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Leviticus 25:21 — Word Study

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WLCוְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־ בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ אֶת־ הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃

BSABut I will sendtsâvâh [command, appoint] My blessingBᵉrâkâh [gift of prosperity, divine favor] in the sixthshishshîy yearshâneh so that [the land] will yieldʻâsâh [produce, bring forth] a croptᵉbûwʼâh [harvest, fruit] sufficient for threeshâlôwsh [enough, ample, a quantity of, thrice] yearsshâneh

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Leviticus 25:21quick helps
In a sentenceGod promises to bless the people in the sixth year, ensuring a harvest that will sustain them for three years.
Who is speakingGod, addressing the Israelites about their agricultural practices.
Where we areIn the laws governing the land and its produce, specifically regarding the sabbatical year.
The hard wordבִּרְכָתִי
Take awayGod's blessing is tied to the land's productivity and the people's reliance on Him.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbצָוָה 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.

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Deep Study — Leviticus 25:21

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — Regulations for the Sabbatical Yeargenerated

20Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’
21But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.
22While you are sowing in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest, until the ninth year’s harvest comes in.
23The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

Leviticus 25:21 outlines God's provision for the Israelites during the sabbatical year, assuring them that even when they do not sow, He will provide for their needs. This instruction emphasizes the importance of faith in God's provision and the cyclical nature of agricultural life in ancient Israel, where reliance on divine blessing was paramount.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
2Genesis 41:47During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
3Exodus 16:29Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
4Deuteronomy 28:3–8You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
5Psalm 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

three yearsLeviticus 25:4–8

The Key Word בִּרְכָתִי, bir.kha.Tigenerated

The word בִּרְכָתִי (birkat) is a noun meaning 'blessing' and is derived from the root that conveys the idea of prosperity and favor. This specific form is a construct form indicating possession, translating to 'my blessing.' It highlights the divine favor bestowed upon the people, which is essential for their sustenance.

Blessings in the biblical context often signify more than mere well-wishing; they represent tangible benefits, prosperity, and the divine favor that God grants to His people. This word encapsulates the essence of God's relationship with Israel, where His blessings ensure their survival and flourishing.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb צִוִּ֤יתִי (ve.tzi.Vi.ti), and I will command, governs the sentence, with two main phrases hanging off it: the first describes the blessing being sent, and the second details the outcome of that blessing in terms of agricultural yield. The structure emphasizes the command's authority and the resultant abundance.

The prepositional phrases clarify the timing and context: בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה (ba.sha.Nah), in the year, and הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית (ha.shi.Shit), the sixth, highlight the specific timeframe for God's promise.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates בִּרְכָתִי as μου (mou), meaning 'my.' This choice reflects a direct and personal attribution of blessing to God, reinforcing the intimate relationship between the divine and the recipients of the blessing.

The Greek word ἀποστελῶ (apostelō), meaning 'I will send,' indicates a strong action of divine provision, aligning with the Hebrew sense of commanding a blessing.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 25:21 assures the Israelites that God will send His blessing in the sixth year, ensuring that the land produces enough crops to sustain them for three years. This promise emphasizes God's provision and care for His people, especially during the sabbatical year.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean for God to send His blessing?

God's blessing signifies His favor and provision, ensuring that the land will yield abundantly, even when the people do not sow.

Why is the sixth year significant?

The sixth year is significant because it precedes the sabbatical year, where the land is to rest, and God's blessing ensures that there will be enough produce to last through that year.

How does this verse relate to the concept of faith?

This verse illustrates the importance of faith in God's provision, as the Israelites are called to trust that He will provide for their needs without their active farming in the sabbatical year.

What can we learn from God's promise of blessing?

We learn that God is faithful to provide for His people and that His blessings can sustain us even in times of rest or inactivity.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How can I trust in God's provision in my own life?
  2. What does it mean to rely on God's blessings during times of uncertainty?
  3. In what ways can I recognize and appreciate the blessings I receive?
  4. How can I share the blessings I have with others in my community?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 25:21 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year,.... Upon their fields, vineyards, and oliveyards, and make them exceeding fruitful, more than in other years; all fruitfulness at any time

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

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

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

i.e. Give my blessing. Commanding is oft used in Scripture either for the performance of promised blessings, as 133:3, or for the execution of threatened judgments, as ; both being acts of God’ s providential will, as the command is of his legislative will. For three years; not completely, but in great part, to wit, for that part of the sixth year which was between the beginning of harvest and the beginning of the seventh year, for the whole seventh year, and for that part of the eighth year which was before the harvest, which reached almost until the beginning of the ninth year. And by this expression we may understand the meaning of that eminent passage of Christ’ s being three days and…

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

Leviticus 25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.Ver. 21. Command my blessing.] Now if God send his mandamus, who shall gainstand it?

