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Job 36:2 — Word Study

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WLCכַּתַּר־ לִ֣י זְ֭עֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ כִּ֤י ע֖וֹד לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃

BSABearkâthar a little longerzᵉʻêyr [a small amount of time, briefly] and I will show youchâvâh [explain, declare, make known] thatkîy there is moreʻôwd [still, yet, additional] to be saidmillâh [spoken, declared] on God’s behalfʼĕlôwahh [Eloah, the one true deity, for His sake, in His name]

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Job 36:2quick helps
In a sentenceElihu asks for patience as he prepares to explain more about God.
Who is speakingElihu, one of Job's friends, addressing Job and his companions.
Where we areElihu continues his discourse, presenting his thoughts on God's nature.
The hard wordכַּתַּר
Take awayElihu wishes to clarify that there is more to understand about God.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectמִלָּה verbכָּתַר The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Job 36:2

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Context — Elihu's Continued Discoursegenerated

1And Elihu continued:
2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

Job 36:2 shows Elihu urging patience from Job and his friends as he prepares to reveal additional insights about God. Elihu is determined to present a fuller understanding of God’s nature and justice, emphasizing that his words come from a place of knowledge and truth, as he continues to speak in the following verses.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
2Job 33:31–33Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
3Hebrews 13:22I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
4Job 13:7–8Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
5Job 33:6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 9 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word כַּתַּר, ka.tar-generated

The verb כַּתַּר (ka.tar) means 'to wait' or 'to surround'. In this context, it is an imperative form, calling for patience from the listener. It conveys a sense of enclosing or surrounding in a protective manner, suggesting that Elihu is asking for a brief moment to gather his thoughts and present them clearly.

The Piel form of the verb emphasizes the active engagement of the speaker, indicating Elihu's intent to surround his audience with his explanations. This word choice highlights the importance of patience in receiving deeper truths about God.


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. The BSB has bear with me, which is also reflected in the KJV and ASV: all three maintain the imperative tone of Elihu's request.

Where others part company with the BSB they part company over the word ע֖וֹדyet (ASV, KJV) emphasizes continuation, while still (BBE, WEB) suggests a similar meaning, but with a slightly different nuance.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is אֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ (va.a.cha.Ve.ka), so I may show you, which governs the entire structure. The sentence includes a prepositional phrase indicating the speaker's request for patience, followed by the object of the verb, which is the words Elihu intends to declare.

The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the imperative request at the beginning, highlighting Elihu's desire for the audience to listen carefully before he shares his insights.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates כַּתַּר as μεῖνόν (meinon), meaning 'remain' or 'stay'. This choice suggests a focus on enduring patience rather than simply waiting, which may indicate a deeper engagement with the audience's willingness to listen.

The choice of ἔτι (eti) for ע֖וֹד emphasizes the notion of continuation, aligning closely with the original Hebrew intent.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 36:2 shows Elihu asking Job and his friends to be patient with him for a little while longer as he prepares to explain more about God. He wants to clarify that there is much more to say about God’s nature and justice.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does Elihu mean by 'bear with me a little longer'?

Elihu is asking for patience from Job and his friends as he prepares to share important insights about God.

Why does Elihu emphasize that he has more to say on God's behalf?

Elihu believes that understanding God's nature and justice is crucial, and he wants to ensure that Job and his friends grasp the fullness of this understanding.

How does Elihu's request for patience relate to his overall message?

Elihu's request underscores the importance of careful listening and consideration before accepting his declarations about God.

What can we learn from Elihu's approach in this verse?

Elihu's method teaches the value of patience and thoroughness when discussing profound topics, especially regarding divine matters.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways can I practice patience when discussing difficult topics with others?
  2. How can I ensure that I am fully prepared to share my thoughts on important matters?
  3. What do I believe is essential to understand about God that I can share with others?
  4. How can I create an environment where others feel comfortable asking questions about God?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 36:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Suffer me a little,.... Bear with me a little longer, and allow me to say a few words more.

