (a) expressingcontinuance, persistence, usually of the past or present, still, yet, Gen 18:22 ואברהם עודנו עמֵד and A., he was still standing before ׳י (note often so עוֺדֶנּוּ after cas. pend., Gen 44:14; 1Sam 13:7; 1Kgs 12:2; Jer 33:1; 2Chr 34:3), 2Chr 29:7 הן עוד היום גדול the day is still high, 2Chr 31:14; 2Chr 43:7 הַעוֺד אֲבִיכֶם חַי, v2Chr 43:27; 2Chr 45:3; Exod 4:18; Exod 9:2; Num 19:13; Judg 6:24; Judg 8:20; 1Kgs 20:32 הַעוֺדֶנּוּ חַי 2Sam 14:32 (but Kö^{iii. 558} עַד), 2Sam 18:14; Isa 5:25 ועור יָדוֺ נְטוּיָה; Isa 10:32 עוֺד הַיּוֺם בְּנֹב לַעֲמֹד still to-day (such is his haste) will he tarry in Nob; 1Kgs 22:44 עוד חעם מְזַכְּחִים the people were still sacrificing, etc. (so 2Kgs 12:4 +); 2Sam 1:9 כיכֿלעֿוד נפשׁי בי Job 27:3 (see כֹּל 1 f; Mic 6:10 (see הֲ 1 b end, and Ke; but also We Now); Lam 4:17 the suffix is anticipatory, either of eyes (Kt) or our (Qr ᵐ5), in poetry for כָּלוֺת עוֺד עֵינֵינוּ; but Dy Löhr al. read עַד מָה for ׳עַ Bi¹ Wild simply עוֺד 2Chr 14:6 read either עוֺדֵנוּ (suffic 1 plural antic. of לפנינו), or עוֺד. Twice, peculiarly, עוֺד לֹא still not (German noch nicht) i.e. not yet (in class. Hebrew טֶרֶם), Jer 40:5 עוֺדֶנּוּ לא ישׁוב, 2Chr 20:23 ועוד העם לא הֵכִינוּ לבבם (the finite verb on accusative of לֹא). Sq. וְ Num 11:33 הבשׂר עודנו בין חרה בעם ׳שׁנּיהם ֗֗֗ ואף י the flesh was still between their teeth ..., and ( = when) etc., (compare Ps 78:30f.; Job 8:12); and often in the phrase (מְדַבְּרִים) מְדַבֵּר (׳עוֺדָם וגו) עוֺדֶנּוּ he (they, etc.) was (were) still speaking, and (= when) etc., Gen 29:9 עודנו מְדַבֵּר עמם ורחל באה, 1Kgs 1:22; 1Kgs 1:42; 2Kgs 6:33; Esth 6:14; Dan 9:20; Dan 9:21, so עוֺד זֶה ֗֗֗ Job 1:16; Job 1:17 (+ vJob 1:18 for עַד): and of the future, 1Kgs 1:14; Isa 65:24 עוֺד הֵם מְדַבְּרִים ואני אשִׁמע); compare Exod 9:17.
(b) Expressing addition or repetition, still, yet, more, Gen 7:4 כי לימים עוד שׁבעה after yet seven days, Gen 8:10; Gen 8:12; Gen 29:27; Gen 29:30 עוד שׁבע שׁנים אחרות, Gen 45:6; 2Kgs 6:33; Isa 1:5; Hab 2:3 כִּי עוֺד חָזוֺן לַמּוֺעֵד (compare Dan 10:14; Dan 11:2; Dan 11:27; Dan 11:35), Jer 13:27 אַחֲרֵי מָתַי עוֺד after how long still ? with stress on the idea of continuance, Gen 46:29 וַיֵּבְךְ עַל צַוָּארָיו עוֺד still going on (AV. a good while), Ruth 1:14; Ps 84:5 עוד יהללוך they will be still praising thee, Job 34:23 with עוֺד prefixed for emphasis, Exod 11:1 ׳עוד נגע אחד אביא על פ, Isa 49:20; Isa 56:8 עוֺד ׳אֲקַבֵּץ וגו, Ezek 8:13; Ezek 8:15; Ps 42:6; Ps 92:15 +; in the phrase עוֺד מְעַט וְ followed by perfect consecutive, Exod 17:4 עוד מעט וּסְקָלֻנִי yet a little, and they will stone me, Hos 1:4; Jer 51:33, compare Ps 37:10; Isa 10:25; Isa 29:17 simil. Jonah 3:4 (compare בְּעוֺד Isa 21:16), 2Chr 10:5 (but see ᵐ5 and || 1Kgs 12:5); לא ֗֗֗ עוד no more, both of the past, as Exod 2:3; Josh 5:1; Josh 5:12; 1Kgs 10:5, and of the future, as Gen 17:5 ׳לא יִקָּרֵא עוד שׁמך א, Gen 32:29; Deut 31:2; Isa 2:4; Isa 30:20; Isa 62:4; Jer 3:16 + often, עוד ֗֗֗ לא Gen 8:22 so with אֵין Isa 23:10; Jer 10:20; Jer 48:2; Ps 74:9 al.
b. When the continuance is limited by its nature to a single occurrence, עוֺד becomes = again, Gen 4:25; Gen 9:11 לא יִכָרֵת כל בשׂר עוד, Gen 18:29 וַיֹּסֶף עוֺד לְדַבֵּר and he added still to speak, i.e. he spake yet again (so often with יָסַף; see √), Gen 24:20 וַ֫תָּרָץ עוֺד and she ran again, Gen 29:33 וַתַּ֫הַר עוֺד, Gen 35:9; Gen 37:9; Exod 3:15; Exod 4:6; Deut 3:26; 1Sam 10:22 + often; with עוֺד prefixed, Hos 12:10; Jer 31:4; Jer 31:5; Jer 31:23; Jer 32:15; Jer 33:12; Jer 33:13 לא ֗֗֗ עוֺד not again, no more, Deut 13:17; Deut 34:10.
c. Still, moreover, besides (not in temporal sense); Gen 19:12 עוֺד מי לך פה whom hast thou here besides ? Gen 43:6 הַעוֺד לָכֶם אָח Amos 6:10; 1Sam 10:22 הֲבָא עוֺד הֲלֹם אִישׁ is there still a man come hither ? (that is, besides ourselves: but ᵐ5 We and others הֲבָא הֲלֹם הָאִישׁ), 1Sam 16:11 עוֺד שָׁאַר הַקָּטָן, 1Sam 18:8 ועוד לו אך המלוכה, 1Kgs 22:7; 1Kgs 22:8; 2Kgs 4:6 אֵין עוֺד כֶּ֑לִי, Isa 5:4; Jer 36:32; Ezek 20:27; Ezek 23:38; Ezek 36:37; Prov 9:9; Eccl 12:9; 1Chr 29:3; 2Chr 17:6 +; וְאֵין עוֺד and there is none besides, Deut 4:39 (compare vDeut 4:35), 1Kgs 8:60; Isa 45:5; Isa 45:6; Isa 45:14; Isa 45:18; Isa 45:22 (compare vIsa 45:21), Isa 46:9; Joel 2:27 אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֺד Isa 47:8; Isa 47:10; Zeph 2:15.

