Job 33:24 — Word Study
WLCוַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃
BSAto be graciouschânan▸ [show kindness, have mercy] to him and sayʼâmar▸ Spare himpâdaʻ△ [deliver, release] from going downyârad [descending, falling] to the Pitshachath [grave, place of destruction] I have foundmâtsâʼ■ [discovered, attained] his ransomkôpher [redemption price, payment for his life]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ | and he showed favor to him | Verb qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, suffix |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | and he said | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ | deliver him | Verb qal imperative second person masculine singular, suffix |
| מֵרֶ֥דֶת | from going down | Preposition, verb qal infinitive construct common |
| שָׁ֗חַת | [the] pit | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| מָצָ֥אתִי | I have found | Verb, Qal, perfect first person common singular |
| כֹֽפֶר׃ | a ransom | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’ |
| KJV | Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. |
| ASV | Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. |
| YLT | Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.' |
| WEB | then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’ |
| BBE | And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life: |
Where they part company is חָנַן — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured with a main clause followed by a direct speech clause, detailing the action of delivering from the pit and concluding with the finding of a ransom.







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Deep Study — Job 33:24
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Context — God's Mercy in Jobgenerated
Job 33:24 is part of a discourse on how God communicates with humanity through messengers. The speaker emphasizes God's willingness to show grace and offer redemption, illustrating a theme of divine mercy and intervention in human suffering. This verse follows a discussion about the importance of having a mediator who can convey God's intentions to a person in distress, highlighting the relationship between God and humanity.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 33:18 | to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. |
| 2 | Job 22:21 | Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you. |
| 3 | Exodus 33:19 | “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” |
| 4 | Exodus 34:6–7 | Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, |
| 5 | Psalm 86:5–15 | For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 23 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חָנַן, chanangenerated
The verb חָנַן (chanan) means to show favor or be gracious, often by bending down to help someone in need. It implies a deep kindness and mercy, reflecting God's attitude towards those who seek His help.
In this verse, it indicates God's willingness to intervene and provide a way of escape from destruction, emphasizing His compassionate nature.
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 structure of the verse is governed by a series of clauses, beginning with the finite verb וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ, and he showed favor to him. This is followed by a direct speech clause introduced by וַיֹּ֗אמֶר, and he said, which expresses God's command or declaration.
The subsequent clauses detail the action of delivering from the pit, with the final clause stating the finding of the ransom. The arrangement emphasizes God's initiative in offering rescue.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חָנַן as ἀνθέχεται, which conveys a similar meaning of showing favor or kindness. This choice indicates a continuity in the understanding of God's mercy across the Hebrew and Greek texts.
The use of ἀνθέχεται also suggests a broader interpretation of God's willingness to intervene and aid those in need, aligning with the themes present in the Hebrew text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 33:24 shows that God is willing to be gracious and speak to a person in trouble, offering to spare them from death. This verse highlights God's mercy and the idea that He provides a way to save someone by finding a ransom for their life.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
To be gracious means that God shows kindness and mercy, often intervening to help those in need, as reflected in this verse.
The ransom represents the price paid for someone's life, indicating that God provides a means of redemption from death or destruction.
This verse emphasizes the role of a mediator who communicates God's intentions and offers a way for individuals to receive mercy and deliverance.
Yes, God's mercy is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, seen in stories of deliverance, forgiveness, and restoration, such as in Exodus and the Psalms.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I experienced God's grace in my life?
- How can I be a messenger of God's mercy to others?
- What does it mean to me that God provides a ransom for my life?
- How can I better understand the concept of mediation in my relationship with God?
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 33:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThen he is gracious to him,.... To the sick man; either the messenger or the minister that is with him, who pities his case and prays for him; and by some the following words are supposed to be a prayer of his, "deliver me", c.