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(21) Then I will command my blessing. That is, He will send out His Divine command to the soil in the sixth year that it should be a blessing to them, and it shall be done. (See Deuteronomy 28:8; Psalms 42:8; Psalms 44:4; Psalms 68:29.) It shall bring forth fruit for three years.—Better, it shall bring forth produce. This special blessing will be manifested in the abundant crop of the harvest preceding the sabbatical year. Just as at the institution of the weekly Sabbath, when God enjoined abstention from labour, He sent down a double portion of manna every sixth day to make up for the day of rest (Exodus 16:22-27), so He will exercise a special providence every sixth year by blessing the…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

18–22. A hortatory addition, relating to the sabbatical year and interrupting the Jubile regulations. It is thus clearly out of place, and should properly follow Leviticus 25:7. Its tone is that of H, and is in accord with such hortatory passages as Leviticus 18:25 ff., Leviticus 20:22 f., Leviticus 26:3 ff. It may be conjectured that the redactor’s reason for placing it here out of its proper context was to indicate that it applies to the regulations for the Jubile as well as the sabbatical year. The mention of the ninth year (Leviticus 25:22), combined with the words ‘three years’ (Leviticus 25:21), seems to point to the view (see introd. note to ch.) that the Jubile year was really the…

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

21. Fruit for three years — The fact that three years are here provided for instead of two, which the sabbath year required, is evidence that the jubilee succeeds the seventh sabbath year and is not

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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

But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three years.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.

NETBNew English Translation2006

I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year so that it may yield the produce for three years,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

RVARevised Version, American1894

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

I will sende my blessing vpon you in the sixt yeere, and it shall bring foorth fruite for three yeeres.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, that it may bring forth produce for three years;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it hath made the increase for three years;

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it has made the increase for three years;

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Then will I command my blessing unto you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth a harvest for three years.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

I will command my blessing to come upon you in the sixth year, and it will produce harvest enough for three years.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

I will give you my blessing the sixth year, and it shall yield the fruits of three years:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

I will bless you in the sixth year, so that the land will produce a crop that will be enough for three years.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Then I will send my blessing on you in the sixth year, and the land will give fruit enough for three years.

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.

וְandclauseverbצִוִּ֤יתִיI.will.commandnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseבִּרְכָתִblessingי֙myprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָforכֶ֔םyouprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּinnoun phrasethenoun phraseשָּׁנָ֖הyearnumeral phraseהַ(the)שִּׁשִּׁ֑יתsixthוְandclauseverbעָשָׂת֙it.will.makenoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַtheתְּבוּאָ֔הproduceprepositional phrase · prepositionalלִfornoun phraseשְׁלֹ֖שׁthe.threenoun phraseהַtheשָּׁנִֽיםyears

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


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

The Masoretic Text is supported by the Septuagint, which matches 9 of the 11 words. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs in two words: it uses עשׂתה (make) and תבואתה (yield), indicating slight variations in the wording but maintaining the overall message.

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

וְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־ בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ אֶת־ הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְצִוִּ֤יתִיἀποστελῶבִּרְכָתִי֙μουלָכֶ֔םὑμῖνבַּשָּׁנָ֖הἔτειהַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתἕκτῳוְעָשָׂת֙ποιήσειהַתְּבוּאָ֔הγενήματαלִשְׁלֹ֖שׁτρίαהַשָּׁנִֽים׃ἔτη

9 of the 11 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.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

וצויתי את ברכתי לכם בשׁנה השׁשׁית ועשׂתה את תבואתה לשׁלשׁ השׁנים

2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: עשׂתה (make), תבואתה (yield)

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.

