Deuteronomy 8:4 — Word Study
WLCשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ לֹ֤א בָֽלְתָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְרַגְלְךָ֖ לֹ֣א בָצֵ֑קָה זֶ֖ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃
BSAYour clothingsimlâh [garment, apparel, or mantle] did notlôʼ [become old, decay, or wear out, balah] wear outbâlâh■ and your feetregel [foot, as a symbol of journey or walk] did notlôʼ swellbâtsêq■ [blister, or become inflamed, batseqah] during thesezeh fortyʼarbâʻîym [forty, a significant period of time] yearsshâneh
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ | clothing your | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| לֹ֤א | not | Particle |
| בָֽלְתָה֙ | it wore out | Verb, Qal, perfect third person feminine singular |
| מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ | from on you | Preposition, preposition, suffix |
| וְרַגְלְךָ֖ | and foot your | Conjunction, noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| לֹ֣א | not | Particle |
| בָצֵ֑קָה | it swelled | Verb, Qal, perfect third person feminine singular |
| זֶ֖ה | this | Particle |
| אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | forty | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| שָׁנָֽה׃ | year[s] | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. |
| KJV | Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. |
| ASV | Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. |
| YLT | 'Thy raiment hath not worn out from off thee, and thy foot hath not swelled these forty years, |
| WEB | Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years. |
| BBE | Through all these forty years your clothing did not get old or your feet become tired. |
The translations agree here on the core meanings of the words used.
The sentence is structured with two main clauses connected by 'and', each with a negation and a verb phrase describing what did not happen.
8 commentators on this verse
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verbבָּלָה
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Deep Study — Deuteronomy 8:4
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Context — Moses Reminds the Israelitesgenerated
Deuteronomy 8:4 is part of Moses' address to the Israelites, where he recalls their journey through the wilderness. He emphasizes God's provision and care during the forty years, highlighting the miraculous sustenance they received. This reminder serves to strengthen their faith and obedience as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deuteronomy 29:5 | For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. |
| 2 | Nehemiah 9:21 | For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. |
| 3 | Matthew 26:25–30 | Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.” |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜, sim.La.te.khagenerated
The word שִׂמְלָה (simlah) refers to clothing or garments, typically an outer layer like a mantle or cloak. It is a feminine noun in the construct state, indicating possession, as seen in the phrase 'your clothing'. This word emphasizes the idea of a protective covering, which in this context signifies God's provision for the Israelites during their time in the wilderness.
The parsing indicates it is a noun in the singular form, showing that it refers specifically to the clothing of an individual. The use of this term highlights the significance of their garments remaining intact, symbolizing God's constant care.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb in the verse is בָֽלְתָה, it wore out, which governs the first clause about clothing. The second clause, which describes the condition of the feet, is introduced by the conjunction וְ (and), indicating a parallel statement.
The structure presents two main ideas: the preservation of clothing and the condition of the feet, both emphasizing God's miraculous provision during the forty years.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates שִׂמְלָה as σου, meaning 'your', which maintains the possessive sense of the original Hebrew. This choice reflects a direct correspondence in meaning, emphasizing the personal nature of God's provision.
For בָֽלְתָה, the Greek word κατετρίβη is used, which conveys the sense of something being worn down or consumed, aligning with the Hebrew meaning of wearing out.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Deuteronomy 8:4 reminds the Israelites that during their forty years in the wilderness, their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell. This emphasizes God's provision and care for them throughout their journey.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It signifies God's miraculous provision for the Israelites, ensuring that their garments remained intact despite the long journey.
The mention of their feet not swelling highlights God's care for their physical well-being during their time in the wilderness.
The forty years represent a significant period of testing and preparation for the Israelites before entering the Promised Land.
This verse illustrates God's faithfulness and provision, showing that He cares for His people in their needs.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I experienced God's provision in my life?
- How can I trust in God's care during challenging times?
- What does it mean for me to rely on God as my provider?
- How can I remember God's faithfulness in my journey?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church fathers reflect on God's provision in the wilderness, using this verse to illustrate His care for His people.
Nourish your soul with the fear of God, and God will nourish [your] body. Do these things, so that what you yourself are unable [to procure] may be given you by God.Early Church Fathers on Deuteronomy 8 →
Is he not good, who in the wilderness fed with bread from heaven such countless thousands of the people, lest any famine should assail them, without need of toil, in the enjoyment of rest? For the space of twenty years,Early Church Fathers on Deuteronomy 8 →
God granted to the garments of the Israelites their proper state without any damage for forty years. If so, how much more does he grant a very happy temperament of certain state to the bodies of those who obey his command until they may be…Early Church Fathers on Deuteronomy 8 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Deuteronomy 8:4 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThy raiment waxed not old upon thee, c] They wanted not clothes all the forty years they were in the wilderness which some account for by the rising generation being supplied with the clothes of
Read John Gill on Deuteronomy 8 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thy raiment waxed not old ... neither did thy foot swell. What a striking miracle was this!
Read Robert Jamieson on Deuteronomy 8 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThy raiment did not wear away through age, which they must needs have done without a miracle; neither did thy foot swell, notwithstanding thy long and hard travels, which also was miraculous.