2. With prefixes: —
a. בְּעוֺד, literally in the continuance of ..., i.e.
(a) while yet: Gen 25:6 בְּעוֺדֶנּוּ חַי while he was yet alive, Deut 31:27; 2Sam 12:22 בְּעוֺד הַיֶּלֶד חַי, Isa 28:4; Ps 39:2; Job 29:5 בְּעוֺדִי alone, = so long as I live, Ps 104:33; Ps 146:22 (|| בְּחַיַּי); 2Sam 3:35 בעוד היום, Jer 15:9 בעוד יומם, Prov 31:15.
(b) within yet, usually of time, Gen 40:13 ׳בְּעוֺד שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים יִשָּׂא וגו within yet three days, etc., vGen 40:19; Josh 1:11; Isa 7:8; Isa 21:16 בְּעוֺד שָׁנָה (followed by perfect cons.), Jer 28:3; Jer 28:11; Amos 4:7 but also of distance, Gen 48:7 בְּעוֺד כִּבְרַת ארץ לבוא אפרתה (compare Gen 35:16 ׳ויהי עוד וגו); compare SI² ובעוד שׁלשׁ [נָּקֵב]אמה לה.
b. מֵעוֺד, literally from the continuance of ..., only in the phrase (מֵעוֺדְךָ) מֵעוֺדִי עד היום הזה ever since I was (thou wast) unto this day, Gen 48:15; Num 22:30.

