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Isaiah 1:30 — Word Study

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WLCכִּ֣י תִֽהְי֔וּ כְּאֵלָ֖ה נֹבֶ֣לֶת עָלֶ֑הָ וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ מַ֖יִם אֵ֥ין לָֽהּ׃

BSAForkîy [as a result of your actions] you will becomehâyâh like an oakʼêlâh [a very large tree, a strong and sturdy tree] whose leavesʻâleh [foliage, greenery] are witherednâbêl [fading, losing strength] like a gardengannâh [similar to, a place of cultivation and growth] withoutʼayin [lacking, devoid of] watermayim [refreshment, nourishment]

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Isaiah 1:30quick helps
In a sentenceIsaiah warns that the people will become like a withered oak and a dry garden.
Who is speakingThe prophet Isaiah, addressing the people of Judah.
Where we areIn a passage that describes the consequences of rebellion against God.
The hard wordנֹבֶ֣לֶת
Take awayThe imagery of withering reflects spiritual decline.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectמַיִם verbהָיָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — Isaiah 1:30

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Context — The Consequences of Rebelliongenerated

28But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
30For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.
31The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

Isaiah 1:30 describes the fate of the people who turn away from God. They will become like an oak tree whose leaves have withered, indicating a loss of vitality and strength. This imagery is used to illustrate the spiritual barrenness that results from forsaking the Lord, similar to the fate of a garden that lacks water, which cannot thrive or produce fruit.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
2Jeremiah 17:5–6This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
3Ezekiel 17:9–10So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
4Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
5Isaiah 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word נֹבֶ֣לֶת, no.Ve.letgenerated

The word נָבַל (nabal) is a participle that conveys the idea of withering or fading away. It is derived from a root meaning to be senseless or foolish, indicating a state of decline or failure. In this verse, it describes the leaves of the oak that have lost their strength, emphasizing the consequences of spiritual neglect.

This participle is feminine singular, agreeing with עָלֶ֑הָ (aleh), meaning 'its leaves.' The connection highlights the imagery of a once-strong tree now reduced to a state of decay, reflecting the broader theme of spiritual desolation.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The translations generally agree on the imagery of decay and barrenness.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb תִֽהְי֔וּ (you will be) governs the structure of the verse, with two similes following it: כְּאֵלָ֖ה (like an oak) and וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה (and like a garden). This structure emphasizes the comparison between the two images of decay.

The order of the Hebrew words places the main idea of becoming first, followed by the comparisons, which serves to highlight the consequences of their actions.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates נֹבֶ֣לֶת as ἀποβεβληκυῖα, which indicates a state of having fallen away or been cast off. This choice reflects a similar idea of decline but may suggest a more active process of loss.

The Greek word for 'garden' is παράδεισος, which carries connotations of paradise, emphasizing the stark contrast between the intended beauty of a garden and the reality of one without water.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Isaiah 1:30 warns that the people will become like a withered oak tree and a garden without water. This imagery illustrates the consequences of turning away from God, resulting in spiritual barrenness and decline.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to be like a withered oak?

It signifies a loss of vitality and strength, reflecting the spiritual decline of those who forsake God.

Why is a garden without water used as a comparison?

A garden without water cannot thrive or produce fruit, symbolizing the emptiness and lack of nourishment in a life turned away from God.

How does this verse relate to the overall message of Isaiah?

It emphasizes the consequences of rebellion against God and serves as a warning to the people of Judah about their actions.

What can we learn from this imagery?

It serves as a reminder of the importance of spiritual nourishment and the dangers of neglecting one's relationship with God.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what areas of my life might I be experiencing spiritual barrenness?
  2. How can I ensure that I am receiving the nourishment I need to thrive spiritually?
  3. What steps can I take to avoid becoming like the withered oak described in this verse?
  4. How does this imagery challenge me to reflect on my relationship with God?

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

Early Church Fathers referenced this verse to discuss the consequences of sin and spiritual decline, highlighting the imagery used by Isaiah.