Read Matthew Poole on Deuteronomy 8 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsDeuteronomy 8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.Ver. 4. Thy raiment weaved not old.] It was not the worse for wearing, but grew as their bodies did, as some are of opinion. They needed not to trouble themselves with those anxious thoughts of heathens, what they should eat, drink, or put on. Never was prince served and supplied in such state as these Israelites were.
Read John Trapp on Deuteronomy 8 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee.—The Jewish commentators say that it grew with their growth, from childhood to manhood. We cannot say that anything miraculous is certainly intended, though it is not impossible. It may mean that God in His providence directed them to clothe themselves in a manner suitable to their journey and their mode of life, just as He taught them how to make and clothe His own tabernacle with various fabrics and coverings of skin. This tabernacle, which was God’s dwelling, was (like the Temple) a figure of man. (Comp. Ezekiel 16:10 : “I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin.”) Neither did thy foot swell.—Just as those who were…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Deuteronomy 8 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 4. Thy raiment waxed not old, c.] The plain meaning of this much-tortured text appears to me to be this: "God so amply provided for them all the necessaries of life, that they never were obliged to wear tattered garments, nor were their feet injured for lack of shoes or sandals." If they had carvers, engravers, silversmiths, and jewellers among them, as plainly appears from the account we have of the tabernacle and its utensils, is it to be wondered at if they also had habit and sandal makers, c., &c., as we are certain they had weavers, embroiderers, and such like? And the traffic which we may suppose they carried on with the Moabites, or with travelling hordes of Arabians, doubtless…
Read AdamClarke on Deuteronomy 8 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges4. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee] Similarly Deuteronomy 29:5, Pl.; Nehemiah 9:21. On raiment see Deuteronomy 24:13. neither did thy fool swell] or rise in blisters, only here and Nehemiah 9:21. Rhetorically applied to the nation as a whole; the Pl. passages dwell more on the damage to the nation and the destruction of one whole generation of them during the forty years, cp. Deuteronomy 2:14.
Read Cambridge on Deuteronomy 8 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThey had clothes, it would seem, in abundance (compare Exodus 12:34-35) at the beginning of the 40 years; and during those years they had many sheep and oxen, and so must have had much material for clothing always at command.
Read Albert Barnes on Deuteronomy 8 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years.
Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
Your clothing did not wear out nor did your feet swell all these forty years.
Tyndale line
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Thy raiment hath not become old upon thee, neither hath thy foot swelled these forty years.
Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon thee, neither did thy foote swell those fourtie yeeres.
Strictly literal
Thy clothing grew not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
'Thy raiment hath not worn out from off thee, and thy foot hath not swelled these forty years,
Your raiment has not worn out from off you, and your foot has not swelled these forty years,
Thy garment did not fall worn out from thee, and thy foot did not swell, these forty years.
Your clothing did not wear out and fall off you, and your feet did not swell up during those forty years.
From the Latin
Thy raiment, with which thou wast covered, hath not decayed for age, and thy foot is not worn, lo this is the fortieth year,
Simplified
During these forty years your clothing didn't wear out and your feet didn't swell up.
Through all these forty years your clothing did not get old or your feet become tired.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text aligns with the Septuagint in most respects, maintaining the same core ideas. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs by using רגליך (your feet) instead of the Masoretic רַגְלְךָ (your foot), which emphasizes the plural form in the Samaritan version.
שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ לֹ֤א בָֽלְתָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְרַגְלְךָ֖ לֹ֣א בָצֵ֑קָה זֶ֖ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃
10 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
שׂמלתך לא בלתה מעליך ורגליך לא בצקה זה ארבעים שׁנה
1 word differs from the Masoretic Text: רגליך (foot)
[שמלת׳ך] [לא] [בלתה] [מעלי׳ך] ל׳ך ורגל׳ך [לא] בצקה זה ארבעים [שנה]
2 words on the leather — 3 partly restored, 6 supplied entire by an editor.
שלמת׳ךך לא בלתה מעלי׳ך [ורגל׳ך] [לא] [בצקה] זה ארבעים שנה
7 words on the leather — 3 supplied entire by an editor.
שמלת׳ך לא בלתה מעלי׳ך [ורגל׳ך] [לא] [בצקה] [זה] [ארבעים] [שנה]
2 words on the leather — 2 partly restored, 6 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Deuteronomy 8:4
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
שִׂמְלָה (simlah) refers to a garment or covering, typically a square piece of cloth worn as an outer layer. It can denote a mantle, wrapper, or general clothing. The term emphasizes the idea of a dress that conforms to the shape of what it covers.
שִׂמְלָה n.f. wrapper, mantle;—usu. square piece of cloth worn as outer garment; as covering in sleep; more gen. garment, clothes (pl.)
base
H8071 שִׂמְלָה wrapper, mantle;—usu. square piece of cloth worn as outer garment; as covering in sleep; more gen. garment, clothes (pl.)