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Elihu also proceeded, and said, Elihu maintains that afflictions are to the godly disciplinary, in order to lead them to attain a higher moral worth, and that the reason for their continuance is not,

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Suffer me a little; give me thy patient attention but a little longer; and I will show thee that I have not said all that can be said to justify God’ s proceedings against thee.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 36:2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that [I have] yet to speak on God’ s behalf.Ver. 2. Suffer me a little, and I will show thee] He promiseth brevity and thereby wooeth attention: brevity and perspicuity are two great graces of speech, and do very much win upon intelligent hearers, who love to hear much in few, and cannot away with tedious prolixities. When a great trifler had made an empty discourse in the presence of Aristotle, and then cried him mercy for troubling him so long: You have not troubled me at all, said he, for I scarce hearkened to any one word you said all this while. That I have yet to speak on God’ s behalf] Heb. That there are yet words for God. His zeal…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 2. That I have yet to speak on God's behalf.] I have other proofs to allege in behalf of God's justice and providence.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

2. The verse reads, Suffer me a little and I will shew thee; For I have somewhat still to say on God’s behalf. The first words are lit. wait for me a little.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Suffer me a little - Even beyond the regular order of speaking; or, allow me to go on though I have fully occupied my place in the “number” of speeches.

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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

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

NETBNew English Translation2006

“Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for God.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God [are] words.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

“Honor me a little, and I show you, || That yet for God [are] words.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Wait for me a little, and I will instruct thee; for [I have] still some words on God's behalf.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

“Permit me to speak a little longer, and I will show you some things because I have a little more to say in defense of God.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

“Be patient with me just a little while longer and let me explain. I still have something to say on God's behalf.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.

Word by word, the decisions they made

ע֖וֹדod still H5750 2 different renderings
yetASV DBY DRA GNV KJV LSV NWB RVA YLT
stillBBE FBV ILT NETB WEB

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.

clauseverbכַּתַּרwaitprepositional phrase · prepositionalלִ֣forיmeadverbialזְ֭עֵירa.littleוַsoclauseverbאֲחַוֶּ֑thatobjectךָּI.may.inform.youכִּ֤י(dm).thatclauseadverbialע֖וֹדstillprepositional phrase · predicateלֶ[are].forאֱל֣וֹהַּGodsubjectמִלִּֽיםwords

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text of Job 36:2 reads, "כַּתַּר־ לִ֣י זְ֭עֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ כִּ֤י ע֖וֹד לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃" which translates to, "Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf." The Septuagint, while not providing a direct translation, matches 6 of the 8 words from the Masoretic Text, indicating a significant degree of agreement in the core message. However, the exact wording and structure differ due to the nature of the Greek translation. There are no surviving variants from the Samaritan Pentateuch or the Dead Sea Scrolls for this verse to compare against, so the Masoretic Text stands as the primary witness for this passage.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

כַּתַּר־ לִ֣י זְ֭עֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ כִּ֤י ע֖וֹד לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
כַּתַּר־μεῖνόνלִ֣יμεוַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּσεע֖וֹדἔτιלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּἐμοίמִלִּֽים׃λέχις

6 of the 8 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.

Job 36:2כָּתַרwaitwaitכָּתַרנִיfor mefor meנִיזְעֵירa littlea littleזְעֵירחָוָהso I may shso I may show yחָוָהכִּיthatthatכִּיעוֹדstillstillעוֹדאֱלֹהַּ[are] for G[are] for Godאֱלֹהַּמִלָּהwordswordsמִלָּהעוּדto upholdto upholdעוּדאֵלgodgodאֵלמָלַלto speakto speakמָלַלצָעַרbe littlebe littleצָעַרחֲוָהto showto showחֲוָהחָיָהto liveto liveחָיָהצַדִּיקrighteousrighteousצַדִּיקכִּיforforכִּיקַוcordcordקַודֵּעַknowledgeknowledgeדֵּעַאַףalsoalsoאַףיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעיָסַףto addto addיָסַףאֶ֫פֶסendendאֶ֫פֶסשַׁדַּיAlmightyAlmightyשַׁדַּירֵעַneighborneighborרֵעַאָזַןto listento listenאָזַןאֹמֶרwordwordאֹמֶר
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Job 36:2

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.

wait for me a little so I may show you that still [are] for God words
כַּתַּר־ka.tar- wait H3803 Verb · Piel · imperative second person masculine singular
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To surround something means to enclose or crown it, like when God surrounds his people with protection in Psalm 139:5.
Tyndale gloss
to surround
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כָּתַר (kathar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to surround. It can refer to enclosing something in a friendly manner, such as crowning, or in a hostile sense, like besieging. The word has different forms, including the Piel and Hiphil, which emphasize the act of surrounding or encircling.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[כָּתַר] vb. surround (in Pi.)

Pi. of surrounding an enemy

Hiph. throw out crowns, i.e. appear with crowns

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3803 כָּתַר surround (in Pi.)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3803 kathar kaw-thar'

a primitive root; to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to

crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as

restraining oneself):--beset round, compass about, be crowned

inclose round, suffer.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כָּתַר (ka.tar) — to surround.

1) to surround

1a) (Piel) to surround

1b) (Hiphil) to surround, encircle

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Impv-2ms — Verb · Piel · imperative second person masculine singular
HVpv2ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wat:

1. The Substantive:

The word is used in the Old Testament both as a substantive add as a verb. In the New Testament it appears as a verb only. 'erebh, ma'arabh, mean a concealed hiding-place for purposes of sudden attack, an ambuscade.

(1) "Lie in wait": "Abimelech rose up .... from lying in wait" (Jud 9:35 the King James Version); "When they .... abide in the covert to lie in wait" (Job 38:40).

(2) "Lay wait": "They compassed him in, and laid wait for him" (Jud 16:2).

2. The Verb:

(1) sharath, "to serve," "to minister," to act in the capacity of servant or attendant: "These waited on the king" (2Ch 17:19). Used especially in this sense with regard to the ceremonial service…

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
wait for me a little so I may show you that still [are] for God words
לִ֣יli for me H9030 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נִי (ni) — me.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bs
wait for me a little so I may show you that still [are] for God words
זְ֭עֵירZe.'eir a little H2191 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means something or someone that is small or little in quantity or time. It's used in the Bible to describe something that is limited or not very large. It conveys a sense of fewness or brevity.
Amplified meaning
a small amount of time, briefly
Tyndale gloss
little
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זְעֵיר (ze`eyr) means 'little' and is a diminutive form indicating smallness in quantity or time. It is derived from an unused root related to the concept of dwindling. The word has an Aramaic equivalent, זְעֵיר (ze.er), also meaning 'little'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זְעֵיר n.[m.] a little (diminutive form)

of quantity, amount (of instruction)

of time

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2191 זְעֵיר a little (diminutive form) . of quantity, amount (of instruction)

. of time

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2191 ze`eyr zeh-ayr'

from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to 6819), meaning

to dwindle; small:--little.

see HEBREW for 06819

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זְעֵיר (ze.er) — little.

1) a little

1a) of quantity

1b) of time

Aramaic equivalent: ze.er (זְעֵיר "little" H2192)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
wait for me a little so I may show you that still [are] for God words
וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּva.'a.cha.Ve.ka so I may show you H2331 Conjunction · verb piel first person common singular · suffix
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means to explain or declare something. It involves showing or making something known. The KJV translates it as 'show'.
Amplified meaning
explain, declare, make known
Tyndale gloss
to explain
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָוָה (chavah) is a Hebrew verb that primarily means to declare or show. It is a primitive root related to the concepts of living and explaining. The entries indicate it is used in the Piel form, suggesting a more intensive action, and it has an Aramaic equivalent. There is a note that it appears poetically and in later texts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[חָוָה] vb. only Pi. (poet. & late), tell, declare

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2331 חָוָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2331 chavah khaw-vah'

a primitive root; (compare 2324, 2421); properly, to live; by

implication (intensively) to declare or show:--show.

see HEBREW for 02324

see HEBREW for 02421

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָוָה (cha.vah) — to explain.