Eusebius of CaesareaPROOF OF THE GOSPEL 2:3 c. 260–340
In the beginning of his whole book, the prophet saw the “vision against Judah and against Jerusalem.” After listing all the many transgressions of the Jewish people and warning them about the complete destruction of Jerusalem,
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JeromeVerse 30 c. 347–420
For they will be like a terebinth tree with falling leaves; and like a garden, or a paradise, without water. Until today, the Jews reading the holy Scriptures are like terebinth trees or oaks, as Symmachus interpreted.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Isaiah 1:30 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth,.... Shall be stripped of all their dependencies and self confidence, and be as naked and as bare as an oak that has cast its leaves; or thus, in a way of

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

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. Ye shall be as an oak - ye shall be like the "oaks," the object of your "desire" (Isaiah 1:29).

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

As you have sinned under the oaks and in gardens, so you shall be made like unto oaks and gardens, not when they are green and flourishing, but when they wither and decay.

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

Isaiah 1:30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.Ver. 30. For ye shall be as an oak.] Peccato poenam accommodat; By oaks they sinned, and by a withering oak is their punishment set forth: as also by a garden that wanteth water, wherein everything fadeth and hangeth the head, as suffering a marasm. Well might God say, Hosea 12:10, "I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets," such as are very natural, plain, and proper. Infelicissime marcescetis et exarescetis. - Jun.

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

(30) Ye shall be . . .—Men were to think of the pleasant places that had tempted them, not as they had seen them, fresh and green, but as burnt up and withered, and then were to see in that desolation a parable of their own future. The word for “strong” occurs only in Amos 2:9, where we find “strong as the oaks.”

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 30. Whose leaf - "Whose leaves"] Twenty-six of Kennicott's, twenty-four of De Rossi's, one ancient, of my own, and seven editions, read אליה aleyha, in its full and regular form. This is worth remarking, as it accounts for a great number of anomalies of the like kind, which want only the same authority to rectify them. As a garden that hath no water - "A garden wherein is no water."] In the hotter parts of the Eastern countries, a constant supply of water is so absolutely necessary for the cultivation and even for the preservation and existence of a garden, that should it want water but for a few days, every thing in it would be burnt up with the heat, and totally destroyed. There is…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

30. To the nature worshippers themselves the falling leaf of the terebinth and the failure of the spring in the garden, would mean the decay of the divine life which was supposed to animate these objects. To Isaiah, who recognises no divine life in nature but that of Jehovah, they are simply appropriate images of the collapse of superstition. 31 refers probably (though not certainly) to idolatry in the strict sense of image-worship. the strong] Apparently “the powerful (opulent) man.” The word occurs only once again in Amos 2:9. and the maker of it] Render with R.V. and his work, i.e. either “his idol,” or “his unrighteous work.” they shall both burn … quench them] The “work” is a spark and…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For ye ... - The mention of the tree in the previous verse, gives the prophet occasion for the beautiful image in this. They had desired the oak, and they should be like it.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.

NETBNew English Translation2006

For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither, like an orchard that is unwatered.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

RVARevised Version, American1894

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

For ye shalbe as an oke, whose leafe fadeth: and as a garden that hath no water.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

For ye are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that hath no water.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

For you are as an oak whose leaf is fading, || And as a garden that has no water.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

For ye shall be as a terebinth the leaves of which wither, and as a garden that hath no water.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden that has no water.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

When you shall be as an oak with the leaves falling off, and as a garden without water.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

As a result you will become like an oak whose leaves have withered, a dried-out garden that has no water.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

For you will be like a tree whose leaves have become dry, and like a garden without water.

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.

כִּ֣י(dm)clauseverbתִֽהְי֔וּyou.will.beprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseכְּlikenoun phraseאֵלָ֖הa.terebinthadjective phrasenoun phraseנֹבֶ֣לֶת[which.is].witheringnoun phraseעָלֶ֑leafageהָitsוּֽandprepositional phraseכְlikenoun phraseגַנָּ֔הa.gardenrelpאֲשֶׁרwhichclausesubjectמַ֖יִםwaterpredicateאֵ֥יןthere.[is].notprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָֽforהּit

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


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

The Masoretic Text aligns closely with the Septuagint, with 7 of the 10 words matched. The Dead Sea Scrolls also support the reading of the Masoretic Text, with one scroll showing partial restoration and another providing a complete reading, indicating consistency in the transmission of this verse.