8071 simlah sim-law'
perhaps by permutation for the feminine of 5566 (through the
idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath); a
dress, especially a mantle:--apparel, cloth(-es, -ing),
garment, raiment. Compare 8008.
see HEBREW for 05566
see HEBREW for 08008
שִׂמְלָה (sim.lah) — mantle.
wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp2ms
לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
3808 lo' lo
or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often
used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,
ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,
no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out
of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +
of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
לֹא (lo) — not.
1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Part — ParticleHTn
בָּלָה (balah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to become old or worn out. It encompasses the ideas of wearing out through use, enjoying something to the fullest, and implies decay or consumption. The entries indicate that it can be used in both a simple form (Qal) and a causative form (Piel), with a related Aramaic term noted.
[בָּלָה] vb. become old and worn out
Qal wear out
Pi. caus. of Qal.
wear out (trans.)
wear out by use, use to the full, enjoy
base
H1086 [בָּלָה] become old and worn out .wear out
. caus. of Qal. . wear out (trans.)
. wear out by use, use to the full, enjoy
1086 balah baw-law'
a primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay
(causatively, consume, spend):--consume, enjoy long, become
(make, wax) old, spend, waste.
בָּלָה (ba.lah) — to become old.
1) to wear out, become old
1a) (Qal) to wear out
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wear out
1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely
1b3) to enjoy, use to the full
Aramaic equivalent: be.la (בְּלָא "to wear out" H1080)
V-Qal-Perf-3fs — Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singularHVqp3fs
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
HR/Rd/Sp2ms — Preposition · preposition · suffixHR/Rd/Sp2ms
רֶ֫גֶל (regel) means 'foot' and can refer to a foot or leg in various contexts, including anthropomorphic references to God and other beings. It also implies steps or paces. The word is derived from a root meaning related to walking, and it appears in multiple forms, such as feet and paces.
רֶ֫גֶל 247 n.f. foot
foot
three times (feet, paces)
base
H7272 רֶ֫גֶל foot . foot
. three times (feet, paces)
7272 regel reh'-gel
from 7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a
step; by euphem. the pudenda:--X be able to endure, X
according as, X after, X coming, X follow,
((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X
journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.
see HEBREW for 07270
רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) — foot.
1) foot
1a) foot, leg
1b) of God (anthropomorphic)
1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table
1d) according to the pace of (with prep)
1e) three times (feet, paces)
Aramaic equivalent: re.gal (רְגַל "foot" H7271)
Conj | N-fs | Suff — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
3808 lo' lo
or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often
used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,
ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,
no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out
of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +
of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
לֹא (lo) — not.
1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Part — ParticleHTn
בָּצֵק (*batseq*) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to swell' or 'to become blistered.' It is considered a primitive root, with the implication of swelling up. The entries consistently focus on this notion of swelling, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
בָּצֵק vb. swell
base
H1216 בָּצֵק swell
1216 batseq baw-tsake'
a primitive root; perhaps to swell up, i.e. blister:--swell.
בָּצֵק (ba.tseq) — to swell.
(Qal) to swell, become blistered
V-Qal-Perf-3fs — Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singularHVqp3fs
זֶה (zeh) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'here.' It can stand alone, be used appositively, or function as a predicate. The word can also attach enclitically to interrogative pronouns, adding emphasis and directness. In poetry, it may serve as a relative pronoun, though this usage is rare.
זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here
standing alone
In appos. to subst.
More oft. as pred.
It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
With prefixes (in special senses)
base
H2088 זֶה demonstr. pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here . standing alone
. In appos. to subst.
. More oft. as pred.
. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
. With prefixes (in special senses)
2088 zeh zeh
a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this
or that:--he, X hence, X here, it(-self), X now, X of him, the
one...the other, X than the other, (X out of) the (self) same,
such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on
that side, X thus, very, which. Compare 2063, 2090, 2097,
2098.
see HEBREW for 02063
see HEBREW for 02090
see HEBREW for 02097
see HEBREW for 02098
זֶה (zeh) — this.
1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
Pron — ParticleHTm
אַרְבָּעִים (arba`iym) simply means 'forty' in Hebrew. It is a multiple of the number 702 and is consistently defined across various lexicons. There are no significant disagreements among the entries regarding its meaning.
אַרְבָּעִים a forty
base
H705 אַרְבָּעִים a forty
705 'arba`iym ar-baw-eem'
multiple of 702; forty:---forty.
see HEBREW for 0702
אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) — forty.
forty
Adj — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
שָׁנָה (shaneh) means 'year' and is derived from the root meaning to change or revolve. It encompasses various aspects of time, including divisions of time, measures of age, and even a lifetime. The Aramaic equivalent is שְׁנָה (she.nah), also meaning 'year'.
שָׁנָה 877 n.f. year (etym. v. √[v.ek.aa])
base
H8141 שָׁנָה year (etym. v. √[8138a])
8141 shaneh shaw-neh'
(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year
(as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old,
year(X -ly).
see HEBREW for 08138
שָׁנָה (sha.neh) — year.
1) year
1a) as division of time
1b) as measure of time
1c) as indication of age
1d) a lifetime (of years of life)
Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa