Hosea 2:6 — Word Study
WLCלָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִי־ שָׂ֥ךְ אֶת־ דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ בַּסִּירִ֑ים וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־ גְּדֵרָ֔הּ וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א תִמְצָֽא׃
BSAherʼêth so she cannotlôʼ [will not be able to]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֛ן | therefore | Preposition, adverb |
| הִנְנִי־ | here I | Particle, suffix |
| שָׂ֥ךְ | [am] about to fence up | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ | way your | Noun common both singular construct, suffix |
| בַּסִּירִ֑ים | with thorns | Preposition, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ | and I will wall up | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect first person common singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| גְּדֵרָ֔הּ | wall her | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ | and paths her | Conjunction, noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| לֹ֥א | not | Particle |
| תִמְצָֽא׃ | she will find | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person feminine singular |
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| BSB | Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. |
| KJV | ¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. |
| ASV | Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. |
| YLT | Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find. |
| WEB | Therefore behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can’t find her way. |
| BBE | For this cause I will put thorns in her road, building up a wall round her so that she may not go on her way. |
The translations agree on the core meaning of the verse, focusing on God's action to create barriers.
The sentence consists of one main clause with two subordinate clauses explaining the actions and their consequences.







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Deep Study — Hosea 2:6
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Context — God's Judgment on Unfaithful Israelgenerated
Hosea 2:6 reveals God's intention to intervene in Israel's waywardness by creating obstacles that will lead her back to Him. The surrounding verses illustrate Israel's unfaithfulness, as she seeks fulfillment from false lovers rather than from God, prompting His corrective measures to redirect her path toward repentance and restoration.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 3:23 | Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? |
| 2 | Job 19:8 | He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness. |
| 3 | Lamentations 3:7–9 | He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. |
| 4 | Luke 15:14–16 | After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need. |
| 5 | Luke 19:43 | For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — שָׂךְ, sakhgenerated
The Hebrew word שָׂךְ (*sakh*) is a verb in the Qal form, meaning to hedge or fence in. It emphasizes the act of enclosing or creating barriers, often for protection or restraint. In this context, it signifies God's action to obstruct Israel's wayward pursuits.
This word is used in a limited number of occurrences, highlighting its specific application in contexts where barriers are necessary. The imagery of hedging up a path conveys God's desire to protect His people from the consequences of their unfaithfulness.
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 הִנְנִי־, here I, introduces the action of the speaker, with two clauses following: one describing the action of hedging up her path and another detailing the action of enclosing her with a wall. The structure emphasizes God's direct intervention.
The Hebrew word order places the actions of God at the forefront, highlighting His authority and intention to guide Israel back to the right path through these barriers.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the Hebrew word שָׂךְ as οὐ, which indicates a negation rather than the act of hedging. This choice suggests a different interpretative angle, focusing on the prevention of finding rather than the act of enclosing.
This divergence in translation may reflect a broader understanding of God's intentions, emphasizing the consequences of Israel's actions rather than the specific means of His intervention.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Hosea 2:6 shows God declaring that He will block Israel's path with thorns and build a wall to prevent her from finding her way. This reflects His desire to redirect her back to Him after her unfaithfulness.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It signifies God's action to create obstacles in Israel's life to lead her back to Him, preventing her from pursuing false loves.
Thorns represent painful barriers to highlight the consequences of unfaithfulness, while walls symbolize strong boundaries that keep one from wandering.
This verse illustrates God's persistent love and desire for Israel's return, despite her unfaithfulness, showcasing His willingness to intervene.
We can understand that God desires our faithfulness and may create circumstances to guide us back to Him when we stray.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life might God be placing obstacles to guide me back to Him?
- How can I recognize the thorns in my life as a sign of God's love and desire for my return?
- What steps can I take to ensure I am following God's path rather than my own?
- How can I support others who may be struggling to find their way back to God?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers reference this verse to discuss God's providence and the consequences of unfaithfulness, illustrating the need for repentance.