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThen he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. He is gracious - God. This verse is the apodosis to Job 33:23.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThen; in that case, or upon the sick man’ s knowledge and practice of his duty. He; either, 1. The messenger or interpreter last mentioned, who is pitiful unto the sick man, and in companion to him doth all that he can for him, counselling and comforting him, and praying to God for his recovery in the following words, Deliver him, & c. for the sake of that ransom which thou hast revealed and I have discovered to him. Or rather, 2. God, who is oft in this book designed by this particle he, or him; whose property and prerogative it is to be gracious unto man, and who alone can speak the following words with power and authority. Is gracious unto him; pardoning his sins, and delivering him from…
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 33:24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.Ver. 24. Then is he gracious unto him, and saith] If the sick man, thus counselled and comforted, repent and believe the gospel, delivering himself up to God, and to that his messenger by the will of God, mercy and truth shall be with him, he shall be cured on both sides, as that palsy man was, Matthew 9:2, the Lord shall raise him up, if it may stand with his eternal welfare. But howsoever, if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him, James 5:15. Both the guilt and filth of them shall be taken away, so that he shall be able to look death in the face with everlasting…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Then he is gracious unto him—i.e., God is gracious; He accepts the mediation of the mediating angel. These words of Elihu’s must have fallen on Job’s ear with a grateful and refreshing sound, confirming to him his longing for the daysman (Job 9:33). And saith—i.e., to the destroying angels of Job 33:22. It is remarkable that it is God who finds the ransom, as it was by God’s grace that the interpreting angel was forthcoming. It is not man’s righteousness that has saved him, but the ransom that God has found, even though God, who judgeth the actions, may have justly recognised what of righteousness there was in man.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 24. Then he is gracious unto him] He exercises mercy towards fallen man, and gives command for his respite and pardon. Deliver him from going down to the pit] Let him who is thus instructed, penitent, and afflicted, and comes to me, find a pardon; for:- VI. I have found a ransom.] כפר copher, an atonement. Pay a ransom for him, פדעהו pedaehu, that he may not go down to the pit-to corruption or destruction, for I have found out an atonement. It is this that gives efficacy to all the preceding means; without which they would be useless, and the salvation of man impossible. I must think that the redemption of a lost world, by Jesus Christ, is not obscurely signified in Job 33:23-24.…
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges24. then he is gracious] God is gracious; God, not the angel, is the speaker in the rest of the verse. It is assumed that when the sufferer is shewn what is right (Job 33:23) he follows it; then God is gracious unto him, and commands that he be delivered from his affliction and saved from death. It is hardly of consequence to enquire what the ransom is which God has found. It may be the sinner’s repentance and return to rectitude; or it may be that the affliction is held sufficient (Isaiah 40:2; Job 36:18); or possibly the words may mean nothing more than that God is pleased of His goodness to hold the sinner as ransomed and delivered from the consequences of his sin.
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThen he is gracious unto him - That is, on the supposition that he hears and regards what the messenger of God communicates.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 33 →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
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
and if God is gracious to him and says, ‘Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,’
Tyndale line
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
Then he is gracious to him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
Strictly literal
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
Then He favors him and says, || Ransom him from going down to the pit, || I have found an atonement.
Then is he gracious unto him, and saith, Release him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.
and if the angel is kind to him and says to God, 'Save this person from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him,'
From the Latin
He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.
Simplified
he will be gracious to them. He will say, ‘Save them from going down into the grave, for I have found a way to free them.’
And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
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 shows less correspondence, with only one word matched. The Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q99) provide a version that aligns closely with the Masoretic Text, although it includes several supplied words by an editor, indicating some textual restoration.
וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃
1 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.
[ויחנ׳נו] [ויאמר] [פדע׳הו] [מרדת] [שחת] [מצאתי] [כפר]
nothing on the leather here — 7 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 Job 33:24
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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.
חָנַן (chanan) is a Hebrew verb meaning to show favor or be gracious. It encompasses various forms, including being pitied, directing favor, and seeking favor through imploration. The word can also mean to be loathsome, as noted in Job 19:17. The lexicons provide a range of uses, primarily focusing on kindness and mercy.