1) (Piel) to tell, declare, show, make known

2) (CLBL) to breath

Aramaic equivalent: cha.vah (חֲוָה "to show" H2324)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Piel-Imperf-1cs | Suff — Conjunction · verb piel first person common singular · suffix
HC/Vpu1cs/Sp2ms
wait for me a little so I may show you that still [are] for God words
כִּ֤יki that H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

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

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b 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

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative

conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by

other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,

where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,

even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +

nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,

therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Conj — Particle
HTc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
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ע֖וֹדod still H5750 Adv
490× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The word 'still' means something continues or happens again, like in Genesis 29:26 and Isaiah 2:11. It can also mean 'more' or 'additionally'.
Amplified meaning
still, yet, additional
Tyndale gloss
still
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עוֹד (owd) primarily denotes a sense of iteration or continuance, functioning mostly as an adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'again.' It can also imply addition or repetition, as in 'more' or 'besides.' The word appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing persistence or continuation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עוֹד and (14 t.) עֹד subst. a going round, continuance, but used mostly as adv. acc. still, yet, again, besides

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5750 עוֹד and (14 t.) עֹד subst. a going round, continuance, but used mostly as adv. acc. still, yet, again, besides

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5750 `owd ode

or rod {ode}; from 5749; properly, iteration or continuance;

used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again,

repeatedly, still, more:--again, X all life long, at all,

besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer,

(any) more(-over), X once, since, (be) still, when, (good,

the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet

(within).

see HEBREW for 05749

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עוֹד (od) — still.

subst

1) a going round, continuance

adv

2) still, yet, again, besides

2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence)

2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition)

2c) again

2d) still, moreover, besides

Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adv — Adv
HAcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

stil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" (Ps 4:4, etc.) and so "to be quiet" (Ps 107:29, etc.) or "inactive" in any way (Jud 18:9; 1Ki 22:3; Zec 1:11, etc.). So "be still" in Ps 46:10 means "desist from your war" (compare the Revised Version margin "let be"). The "still small voice" of 1Ki 19:12 (the Revised Version margin "sound of gentle stillness") is due to taking the Hebrew demamah in its literal force of "silent," but the word here means "whisper"--"a whispering, little voice." This familiar passage…

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לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ah [are] for God H433 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
57× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Eloah refers to God or a deity, and is used to describe the one true God or false gods. It is often translated as God in the KJV, and is related to the word Elohim, which also refers to God.
Amplified meaning
Eloah, the one true deity, for His sake, in His name
Tyndale gloss
god
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word אֱלֹהַּ (*'elowahh*) refers to a deity or the Deity, translating to 'God' or 'god.' It is derived from a root meaning 'to be strong' and can also denote a false god. The term appears in various contexts, including ancient poetry and references to heathen gods.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֱלֹהַּ 67; elsewhere אֱלוֹהַּ n.m. god, God

a heathen god, late usage

God, used in ancient poems

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H433 אֱלֹהַּ; elsewhere אֱלוֹהַּ god, God

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

433 'elowahh el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) >eloahh {el-o'-ah

probably prolonged (emphat.) from 410; a deity or the

Deity:--God, god. See 430.

see HEBREW for 0410

see HEBREW for 0430

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) — god.

