Job 11:13 — Word Study
WLCאִם־ אַ֭תָּ֗ה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽךָ׃
BSA◂As for youʼattâh [Job, the sufferer] ifʼim you directkûwn■ [the individual, prepare, set aright] your heartlêb [the seat of feelings, will, and intellect] and lift uppâras [stretch out, spread] your handskaph [the palm] to Himʼêl [toward God, in prayer and supplication]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | if | Particle |
| אַ֭תָּ֗ה | you | Pronoun |
| הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ | you have directed | Verb, Hiphil, perfect second person masculine singular |
| לִבֶּ֑ךָ | heart your | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ | and you will spread out | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine singular |
| אֵלָ֣יו | to him | Preposition, suffix |
| כַּפֶּֽךָ׃ | palms your | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him, |
| KJV | If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; |
| ASV | If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him; |
| YLT | If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands, |
| WEB | “If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him. |
| BBE | But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him; |
The translations agree on the essential meaning of Job's call to direct his heart and lift his hands to God.
The sentence is structured with a main clause followed by a conditional phrase, emphasizing the conditions under which Job is called to action.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectאַתָּה
verbכּוּן
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Deep Study — Job 11:13
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Context — Job's Dialogue with His Friendsgenerated
Job 11:13 is part of a larger conversation where Job's friends are trying to reason with him about his suffering. Zophar, one of these friends, urges Job to prepare his heart and reach out to God, suggesting that a sincere approach to God could lead to a change in his circumstances. This dialogue reflects the struggle of understanding suffering and divine justice, as seen throughout the book of Job.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 5:8 | However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— |
| 2 | Job 8:5–6 | But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy, |
| 3 | Job 22:21–22 | Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you. |
| 4 | 1 Samuel 7:3 | Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” |
| 5 | 2 Chronicles 12:14 | And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 11 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ, ha.khi.No.tagenerated
The verb כּוּן (kuwn) means to establish or prepare, indicating a deliberate action. In this context, it calls for Job to intentionally set his heart right with God, suggesting that his inner disposition is crucial for his relationship with the divine.
The parsing as a Hiphil perfect indicates that this is a completed action in the second person masculine singular, directly addressing Job. It implies that Job has the agency to direct his heart toward God, which is an essential step in his journey through suffering.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree here, all conveying the essence of Job being called to direct his heart and lift his hands to God.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse is structured around two main verbs: הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ (you have directed) and וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ (and you will spread out), with the subject אַ֭תָּ֗ה (you) clearly marked. This structure emphasizes the actions Job is being urged to take.
The Hebrew word order places the conditional אִם־ (if) at the beginning, highlighting the conditional nature of the statement: Job's actions are contingent upon his willingness to direct his heart and lift his hands.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew verbs are rendered with Greek equivalents that convey similar meanings. The choice of words indicates a direct appeal to Job's actions and intentions, maintaining the focus on his relationship with God.
The Greek translation reflects the same call to sincerity in prayer, emphasizing the importance of Job's heart and hands in approaching God.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 11:13 urges Job to focus his heart and lift his hands to God. Zophar, speaking to Job, emphasizes that a sincere approach to God can lead to a transformation in his situation.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Directing your heart to God means intentionally focusing your thoughts and feelings toward Him, seeking His guidance and presence.
Lifting hands is a physical expression of surrender and supplication, symbolizing a desire to connect with God and seek His help.
This verse highlights the importance of Job's inner attitude and actions in the midst of his suffering, suggesting that turning to God sincerely can bring hope.
Putting away iniquity involves rejecting sin and wrongdoing, creating a clean heart that is open to receiving God's grace.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I direct my heart toward God in my daily life?
- How do physical expressions like lifting hands enhance my prayer experience?
- What steps can I take to ensure my heart is free from iniquity?
- How can I encourage others to seek God sincerely in their struggles?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentators reference this verse to discuss the importance of sincere prayer and the condition of the heart in approaching God.
Zophar introduces himself as teacher and exhorts Job with the words, “Even if you are very clean, so clean that you stretch your hands continuously in prayer and ask for God’s gifts,Early Church Fathers on Job 11 →
Thou hast set firm thine heart, and stretched out thine hands towards Him. The heart is not here said to be 'set firm' by virtue but by insensibility, for every soul that submits itself to the consideration of the interior severity,Early Church Fathers on Job 11 →
Here times are changed, and the meaning is, “If you want to obey me, open your arms in prayer to God with a pure heart, and you will never commit iniquity or transgression,Early Church Fathers on Job 11 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 11:13 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIf thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands towards him.
Read John Gill on Job 11 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryIf thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him. The apodosis to the "If" is at Job 11:15.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 11 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleO Job, thy business is not to quarrel with thy Maker, or his works, but to address thyself to him. Prepare thine heart, to wit, to seek God, as it is expressed, 30:19 . If thou prepare thy heart by sincere repentance for all thy hard speeches of God, and sins against him, and with a pure and upright heart seek unto him; without which thy prayers will be in vain. Or, If thou directest, or rectifiest, thine heart, turning thy bold contentions with God into humble and sincere supplications to him. Stretch out thine hands, i.e. pray, which is here described by its usual gesture; as . Towards him, i.e. to God, as appears both from the nature of the thing, and from the context.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 11 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 11:13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;Ver. 13. If thou prepare thine heart] viz. To meet God, Amos 4:12, humbly submitting to his justice, and heartily imploring his mercy. The sum of what Zophar saith in the following verses is this: If thou truly repent, thou shall prosper; as if not, thou shall perish. This he might have said more fitly to most of us, who are deeply guilty, saith Lavater, than to Job, who was nothing so sinful as we are, and yet much more penitent. But Zophar calls upon him to quarrel with his faults, and not with his friends, and to break off his sins by repentance, without which, if he should have peace, it would be but like…
Read John Trapp on Job 11 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 13. If thou prepare thine heart] Make use of the powers which God has given thee, and be determined to seek him with all thy soul. And stretch out thine hands toward him] Making fervent prayer and supplication, putting away iniquity out of thy hand, and not permitting wickedness to dwell in thy tabernacle; then thou shalt lift up thy face without a blush, thou wilt become established, and have nothing to fear, Job 11:14-15. There is a sentiment in Proverbs 16:1, very similar to that in the 13th verse, which we translate very improperly: - לאדם מערכי לב leadam maarchey leb. To man are the preparations of the heart: ומהוה מענה לשון umeyehovah maaneh lashon. But from Jehovah is the…
Read AdamClarke on Job 11 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges13–20. Zophar turns to Job in exhortation and promise.
Read Cambridge on Job 11 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleIf thou prepare thine heart - Zophar now proceeds to state that if Job even yet would return to God, he might hope for acceptance.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 11 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the BibleThird division, in three strophes: AN TO AND NEWNESS OF LIFE, Job 11:13-20.a. Repentance toward God, and the putting away of sin, are the conditions of spiritual confidence and security, Job 11:13-15.13.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 11 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
“As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
Tyndale line
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
Strictly literal
If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,
If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
If you have prepared your heart, || And have spread out your hands to Him,
If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
But suppose that you had set your heart right and had reached out with your hands toward God;
From the Latin
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
Simplified
But if you repent and spread out your hands to pray to him,
But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
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 and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with six of the seven words matched. This consistency indicates a strong preservation of the text across these traditions, although the Septuagint's word order differs from the Hebrew.
אִם־ אַ֭תָּ֗ה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽךָ׃
6 of the 7 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 Job 11:13
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.
אִם (im) is a Hebrew conjunction primarily meaning 'if' and is used in various contexts, including conditional clauses and interrogative situations. It can also express negation, alternatives, or exceptions, and appears frequently in the Old Testament. The lexicons note its use in oaths and its ability to connect different clauses, sometimes altering their meanings.
אִם conj.
hypoth. part. if
Interrog. part.
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
H518a אִם conj. . hypoth. part. if
. Interrog. part.
H518b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
518 'im eem
a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;
interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh
that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:--(and, can-,
doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, +
more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or,
+ save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more,
none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when,
whereas, whether, while, + yet.
אִם (im) — if.
: if/whether_or/though
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
[כִּי] אם (ki im) — if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
אִם (im) — if: surely no.
: surely_no
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: surely yes.
: surely_yes
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: until.
: until/except
Conj — ParticleHTc
אַתָּ֫ה (attah) is a second-person pronoun in Hebrew, used to address someone directly. It has masculine and feminine forms: אַתָּה for singular masculine, אַתְּ for singular feminine, אַתֶּם for plural masculine, and אַתֵּן for plural feminine. The entries indicate variations in form and usage, reflecting the pronoun's grammatical complexity.
אַתָּ֫ה, אָ֑תָּה pron. 2 s. m. thou
base
אתי, i.e. אתִּי, the older & more original form of אַתְּ thou (fem.)
base
אַתְּ, אָ֑תְּ pron. 2 s. f. thou (fem.)
base
אַתֶּם pron. 2 m. pl. you (masc.)
base
אַתֵּן pron. 2 f. pl. you (fem.)
base
H859a אַתָּ֫ה, אָ֑תָּה pron. 2 s. m. thou H859b אתי, i.e. אתִּי, the older & more original form of אַתְּ thou (fem.) H859c אַתְּ, אָ֑תְּ pron. 2 s. f. thou (fem.) H859d אַתֶּם pron. 2 m. pl. you (masc.) H859e אַתֵּן pron. 2 f. pl. you (fem.)
859 'attah at-taw'
or (shortened); aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine
(irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem
{at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah
{at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw}; a primitive pronoun
of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and
you:--thee, thou, ye, you.
אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) — you(m.s.).
you (second pers. sing. masc.)
אתִּי (ti) — you(f.s.).
you (second pers. sing. fem.)
A grammatical form of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A)
אַתְּ (at.te) — you(f.s.).
you (second pers. sing. fem.)
A grammatical form of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A)
אַתֶּם (at.tem) — you(m.p.).
you (second pers. pl. masc.)
Aramaic equivalent: an.tun (אַנְתּוּן "you" H0608)
אַתֵּן (at.ten) — you(f.p.).
you (second pers. pl. fem.)
A grammatical form of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A)
Pron — PronounHPp2ms
כּוּן (kuwn) is a Hebrew verb meaning to establish or prepare. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to be firm, to fix, to direct, and to be ready, with applications in both literal and figurative contexts. The entries indicate various forms of the verb, such as Niph'al (to be established) and Hiph'il (to establish), but there is a note on a noun form, נָכוֹן (nakhon), meaning 'blow'.
[כּוּן] 218 vb. prob. be firm, only in der. conj.
Niph.
be set up, established, fixed
in a moral sense, be directed aright, of ways
prepare, be ready
pass. be prepared, of judgments
Hiph.
establish, set up
fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift
provide for, provide, furnish
direct one's face toward
arrange, order
Hoph.
be established, of throne
be prepared for
Po‛lēl.
set up, establish
constitute, make, a man (in womb)
fix, so as to be ready
direct
Po‛lal. be established
Hithpo‛l. be established
base
נָכוֹן n. [m.] = blow Jb 12:5
ref
H3559a כּוּן prob. be firm, only in der. conj. . . be set up, established, fixed
. in a moral sense, be directed aright, of ways
. prepare, be ready
. pass. be prepared, of judgments
. . establish, set up
. . fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift
. provide for, provide, furnish
. direct one's face toward
. arrange, order
. . be established, of throne
. be prepared for
. . set up, establish
. constitute, make, a man (in womb)
. fix, so as to be ready
. direct
. be established
. be established
H3559b נָכוֹן n. [m.] = blow
3559 kuwn koon
a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand
perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great
variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper
or prosperous):--certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness,
fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet,
ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self),
provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright,
fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very
deed.
כּוּן (kun) — to establish: prepare.
: prepare/direct
1) to be firm, be stable, be established
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed
1a1a) to be firmly established
1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring
1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined
1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)
1a3) to prepare, be ready
1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm
1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish
1b3) to direct toward (moral sense)
1b4) to arrange, order
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be established, be fastened
1c2) to be prepared, be ready
1d) (Polel)
1d1) to set up, establish
1d2) to constitute, make
1d3) to fix
1d4) to direct
1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared
1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored
נָכוֹן (na.khon) — blow.