BDB9754 H5750 H5751

עוֺד adverb still (Biblical Hebrew; S-C^{K 13}; ᵑ7^{Onk Jon}; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic; Schulth^{143 f.}), Dan 4:28 עוֺד מִלְּתָא בְּפֻם מַלְכָּא (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 a a).

more, yet, again, still, else, …

ʿôd

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

(subst) a going round, continuance

still, yet (of continuance or persistence)

וַ תִּשַּׁ֤ק

וַ

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

תִּשַּׁ֤ק

Root word kissed, kiss, armed, men, ruled, …

Dictionary form: נָשַׁק · naw-SHAHK

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 — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person feminine singular simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: kissed

and kissed ×6 kiss ×3 kissed ×3 and kissed him ×2 and he kissed ×1 and kiss ×1 and kissed rose ×1 and they kissed ×1

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kiss — Most direct modern equivalent; fits nearly all contexts.

embrace with a kiss — Emphasizes warmth and intimacy of the gesture.

greet with a kiss — Highlights the cultural/ceremonial greeting function.

be armed — Secondary military meaning; use when context involves weapons.

touch — Softer rendering; useful for light or metaphorical contact.

pay homage — Conveys reverence when kissing denotes submission or worship.

BDB5427 H5401

I. נָשַׁק verb kiss (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian našâku, ᵑ7 נְשֵׁיק, נְשַׁק, Syriac , kiss (originally smell [] according to Lag^{Nov.Psalt.Spec.24f.}): Arabic is fasten together, arrange in order, Ethiopic participle ordine dispositus, apte sertus Di^{641, pos. akin to II.} נשׁק); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ 1Kgs 19:18; 2Sam 15:5 3 feminine singular נָָֽשְׁקָה Prov 7:13 3 plural נָשָׁ֑קוּ Ps 85:11 Imperfect יִּשַּׁק Gen 41:40, וַיִּשַּׁק Gen 27:27 +; suffix יִשָּׁקֵ֫נִי Song 1:2 1 singular cohortative אֶשֳּׁקָהֿ 1Kgs 19:20 3 masculine plural יִשָּׁק֑וּן Hos 13:2, etc.; Imperative וּשֲׁקָה Gen 27:26 Infinitive construct נְשָׁקֿ 2Sam 20:9 — kiss, usually with לְ person: Gen 27:26; Gen 27:29; Gen 50:1; Exod 4:27 (all J), Gen 48:10; Exod 18:7 (both E), 2Sam 15:5; 2Sam 14:33; 2Sam 19:40; 2Sam 20:9; 2Sam 1:20; so of idol-worship 1Kgs 19:18 (compare We^{Skizzen iii. 105}; Heid. 109), compare וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Job 31:27 and my hand hath kissed my mouth; rarely with accusative of person 1Sam 20:41 (אִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ), suffix person 1Sam 10:1 Canticles (+ מִגְּשִׁיקוֺת), Song 8:1 also Gen 33:4 וַֹיִֹּשָֹּׁקֵֹהֹוֹּ (J; Holz E; word suspicious, Di rejects); ׳עֲגָלִים יִשּׁ Hos 13:2 claves do they kiss; שְׁפָתַיִם יִשָּׁ֑ק Prov 24:26 lips he kisses; absolute Ps 85:11 (figurative, reciprocal) . — עַלפִּֿיךָ יִשַּׁק Gen 41:40 is dubious, Di. 'to thy mouth all my people shall yield' (fit, adapt themselves, compare Arabic √), so Kau Buhl^Lex, but this meaning uncertain, and text perhaps corrupt, see Di Holz). Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְנַשֵּׁק Gen 32:1; Gen 45:15, וַיְנַשֶּׁקֿ Gen 29:13 Imperative masculine plural נַשְּׁקוּֿ Ps 2:12 Infinitive construct נַשֵּׁק Gen 31:28 — kiss = Qal: with לְ person Gen 29:13(J), Gen 31:28; Gen 32:1; Gen 45:15 (all E); נַשְּׁקובַֿר Ps 2:12 is dubious, compare I. בַּר a above Hiph`il Participle מַשִּׁיקוֺתּ Ezek 3:13 of wings of cherubim, gently touching each other (with אֶלֿ).

