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Numbers 6:19 — Word Study

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WLCוְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־ הַזְּרֹ֣עַ בְּשֵׁלָה֮ מִן־ הָאַיִל֒ וְֽחַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ מִן־ הַסַּ֔ל וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד וְנָתַן֙ עַל־ כַּפֵּ֣י הַנָּזִ֔יר אַחַ֖ר הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹ אֶת־ נִזְרֽוֹ׃

BSAAnd the priestkôhên [the spiritual leader, mediator] is to takelâqach [receive, get] the boiledbâshêl [cooked, prepared] shoulderzᵉrôwaʻ [arm] frommin the ramʼayil [a strong male sheep] oneʼechâd unleavenedmatstsâh [without yeast, pure] cakechallâh [bread, food] frommin the basketçal [container, vessel] and oneʼechâd unleavenedmatstsâh [without yeast, pure] waferrâqîyq [flatbread, thin bread] and put themnâthan [give, place] intoʻal the handskaph [palm, care] of the Naziritenâzîyr [consecrated one, devoted to God] who has justʼachar [recently, after] shavedgâlach [cut off, laid waste] [the hair of] his consecrationnezer [head, crown, dedication, vow]

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Numbers 6:19quick helps
In a sentenceThe priest is to take specific offerings and present them to the Nazirite after he has shaved his head.
Who is speakingThe priest, acting as a mediator between God and the Nazirite.
Where we areInstructions for the Nazirite's offerings as part of his consecration.
The hard wordנִזְרֽוֹ
Take awayThe offerings are specific and significant in the context of the Nazirite's dedication.
6 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbלָקַח 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 — Numbers 6:19

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Context — The Nazirite's Offeringsgenerated

18Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
19And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
20The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
21This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”

Numbers 6:19 describes the ritual for a Nazirite who has completed his vow of separation. After shaving his hair, the priest takes specific offerings to present to God on behalf of the Nazirite, marking the conclusion of his dedication. This process emphasizes the importance of ritual purity and the role of the priest in mediating between God and the people, reflecting the broader themes of holiness and commitment found throughout the Torah.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Leviticus 8:31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
21 Samuel 2:15Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
3Exodus 29:23–28along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
4Leviticus 7:30With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
5Leviticus 8:27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

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


The Key Word לָקַח, ve.la.Kachgenerated

The verb לָקַח (*laqach*) means 'to take' and is used here to describe the priest's action of receiving the offerings. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to receive, seize, and carry away, indicating the priest's role in the sacrificial system.

In this context, the priest is acting as a mediator, taking the offerings from the ram and the basket to present them to the Nazirite. This act signifies the completion of the Nazirite's vow and the importance of these offerings in the ritual.


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 uses boiled for the Hebrew term בְּשֵׁלָה, which is also reflected in the KJV and ASV.

Where others part company with the BSB they part company over the rendering of בְּשֵׁלָה: cooked (BBE, ILT) emphasizes the preparation aspect, while boiled (ASV, KJV) retains the specific cooking method.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verbs are לָקַח (*he will take*) and נָתַן (*he will put*), governing the actions of the priest. The structure follows a sequence of actions, with the priest taking offerings and then placing them into the hands of the Nazirite.

The order of the phrases emphasizes the priest's actions and the specific items being presented, highlighting the ritual's significance and the Nazirite's role in the process.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates לָקַח as λήμψεται, indicating a similar meaning of 'to take' but with a slight nuance in the Greek that may imply a more formal reception.

This choice reflects the translators' understanding of the ritual context, emphasizing the priest's authoritative role in the sacrificial system.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Numbers 6:19 describes how the priest takes specific offerings after the Nazirite has shaved his head. The priest takes the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake, and one wafer, and presents them to the Nazirite, marking the completion of his vow.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of the offerings taken by the priest?

The offerings represent the completion of the Nazirite's vow and are part of the ritual that signifies his dedication to God.

Why does the Nazirite shave his head?

Shaving the head is a physical sign of the completion of the Nazirite vow, symbolizing a new beginning and dedication to God.

What does the term Nazirite mean?

A Nazirite is someone who is consecrated or devoted to God, often taking a vow that includes abstaining from certain things, such as wine and cutting hair.

How do the offerings relate to the priest's role?

The priest acts as a mediator, taking the offerings to present to God on behalf of the Nazirite, fulfilling the requirements of the ritual.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does it mean to be consecrated or dedicated to God in my own life?
  2. How can I better understand the role of mediators in my spiritual journey?
  3. In what ways can I symbolize my commitments to God, similar to the Nazirite's vow?
  4. What rituals or practices help me express my dedication to God?

Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Numbers 6:19 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram,.... The left shoulder, for the right shoulder, which is the heave shoulder of every peace offering, belonged to the priest by another law;

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

And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: When the days of his separation ... On the

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

The sodden shoulder; the left shoulder, as it appears from , where this is joined with the heave-shoulder, which was the right shoulder, and which was the priest’ s due in all sacrifices, , and in this also. But here the other shoulder was added to it, as a special token of thankfulness from the Nazarites for God’ s singular favours vouchsafed into them. Upon the hands of the Nazarite, that he may give them to the priest, as his peculiar gift.

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

Numbers 6:19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven:Ver. 19. The sodden shoulder,] i.e., The left shoulder; for the right was due unto him raw. This taught the Nazarite special thankfulness: dignity requires duty.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

19. the sodden shoulder] It had been previously sodden, i.e. boiled, elsewhere in readiness.

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

19. Sodden — Cooked, usually boiled. Unleavened — See Leviticus 2:11, note. Wafer — A thin cake. For the mode of baking it see Leviticus 2:4, wood-cut.

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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

And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved the head of his separation;

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.