חָנַן vb. shew favour, be gracious
Qal favour, shew favour
Niph. be pitied
Po‛el direct favour to
Hoph. be shewn favour, consideration
H2603a חָנַן shew favour, be gracious .favour, shew favour
. be pitied
.direct favour to
. be shewn favour, consideration
. seek or implore favour
H2603b חָנַן be loathsome
2603 chanan khaw-nan'
a primitive root (compare 2583); properly, to bend or stoop
in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to
implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):--beseech, X fair,
(be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant
(gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on,
upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.
see HEBREW for 02583
חָנַן (cha.nan) — be gracious.
1) to be gracious, show favour, pity
1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
1b) (Niphal) to be pitied
1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
חָנַן (cha.nan) — be loathsome.
to be loathsome
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff — Verb qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular · suffixHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
אָמַר (amar) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to say' or 'to utter,' with a broad range of uses including to promise, command, or even boast. It appears in various forms, such as in the Qal (to say), Niphal (to be told), and Hiphil (to avow). The entries highlight its versatility in both spoken and internal contexts, though no specific verse is noted.
אָמַר 5287 vb. utter, say
Qal
Say
Say in the heart (= think)
Promise
Command (esp. late)
Niph. be said, told
Hiph. avow, avouch (lit. cause to declare)
Hithp. act proudly, boast
base
H559 אָמַר utter, say .. Say
. Say in the heart (= think)
. Promise
. Command (esp. late)
. be said, told
. avow, avouch (lit. cause to declare)
. act proudly, boast
559 'amar aw-mar'
a primitive root; to say (used with great
latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call,
certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment),
commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X
expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise,
publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X
suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech),
utter, X verily, X yet.
אָמַר (a.mar) — to say.
1) to say, speak, utter
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vqw3ms
פָּדַע (pada`) is a Hebrew verb that means to deliver, though its precise meaning is uncertain. It is a primitive root and appears in contexts suggesting retrieval or rescue, notably in Job 33:24. The entries indicate some ambiguity regarding its usage and meaning.
[פָּדַע] vb. dub. only Jb 33:24 a mng. like deliver him needed
ref
H6308 פָּדַע
6308 pada` paw-dah'
a primitive root; to retrieve:--deliver.
פָּדַע (pa.da) — to deliver.
1) (Qal) to deliver
1a) meaning uncertain
V-Qal-Impv-2ms | Suff — Verb qal imperative second person masculine singular · suffixHVqv2ms/Sp3ms
The Hebrew word יָרַד (yarad) means to come or go down, covering various contexts such as descending from mountains, going to battle, or sinking in water. It can also refer to divine manifestations descending or being prostrated. The word has different forms including Qal, Hiphil, and Hophal, which indicate various nuances of bringing down or being brought down.
יָרַד 380 vb. come or go down, descend
Qal 306
come or go down
go down (usu. from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle
go down to (acc.) threshing-floor
go down (abs.) from Palestine to Egypt
from Jerusalem
from altar
go down
= sink, in water
go down to She’ôl
fig. going down (dissolving) in tears
= be prostrated
of divine manifestations: descend
of inanimate things
Hiph.
cause to come or go down
bring down
send down rain = cause to flow down
= lay prostrate to (acc.) threshing-floor
bring down to She’ôl
take down (from cart)
let down
Hoph.
be brought down
be taken down
base
H3381 יָרַד come or go down, descend .. . come or go down
. go down (usu. from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle
. go down to (acc.) threshing-floor
. go down (abs.) from Palestine to Egypt
. from Jerusalem
. from altar
. go down
. = sink, in water
. go down to She’ôl
. fig. going down (dissolving) in tears
. = be prostrated
. of divine manifestations: descend
. of inanimate things
. . cause to come or go down . bring down
. send down rain = cause to flow down
. = lay prostrate to (acc.) threshing-floor
. bring down to She’ôl
. take down (from cart)
. let down
. . be brought down
. be taken down
3381 yarad yaw-rad'
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or
conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary,
the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to
bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly,
bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down,
fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X
indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to,
let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
יָרַד (ya.rad) — to go down.