BDB5429 H5401

II. [נָשַׁק] verb exact meaning uncertain; probably either handle, or be equipped with (compare perhaps Arabic etc., below I. נשׁק); — only Qal Participle plural construct נשְׁקֵי: — קֶשֶׁת ׳נ 1Chr 12:2 equipped with the bow, so 2Chr 17:17 (+ מָגֵן); רוֺמֵי קֶשֶׁת ׳נ Ps 78:9 is difficult, ׳ר appositive of ׳נ according to Hup-Now Bae and others (Ges^{«GKC:130e»§ 130e}); strike out רוֺמֵי as explanatory gloss Hup Hi Che Kau; strike out ver. as gloss Hup Kau Bae.

kissed, kiss, armed, men, ruled, …

nāšaq

to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch)

to put together, kiss

(Qal) to kiss

(Qal) to be equipped

עָרְפָּה֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And orpah")

Dictionary form: עׇרְפָּה · ore-PAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and orpah

and orpah ×1 was orpah ×1

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Orpah — Standard English rendering of this proper name.

Orpa — Shorter variant spelling found in some translations.

Orphah — Alternate spelling reflecting the guttural Hebrew more closely.

BDB6404 H6204

עָרְפָּה proper name, feminine sister-in-law of Ruth, Ruth 1:4; Ruth 1:14, Ορφα.

orpah

ʿorpâ

gazelle

Orpah, a Moabites

a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in-law of Ruth

לַ ֽחֲמוֹתָ ֔הּ

לַ

Prefix — preposition to, for

ֽחֲמוֹתָ

Root word law

֔הּ

Suffix — pronoun her / it

Dictionary form: חֲמוֹת · huh-MOTE

הּ

Mapiq — the "her" dot The dot inside the final הּ (mapiq) makes the ה a real consonant: it is the suffix "her / its" attached to this word.

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

In the KJV here: her mother in law

her mother in law ×6 and her mother in law ×2 against her mother in law ×1 thy mother in law ×1 unto thy mother in law ×1

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mother-in-law — Standard modern term; best default choice.

wife's mother — Clarifies the specific family relationship explicitly.

husband's mother — Use when context indicates a husband's mother.

parent-in-law — Gender-neutral option for ambiguous or inclusive contexts.

BDB2848 H2545

[חָמוֺת] noun feminine husband's mother (Late Hebrew חָמוֺת, Aramaic חֲמָתָא; Arabic husband's mother; Assyrian êmêtu, Zim^{BP 48}; Ethiopic ) — only suffix חֲמוֺתֵךְ Ruth 2:11; Ruth 3:17 חֲמוֺתָהּ Ruth 1:14 + 7 t.; חֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6 — of Naomi Ruth 1:14; Ruth 2:11; Ruth 2:18; Ruth 2:19 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:23; Ruth 3:1; Ruth 3:6; Ruth 3:16; Ruth 3:17 בַּת קָמָ֫ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6.

law

ḥămôt

a mother-in-law

mother-in-law, husband's mother

וְ ר֖וּת

וְ

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

ר֖וּת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("But ruth")

Dictionary form: רוּת · root

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: but ruth

ruth ×6 and ruth ×4 am ruth ×1 but ruth ×1

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

Rut — Phonetic spelling; some modern translations prefer this.

Rooth — Reflects closer Hebrew pronunciation for academic texts.

BDB8007 H7327

רוּת proper name, feminine Ruth (for רְעוּת, i.e. friendship, Syriac , Thes Lag^{BN 84, 156; Or. ii. 41} Kö^{ii. 1. 481}); — Moabitess, ancestress of David, Ruth 1:4; Ruth 1:14; Ruth 1:16; Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:2; Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:21; Ruth 2:22; Ruth 3:9; Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:10; Ruth 4:13 Ρουθ.

ruth

rût

friendship

Ruth, a Moabitess

daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David

דָּ֥בְקָה

Root word cleave, cleaveth, clave, hard, overtook, …

Dictionary form: דָּבַק · daw-BAHK

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

In the KJV here: clave unto her

cleave ×6 cleaveth ×6 clave ×3 and to cleave ×2 followed hard ×2 shall keep ×2 abide ×1 and clave ×1

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cling — Best general choice; implies loyal, persistent attachment.

hold fast — Emphasizes firmness; good for covenantal or determined contexts.

stick — Vivid, physical closeness; suits literal adhesion contexts.

follow closely — Prefer when subject is pursuing or keeping up with another.

be joined — Relational or permanent union; suits marriage or alliance contexts.

stay close — Informal, spatial nearness; good for narrative prose.

BDB1812 H1692

דָּבַק, דָּבֵק verb cling, cleave, keep close (Late Hebrew id., Arabic Aramaic דְּבֵק, דְּבַק , ) —

Qal Perfect דָּבַק 1Kgs 11:2 + 2 t.; וְדָבַק consecutive Gen 2:24 דָּבֵ֑ק 2Kgs 3:3 3 feminine singular דָּֽבְקָה Ruth 1:14 + 5 t.; דָּבֵ֑קָה Job 29:10 1 singular דָּבַקְתִּי Ps 119:31 3 plural דָּֽבְקוּ 2Sam 20:2 וְדָֽבְקוּ consecutive Deut 28:60 דָּבֵ֑קוּ Job 41:15 וּדְבַקְתֶּם consecutive Josh 23:12 Imperfect יִדְבַּק Deut 13:18 + 3 t.; 3 feminine singular תִּדְבַּק 2Kgs 5:27; Ps 137:6 וַתִּדְבַּק Gen 34:3 + 2 t.; suffix תִּדְבָּקַנִי Gen 19:19 2 masculine singular תִּדְבָּ֑ק Deut 10:20; Ezek 29:4 (strike out B Co); 2 feminine singular תִּדְבָּקִין Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:21 3 plural יִדְבְּקוּ Num 36:7; Num 36:9 2 masculine plural תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ Josh 23:8 תִּדְבָּקוּ֑ן Deut 13:5 Infinitive construct וּלְדָבְקָהבּֿוֺ Deut 11:22 + 2 t.; — in Hexateuch only J D, except Num 36:7; Num 36:9 (P); —

1. cling, cleave to,
a. literally followed by בְּ Job 19:20 (bone to skin), so followed by לְ Ps 102:6 followed by אֶל 2Sam 23:10 (hand to sword; accidentally omitted with other words 1Chr 11:13 compare Dr 2Sam 23:11), Jer 13:11 (girdle to loins), Lam 4:4 (tongue to roof of mouth, in thirst), so followed by לְ Job 29:10; Ps 137:6 (as a judgment); so also in metaphor Ps 44:26 דָּֽבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ our belly cleaveth to the earth (|| שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ), Ps 119:25 דָּֽבְקָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשִׁי; fish to scales of crocodile (figurative of Pharaoh), followed by בְּ Ezek 29:4 (but compare above); absolute (reciprocal) of folds of crocodile's belly Job 41:15 further of the חֵרֶם remaining in (sticking to) the hand followed by בְּ Deut 13:18 so of spot, stain Job 31:7
b. so also of abiding on the land of one's tribe Num 36:7; Num 36:9 (followed by בְּ).
c. = remain with, close to followed by עִם Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:21 followed by בְּ vRuth 2:23.