1) God

2) false god

Aramaic equivalent: e.lah (אֱלָהּ "god" H0426)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HR/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

god ('Elohim, 'El, [`Elyon], Shadday, Yahweh; Theos):

I. INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL IDEA

1. The Idea in Experience and in Thought

2. Definition of the Idea

3. The Knowledge of God

4. Ethnic Ideas of God

(1) Animism

(2) Fetishism

(3) Idolatry

(4) Polytheism

(5) Henotheism

(6) Pantheism

(7) Deism

(8) Semitic Monolatry

(9) Monotheism

II. THE IDEA OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

1. The Course of Its Development

2. Forms of Its Manifestation

(1) The Face or Countenance of God

(2) The Voice and Word of God

(3) The Glory of God

(4) The Angel of God

(5) The Spirit of God

(6) The Name of God

(7) Occasional Forms

3. The Names of God

(1) Generic

(2) Attributive

(3) Yahweh

4. Pre-prophetic Conceptions of God

(1) Yahweh Alone Is the God of Israel

(a) His Early Worship

(b) Popular Religion

(c) Polytheistic Tendencies

(i) Coordination

(ii) Assimilation

(iii) Disintegration

(d) No Hebrew Goddesses

(e) Human Sacrifices

Easton's Bible Dictionary

God

(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by “LORD,” printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Ps. 14:1).

The arguments generally adduced by theologians in proof of the being of God are:

(1.) The a priori argument, which is the testimony afforded by reason.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being--ELOHIM, commonly translated God in our version, and JEHOVAH, translated Lord . Elohim is the plural of Eloah (in Arabic Allah); it is often used in the short form EL (a word signifying strength , as in EL-SHADDAI, God Almighty, the name by which God was specially known to the patriarchs. (Genesis 17:1; 28:3; Exodus 6:3) The etymology is uncertain, but it is generally agreed that the primary idea is that of strength, power of effect , and that it properly describes God in that character in which he is exhibited to all men in his works, as the creator, sustainer and supreme governor of the world. The plural form of Elohim has given rise to much discussion. The fanciful idea that it…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

This name, the derivation of which is uncertain, we give to that eternal, infinite, perfect, and incomprehensible Being, the Creator of all things, who preserves and governs all by his almighty power and wisdom, and is the only proper object of worship. The proper Hebrew name for God is JEHOVAH, which signifies He is. But the Jews, from a feeling of reverence, avoid pronouncing this name, substituting for it, wherever it occurs in the sacred test, the word ADONAI, Lord; except in the expression, ADONAI JEHOVAH, Lord Jehovah, for which they put, ADONAI ELOHIM, Lord God. This usage, which is not without an element of superstition, is very ancient, dating its origin some centuries before Christ; but there is no good ground for assuming its existence in the days of the inspired Old Testament writers. The proper word for God is ELOHIM, which is plural in its form, being thus used to signify…

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מִלִּֽים׃mi.Lim words H4405 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
38× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a word or speech, and can also refer to a topic or subject. It's used in the Bible to describe what people say or talk about.
Amplified meaning
spoken, declared
Tyndale gloss
speech
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִלָּה (millah) means 'word' or 'speech' and can refer to a discourse or topic. It is derived from a root that suggests collective speech or utterance. The term encompasses various forms of communication, including answers and by-words. The Aramaic equivalent is also מִלָּה.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִלָּה n.f. word, speech, utterance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4405 מִלָּה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4405 millah mil-law'

from 4448 (plural masculine as if from milleh {mil-leh'}; a

word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic:--+

answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to

speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.

see HEBREW for 04448

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִלָּה (mil.lah) — speech.

word, speech, utterance

Aramaic equivalent: mil.lah (מִלָּה "word" H4406)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

→ Of Jesus

Gracious Lu 4:22

Are spirit and life Joh 6:63

Of eternal life Joh 6:68

Will judge Joh 12:47,48

→ Of the wise

As goads, and as well-fastened nails Ec 12:11

Gracious Ec 10:12

→ Spoken at the proper moment Pr 15:23; Isa 50:4

→ Aptly spoken, like apples of gold in filigree of silver Pr 25:11

→ Of the complete man, gentle Jas 3:2

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