NETBNew English Translation2006

And the priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one cake made without yeast from the basket, and one wafer made without yeast, and put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head;

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven the head of his separation;

RVARevised Version, American1894

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven the head of his separation:

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Then the Priest shall take ye sodden shoulder of the ramme, and an vnleauened cake out of the basket, and a wafer vnleauened, and put them vpon the hands of the Nazarite, after he hath shauen his consecration.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after he hath shaven [the hair of] his consecration.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

'And the priest hath taken the boiled shoulder from the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one thin unleavened cake, and hath put on the palms of the Nazarite after his shaving his separation;

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And the priest has taken the boiled shoulder from the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one thin unleavened cake, and has put [them] on the palms of the Nazarite after his shaving [the hair of] his separation;

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram when it is cooked, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and he shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after he hath shaved his consecrated [head].

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one loaf of bread without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer without yeast. He must place them into the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his head indicating separation.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and he shall deliver them into the hands of the Nazarite, after his head is shaven.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Once the Nazirites have shaved, the priest will take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one bread without yeast from the basket, and one wafer without yeast, and place them in their hands.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And the priest will take the cooked leg of the sheep and one unleavened cake and one thin cake out of the basket, and put them on the hands of the separate one after his hair has been cut,

Word by word, the decisions they made

בְּשֵׁלָה֮be.she.Lah boiled H1311 2 different renderings
boiledASV BSB DBY DRA FBV LSV MSB NETB NWB ULB WEB YLT
cookedBBE ILT

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.

וְandclauseclauseverbלָקַ֨חhe.will.takenoun phrase · subjectהַtheכֹּהֵ֜ןpriestnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַthenoun phraseזְּרֹ֣עַarmבְּשֵׁלָה֮boiledprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִןfromnoun phraseהָtheאַיִל֒ramוְֽandclausenoun phrase · objectnoun phraseחַלַּ֨תa.cakeמַצָּ֤הof.unleavened.breadאַחַת֙oneprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִןfromnoun phraseהַtheסַּ֔לbasketוּandclausenoun phrase · objectnoun phraseרְקִ֥יקa.waferמַצָּ֖הof.unleavened.breadאֶחָ֑דoneוְandclauseverbנָתַן֙he.will.put.[them]prepositional phrase · prepositionalעַלonnoun phraseכַּפֵּ֣יthe.palmsnoun phraseהַofנָּזִ֔ירthe.Naziriteprepositional phrase · prepositionalאַחַ֖רafterclauseverbהִֽתְגַּלְּח֥hesubjectוֹhas.shaved.himselfnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseנִזְרֽconsecrationוֹhis

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 Samaritan Pentateuch share significant similarities, though the Samaritan text has three differing words: זרוע (arm), אחרי (after), and התגלח (shave). These differences may reflect variations in the tradition or interpretation of the ritual.

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

וְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־ הַזְּרֹ֣עַ בְּשֵׁלָה֮ מִן־ הָאַיִל֒ וְֽחַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ מִן־ הַסַּ֔ל וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד וְנָתַן֙ עַל־ כַּפֵּ֣י הַנָּזִ֔יר אַחַ֖ר הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹ אֶת־ נִזְרֽוֹ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְלָקַ֨חλήμψεταιהַכֹּהֵ֜ןἱερεὺςהַזְּרֹ֣עַβραξίοναבְּשֵׁלָה֮ἑφθὸνמִן־ἀπὸהָאַיִל֒κριοῦוְֽחַלַּ֨תἄρτονמַצָּ֤הἄζυμονמִן־ἀπὸהַסַּ֔לκανοῦוּרְקִ֥יקλάγανονמַצָּ֖הἄζυμονאֶחָ֑דἓνוְנָתַן֙ἐπιθήσειעַל־ἐπὶהַנָּזִ֔ירηὐγμένουאַחַ֖רμετὰנִזְרֽוֹ׃αὐτοῦ

18 of the 23 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

ולקח הכהן את הזרוע בשׁלה מן האיל וחלת מצה אחת מן הסל ורקיק מצה אחד ונתן על כפי הנזיר אחרי התגלח את נזרו

3 words differ from the Masoretic Text: זרוע (arm), אחרי (after), התגלח (shave)

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.

Numbers 6:19לָקַחand he willand he will takלָקַחכֹּהֵןthe priestthe priestכֹּהֵןאֵתthe object the object markאֵתזְרוֹעַthe armthe armזְרוֹעַבָּשֵׁלboiledboiledבָּשֵׁלמִן־fromfromמִן־אַ֫יִלthe ramthe ramאַ֫יִלחַלָּהand a cake and a cake ofחַלָּהמַצָּהunleavened unleavened breaמַצָּהאֶחָדoneoneאֶחָדמִן־fromfromמִן־סַלthe basketthe basketסַלרָקִיקand a waferand a wafer ofרָקִיקמַצָּהunleavened unleavened breaמַצָּהאֶחָדoneoneאֶחָדנָתַןand he willand he will putנָתַןעַלononעַלכַּף[the] hands[the] hands ofכַּףנָזִירthe Naziritthe Naziriteנָזִיראַחַרafterafterאַחַרגָּלַחhe has shavhe has shaved hגָּלַחאֵתthe object the object markאֵתנֵ֫זֶרNazirite voNazirite vow hiנֵ֫זֶראוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתמָצַץto drink dto drink deeplyמָצַץחָדַדto go eithto go either waחָדַדנָזַרto dedicatto dedicateנָזַרזָרַעto sowto sowזָרַעבָּשַׁלto boilto boilבָּשַׁלמֵןstringstringמֵןחָלַלto boreto boreחָלַלסָלַלto buildto buildסָלַלכָּפַףto bendto bendכָּפַףאָחַרto delayto delayאָחַרכָּהַןto ministeto ministerכָּהַןאוּלstrengthstrengthאוּלרָקַקto spitto spitרָקַקעַלheightheightעַלכֶּ֫בֶשׂlamblambכֶּ֫בֶשׂמַצָּהunleavenedunleavened breaמַצָּהרָקִיקflatbreadflatbreadרָקִיק
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 Numbers 6:19