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

כִּ֣י תִֽהְי֔וּ כְּאֵלָ֖ה נֹבֶ֣לֶת עָלֶ֑הָ וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ מַ֖יִם אֵ֥ין לָֽהּ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
תִֽהְי֔וּἔσονταιכְּאֵלָ֖הτερέβινθοςנֹבֶ֣לֶתἀποβεβληκυῖαעָלֶ֑הָφύλλαוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הπαράδεισοςמַ֖יִםὕδωρאֵ֥יןμὴ

7 of the 10 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.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 1Qisaaa copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

כי תהיו כאלה נובלת על׳ה וכגנה אשר אין מימ ל׳ה

10 words on the leather.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q60a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

כי תהיו [כאלה] [נבלת] [על׳ה] [וכגנה] אשר מים [אין] [ל׳ה]

3 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 6 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Isaiah 1:30כִּיforforכִּיהָיָהyou will beyou will beהָיָהאֵלָהlike an oaklike an oakאֵלָהנָבֵל[which is] [which is] withנָבֵלעָלֶהleafage itsleafage itsעָלֶהגַּנָּהand like a and like a gardגַּנָּהאֲשֶׁרwhichwhichאֲשֶׁרמַיwaterwaterמַיאַ֫יִןnotnotאַ֫יִןהָ[belongs] t[belongs] to itהָעָלָהto ascend:to ascend: riseעָלָההָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאאַ֫יִלramramאַ֫יִלגַּןgardengardenגַּןאַ֫יִןwhere?where?אַ֫יִןיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעאַלּוֹןoakoakאַלּוֹןתַּחַתunderneathunderneath: undתַּחַתעָלֶהleafleafעָלֶההֲדַסmyrtlemyrtleהֲדַסנָטַעto plantto plantנָטַעפְּרִיfruitfruitפְּרִיצָוָהto commandto commandצָוָהרָחַץto wash: wto wash: washרָחַץשָׁתָהto drinkto drinkשָׁתָהכְּמוֹlikelikeכְּמוֹ
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 Isaiah 1:30

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.

for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
כִּ֣יki for H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Amplified meaning
as a result of your actions
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

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

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

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

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

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

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

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

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

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

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

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

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

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

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

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Particle
HTc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.

In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
תִֽהְי֔וּtih.Yu you will be H1961 Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine plural
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine plural
HVqi2mp
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See TESTAMENT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ THE MENTAL FACULTY

Freedom of, recognized by God Ge 4:6-10; De 5:29; 1Ki 20:42; Isa 1:18-20; 43:26; Jer 36:3,7; Joh 7:17

See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE

See CHOICE

See CONTINGENCY

→ OF GOD, THE SUPREME RULE OF DUTY Mt 6:10; 12:50; 26:39,42; Mr 3:35; 14:36; Lu 11:2; 22:42; Joh 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40; Ac…

for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
כְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.Lah like an oak H424 Preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
13× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word refers to a strong tree, like an oak or elm. It is the type of tree where David fought Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. The word is used to describe a sturdy and reliable tree.
Amplified meaning
a very large tree, a strong and sturdy tree
Tyndale gloss
oak
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אֵלָה (elah) refers to a terebinth tree or a strong tree like an oak. It is a feminine noun derived from another Hebrew word, and it also denotes the valley where David killed Goliath. The entries consistently identify this word with strong trees, particularly the terebinth and oak.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵלָה n.f. terebinth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H424 אֵלָה terebinth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

424 'elah ay-law'

feminine of 352; an oak or other strong tree:--elm, oak,

teil-tree.

see HEBREW for 0352

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵלָה (e.lah) — oak.

1) terebinth, terebinth tree

2) valley where David killed Goliath

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

ok: Several Hebrew words are so translated, but there has always been great doubt as to which words should be translated "oak" and which "terebinth." This uncertainty appears in the Septuagint and all through English Versions of the Bible; in recent revisions "terebinth" has been increasingly added in the margin. All the Hebrew words are closely allied and may originally have had simply the meaning of "tree" but it is clear that, when the Old Testament was written, they indicated some special kind of tree.

1. Hebrew Words and References:

The words and references are as follows:

(1) 'elah (in the Septuagint usually terebinthos. in Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) terebinthus, or, more commonly, quercus) (Ge 35:4; Jud 6:11,19;

Oak

There are six Hebrew words rendered “oak.”

(1.) ‘El occurs only in the word El-paran (Gen. 14:6). The LXX. renders by “terebinth.” In the plural form this word occurs in Isa. 1:29; 57:5 (A.V. marg. and R.V., “among the oaks”); 61:3 (“trees”). The word properly means strongly, mighty, and hence a strong tree.

(2.) ‘Elah, Gen. 35:4, “under the oak which was by Shechem” (R.V. marg., “terebinth”). Isa. 6:13, A.V., “teil-tree;” R.V., “terebinth.” Isa. 1:30, R.V. marg., “terebinth.” Absalom in his flight was caught in the branches of a “great oak” (2 Sam.…

for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
נֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.let [which is] withering H5034 Verb · Qal · participle (active) feminine singular common
25× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To wither means to lose strength or fade away, and can also describe someone acting foolishly or wickedly. It is used to convey a sense of decline or failure.
Amplified meaning
fading, losing strength
Tyndale gloss
be senseless
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נָבַל (nabal) has two main meanings: to be senseless or foolish, and to wither or fade. It can describe both a moral failing and a physical decline, such as a plant wilting. The word's usage in the Old Testament reflects these themes, though the lexicons do not present significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נָבַל vb. be senseless, foolish

Qal if thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself

Pi. regard or treat as a נָבָל (q.v.), i.e. with contumely

base

נָבֵל vb. sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade

Qal

sink or drop down

usu. fall like a leaf, or flower wither and fall, fade

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5034a נָבֵל be senseless, foolish H5034b נָבֵל sink or dropdown, languish, wither and fall, fade

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5034 nabel naw-bale'

a primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail,

faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked;

causatively, to despise, disgrace:--disgrace, dishounour,

lightly esteem, fade (away, - ing), fall (down, -ling, off),

do foolishly, come to nought, X surely, make vile, wither.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָבַל (na.val) — be senseless.

1) to be senseless, be foolish

1a) (Qal) to be foolish

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to regard or treat as foolish

1b2) to treat with contempt

נָבֵל (na.vel) — to wither.

1) to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to sink or drop down

1a2) to fall, wither and fall, fade

1a3) to droop

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) feminine singular common
HVqrfsc
for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
עָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.ha leafage its H5929 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
18× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a leaf on a tree, often referring to foliage. It appears in the Bible when describing trees and plants, like in Genesis. The KJV translates it as branch or leaf.
Amplified meaning
foliage, greenery
Tyndale gloss
leaf
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עָלֶה (aleh) refers to a leaf or foliage, emphasizing its role as something that comes up on a tree. The entries consistently define it as a leaf or leafage, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָלֶה n.m. leaf, leafage

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5929 עָלֶה leaf, leafage

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5929 `aleh aw-leh'

from 5927; a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively,

foliage:--branch, leaf.

see HEBREW for 05927

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָלֶה (a.leh) — leaf.

leaf, leafage

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3fs
for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
וּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.Nah and like a garden H1593 Conjunction · preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
12× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A garden is a place where plants and trees are grown, like the Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis. This word is used to describe a beautiful and peaceful place. It appears in the Bible as a symbol of paradise.
Amplified meaning
similar to, a place of cultivation and growth
Tyndale gloss
garden
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גַּנָּה (gannah) is a feminine noun meaning 'garden' or 'orchard.' It is derived from the root word for 'garden' (גַּן, gan). The entries consistently describe it as a place for growing plants, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גַּנָּה n.f. garden (cf. foregoing [גַּן])—garden, orchard

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1593 גַּנָּה, גִּנָּה garden (cf. foregoing [גַּן])—garden, orchard

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1593 gannah gan-naw'

feminine of 1588; a garden:--garden.

see HEBREW for 01588

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גַּנָּה (gan.nah) — garden.

garden, orchard

Also means: gin.nah (גִּנָּה "garden" H1594)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Conj | Prep | N-fs — Conjunction · preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
HC/R/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gar'-d'-n (gan, gannah, ginnah; kepos): The Arabic jannah (diminutive, jannainah), like the Hebrew gannah, literally, "a covered or hidden place," denotes in the mind of the dweller in the East something more than the ordinary garden. Gardens in Biblical times, such as are frequently referred to in Semitic literature, were usually walled enclosures, as the name indicates (La 2:6 the American Revised Version, margin), in which there were paths winding in and out among shade and fruit trees, canals of running water, fountains, sweet-smelling herbs, aromatic blossoms and convenient arbors in which to sit and enjoy the effect. These gardens are mentioned in Ge 2 and Ge 3; 13:10; So 4:12-16; Ec 2:5,6;

Gardens in the East, as the Hebrew word indicates, are enclosures on the outskirts of towns, planted with various trees and shrubs. From the allusions in the Bible we learn that they were surrounded by hedges of thorn, (Isaiah 5:5) or walls of stone. (Proverbs 24:31) For further protection lodges, (Isaiah 1:8; Lamentations 2:6) or watchtowers, (Mark 12:1) were built in them, in which sat the keeper, (Job 27:18) to drive away the wild beasts and robbers, as is the case to this day. The gardens of the Hebrews were planted with flowers and aromatic shrubs, (Solomon 6:2; 4:16) besides olives, fig trees, nuts or walnuts, (Solomon 6:12) pomegranates, and others for domestic use.…

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→ Of Eden

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→ Of Gethsemane

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for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher- which H834 Particle
5,500× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Tyndale gloss
which
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The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.

base

בַאֲשֶׁר

in (that) which

adv. in (the place) where

conj. in that, inasmuch as

on account of whom?

base

מֵאֲשֶׁר

from (or than) that which

adv. from (the place) where

conj. from (the fact) that …, since

base

כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when

according to that which, according as, as

with a causal force, in so far as, since

with a temporal force, when

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H834a אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause. H834b בַאֲשֶׁר . in (that) which

. adv. in (the place) where

. conj. in that, inasmuch as

. on account of whom?

H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which

. adv. from (the place) where

. conj. from (the fact) that …, since

H834d כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when . according to that which, according as, as

. with a causal force, in so far as, since

. with a temporal force, when

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

834 'aher ash-er'

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction)

when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X

alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, +

from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which,

wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where

(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, +

whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is

indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun

expletively, used to show the connection.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.

A: 1) (relative part.)

1a) which, who

1b) that which

2) (conj)

2a) that (in obj clause)

2b) when

2c) since

2d) as

2e) conditional if

B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

D: Kaph+

1) (conj.), according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since

1c) with a temporal force: when

בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.

1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.

1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.

conj

1) according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

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HTr — Particle
HTr
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
מַ֖יִםMa.yim water H4325 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
581× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means water, referring to a liquid or a source of refreshment. It appears in the Bible as a literal and figurative term, including references to wasting or urine. The word is used in various contexts, such as in Genesis and Leviticus.
Amplified meaning
refreshment, nourishment
Tyndale gloss
Water (Gate)
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מַי (mayim) is a Hebrew word meaning 'water' and is used in the plural form. It encompasses various meanings, including literal water, urine, and metaphorical uses related to refreshment or danger. The entries indicate it is derived from a primitive noun and is primarily referenced in contexts involving water.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[מַי] 580 n.m. only pl. מַ֫יִם waters, water

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4325 מַי only pl. מַ֫יִם waters, water

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4325 mayim mah'-yim

dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense);

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:--+

piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַי (ma.yim) — water.

1) water, waters

1a) water

1b) water of the feet, urine

1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

מַי (ma.yim) — Water (Gate).

