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Job 8:18 — Word Study

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WLCאִם־ יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃

BSAIfʼim [under certain conditions, whether] he is uprootedbâlaʻ [destroyed, swallowed up] from his placemâqôwm [location, position] it will disownkâchash [deny, reject] saying, ‘ I neverlôʼ [not at all] saw yourâʼâh [looked upon, knew, recognized your existence]

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Job 8:18quick helps
In a sentenceJob reflects on the fate of a person uprooted from their place, emphasizing the loss of recognition.
Who is speakingJob, expressing his thoughts on the nature of existence and recognition.
Where we areIn a poetic discourse about the transient nature of life and the consequences of being uprooted.
The hard wordיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ
Take awayThe idea that one can be completely forgotten when removed from their rightful place.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbכָּחַשׁ 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 8:18

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Context — Job's Reflection on Life's Transiencegenerated

17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

Job 8:18 presents a thought-provoking observation about a person who, if uprooted from their place, will be denied recognition. This verse is part of a larger discourse in which Job contemplates the fragility of life and the certainty of eventual oblivion for those who lose their standing. The surrounding verses explore themes of stability and the consequences of one's actions, as seen in Job 8:17 and Job 8:19.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 7:10He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
2Job 20:9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
3Psalm 37:10–36Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
4Psalm 73:18–19Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
5Psalm 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ, ye.val.le.'E.nugenerated

The verb יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ (ye.val.le.'E.nu) is a piel imperfect form, indicating an action that is ongoing or habitual. It means 'to swallow up' or 'to destroy completely,' suggesting a total engulfing or obliteration of the subject.

This word conveys a sense of irreversible loss, as it implies that once uprooted, the individual is consumed by their circumstances, leading to their ultimate denial and rejection.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses disown for the verb כָּחַשׁ (kachash), aligning with the idea of denial or rejection.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The verse contains a main clause introduced by the conditional אִם־ ('im, 'if'), followed by a sequence of actions: the uprooting, the denial, and the statement of non-recognition.

The structure emphasizes the cause-and-effect relationship, where the uprooting leads to disowning and ultimately to being unseen, reflecting the poetic nature of Hebrew syntax.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ is rendered as καταπίῃ (katapīē), meaning 'to swallow down.' This choice maintains the sense of destruction but may imply a more direct action by an external force.

This translation highlights the idea of being consumed not just by circumstances but possibly by a divine or fateful intervention, broadening the interpretive scope.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 8:18 discusses the fate of a person who, if uprooted from their place, will be denied recognition. This reflects on how one's standing in life can lead to being forgotten and illustrates the transient nature of existence.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to be uprooted from one's place?

To be uprooted signifies a complete removal from stability or security, leading to a loss of identity and recognition.

How does this verse relate to the themes of Job?

This verse encapsulates Job's reflections on the fragility of life and the consequences of being cast out from one's rightful position.

What is the significance of denial in this context?

Denial in this context emphasizes the harsh reality that without a place or standing, one may be forgotten or unrecognized by others.

How do the surrounding verses contribute to this understanding?

The surrounding verses provide a broader context of stability and the consequences of actions, reinforcing the idea that one's standing is crucial to recognition.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I experienced being uprooted, and how did it affect my sense of identity?
  2. How can I ensure that I recognize and value the contributions of others in my life?
  3. What does it mean for me to be in a place of stability, and how can I maintain it?
  4. How do I respond to feelings of being forgotten or unrecognized in my own life?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

The early commentary from Gregory the Dialogist discusses the implications of being uprooted and the loss of recognition, drawing from this verse to illustrate the fate of the hypocrite.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book VIII c. 540–604
If He destroy him from his place, then He shall deny him, saying, I have not known thee. The hypocrite is 'destroyed from his place,' when he is parted from the applause of the present life, by death intervening.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 8:18 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

If he destroy him from his place,.... If the sun when he is risen strikes the tree with such vehement heat that it withers and utterly perishes from the place where it grew; or roots it up, so the

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

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him.

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

If he; either God, who is the Saviour of good men, and the Destroyer of the wicked; or the owner; or any other man; for this is an indefinite speech, and may be taken passively and impersonally; which is very common in the holy text and language. From his place, in which he was planted. Then it, i.e. the place; to which denying him and seeing him are here ascribed figuratively, as we have oft seen. I have not seen thee, i.e. I do not know nor remember that ever thou wast planted here. He shall be so utterly extirpated and destroyed, that there shall be no footstep, nor name, nor memorial of him left there.

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

Job 8:18 If he destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.Ver. 18. If he destroy him from his place] If he stub up this green tree, no better surely than the cyparit, of which Pliny writeth that it beareth fruit to no purpose, small berries, bitter leaves, that it yields an ill smell, and no pleasant shade; or as the boxtree, green indeed all the year about, but of an offensive smell, no fruit, and such a seed as all living creatures hate. Now if he, that is, Almighty God, destroy him, that is, the hypocrite, as he will do questionless (totally and speedily swallowing him up), what then? Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee] Heb. It…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 18. If he destroy him from his place] Is not this a plain reference to the alienation of his inheritance? God destroys him from it; it becomes the property of another; and on his revisiting it, the place, by a striking prosopopoeia, says, "I know thee not; I have never seen thee." This also have I witnessed; I looked on it, felt regret, received instruction, and hasted away.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

18. if he destroy him] The subject is God. The words might be rendered, if he be (when he is) destroyed. This is perhaps better, as the plant is spoken of. The point of the verse is not who destroys him, but that he is destroyed, and when destroyed utterly disappears, so that his place says, I never saw thee. In spite of his luxuriance and hold of the soil he is suddenly and wholly swept away and his place denies ever having known him.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If he destroy him from his place - The particle here which is rendered “if (אם 'ı̂m) is often used to denote emphasis, and means here “certainly” - “he shall be certainly destroyed.” The word

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

18. If he (God) destroy — Or the subject of the verb may be indefinite. The plant was apparently a useless growth, which any one would do well to destroy, Him — Or, It.

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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

If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

WEBWorld English Bible2000

If he is destroyed from his place, then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

NETBNew English Translation2006

If he is uprooted from his place, then that place will disown him, saying, ‘I have never seen you!’

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

RVARevised Version, American1894

If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

If he shall destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying , I have not seen thee.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee,

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him: I have not seen thee!

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

If [one] doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

If [one] destroys him from his place, || Then it has feigned concerning him, || I have not seen you!

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

But when men destroy him from his place, then will it deny him, saying, I have never seen thee.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

But if this person is destroyed out of his place, then that place will deny him and say, 'I never saw you.'

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

If one swallow him up out of his place, he shall deny him, and shall say: I know thee not.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

But when it's cut down, the place where it was disowns it, saying, ‘I never even saw you.’

BBEBible in Basic English1949

If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you.

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.

clauseclauseאִםifclauseverbיְבַלְּעֶ֥someoneobjectנּוּwill.swallow.itprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִfromnoun phraseמְּקוֹמ֑placeוֹitsוְandclauseverbכִ֥חֶשׁit.will.denyprepositional phrase · prepositionalבּ֝֗(in)וֹitclause · objectadverbialלֹ֣אnotverbרְאִיתִֽיIobjectךָhave.seen.you

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 agree closely in wording, with all seven Hebrew words matched in the Greek translation. This suggests a consistent understanding of the text across these traditions.

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

אִם־ יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
אִם־ἐὰνיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּκαταπίῃמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹτόποςוְכִ֥חֶשׁψεύσεταιבּ֝֗וֹαὐτόνלֹ֣אοὐξרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃τοιαῦτα

7 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.