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 he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
וְלָקַ֨חve.la.Kach and he will take H3947 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
966× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to take or get something, and it is used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to take a wife, to take possession of something, or to receive a gift. For example, in Genesis 2:22, God takes a rib from Adam to create Eve.
Amplified meaning
receive, get
Tyndale gloss
to take: take
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word לָקַח (*laqach*) means 'to take' and encompasses a wide range of actions, including to receive, seize, capture, and carry away. It can refer to taking something in hand, taking a wife, or even taking vengeance. The verb has various forms indicating different nuances, such as being taken away or captured.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לָקַח 965 vb. take

Qal

take, take in hand

take and carry along with oneself

take from, or out of

take, carry away

take away from, so as to deprive of

esp. take away life

take to or for a person

take up, upon = put upon

= fetch

take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)

take = capture, seize

take = carry off

in phr. take vengeance

Niph.

be captured, of ark

be taken away, removed

be taken, brought unto

Pu.

be taken from, out of

= be stolen from

be taken captive

be taken away, removed

Hoph.

be taken, brought unto

be taken out of

be taken away from

Hithp. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3947 לָקַח take .. take, take in hand

. take and carry along with oneself

. . take from, or out of

. take, carry away

. take away from, so as to deprive of

. esp. take away life

. take to or for a person

. take up, upon = put upon

. = fetch

. take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)

. take = capture, seize

. take = carry off

. in phr. take vengeance

. . be captured, of ark

. be taken away, removed

. be taken, brought unto

. . be taken from, out of

. = be stolen from

. be taken captive

. be taken away, removed

. . be taken, brought unto

. be taken out of

. be taken away from

. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3947 laqach law-kakh'

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of

applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch,

get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve,

seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לָקַח (la.qach) — to take: take.

: take

1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to take, take in the hand

1a2) to take and carry along

1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away

1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept

1a5) to take up or upon, put upon

1a6) to fetch

1a7) to take, lead, conduct

1a8) to take, capture, seize

1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be captured

1b2) to be taken away, be removed

1b3) to be taken, brought unto

1c) (Pual)

1c1) to be taken from or out of

1c2) to be stolen from

1c3) to be taken captive

1c4) to be taken away, be removed

1d) (Hophal)

1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto

1d2) to be taken out of

1d3) to be taken away

1e) (Hithpael)

1e1) to take hold of oneself

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Conj | V-Qal-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vqq3ms
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tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. "To take" in the sense of "capture" is still common, but when a person or living animal is in point, modern English usually adds "prisoner" or "captive." English Versions of the Bible not infrequently has this addition (Ge 14:14, etc.), but more commonly "take" is used without it (Jos 10:39; Job 5:13; Sirach 23:21; Joh 7:30, etc.). An occasional obscurity is thus caused, as in Ge 27:3, "take me venison" for "hunt venison for me." "To take advice" (2Ch…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Hen the priest H3548 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
750× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a priest is a person who serves God and leads others in worship, like the Levitical priests in Exodus. They were responsible for making sacrifices and following God's laws. This term is also used to describe Jesus as a priest-king.
Amplified meaning
the spiritual leader, mediator
Tyndale gloss
priest
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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כֹּהֵן (kohen) means 'priest' and is derived from the active participle of a related root. It encompasses various types of priests, including Levitical, Aaronic, and even pagan priests, as well as chief rulers or principal officers. The term is used in contexts referring to both Jewish and non-Jewish priestly roles.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּהֵן 750 n.m. priest

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3548 כֹּהֵן priest

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3548 kohen ko-hane'

active participle of 3547; literally, one officiating, a

priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a

layman):--chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal

officer.

see HEBREW for 03547

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) — priest.

1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

1b) pagan priests

1c) priests of Jehovah

1d) Levitical priests

1e) Zadokite priests

1f) Aaronic priests

1g) the high priest

Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)

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

prest (kohen, "priest," "prince," "minister"; hiereus archiereus; for hiereus megas, of Heb 10:21, see Thayer's Lexicon, under the word hiereus:

I. NATURE OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE

1. Implies Divine Choice

2. Implies Representation

3. Implies Offering Sacrifice

4. Implies Intercession

II. THE TWO GREAT PRIESTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, MELCHIZEDEK AND AARON

III. PRIESTLY FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTER

1. A Strictly Religious Order

2. Priestism Denied

3. The High Priest's Qualifications

4. Symbolism of Aaron's Rod

IV. CONSECRATION OF AARON AND HIS SONS (EXODUS 29; LEVITICUS 8)

1. Symbolism of Consecration

2. Type and Archetype

LITERATURE

A priest is one who is duly authorized to minister in sacred things, particularly to offer sacrifices at the altar, and who acts as mediator between men and God. In the New Testament the term is applied to priests of the Gentiles…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Priest

The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices.

At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the family, as in the cases of Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham (12:7; 13:4), Isaac (26:25), Jacob (31:54), and Job (Job 1:5).

The name first occurs as applied to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18). Under the Levitical arrangements the office of the priesthood was limited to the tribe of Levi, and to only one family of that tribe, the family of Aaron. Certain laws respecting the qualifications of priests are given in Lev. 21:16-23. There are ordinances also regarding the…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter , signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin. --The idea of a priesthood connects itself in all its forms, pure or corrupted, with the consciousness, more or less distinct of sin. Men feel that they have broken a law. The power above them is holier than they are, and they dare not approach it. They crave for the intervention of some one of whom they can think as likely to be more acceptable than themselves. He must offer up their prayers, thanksgivings, sacrifices. He becomes their representative in "things pertaining unto God." He may become also (though this does not always follow) the representative of God to man. The functions of the priest and prophet may exist in the same person. No trace of a hereditary or caste priesthood meets us in the worship of the patriarchal age. Once and once only does the word cohen meet us as…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