Through the prophet Hosea the divine word well expressed God’s concern and providence toward us. He speaks of the image of Jerusalem as a prostitute who is drawn with wicked ardor to the worship of idols.Early Church Fathers on Hosea 2 →
For hence is that which the Lord says, under the character of every soul, to Judaea who is weak, and walking in evil ways;Early Church Fathers on Hosea 2 →
For there are some who understand the good things they ought to do, but cease from doing them; they see what they ought to do, but do not follow it out of desire.Early Church Fathers on Hosea 2 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Hosea 2:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTherefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns,.... As fields and vineyards are fenced with thorn hedges to keep out beasts; or rather as closes and fields are fenced to keep cattle in, from
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryTherefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleTherefore; because she is so impetuous and shameless in her idolatrous courses, nothing hath, and she resolves nothing shall, hinder her, but she will follow them. Behold; take notice of it, thou lewd woman, and all that stand by. I will hedge up thy way with thorns: thou wilt set no bounds to thy lusts, and thy wanderings to satisfy them; I will deal with thee as men do with unruly and rambling beasts, set a hedge of thorns about thee, i.e. compass thee in with wars and other calamities, which shall wound and pierce thee, that though thou love thy sinful courses, and wilt follow them, thou shalt have little pleasure in them. And make a wall; another allusion to the method men take to keep…
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsHosea 2:6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.Ver. 6. Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns] i.e. with difficulties and distresses. So God had fenced up Job’ s way that he could not pass, Job 19:8, he had thrown the cross in his way, to stop him in his career. And so he had hedged the Church about, that she could not get out, Lamentations 3:7, he had enclosed her ways with hewn stone, and made her paths crooked, Lamentations 3:9. A great mercy if well considered, though grievous to the flesh, that loveth not to be cooped or kept within compass. Man is fitly compared to a wild ass’ s colt used to the…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6-7) Contains a brief introductory prelude, summarizing the general contents of Hos 2:8-23. Jehovah addresses the adulterous wife: “I will erect impassable barriers that shall pierce and mangle her flesh. The path of evil shall be a path of thorns.” Hedge up . . . and make a wall.—In accordance with most Hebrew texts, the literal rendering is, wall up her wall. Here, again, we have a sudden change of person. She shall . . .—She may anticipate in her exile closer proximity to her idol-lovers, but in respect of national prosperity or religious satisfaction she will make complete mistake.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. I will hedge up thy way with thorns] I will put it out of your power to escape the judgments I have threatened; and, in spite of all your attachment to your idols, you shall find that they can give you neither bread, nor water, nor wool, nor flax, nor oil, nor drink. And ye shall be brought into such circumstances, that the pursuit of your expensive idolatry shall be impossible. And she shall be led so deep into captivity, as never to find the road back to her own land. And this is the fact; for those who were carried away into Assyria have been lost among the nations, few of them having ever returned to Judea. And, if in being, where they are now is utterly unknown.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6. I will hedge up thy way with thorns] Notice how, in the excitement of anger, the person changes from the second to the third. The figure is that of a traveller, who has not indeed lost his way, but finds it shut up by a thorn-hedge planted right across it, and by a wall, which formerly could be scaled through a breach, but is now solidly built up. Job 3:23; Job 19:8 and Lamentations 3:7; Lamentations 3:9 are strikingly parallel. The reality signified is of course some dark calamity utterly paralyzing the vital powers. In the second line render a wall for her (lit., ‘her wall’).
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleTherefore - that is, because she said, “I will go after my lovers,” “behold I will hedge up thy ways;” literally, “behold, I hedging.” It expresses an immediate future, or something which, as being
Read Albert Barnes on Hosea 2 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
Therefore behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can’t find her way.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.
Tyndale line
¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will make a fence against her, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore beholde, I will stoope thy way with thornes, and make an hedge, that shee shall not finde her pathes.
Strictly literal
Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence [her] in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.
Therefore, behold, I am hedging up your way with thorns, || And I have made a wall for her, || And her paths she does not find.
(2:8) Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will close it up with a fence, that she shall not find her paths.
Therefore I will build up a hedge to block her way with thorns. I will build up a wall against her so she cannot find her way.
From the Latin
Wherefore behold I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will stop it up with a wall, and she shall not find her paths.
Simplified
That is why I am going to block her path with thorn bushes, and build a stone wall to stop her so she won't find her way.
For this cause I will put thorns in her road, building up a wall round her so that she may not go on her way.
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 presents the verse as it stands, while the Septuagint matches only a portion of the words, indicating some interpretative differences. The Septuagint's rendering does not fully capture the Hebrew's emphasis on God's act of creating barriers.
לָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִי־ שָׂ֥ךְ אֶת־ דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ בַּסִּירִ֑ים וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־ גְּדֵרָ֔הּ וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א תִמְצָֽא׃
6 of the 12 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.
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 Hosea 2:6
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.
The Hebrew word כֵּן (*ken*) is built from the root meaning 'set upright.' It functions as an adjective meaning 'right,' 'veritable,' or 'honest,' and as an adverb meaning 'so,' 'therefore,' or 'thus.' It appears in various contexts, often indicating manner or relation, and is used in phrases like 'forasmuch as.'
כֵּן adj. right, veritable, honest
right
veritable, true
pl. concr. honest (men)
base
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
כֵּן adv. so
base
H3651a כֵּן adj. right, veritable, honest H3651b כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as H3651c כֵּן so
3651 ken kane
from 3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as
adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction)
rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and
relation; often with other particles):--+ after that
(this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be
(for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like
(manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state,
straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this,
thus, true, well, X you.
see HEBREW for 03559
כֵּן (ken) — right.
adv
adj
1) right, just, honest, true, veritable
1a) right, just, honest
1b) correct
1c) true, veritable
[כִּי עַל] כֵּן ([ki al] ken) — as.
adv
forasmuch as, since
כֵּן (ken) — so.
adv
1) so, therefore, thus
1a) thus, so
1b) just so
1c) therefore
1d) so...as (paired with adv)
1e) then
1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)
1g) (with prep)
1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)
1g2) hitherto
1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)
1g4) afterwards
1g5) in such case
Aramaic equivalent: ken (כֵּן "thus" H3652)
HR/D — Preposition · adverbHR/D
הֵן (hen) is a demonstrative adverb or interjection meaning 'lo!' or 'behold!'. It is primarily used to draw attention to a fact that prompts action or leads to a conclusion. The word can also express surprise and is less common than its counterpart הִנֵּה (hinneh). Additionally, it can function hypothetically as 'if'.
הֵן 100 demonstr.adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
base
H2005 הֵן demonstr. adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
2005 hen hane
a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise)
if:--behold, if, lo, though.
הֵן (hen) — look!.
interj
1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part
2) if
Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)
HTj/Sp1bs — Particle · suffixHTj/Sp1bs
שׂוּךְ (sukh) is a Hebrew verb meaning to hedge or fence in. It conveys the idea of enclosing something for formation, protection, or restraint. The entries consistently emphasize its use in the context of creating a barrier or boundary.
[שׂוּךְ] vb. hedge or fence up, about
base
H7753 שׂוּךְ
7753 suwk sook
a primitive root; to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation,
protection or restraint):--fence, (make an) hedge (up).
שׂוּךְ (sukh) — to hedge.
1) to hedge or fence up or about
1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up
HVqrmsa — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Conj | DirObjM — ParticleHTo
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (derek) means way, road, or journey, and can refer to both literal paths and figurative courses of life or actions. It encompasses various aspects such as direction, manner, and moral character, often highlighting the nature of one's conduct. The term is used in both positive and negative contexts, reflecting the moral implications of one's path.
דֶּ֫רֶךְ 715 n.m. way, road, distance, journey, manner
way, road, path
journey
of direction, almost or quite = toward
way, manner
fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings
of moral action and character
of duty
specif.: in good sense
oftener in bad sense
way of י׳
base
H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way, road, distance, journey, manner . way, road, path
. journey
. of direction, almost or quite = toward
. way, manner
. fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings
. . of moral action and character
. of duty
. specif.: in good sense
. oftener in bad sense
. way of י׳
1870 derek deh'-rek
from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of
life or mode of action, often adverb:--along, away, because
of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner,
passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side),
whither(-soever).
see HEBREW for 01869
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: conduct.
: conduct/lifestyle
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — Way.
This name means way, road
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — (King's) Highway.
This name means way, road
Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: direction.
: direction
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: road.
: road/route
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: journey.
: journey
HNcbsc/Sp2fs — Noun common both singular construct · suffixHNcbsc/Sp2fs
סִיר (sir) has meanings related to both cooking and nature, referring to a 'pot' or 'caldron' as well as a 'thorn' or 'hook.' It is derived from a root meaning to boil up, indicating its connection to cooking utensils. The word appears in contexts like Jeremiah 52:18, where it is used in reference to a pot.
סִיר n.m. et f. pot
base
[סִיר] n.[m.] thorn, hook
base
H5518a סִיר pot H5518b סִיר thorn, hook
5518 ciyr seer
or (feminine) ciyrah {see-raw'}; or cirah (Jeremiah 52:18)
{see-raw'}; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot;
also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a
hook:--caldron, fishhook, pan, ((wash-))pot, thorn.
סִיר (sir) — pot.
1) pot
1a) pot (household utensil)
1b) pot (of temple)
סִיר (sir) — thorn.
1) thorn, hook, brier
1a) thorns
1b) hooks
HRd/Ncmpa — Preposition · noun common masculine plural absoluteHRd/Ncmpa
and Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny shrubs. These words are variously rendered in the Authorized Version By "thorns," "briers," "thistles," etc. Palestine abounded in a great variety of such plants. ("Travellers call the holy land ’a land of thorns.’ Giant thistles, growing to the height of a man on horseback, frequently spread over regions once rich and fruitful, as they do on the pampas of South America; and many of the most interesting historic spats and ruins are rendered almost inaccessible by thickets of fiercely-armed buckthorns. Entire fields are covered with the troublesome creeping stems of the spinous ononis , while the bare hillsides are studded with the dangerous capsules of the puliuris and tribulus . Roses of the most prickly kinds abound on the lower slopes of Hermon; while the sub-tropical…
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גָּדַר (gadar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to wall up or wall off, indicating actions like closing in, fencing, or building a wall. It is described as a primitive root and includes meanings related to masons and repairers. The entries consistently emphasize its use in constructing barriers or enclosures.
גָּדַר vb. wall up or wall off, build a wall
base
H1443 גָּדַר wall up or wall off, build a wall
1443 gadar gaw-dar'
a primitive root; to wall in or around:--close up, fence up,
hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
גָּדַר (ga.dar) — to wall up/off.
1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to wall up, shut off
1a2) masons (participle)
Hc/Vqq1cs — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect first person common singularHc/Vqq1cs
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
גָּדֵר (gader) means 'wall' and can also refer to a fence or hedge. It is derived from the root word for a circumvallation, indicating an enclosure. The entries consistently highlight its meaning as a physical barrier, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
גָּדֵר n.m. wall
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H1447 גָּדֵר wall
1447 gader gaw-dare'
from 1443; a circumvallation; by implication, an
inclosure:--fence, hedge, wall.
see HEBREW for 01443
גָּדֵר (ga.der) — wall.
fence, wall
Also means: ge.der (גֶּדֶר "wall" H1444)
HNcmsc/Sp3fs — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3fs
נָתִיב (nathiyb) refers to a path or pathway, emphasizing a trodden track. It can denote both a physical path and the concept of travel or a traveler. The feminine form נְתִיבָה (nethiybah) shares the same meaning. The word is derived from an unused root meaning to tramp.
נָתִיב n.m. path, pathway
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נְתִיבָה n.f. id. [n.gd.ab];—path
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H5410a נָתִיב path, pathway H5410b נְתִיבָה id. [5410a]
5410 nathiyb naw-theeb'
or (feminine) nthiybah {neth-ee-baw'}; or nthibah (Jeremiah
6:16) {neth-ee-baw'}; from an unused root meaning to tramp; a
(beaten) track:--path((-way)), X travel(-ler), way.
נָתִיב (na.tiv) — path.
1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway
2) path, pathway, traveller
נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) — path.
1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway
2) path, pathway, traveller
Also means: na.tiv (נָתִיב "path" H5410A)
HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs
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
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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
מָצָא (matsa') is a Hebrew verb meaning to find or attain. It encompasses a range of actions, including discovering something lost, encountering someone, or coming upon a situation. The word can also imply being present or sufficient. Lexicons note various forms and uses, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, which indicate different nuances of finding and encountering.
מָצָא 452 vb. attain to, find
Qal
find
find out
= come upon, light upon
noteworthy phrases
Niph. pass. of Qal, be found
Hiph.
cause to find, attain
cause to light upon, come upon, come
cause to encounter
present unto
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H4672 מָצָא attain to, find
4672 matsa' maw-tsaw'
a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or
exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire;
figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:--+ be able,
befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to
hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion,
out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left,
light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present,
ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
מָצָא (ma.tsa) — to find.
1) to find, attain to
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to find
1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
1a1b) to find (what is lost)
1a1c) to meet, encounter
1a1d) to find (a condition)
1a1e) to learn, devise
1a2) to find out
1a2a) to find out
1a2b) to detect
1a2c) to guess
1a3) to come upon, light upon
1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with
1a3b) to hit
1a3c) to befall
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be found
1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
1b1b) to appear, be recognised
1b1c) to be discovered, be detected
1b1d) to be gained, be secured
1b2) to be, be found
1b2a) to be found in
1b2b) to be in the possession of
1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be
1b2d) to be left (after war)
1b2e) to be present
1b2f) to prove to be
1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to find, attain
1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come
1c3) to cause to encounter
HVqi3fs — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine singularHVqi3fs