This name means water, refreshment

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wo'-ter (mayim; hudor):

(1) The Greek philosophers believed water to be the original substance and that all things were made from it. The Koran states, "From water we have made all things." In the story of the creation (Ge 1:2) water plays an elemental part.

(2) Because of the scarcity of water in Palestine it is especially appreciated by the people there. They love to go and sit by a stream of running water. Men long for a taste of the water of their native village (1Ch 11:17). A town or village is known throughout the country for the quality of its water, which is described by many adjectives, such as "light," "heavy," etc.

(3) The rainfall is the only source of supply of water for Palestine. The moisture is carried up from the sea in clouds and falls on the hills as rain or snow.…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See CISTERN and WELLS.

In Isa 35:7, the Hebrew word for "parched ground" that shall become a pool of water, is the same with the Arabic term for the mirage, a peculiar optical illusion by which travelers in hot and dry deserts think they see broad lakes and flowing waters; they seem to discern the very ripple of the waves, and the swaying of tail trees on the margin in the cool breeze; green hills and houses and city ramparts rise before the astonished sight, recede as the traveler advances, and at length melt away in the hot haze. Not so the blessings of the gospel; they are no alluring mockery, but real waters of everlasting life, Isa 55:1 Joh 4:14 Re 22:1. Compare

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Creation of Ps 148:4,5

→ Covered the whole earth Ge 1:9

→ Daily allowance of Eze 4:11

→ City waterworks 2Ki 20:20

→ Vision of, by Ezekiel Eze 47:1-5

→ Of separation Nu 19:2-22

→ Libation of 1Sa 7:6

→ Irrigation with

See IRRIGATION

→ Miraculously supplied

To the Israelites Ex 17:1,6; Nu 20:11

To Samson Jud 15:19

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- One of the elements of the world

Ge 1:2

- GOD ORIGINALLY

. Created the firmament to divide

Ge 1:6,7

. Collected into one place

Ge 1:9

. Created fowls and fishes, &c from

Ge 1:20,21

- Necessary to vegetation

Ge 2:5,6; Job 14:9; Isa 1:30

- Some plants particularly require

Job 8:11

- Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man

Isa 41:17; Zec 9:11

- COLLECTED IN

. Springs

for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
אֵ֥ין'ein not H369 Noun common · masculine singular construct
789× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means nothing or not, often used to indicate the absence of something, as in Genesis 1:2 where the earth was without form. It emphasizes the idea of something lacking or non-existent.
Amplified meaning
lacking, devoid of
Tyndale gloss
nothing
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אַ֫יִן (ayin) primarily means 'nothing' or 'nought' and serves as a negative particle indicating absence or negation, such as 'is not' or 'there is not.' It can also express lack of possession or existence. The word is derived from a root meaning to be non-existent, and it appears frequently in various grammatical constructions.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן cstr. אֵין subst. prop. nothing, nought

to nothing, as nothing

cstr. אֵין, very freq. as particle of negation, is not, are not, was not, were not

אֵין לְ׳, with subst., or pron., there is (was) not to … = … have, has, had, etc. not

in circumst. clauses

with inf. and ל׳, it is not to …

with prefixes

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H369 אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן cstr. אֵין subst. prop. nothing, nought . to nothing, as nothing

. cstr. אֵין, very freq. as particle of negation, is not, are not, was not, were not

. אֵין לְ׳, with subst., or pron., there is (was) not to … = … have, has, had, etc. not

. in circumst. clauses

. with inf. and ל׳, it is not to …

. with prefixes

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

369 'ayin ah'-yin

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not

exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative

particle:--else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone,

in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any,

thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable),

well-nigh, without. Compare 370.

see HEBREW for 0370

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַ֫יִן (a.yin) — nothing.

1) nothing, not, nought n

1a) nothing, nought neg

1b) not

1c) to have not (of possession) adv

1d) without w/prep

1e) for lack of

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Part — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
for you will be like an oak [which is] withering leafage its and like a garden which water not [belongs] to it
לָֽהּ׃Lah [belongs] to it H9034 Preposition · suffix
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Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָ (ha) — her.

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

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HR/Sp3fs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp3fs
Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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