Job 8:18אִםififאִםבָּלַעsomeone wilsomeone will swבָּלַעמָקוֹםfrom place from place itsמָקוֹםכָּחַשׁand it willand it will denכָּחַשׁוֹititוֹלֹאnotnotלֹארָאָהI have seenI have seen youרָאָהלֵב(Leb)-kama(Leb)-kamaiלֵבחֵןfavorfavorחֵןיֵשׁtherethereיֵשׁשִׁבֹּ֫לֶתShibbolethShibbolethשִׁבֹּ֫לֶתתַּןjackaljackalתַּןבָּחַרto chooseto chooseבָּחַרשָׁחַטto slaughtto slaughterשָׁחַטגָּנַבto stealto stealגָּנַבנֵכָרforeignforeignנֵכָריָכֹלbe ablebe ableיָכֹלעוֹדstillstillעוֹדעֳנִיafflictionafflictionעֳנִינָבַטto lookto lookנָבַט
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 8:18

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.

if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
אִם־'im- if H518 Particle
1,070× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is used to express conditions or questions, like if or whether. It can also be used to make oaths or express wishes, as in Oh that! It appears in various forms in the KJV, including if, though, and when.
Amplified meaning
under certain conditions, whether
Tyndale gloss
if
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

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.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

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

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Particle
HTc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nu someone will swallow it H1104 Verb piel imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
49× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means to swallow or destroy something completely. It can be used to describe something being eaten up or destroyed, like in a natural disaster or a strong storm. The Bible uses it to convey total destruction.
Amplified meaning
destroyed, swallowed up
Tyndale gloss
to swallow up
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בָּלַע (bala) is a Hebrew verb meaning to swallow down or engulf. It encompasses various forms, including actions of devouring and being consumed, as well as figurative uses like squandering. The entries indicate that it can be used in different grammatical aspects, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, Pual, and Hithpael, each with slightly different nuances.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בָּלַע vb. swallow down, swallow up, engulf

Qal

swallow down

swallow up, engulf

Niph. swallowed up, i.e. devastated

Pi.

swallow

swallow up, engulf

Pu. be swallowed up

Hithp. their wisdom is all gone, ‘they are at their wit’s end’

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1104 בָּלַע swallow down, swallow up, engulf

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1104 bala` baw-lah'

a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by

swallowing); generally, to destroy:--cover, destroy, devour,

eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בָּלַע (ba.la) — to swallow up.

1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to swallow down

1a2) to swallow up, engulf

1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to swallow

1c2) to swallow up, engulf

1c3) squandering (fig.)

1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up

1e) (Hithpael) to be ended

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Imperf-3ms | Suff — Verb piel imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
HVpi3ms/Sp3ms
if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.Mo from place its H4725 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
401× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Maqom means a place or location, like a city or a region. It can also refer to a condition of the body or mind. This term is used to describe a wide range of locations and situations.
Amplified meaning
location, position
Tyndale gloss
place
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָקוֹם (maqom) means 'place' and encompasses a variety of contexts, including a standing place, station, or post. It can refer to human abodes, localities, regions, and even figurative conditions of body or mind. The term is derived from a root meaning 'standing' and is used broadly in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָקוֹם, מָקֹם 399 n.m. standing-place, place

standing-place

station, where soldiers are placed

post, office

place where a thing belongs

esp.

place of human abode

of י׳’s abode

place

in gen. place, locality, spot

space, room

space, distance, between

region, quarter, direction

peculiar uses

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4725 מָקוֹם, מָקֹם standing-place, place . . standing-place

. station, where soldiers are placed

. post, office

. . place where a thing belongs

. esp. . place of human abode

. of י׳’s abode

. place

. in gen. place, locality, spot

. . space, room

. space, distance, between

. region, quarter, direction

. peculiar uses

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4725 maqowm maw-kome'

or maqom {maw-kome'}; also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'};

or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e.

a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);

also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or

mind):--country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X

whither(-soever).

see HEBREW for 06965

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָקוֹם (ma.qom) — place.

1) standing place, place

1a) standing place, station, post, office

1b) place, place of human abode

1c) city, land, region

1d) place, locality, spot

1e) space, room, distance

1f) region, quarter, direction

1g) give place to, instead of

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
וְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.chesh and it will deny H3584 Verb · Piel · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
22× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To deceive or lie, as seen in Psalm 116:11 where the psalmist says all people are liars. It means to be untrue in word or deed, disappointing or failing others. This concept is also found in Proverbs 10:18.
Amplified meaning
deny, reject
Tyndale gloss
to deceive
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כָּחַשׁ (kachash) is a Hebrew verb meaning to deceive or disappoint. It encompasses a range of actions including lying, failing, and growing lean, with various forms indicating different nuances such as cringing or feigning obedience. The entries highlight its use in contexts of untruthfulness and insufficiency, but there is no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כָּחַשׁ vb. be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean

Qal my flesh hath grown lean (away) fr. fatness

Niph. thine enemies shall cringe

Pi.

deceive

act deceptively against

cringe = come cringing

disappoint, fail

Hithp. shall come cringing to me

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3584 כָּחַשׁ be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3584 kachash kaw-khash'

a primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign,

disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe):--deceive, deny,

dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-)lie,

lying, submit selves.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) — to deceive.