One who officiated in the public worship of God, especially in making expiation for sin, being "ordained for men in things pertaining to God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins." In the Old Testament, the priesthood was not annexed to a certain family till after the promulgation of the law by Moses. Before that time, the firstborn of each family, the fathers, the princes, the kings, were priests in their own cities and in their own houses. Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, and Job, Abimelech and Laban, Isaac and Jacob offered personally their own sacrifices. In the solemnity of the covenant made by the Lord with his people, at the foot of Mount Sinai, Moses performed the office of mediator, and young men were chosen from among Israel to perform the office of priests, Ex 24:5. But after the Lord had chosen the tribe of Levi to…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
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.]
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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 he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הַזְּרֹ֣עַha.ze.Ro.a' the arm H2220 Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
91× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for arm refers to the arm as stretched out, symbolizing strength, force, or power, as seen in the KJV translations of arm, mighty, and strength.
Amplified meaning
arm
Tyndale gloss
arm
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זְרוֹעַ (z'roa) refers to an arm or shoulder, often symbolizing strength. It can denote the physical arm, the shoulder of a sacrificed animal, or military and political forces. The word is derived from a root meaning to stretch out, indicating both physical and metaphorical strength.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זְרוֹעַ, זְרֹעַ n.f. and (rare) m. arm, shoulder, strength

arm

arm, as symbol of strength

Pl. forces, political and military

Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2220 זְרוֹעַ, זְרֹעַ arm, shoulder, strength . arm

. arm, as symbol of strength

. Pl. forces, political and military

. Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2220 zrowa` zer-o'-ah

or (shortened) zroao {zer-o'-ah}; and (feminine) zrowpah

{zer-o-aw'}; or zrowah {zer-o-aw'}; from 2232; the arm (as

stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively,

force:--arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

see HEBREW for 02232

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) — arm.

1) arm, forearm, shoulder, strength

1a) arm

1b) arm (as symbol of strength)

1c) forces (political and military)

1d) shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-cs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
HTd/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

arm (zeroa`, 'ezroa`, dera`; brachion; chotsen, katheph): The usual form is zeroa` from the root zara`, "to spread." The arm may be "stretched out." 'Ezroa` is this form with prosthetic 'aleph (Job 31:22; Jer 32:21), and dera` is the Aramaic form. Chotsen is really "bosom," thus the Revised Version (British and American) (Isa 49:22); and katheph is "shoulder," thus the Revised Version (British and American) (Job 31:22). Compare cheir, also, in Ac 11:21.

Figurative: The arm denotes influence, power, means of support or conquest. The arms of Moab (Jer 48:25) and of…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Arm

Used to denote power (Ps. 10:15; Ezek. 30:21; Jer. 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (Ex. 15:16; Ps. 89:13; 98:1; 77:15; Isa. 53:1; John 12:38; Acts 13:17)

Nave's Topical Bible

→ FIGURATIVE USE OF Ex 6:6; 15:16; De 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8; 33:27; 1Ki 8:42; 2Ki 17:36; 2Ch 6:32; Ps 77:15; 89:10,13,21; 98:1; 136:12; So 2:6; Isa 33:2; 40:10,11; 51:5,9; 52:10; 53:1; 59:16; 62:8; 63:5,12; Jer 21:5; 27:5; 32:17; Eze 20:33; Lu 1:51;

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
בְּשֵׁלָה֮be.she.Lah boiled H1311 Adj
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes food that has been cooked or boiled, like a meal prepared for eating. It can also mean something is completely done or ready.
Amplified meaning
cooked, prepared
Tyndale gloss
cooked
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The Hebrew word בָּשֵׁל (*bashel*) means 'cooked' or 'boiled.' It is derived from the root word בָּשַל (*bāshal*), which relates to cooking. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to food preparation, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בָּשֵׁל adj. cooked, boiled

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1311 בָּשֵׁל cooked, boiled

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1311 bashel baw-shale'

from 1310; boiled:--X at all, sodden.

see HEBREW for 01310

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בָּשֵׁל (ba.shel) — cooked.

cooked, boiled

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAafsa
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
מִן־min- from H4480 Preposition
1,189× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Tyndale gloss
from
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The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal

from, against

מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

of position, off, on the side of, on

Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

Partitively

Of time—

as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

towards, to

(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

In comparisons, beyond, above

מן is prefixed to an infin.:

with causal force, from, on account of, through

after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

with a temporal force, since, after

Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

In compounds:

base

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against

. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

. of position, off, on the side of, on

. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

. Partitively

. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

. towards, to

. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

. In comparisons, beyond, above

. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through

. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

. with a temporal force, since, after

. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4480 min min

or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)

{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;

hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as

follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason

of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,

since, X then, through, X whether, with.

see HEBREW for 04482

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִן־ (min) — from.

prep

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

conj

2) that

Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)

מֵן (men) — portion.

n.m.

portion

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
HR
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הָאַיִל֒ha.'a.Yil the ram H352 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
187× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A strong tree, like an oak or a ram, symbolizes strength and power, as seen in 1 Kings 7:2 where Solomon builds a house with strong pillars. It can also refer to a chief or leader, like in 1 Chronicles 12:14 where the leaders of the tribes are listed.
Amplified meaning
a strong male sheep
Tyndale gloss
ram
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אַ֫יִל (ayil) encompasses several meanings, including 'ram,' 'projecting pillar or pilaster,' 'leader or chief,' and 'terebinth.' It is derived from a root meaning strength, suggesting a connection to might and support. The term appears in various contexts, reflecting its diverse applications in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַ֫יִל 156 n.m. ram (as leader of flock)

base

אַ֫יִל n.[m.] projecting pillar or pilaster

base

[אַ֫יִל ?] n.m. leader, chief

base

[אַ֫יִל ?] n.m. terebinth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H352a אַ֫יִל ram H352b אַ֫יִל projecting pillar or pilaster H352c אַ֫יִל leader, chief H352d אַ֫יִל terebinth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

352 'ayil ah'-yil

from the same as 193; properly, strength; hence, anything

strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from

his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or

other strong tree:--mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram,

tree.

see HEBREW for 0193

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַ֫יִל (a.yil) — ram.