Leviticus 25:21צָוָהand I will and I will commצָוָהאֵתthe object the object markאֵתבְּרָכָהblessing myblessing myבְּרָכָהכֶםfor youfor youכֶםשָׁנָהin the yearin the yearשָׁנָהשִׁשִּׁיsixthsixthשִׁשִּׁיעָשָׂהand it willand it will makעָשָׂהאֵתthe object the object markאֵתתְּבוּאָהthe producethe produceתְּבוּאָהשָׁלֹשׁfor [the] tfor [the] threeשָׁלֹשׁשָׁנָהthe yearsthe yearsשָׁנָהאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתשָׁנָהto changeto changeשָׁנָהבָּרַךְto blessto blessבָּרַךְשֵׁשׁsixsixשֵׁשׁבּוֹאLeboLeboבּוֹאשָׁלִthirdthirdשָׁלִמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁמָלַךְto reignto reignמָלַךְעֶשְׂרִיםtwentytwentyעֶשְׂרִיםמֹשֶׁהMosesMosesמֹשֶׁהמִצְוָהcommandmencommandmentמִצְוָהקְלָלָהcursecurseקְלָלָהגֶּ֫שֶׁםrainrainגֶּ֫שֶׁםחֲמִישִׁיfifthfifthחֲמִישִׁימְלָאכָהworkworkמְלָאכָהתּוֹעֵבַהabominatioabominationתּוֹעֵבַהמַעֲשֵׂרtithetitheמַעֲשֵׂריִצְהָרoiloilיִצְהָר
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 Leviticus 25:21

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.

and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
וְצִוִּ֤יתִיve.tzi.Vi.ti and I will command H6680 Verb · Piel · sequential perfect first person common singular
494× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To command or give orders, as seen in the Bible when God gives charge to his people. It can also mean to appoint or ordain someone for a task. This word is used in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
command, appoint
Tyndale gloss
to command
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צָוָה (tsavah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to command or give orders. It is built from a primitive root and primarily used in the Piel form, indicating actions like appointing or charging someone with a task. The entries highlight its various applications, including laying charges and sending messengers. There are no noted disagreements among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[צָוָה] 485 vb. Pi. lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6680 צָוָה Pi. lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6680 tsavah tsaw-vaw'

a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute,

enjoin:--appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give

in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put,

(set) in order.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צָוָה (tsa.vah) — to command.

1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order

1a)(Piel)

1a1) to lay charge upon

1a2) to give charge to, give command to

1a3) to give charge unto

1a4) to give charge over, appoint

1a5) to give charge, command

1a6) to charge, command

1a7) to charge, commission

1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)

1b) (Pual) to be commanded

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Piel-1cs — Verb · Piel · sequential perfect first person common singular
Hc/Vpq1cs
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
בִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.Ti blessing my H1293 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
69× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a blessing is a gift from God, bringing prosperity and praise. It appears in Genesis and Psalms, where people bless God and each other. This concept is central to Jewish and Christian traditions.
Amplified meaning
gift of prosperity, divine favor
Tyndale gloss
blessing
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בְּרָכָה (berakah) means 'blessing' and encompasses a range of meanings including prosperity, praise of God, gifts, and treaties of peace. It is derived from the root word for 'to bless.' The entries highlight its use in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בְּרָכָה n.f. blessing

blessing

source of blessing

blessing, prosperity

blessing, praise of God

a gift, present

treaty of peace

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1293 בְּרָכָה blessing

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1293 Brakah ber-aw-kaw'

from 1288; benediction; by implication prosperity:--blessing,

liberal, pool, present.

see HEBREW for 01288

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) — blessing.

1) blessing

2) (source of) blessing

3) blessing, prosperity

4) blessing, praise of God

5) a gift, present

6) treaty of peace

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp1bs
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
לָכֶ֔םla.Khem for you H9036 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֶם (khem) — you.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HRd/Sp2mp — Preposition · suffix
HRd/Sp2mp
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
בַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.Nah in the year H8141 Preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
877× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.
Tyndale gloss
year
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁנָה (shaneh) means 'year' and is derived from the root meaning to change or revolve. It encompasses various aspects of time, including divisions of time, measures of age, and even a lifetime. The Aramaic equivalent is שְׁנָה (she.nah), also meaning 'year'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁנָה 877 n.f. year (etym. v. √[v.ek.aa])

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8141 שָׁנָה year (etym. v. √[8138a])

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8141 shaneh shaw-neh'

(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year

(as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old,

year(X -ly).

see HEBREW for 08138

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁנָה (sha.neh) — year.

1) year

1a) as division of time

1b) as measure of time

1c) as indication of age

1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-fs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
HRd/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

yer (shanah, Aramaic shenah, "a return" (of the sun), like the Greek eniautos; yamim, "days," is also used for "year," and the Greek hemerai, corresponds to it (Jos 13:1; Lu 17,18); etos, is also employed frequently in the New Testament; for the difference between etos and eniautos, see Grimm-Thayer, under the word): The Hebrew year was solar, although the month was lunar, the adjustment being made in intercalation.