1) to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely

1a) (Qal) to become lean

1b) (Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to deceive, deny falsely

1c2) to act deceptively

1c3) to cringe

1c4) to disappoint, fail

1d) (Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience

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Conj | V-Piel-3ms — Verb · Piel · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vpq3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

de-ni': This word is characteristic of the New Testament rather than the Old Testament, although it translates three different Hebrew originals, namely, kachash, "to lie," "disown" (Ge 18:15; Jos 24:27; Job 8:18; 31:28; Pr 30:9); mana`, "to withhold," "keep back" (1Ki 20:7; Pr 30:7); shubh, "to turn back," "say no" (1Ki 2:16).

In the New Testament, antilego, is once translated "deny," in the case of the Sadducees who denied the resurrection (Lu 20:27 the King…

if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
בּ֝֗וֹbo it H9033 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

וֹ (o) — him.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

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HR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp3ms
if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
לֹ֣אlo' not H3808 Particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Amplified meaning
not at all
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

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Part — Particle
HTn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
if someone will swallow it from place its and it will deny it not I have seen you
רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.kha I have seen you H7200 Verb qal perfect first person common singular · suffix
1,300× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for provider means to see or look after, and is used to describe God's care for his people. It appears in various forms throughout the Bible, including in Genesis and other books.
Amplified meaning
looked upon, knew, recognized your existence
Tyndale gloss
Provider
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רָאָה (ra'ah) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to see' and encompasses a wide range of visual and perceptual actions, including looking, observing, and causing others to see. It can refer to both literal sight and figurative understanding, with various grammatical forms indicating different nuances, such as appearing or being visible. The entries indicate a rich semantic field without significant disagreement among lexicographers.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רָאָה 1315 vb. see

Qal 1141

see, subj.

see, c. acc. rei

see, sq. acc. cl. or phr. of closer design

see, so as to learn to know

abs. see, have (power of) vision

see = perceive

look at, see, by direct volition

of mental observation

c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest

see, c. acc. rei

Niph.

appear

be seen

be visible

Pu. appar. his bones are not detected

Hithp. recipr. look at each other

Hiph.

cause one to see something, shew

cause to experience something

cause to look intently at, to behold

Hoph.

be caused to see, be shewn

be exhibited to

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7200a רָאָה see .. . see, subj.

. see, c. acc. rei

. see, sq. acc. + cl. or phr. of closer design

. see, so as to learn to know

. abs. see, have (power of) vision

. see = perceive

. look at, see, by direct volition

. of mental observation

. . c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest

. see, c. acc. rei

. . appear

. be seen

. be visible

. appar. his bones are not detected

. recipr. look at each other

. . . cause one to see something, shew

. cause to experience something

. cause to look intently at, to behold

. . be caused to see, be shewn

. be exhibited to

H7200b רְאוּת look

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7200 ra'ah raw-aw'

a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in

numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive,

intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve,

behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have

experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look

(on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up,

upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide,

regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one

another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X

surely, X think, view, visions.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: see.

: see/show

1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to see

1a2) to see, perceive

1a3) to see, have vision

1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out

1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish

1a6) to look at, gaze at

1a7) to provide, choose

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to appear, present oneself

1b2) to be seen

1b3) to be visible

1c) (Pual) to be seen

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to cause to see, show

1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at

1e) (Hophal)

1e1) to be caused to see, be shown

1e2) to be exhibited to

1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: examine.

: examine/consider

1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to see

1a2) to see, perceive

1a3) to see, have vision

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V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff — Verb qal perfect first person common singular · suffix
HVqp1cs/Sp2ms
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