1) ram

1a) ram (as food)

1b) ram (as sacrifice)

1c) ram (skin dyed red, for tabernacle)

אַ֫יִל (a.yil) — pillar.

pillar, door post, jambs, pilaster

אַ֫יִל (a.yil) — leader.

strong man, leader, chief

אַ֫יִל (a.yil) — terebinth.

mighty tree, terebinth

Aramaic equivalent: i.lan (אִילָן "tree" H0363)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ram

Exalted. (1.) The son of Hezron, and one of the ancestors of the royal line (Ruth 4:19). The margin of 1 Chr. 2:9, also Matt. 1:3, 4 and Luke 3:33, have “Aram.”

(2.) One of the sons of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25, 27).

(3.) A person mentioned in Job 32:2 as founder of a clan to which Elihu belonged. The same as Aram of Gen. 22:21.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(high, exalted). A son of Hezron and the father of Ammin-adab, born in Egypt after Jacob’s migration there. (Ruth 4:19) (B.C. 1706.) In (Matthew 1:3,4) and Luke 3:33 He is called ARAM in the Authorized Version, but RAM in the Revised Version of (Matthew 1:3,4) and ARNI in the Revised Version of (Luke 3:33) The first-born of Jerahmeel, and therefore nephew of the preceding. (1 Chronicles 3:25,27) (B.C. after 1706.) One of the kindred of Elihu. (Job 32:2) Ewald identified this Ram with ARAM in (

1. Son of Hezron and an ancestor of Jesus Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:9,10

Called ARAM Mt 1:3,4; Lu 3:33

2. Son of Jerahmeel 1Ch 2:25,27

3. An ancestor, probably of Elihu, mentioned in Job 32:2

4. A sheep

Skins of, used for the roof of the tabernacle Ex 26:14; 39:34

Seen in Daniel' s vision Da 8:3,20

Used in sacrifice

See OFFERINGS

Trumpets made of the horns of

See TRUMPETS

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
וְֽחַלַּ֨תve.cha.Lat and a cake of H2471 Conjunction · noun common feminine singular construct
14× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A cake or bun was a type of food, often pierced or perforated, mentioned in the Bible as a common food item.
Amplified meaning
bread, food
Tyndale gloss
bun
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חַלָּה (challah) refers to a type of cake, often described as perforated or punctured. The term is derived from a root meaning 'to pierce.' It is used in the context of baked goods, specifically cakes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חַלָּה n.f. a kind of cake (prob. as perforated)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2471 חַלָּה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2471 challah khal-law'

from 2490; a cake (as usually punctured):--cake.

see HEBREW for 02490

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חַלָּה (chal.lah) — bun.

cake, cake (if pierced) (probably perforated)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular construct
HC/Ncfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
מַצָּ֤הma.Tzah unleavened bread H4682 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
53× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, matstsah refers to unleavened bread, a sweet bread made without yeast, often eaten during the Passover festival. It symbolizes purity and simplicity. This bread is mentioned in Exodus and Leviticus.
Amplified meaning
without yeast, pure
Tyndale gloss
unleavened bread
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מַצָּה (matstsah) refers to unleavened bread or cakes, specifically those made without yeast. The term is linked to the idea of sweetness, contrasting with sour or bitter bread. It is notably associated with the festival of Passover, during which leaven is prohibited.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַצָּה n.f. unleavened bread, or cake(s)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4682 מַצָּה unleavened bread, or cake(s)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4682 matstsah mats-tsaw'

from 4711 in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness;

properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or

bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or

loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no

leaven was then used):--unleaved (bread, cake), without

leaven.

see HEBREW for 04711

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַצָּה (mats.tsah) — unleavened bread.

unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.

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N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
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→ (With yeast, which symbolized pervasive corruption)

→ See BREAD

→ See PASSOVER

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
אַחַת֙'a.Chat one H259 Adj
971× 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 one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Tyndale gloss
one
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אֶחָד (echad) means 'one' and is derived from a numeral. It encompasses meanings such as each, every, a certain, and can serve as an indefinite article. It is also used as an ordinal to denote 'first' and appears in various combinations, including eleven. The entries consistently emphasize its numerical and qualitative aspects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶחָד 972 adj.num. one

one

= each, every

= a certain

= indef. art.

only, & (fem.) once

one … another, one … the other

as ordinal first

in combin.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H259 אֶחָד one . one

. = each, every

. = a certain

. = indef. art.

. only, & (fem.) once

. one … another, one … the other

. as ordinal first

. in combin.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

259 'echad ekh-awd'

a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an

ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and,

any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), +

eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only,

other, some, together,

see HEBREW for 0258

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶחָד (e.chad) — one.

1) one (number)

1a) one (number)

1b) each, every

1c) a certain

1d) an (indefinite article)

1e) only, once, once for all

1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

1g) first

1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wun.

See NUMBER.

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
מִן־min- from H4480 Preposition
1,189× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Tyndale gloss
from
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The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal

from, against

מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

of position, off, on the side of, on

Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

Partitively

Of time—

as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

towards, to

(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

In comparisons, beyond, above

מן is prefixed to an infin.:

with causal force, from, on account of, through

after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

with a temporal force, since, after

Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

In compounds:

base

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H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against

. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

. of position, off, on the side of, on

. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

. Partitively

. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

. towards, to

. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

. In comparisons, beyond, above

. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through

. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

. with a temporal force, since, after

. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4480 min min

or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)

{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;

hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as

follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason

of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,

since, X then, through, X whether, with.

see HEBREW for 04482

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִן־ (min) — from.

prep

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

conj

2) that

Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)

מֵן (men) — portion.

n.m.

portion

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Prep — Preposition
HR
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הַסַּ֔לha.Sal the basket H5536 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
15× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This noun refers to a basket, often made of woven willow twigs or osiers. In the Bible, it is used to carry food, like bread or fish, and is sometimes used as a symbol of provision or abundance.
Amplified meaning
container, vessel
Tyndale gloss
basket
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סַל (sal) means 'basket' and is derived from a word meaning 'willow twig.' It specifically refers to a woven basket. The entries consistently define it in this way, with no significant disagreement noted.