2. cling, cleave to,
a. figurative of loyalty, affection etc., sometimes with idea of physical proximity retained, followed by בְּ Gen 2:24 (J; man to wife) compare Gen 34:3 (J) 1Kgs 11:2; Josh 23:12 (D); further Ruth 1:14 (Ruth to Naomi); 2Sam 20:2 (people to king); especially (followed by בְּ) of cleaving to ׳י Deut 11:22 (|| אָהֵב, הָלַךְ בְּכָלדְּֿרָכָיו) Deut 30:20 (|| אָהֵב, שָׁמַע בְּקֹלוֺ), Josh 22:5 (|| אָהֵב, ׳הָלַךְ וגו, שָׁמַר מִצְוֺתָיו); compare further Deut 10:20; Deut 13:5; Josh 23:8 (all D), 2Kgs 18:6; Ps 63:9 (followed by אַחֲרֵי) & Ps 119:31 דָּבַקְתּי בְֵעדְוֺתֶ֑יךָ; so
b. of the opposite בְּחַטּאֹות יָָֽרָבְעָם ֗֗֗ דָּבֵ֑ק 2Kgs 3:37,
c. subject disease, calamity, followed by בְּ person Deut 28:60; 2Kgs 5:27 followed by אַחֲרֵי Jer 42:16 followed by accusative Gen 19:19 (J); subject sin Ps 101:3 (followed by בְּ person) Pu`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ passive of Hiph`il 1 followed by בְּ, of crocodile's scales, they are joined together Job 41:9 (|| יִתְלַכְּדוּ); absolute of earth-clods Job 38:38. Hiph`il Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ Judg 20:42 3 plural suffix הִדְבִּיקֻהוּ 2Sam 1:6 1 singular הִדְבַּקְתִּי Jer 13:11 וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֫י Ezek 29:4 Imperfect jussive יַדְבֵּק Deut 28:21 וַיַּדְבֵּק Gen 31:23 אַדְבִּיק Ezek 3:26 וַיַּדְבִּיקוּ Judg 18:22; Judg 20:45 וַיַּדְבְּקוּ 1Sam 14:22 + 2 t. (compare Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53} R 4 Kö^{i. 210}).

1. cause to cling or cleave to, followed by accusative + אֶל, literally וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶלחִֿכֶּ֑ךָ Ezek 3:26 see also Ezek 29:4 (followed by accusative + בְּ; literal, but in metaphor); figurative of causing to cleave to ׳י Jer 13:11 (followed by accusative + אֶל); compare further Deut 28:21 (subject ׳י, followed by accusative of disease + בְּ).

2. pursue closely, followed by אַחֲרֵי Judg 20:45; 1Sam 14:22; 1Chr 10:2 = 1Sam 31:2 (followed by accusative); so also 2Sam 1:6 (followed by accusative)

3. overtake, followed by accusative Gen 31:23 (E), Judg 18:22 compare Judg 20:42 (subject הַמִּלְחָמַה). Hoph`al Participle וּלְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י Ps 22:16 and my tongue is made to cleave (to) my gums; compare below

Qal 1.

BDB9427 H1692 H1693

[דְּבֵק] verb cling (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Participle plural דָּֽבְקִין דְּנָה עִםדְּֿנָה Dan 2:43.

cleave, cleaveth, clave, hard, overtook, …

dābaq

properly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit

to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch

(Qal)

to cling, cleave to

to cause to cleave to

בָּֽ הּ

בָּֽ

Preposition in, at, by, with

הּ

Suffix — pronoun her / it

הּ

Mapiq — the "her" dot The dot inside the final הּ (mapiq) makes the ה a real consonant: it is the suffix "her / its" attached to this word.

Preposition

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

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Strong's Definition H5375

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Strong's Definition H6963

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Strong's Definition H1058

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Strong's Definition H5750

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Strong's Definition H5401

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Strong's Definition H6204

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Strong's Definition H2545

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Strong's Definition H7327

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Strong's Definition H1692

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