1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come down
1a2) to sink
1a3) to be prostrated
1a4) to come down (of revelation)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to bring down
1b2) to send down
1b3) to take down
1b4) to lay prostrate
1b5) to let down
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought down
1c2) to be taken down
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a — Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct commonHR/Vqcc
The Hebrew word שַׁ֫חַת (shachath) means 'pit' and is derived from a root that suggests destruction or corruption. It covers a range of meanings including a physical pit, grave, and figuratively, hell or destruction. The entries note its use in contexts related to traps and Sheol, the grave.
שַׁ֫חַת n.f. pit
base
H7845 שַׁ֫חַת pit
7845 shachath shakh'-ath
from 7743; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively,
destruction:--corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
see HEBREW for 07743
שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) — Pit: hell.
Pit, of hell
Another name of she.ol (שְׁאוֹל "Sheol" H7585)
This name means pit, grave
שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) — pit: grave.
1) pit, destruction, grave
1a) pit (for catching lions)
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
The word translates different Hebrew words of which the most important are:
(1) bor, "pit" or "cistern," made by digging, (Ge 37:20); hence, "dungeon" (Jer 38:6, margin "pit");
(2) be'er, "pit" or "well" made by digging (Ge 21:25);
(3) she'ol, generally rendered "hell" in the King James Version (see HELL);
Pit
A hole in the ground (Ex. 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen. 37:24; Jer. 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps. 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps. 9:15), and is the name given to the unseen place of woe (Rev. 20:1, 3). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (Gen. 14:10).
[HELL]
A reservoir, either natural or artificial, for water. Pits were sometimes used as dungeons, Ge 37:20; Jer 38:6; or being slightly covered, and baited, they served as traps to catch wild beasts, a device which illustrates the plots of designing men and women, Ps 119:85; Pr 22:14; 26:27; Eze 19:4. The word pit is also used to denote the grave, Ps 28:1; 30:3,9; and hell, Re 20:1.
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
base
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
V-Qal-Perf-1cs — Verb · Qal · perfect first person common singularHVqp1cs
כֹּפֶר (kofer) has several meanings, including 'ransom' or 'price of a life,' 'pitch' (as in bitumen), 'henna' (a plant), and 'village.' It is derived from a root meaning 'cover.' The word appears in contexts related to redemption and construction, notably in Genesis 6:14 and 1 Samuel 6:18.
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כֹּ֫פֶר n.m. name of a plant, El Ḥenna
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כֹּפֶר n.[m.] village;—only sg. cstr. 1 S 6:18
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H3724a כֹּפֶר the price of a life, ransom H3724b כֹּ֫פֶר pitch H3724c כֹּ֫פֶר name of a plant H3724d כֹּפֶר village
3724 kopher ko'-fer
from 3722; properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as
covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and
the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a
redemption-price:--bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom,
satisfaction, sum of money, village.
see HEBREW for 03722
כֹּפֶר (ko.pher) — ransom.
price of a life, ransom, bribe
כֹּ֫פֶר (ko.pher) — pitch.
asphalt, pitch (as a covering)
כֹּ֫פֶר (ko.pher) — henna.
the henna plant, name of a plant (henna?)
כֹּפֶר (ko.pher) — village.
village
Another spelling of ka.phar (כָּפָר "village" H3723H)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
Ransom
The price or payment made for our redemption, as when it is said that the Son of man “gave his life a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28; comp. Acts 20:28; Rom. 3:23, 24; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Gal. 3:13; 4:4, 5: Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19. In all these passages the same idea is expressed). This word is derived from the Fr.…