See ASTRONOMY; TIME.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Year

Heb. shanah, meaning “repetition” or “revolution” (Gen. 1:14; 5:3). Among the ancient Egyptians the year consisted of twelve months of thirty days each, with five days added to make it a complete revolution of the earth round the sun. The Jews reckoned the year in two ways, (1) according to a sacred calendar, in which the year began about the time of the vernal equinox, with the month Abib; and (2) according to a civil calendar, in which the year began about the time of the autumnal equinox, with the month Nisan. The month Tisri is now the beginning of the Jewish year.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

the highest ordinary division of time. Two years were known to, and apparently used by, the Hebrews. A year of 360 days appears to have been in use in Noah’s time. The year used by the Hebrews from the time of the exodus may: be said to have been then instituted, since a current month, Abib, on the 14th day of which the first Passover was kept, was then made the first month of the year. The essential characteristics of this year can be clearly determined, though we cannot fix those of any single year. It was essentially solar for the offering of productions of the earth, first-fruits, harvest produce and ingathered fruits, was fixed to certain days of the year, two of which were in the periods of great feasts, the third itself a feast reckoned from one of the former days. But it is certain that the months were lunar, each commencing with a new moon. There must therefore have been some…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The Hebrews always had years of twelve months. But at the beginning, as some suppose, they were solar years of twelve months, each month having thirty days, excepting the twelfth, which had thirty-five days. We see, by the enumeration of the days of the deluge, Ge 7:1-8:22, that the original year consisted of three hundred and sixtyfive days. It is supposed that they had an intercalary month at the end of one hundred and twenty years, at which time the beginning of their year would be out of its place full thirty days. Subsequently, however, and throughout the history of the Jews, the year was wholly lunar, having alternately a full month of thirty days, and a defective month of twenty-nine days, thus completing their year in three hundred and fifty-four days. To accommodate this lunar year to the solar year, (365 days, 5 hours, 48…

and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתha.shi.Shit sixth H8345 Particle
28× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means sixth, like the sixth day of the week. It is used to describe order or sequence, as seen in Genesis 1:31. This word helps us understand time and patterns in the biblical account.
Tyndale gloss
sixth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שִׁשִּׁי (shishshiy) means 'sixth' and can refer to both an ordinal number and a fractional part. It is derived from the root word for 'six' and has masculine and feminine forms. The entries consistently emphasize its use as a numerical designation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שִׁשִּׁי m. 22 שִׁשִּׁית f. 6 adj.num.ordin. sixth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8345 שִׁשִּׁי, שִׁשִּׁית sixth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8345 shishshiy shish-shee'

from 8337; sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractional:--sixth

(part).

see HEBREW for 08337

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁשִּׁי (shish.shi) — sixth.

1) sixth

1a) sixth (ordinal number)

1b) sixth (as fraction)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Adj — Particle
HTd/Aofsa
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
וְעָשָׂת֙ve.'a.Sat and it will make H6213 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person feminine singular
2,629× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Amplified meaning
produce, bring forth
Tyndale gloss
to make
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make

Qal 2524

do (1560 t.)

deal with

oft. in phr. do kindness with

abs. act, act with effect

make (670 t.)

produce, yield

prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food

make offering

attend to, put in order

observe, celebrate, religious festival

acquire property of various kinds

appoint priests

bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance

use

spend, pass, days of life

Niph.

97be done

be made, of concr. things

be produced from vine

be prepared, of food

be offered

be observed, passover

be used

Pu. I was made

base

[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)

. deal with

. oft. in phr. do kindness with

. abs. act, act with effect

. . make (670 + t.)

. produce, yield

. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food

. make offering

. attend to, put in order

. observe, celebrate, religious festival

. acquire property of various kinds

. appoint priests

. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance

. use

. spend, pass, days of life

. . be done

. . be made, of concr. things

. be produced from vine

. be prepared, of food

. be offered

. be observed, passover

. be used

. I was made

H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6213 `asah aw-saw'

a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and

widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,

appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,

bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal

(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)

execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +

finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go

about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X

indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,

make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,

bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,

provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,

spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be

(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.