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5536 סַל basket

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5536 cal sal

from 5549; properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an

osier; but only as woven into a basket:--basket.

see HEBREW for 05549

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סַל (sal) — basket.

basket

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
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bas'-ket: Four kinds of "baskets" come to view in the Old Testament under the Hebrew names, dudh, Tene', cal and kelubh. There is little, however, in these names, or in the narratives where they are found, to indicate definitely what the differences of size and shape and use were. The Mishna renders us some help in our uncertainty, giving numerous names and descriptions of "baskets" in use among the ancient Hebrews (see Kreugel, Dasse Hausgerat in der Mishna, 39-45). They were variously m ade of willow, rush, palm-leaf, etc., and were used for various purposes, domestic and agricultural, for instance, in gathering and serving fruit, collecting alms in kind for the poor, etc. Some had handles, others lids, some both, others neither.

1. Meaning of Old Testament Terms:

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Basket

There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Heb. sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Gen. 40:16; Ex. 29:3, 23; Lev. 8:2, 26, 31; Num. 6:15, 17, 19). Sometimes baskets were made of twigs peeled; their manufacture was a recognized trade among the Hebrews.

(2.) That used (Heb. salsilloth’) in gathering grapes (Jer. 6:9).

(3.) That in which the first fruits of the harvest were presented, Heb. tene, (Deut. 26:2, 4). It was also used for household purposes. In form it tapered downwards like that called corbis by the…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The Hebrew terms used in the description of this article are as follows: (1) Sal , so called from the twigs of which it was originally made, specially used for holding bread. (Genesis 40:16) ff. (Exodus 29:3,23; Leviticus 8:2,26,31; Numbers 6:15,17,19) (2) Salsilloth , a word of kindred origin, applied to the basket used in gathering grapes. (Jeremiah 6:9) (3) Tene , in which the first-fruits of the harvest were presented. (26:2,4) (4) Celub , so called from its similarity to a bird-cage. (5) Dud , used for carrying fruit, (Jeremiah 24:1,2) as well as on a larger scale…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ General scriptures concerning Ge 40:16,17; Ex 29:3,23,32; Le 8:2; Nu 6:15; De 26:2; 28:5,17; 2Ki 10:7

→ Received the fragments after the miracles of the loaves Mt 14:20; 15:37; 16:9,10

→ Paul lowered from the wall in Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
וּרְקִ֥יקu.re.Kik and a wafer of H7550 Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A type of thin, flat bread, similar to a wafer or cracker. In 1 Kings 17:6, Elijah eats these cakes by the river. The KJV translates it as 'cake' or 'wafer'.
Amplified meaning
flatbread, thin bread
Tyndale gloss
flatbread
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רָקִיק (raqiyq) refers to a thin cake or wafer, typically associated with unleavened bread. The term is derived from a root meaning 'thin' and is noted in various lexicons for its connection to flatbread. The entries consistently emphasize its nature as a type of unleavened bread, with no significant disagreements among the sources.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רָקִיק n.m. a thin cake, (RV) wafer (cf. Ar. Arabic a thin round cake of bread), always of unleavened bread

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7550 רָקִיק

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7550 raqiyq raw-keek'

from, 7556 in its original sense; a thin cake; -- cake,

wafer.

see HEBREW for 07556

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רָקִיק (ra.qiq) — flatbread.

thin cake, wafer

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
HC/Ncmsc
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ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
מַצָּ֖הma.Tzah unleavened bread H4682 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
53× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, matstsah refers to unleavened bread, a sweet bread made without yeast, often eaten during the Passover festival. It symbolizes purity and simplicity. This bread is mentioned in Exodus and Leviticus.
Amplified meaning
without yeast, pure
Tyndale gloss
unleavened bread
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מַצָּה (matstsah) refers to unleavened bread or cakes, specifically those made without yeast. The term is linked to the idea of sweetness, contrasting with sour or bitter bread. It is notably associated with the festival of Passover, during which leaven is prohibited.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַצָּה n.f. unleavened bread, or cake(s)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4682 מַצָּה unleavened bread, or cake(s)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4682 matstsah mats-tsaw'

from 4711 in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness;

properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or

bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or

loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no

leaven was then used):--unleaved (bread, cake), without

leaven.

see HEBREW for 04711

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַצָּה (mats.tsah) — unleavened bread.

unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

→ (With yeast, which symbolized pervasive corruption)

→ See BREAD

→ See PASSOVER

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
אֶחָ֑ד'e.Chad one H259 Adj
971× 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 one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Tyndale gloss
one
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אֶחָד (echad) means 'one' and is derived from a numeral. It encompasses meanings such as each, every, a certain, and can serve as an indefinite article. It is also used as an ordinal to denote 'first' and appears in various combinations, including eleven. The entries consistently emphasize its numerical and qualitative aspects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶחָד 972 adj.num. one

one

= each, every

= a certain

= indef. art.

only, & (fem.) once

one … another, one … the other

as ordinal first

in combin.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H259 אֶחָד one . one

. = each, every

. = a certain

. = indef. art.

. only, & (fem.) once

. one … another, one … the other

. as ordinal first

. in combin.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

259 'echad ekh-awd'

a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an

ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and,

any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), +

eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only,

other, some, together,

see HEBREW for 0258

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶחָד (e.chad) — one.

1) one (number)

1a) one (number)

1b) each, every

1c) a certain

1d) an (indefinite article)

1e) only, once, once for all

1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

1g) first

1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wun.

See NUMBER.

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
וְנָתַן֙ve.na.Tan and he will put [them] H5414 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
2,011× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Amplified meaning
give, place
Tyndale gloss
to give: give
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The Hebrew word נָתַן (natan) means 'to give' and encompasses a wide range of applications such as putting, setting, and making. It can also indicate actions like bestowing, delivering, and assigning. The entries describe its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hophal, but do not present any significant disagreements among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נָתַן 2007 vb. give, put, set

Qal 1917

give

Put, set

Make, constitute

Niph.

82be given

Be put, set

Hoph.

be given, bestowed

= be given to one for wife

be put upon

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5414 נָתַן give, put, set .. give

. Put, set

. Make, constitute

. . be given

. Be put, set

. . . be given, bestowed

. = be given to one for wife

. be put upon

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5414 nathan naw-than'

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of

application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe,

assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth,

hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, +

cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X

without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up),

grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up),

(give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that,

occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X

pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send

(out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander,

strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade,

turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to)

God, yield.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: give.

: give/deliver/send/produce

1) to give, put, set

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend

1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate

1a3) to make, constitute

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned

1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted

1c) (Hophal)

1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up

1c2) to be put upon

נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: put.

: put/set/apppoint

1) to give, put, set

1a) (Qal)

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Conj | V-Qal-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vqq3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
עַל־'al- on H5921 Preposition
5,774× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.
Tyndale gloss
upon
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The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

עַל, עָ֑ל

subst. height

As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed

of clothing, etc., which any one wears

With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears

. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5921 `al al

properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the

singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a

particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always

in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great

variety of applications (as follow):--above, according

to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because

of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both

and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in

(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,

through(-out), to, touching, X with.

see HEBREW for 05920

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַל (al) — upon.

prep

1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)

1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

1e) over (of suspension or extension)

1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

1h) to (as a dative)

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.

conj

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On

Light; the sun, (Gen. 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jer. 43:13) and Aven (Ezek. 30:17), stood on the east bank of the Nile, a few miles north of Memphis, and near Cairo, in the north-east. The Vulgate and the LXX. Versions have “Heliopolis” (“city of the sun”) instead of On in Genesis and of Aven in Ezekiel. The “city of destruction” Isaiah speaks of (19:18, marg. “of Heres;” Heb. ‘Ir-ha-heres, which some MSS. read Ir-ha-heres, i.e., “city of the sun”) may be the name given to On, the prophecy being that the time will come when that city which was known as the “city of the sun-god” shall become the “city of destruction” of the sun-god, i.e., when idolatry shall cease, and the worship…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(abode or city of the sun), a town of lower Egypt, called BETH-SHEMESH in (Jeremiah 43:13) On is better known under its Greek name Heliopolis. It was situated on the east side of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, just below the point of the Delta, and about twenty miles northeast of Memphis. The chief object of worship at Heliopolis was the sun, whose temple, described by Strabo, is now only represented by the single beautiful obelisk, of red granite so feet 2 inches high above the pedestal which has stood for more than 4000 years, having been erected by Usirtesen, the second king of the twelfth dynasty. Heliopolis was anciently famous for its learning, and Eudoxus and Plato studied under its priests. The first mention of this place in the Bible is in the history of Joseph, to whom we read Pharaoh gave "to wife Asenath the daughter…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See HELIOPOLIS.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

pain; force; iniquity

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
כַּפֵּ֣יka.Pei [the] hands of H3709 Noun common · feminine dual construct
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In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word refers to the palm of the hand, like in Exodus 29 where it describes the priest's hands being filled with offerings. It can also symbolize power or strength, like in Psalm 16. It's about the hand or its shape.
Amplified meaning
palm, care
Tyndale gloss
palm
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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כַּף (kaph) refers to the hollow or flat part of the hand, including the palm and the sole of the foot. It can also denote power and is used to describe various hollow objects, such as bowls or handles. The word encompasses a range of meanings related to the shape and function of hands and feet, as well as items that are hand-shaped.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כַּף 192 n.f. hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, hand

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3709 כַּף hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, hand

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3709 kaph kaf

from 3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an

animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling,

the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree);

figuratively, power:--branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle,

(-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

see HEBREW for 03721

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כַּף (kaph) — palm.

: palm/hand

1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand

1b) power

1c) sole (of the foot)

1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects

1d1) of thigh-joint

1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)

1d3) hollow (of sling)

1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)

1d5) handles (as bent)

כַּף (kaph) — palm: sole.

: sole/paw

1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand

1b) power

1c) sole (of the foot)

1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects

1d1) of thigh-joint

1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)

1d3) hollow (of sling)

1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)

1d5) handles (as bent)

כַּף (kaph) — palm: dish.

: dish/socket

1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand

1b) power

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הַנָּזִ֔ירha.na.Zir the Nazirite H5139 Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
16× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A Nazirite is a person who is consecrated or devoted to God, often taking a vow to abstain from certain things. This word is used in the Bible to describe someone who is set apart for God's service. It is a term used to describe a person's spiritual commitment.
Amplified meaning
consecrated one, devoted to God
Tyndale gloss
Nazirite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָזִיר (naziyr) refers to one who is consecrated or devoted, often associated with the Nazirite vow involving abstinence from wine, contact with corpses, and cutting hair. The term can also describe an unpruned vine. It is derived from a root meaning 'to separate' and is linked to the concept of dedication.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נָזִיר n.m. one consecrated, devoted

of prince, ruler, as consecrated

specif. of one dedicated to י׳ by vow involving abstinence fr. intoxicants, fr. touching corpse, and fr. cutting hair, devotee, Nazirite

= untrimmed vine

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5139 נָזִיר one consecrated, devoted

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5139 naziyr naw-zeer'

or nazir {naw-zeer'}; from 5144; separate, i.e. consecrated

(as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter)

an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite):--Nazarite (by a

false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine

undressed.

see HEBREW for 05144

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָזִיר (na.zir) — Nazirite.

1) consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite

1a) consecrated one

1b) devotee, Nazarite

1c) untrimmed (vine)

Also named: ne.zer (נֵ֫זֶר ": consecration" H5145)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Art | N-ms — Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ngmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

naz'-i-rit (nazir, connected with nadhar, "to vow"; nazeir, nazeiraios, as also various words indicating "holiness" or "devotion"; the King James Version, Nazarite):

1. Antiquity and Origin

2. Conditions of the Vow

3. Initiation

4. Restoration

5. Completion and Release

6. Semi-sacerdotal Character

7. Nazirites for Life

8. Samson's Case

9. Samuel's Case

10. Token of Divine Favor

11. Did Not Form Communities

12. Among Early Christians

13. Parallels among Other Peoples

The root-meaning of the word in Hebrew as well as the various Greek translations indicates the Nazirite as "a consecrated one" or "a devotee." In the circumstances of an ordinary vow, men consecrated some material possession, but the Nazirite consecrated himself or herself, and took a vow of separation and self-imposed discipline for the purpose of some special service, and the fact of the vow was indicated by special signs of abstinence.…

and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
אַחַ֖ר'a.Char after H310 Prep
716× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Achar means backwards or after, used to describe something that happens later or in the rear. It is used in various senses in the Bible, including in 1 Kings 12:18.
Amplified meaning
recently, after
Tyndale gloss
after
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word אַחַר (*achar*) primarily denotes the concept of 'after' or 'behind' in both spatial and temporal contexts. It functions as a substantive, adverb, preposition, and conjunction, indicating a following part or time. The related form אַחֲרַי (*acharai*) refers to a person who turns backwards. There is a reference to Proverbs 28:23 in relation to the latter.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part

adv.

of place, behind

of time, afterwards

prep.

of place, behind, after

of time, after

conj. after that.

base

אַחֲרַי adj. Pr 28:23 a man that turneth backwards.

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H310a אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part . adv. . of place, behind

. of time, afterwards

. prep. . of place, behind, after

. of time, after

. conj. after that.

H310b אַחֲרַי a man that turneth backwards.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

310 'achar akh-ar'

from 309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an

adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses):--after

(that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side),

behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from,

hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute,

posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth),

when, with.

see HEBREW for 0309

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַחַר (a.char) — after.

1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1a) as an adverb

1a1) behind (of place)

1a2) afterwards (of time)

1b) as a preposition

1b1) behind, after (of place)

1b2) after (of time)

1b3) besides

1c) as a conjunction

1c) after that

1d) as a substantive

1d1) hinder part

1e) with other prepositions

1e1) from behind

1e2) from following after

אַחֲרַי (a.cha.ray) — backwards.

backwards (of a man that turns backwards)

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Prep — Prep
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and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹhit.ga.le.Cho he has shaved himself H1548 Verb hithpael infinitive construct common · suffix
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In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to shave or be bald, and can also mean to lay waste or destroy something. It is used in Leviticus to describe the shaving of priests and in Isaiah to describe the devastation of a city.
Amplified meaning
cut off, laid waste
Tyndale gloss
to shave
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גָּלַח (galach) means to be bald or to shave, with various forms indicating actions like shaving oneself or being shaven. It can also figuratively refer to devastation. The entries consistently describe its uses in different grammatical forms, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[גָּלַח] vb. be bald;

Pi. shave, shave off

Pu. be shaven

Hithp. shave oneself

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1548 [גָּלַח] be bald; Pi. shave, shave off

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1548 galach gaw-lakh'

a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to

shave; figuratively to lay waste:--poll, shave (off).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גָּלַח (ga.lach) — to shave.

1) to poll, shave, shave off, be bald

1a) (Piel)

1a1) to shave

1a2) to shave off

1a3) (fig. of devastation)

1b)(Pual) to be shaven

1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself

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V-Hithpael-Inf-a | Suff — Verb hithpael infinitive construct common · suffix
HVtcc/Sp3ms
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
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
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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
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HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will take the priest the object marker the arm boiled from the ram and a cake of unleavened bread one from the basket and a wafer of unleavened bread one and he will put [them] on [the] hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved himself the object marker Nazirite vow his
נִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.Ro Nazirite vow his H5145 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
25× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for consecration or a crown, often referring to a Nazirite vow, where someone dedicates themselves to God. This concept appears in Numbers 6 and is associated with unshorn locks or a royal chaplet. In the Bible, it symbolizes a person's commitment to God.
Amplified meaning
head, crown, dedication, vow
Tyndale gloss
consecration: Nazirite vow
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word נֵ֫זֶר (*nezer*) is derived from a root meaning 'to separate' and encompasses concepts of dedication, particularly in the context of the Nazirite vow. It refers to items associated with consecration, such as a crown or unshorn hair, and can denote the status of a high priest or a Nazirite. The entries consistently highlight its meanings related to separation and dedication.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נֵ֫זֶר n.m. ψ 132:18 consecration, crown, Naziriteship

crown (sign of consecration)

woman’s hair (orig. prob. of long hair as sign of consecration, as in Nazirite vow)

consecration

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5145 נֵ֫זֶר, נֶזֶר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5145 nezer neh'-zer

or nezer {nay'-zer}; from 5144; properly, something set

apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite);

hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a

chaplet (especially of royalty):--consecration, crown, hair,

separation.

see HEBREW for 05144

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) — consecration: Nazirite vow.

1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship

1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring

1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming

1b) woman's hair

1c) consecration

1c1) of high priest

1c2) of Nazarite

נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) — consecration: crown.

1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship

1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring

1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming

1b) woman's hair

1c) consecration

1c1) of high priest

1c2) of Nazarite

נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) — consecration: hair.

1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship

1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring

1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming

1b) woman's hair

1c) consecration

1c1) of high priest

1c2) of Nazarite

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Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

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