V-Hiphil-Perf-2ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect second person masculine singularHVhp2ms
The Hebrew word לֵב (lev) means 'heart' and encompasses the inner man, mind, will, and emotions. It refers to the center of feelings, intellect, and moral character, as well as the seat of appetites and courage. The entries suggest a broad range of meanings related to human experience and thought, with a specific mention of its use in Jeremiah 51:1.
לֵב 599 n.m. (f.) inner man, mind, will, heart
seldom of things in the midst of the sea
elsewhere of men
the inner man in contrast with the outer
the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
specific reference to mind
spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will
spec. ref. to conscience
[various]
for the man himself
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
seat of courage
base
לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash Je 51:1.
ref
H3820a לֵב inner man, mind, will, heart . seldom of things in the midst of the sea
. elsewhere of men . the inner man in contrast with the outer
. the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
. specific reference to mind
. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will
. spec. ref. to conscience
. [various]
. for the man himself
. as seat of appetites
. as seat of emotions and passions
. seat of courage
H3820b לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash
3820 leb labe
a form of 3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very
widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect;
likewise for the centre of anything:--+ care for, comfortably,
consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-),
(hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X
heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X
themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly,
wisdom.
see HEBREW for 03824
לֵב (lev) — heart.
1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
לֵב (lev) — Leb.
§ Leb- = "heart of"
(probably a cryptic name for Babylon by Atbash)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp2ms
פָּרַשׂ (paras) is a Hebrew verb meaning to spread out or scatter. It encompasses actions like breaking apart, dispersing, and stretching forth. The word appears in various forms, including Qal (to spread), Niphal (to be scattered), and Piel (to scatter). The entries collectively highlight its use in contexts of spreading or scattering, but do not provide specific verse references.
פָּרַשׂ vb. spread out, spread
Qal
spread out
spread
Niph. they shall be scattered
Pi.
spread out
= scatter
base
H6566 פָּרַשׂ spread out, spread
6566 paras paw-ras'
a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:--break,
chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth,
selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) — to spread.
1) to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to spread out, display
1a2) to spread over
1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to spread out
1c1) to scatter
Conj | V-Qal-2ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine singularHc/Vqq2ms
The Hebrew word אֶל (el) is primarily a preposition indicating motion towards or direction to a person or place. It can also imply entering a limit, presence at a location, or a hostile direction (against). Additionally, it may express concepts such as concerning, in addition to, or according to. The entries highlight its versatility in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph),
prep. denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).of motion to or unto a person or place
Where the limit is actually entered, into
Of direction towards anything
Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
Of rule or standard according to (rare)
Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
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H413 אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), . of motion to or unto a person or place
. Where the limit is actually entered, into
. Of direction towards anything
. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
. Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
. Of rule or standard according to (rare)
. Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
413 'el ale
(but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el});
a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but
occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or
among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after,
against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and,
by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of,
over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,
with(-in).
אֶל (el) — to(wards).
1) to, toward, unto (of motion)
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms
כַּף (kaph) refers to the hollow or flat part of the hand, including the palm and the sole of the foot. It can also denote power and is used to describe various hollow objects, such as bowls or handles. The word encompasses a range of meanings related to the shape and function of hands and feet, as well as items that are hand-shaped.
כַּף 192 n.f. hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, hand
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H3709 כַּף hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, hand
3709 kaph kaf
from 3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an
animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling,
the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree);
figuratively, power:--branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle,
(-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
see HEBREW for 03721
כַּף (kaph) — palm.
: palm/hand
1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand
1b) power
1c) sole (of the foot)
1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
1d1) of thigh-joint
1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)
1d3) hollow (of sling)
1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
1d5) handles (as bent)
כַּף (kaph) — palm: sole.
: sole/paw
1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand
1b) power
1c) sole (of the foot)
1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
1d1) of thigh-joint
1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)
1d3) hollow (of sling)
1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
1d5) handles (as bent)
כַּף (kaph) — palm: dish.
: dish/socket
1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand
1b) power
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp2ms