: do/perform

1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to do, work, make, produce

1a1a) to do

1a1b) to work

1a1c) to deal (with)

1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect

1a2) to make

1a2a) to make

1a2b) to produce

1a2c) to prepare

1a2d) to make (an offering)

1a2e) to attend to, put in order

1a2f) to observe, celebrate

1a2g) to acquire (property)

1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute

1a2i) to bring about

1a2j) to use

1a2k) to spend, pass

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be done

1b2) to be made

1b3) to be produced

1b4) to be offered

1b5) to be observed

1b6) to be used

1c) (Pual) to be made

עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.

(Piel) to press, squeeze

עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.

: make(OBJECT)

1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to do, work, make, produce

1a1a) to do

1a1b) to work

1a1c) to deal (with)

1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect

1a2) to make

1a2a) to make

1a2b) to produce

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-3fs — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person feminine singular
Hc/Vqq3fs
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
הַתְּבוּאָ֔הha.te.vu.'Ah the produce H8393 Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
42× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means produce or income, referring to crops, revenue, or even the product of our lips. It is translated as fruit, gain, or revenue in the KJV Bible.
Amplified meaning
harvest, fruit
Tyndale gloss
produce
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תְּבוּאָה (tbuw'ah) refers to produce or revenue, typically from the earth, including crops and income. It can also figuratively denote gains, such as wisdom or the product of lips. The word is derived from a root meaning to bring forth, and its usage spans both literal and figurative contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תְּבוּאָה n.f. proventus, product, revenue

product, yield, usually of earth

income, revenue, in general

fig. gain of wisdom

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8393 תְּבוּאָה proventus, product, revenue

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8393 tbuw'ah teb-oo-aw'

from 935; income, i.e. produce (literally or

figuratively):--fruit, gain, increase, revenue.

see HEBREW for 0935

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) — produce.

1) produce, product, revenue

1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually)

1b) income, revenue

1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig)

1d) product of lips (fig)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-fs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
HTd/Ncfsa
and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁlish.Losh for [the] three H7969 Preposition
432× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means three or thrice, and is used to describe quantities or repetitions in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including three, third, and thirteen.
Amplified meaning
enough, ample, a quantity of, thrice
Tyndale gloss
three
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word שָׁלֹשׁ (*shalosh*) means 'three' or 'triad.' It can also refer to the ordinal 'third' and is used in various contexts, including multiplication as 'thrice.' The entries consistently define it as a primitive number without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה 430 n.m. et f. a three, triad

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7969 שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה a three, triad

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe'

or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'};

or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three;

occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork,

+ often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.

Compare 7991.

see HEBREW for 07991

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) — three.

1) three, triad

1a) 3, 300, third

Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | Adj — Preposition
HR/Acbsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(shalosh; treis).

See NUMBER.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The phrase "three days and three nights," Mt 12:40, was equivalent in Hebrew to the English "three days;" the Jews employing the expression "a day and a night" to denote our "day" of twentyfour hours. Nor did "three days," 1Sa 30:13, literally "this third day," according to their usage, necessarily include the whole of three days, but a part of three days, a continuous period including one whole day of twenty-four hours, and a portion of the day preceding it and the day following it. Compare Ge 7:12,17 1Sa 30:12-13.

and I will command the object marker blessing my for you in the year sixth and it will make the object marker the produce for [the] three the years
הַשָּׁנִֽים׃ha.sha.Nim the years H8141 Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
877× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.
Tyndale gloss
year
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁנָה (shaneh) means 'year' and is derived from the root meaning to change or revolve. It encompasses various aspects of time, including divisions of time, measures of age, and even a lifetime. The Aramaic equivalent is שְׁנָה (she.nah), also meaning 'year'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁנָה 877 n.f. year (etym. v. √[v.ek.aa])

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8141 שָׁנָה year (etym. v. √[8138a])

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8141 shaneh shaw-neh'

(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year

(as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old,

year(X -ly).

see HEBREW for 08138

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁנָה (sha.neh) — year.

1) year

1a) as division of time

1b) as measure of time

1c) as indication of age

1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-fp — Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
HTd/Ncmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- The sun and moon appointed to mark out

Ge 1:14

- Early computation of time by

Ge 5:3

- DIVIDED INTO

. Seasons

Ge 8:22

. Months

Ge 7:11; 1Ch 27:1

. Weeks

Da 9:27; Lu 18:12

. Days

Ge 25:7; Es 9:27

- Length of, during the patriarchal age

Ge 7:11; 8:13; 7:24; 8:3

- Commencement of, changed after the exodus

Ex 12:2

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