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Isaiah 18:5 — Word Study

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WLCכִּֽי־ לִפְנֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ כְּתָם־ פֶּ֔רַח וּבֹ֥סֶר גֹּמֵ֖ל יִֽהְיֶ֣ה נִצָּ֑ה וְכָרַ֤ת הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת וְאֶת־ הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת הֵסִ֥יר הֵתַֽז׃

BSAForkîy beforepânîym [afore, prior to] the harvestqâtsîyr [time of gathering, reaping] when the blossomperach [flower, bud] is gonetâmam and the flowernitstsâh [unripe grape, sour grape] becomeshâyâh a ripeninggâmal grapebôçer [fruit ready for crushing] He will cut offkârath [prune, lop off] the shootszalzal [tendrils, twigs] with a pruning knifemazmêrâh [pruning-hook, cutting tool] andʼêth removetâzaz [take away, turn aside] and discardçûwr [cut down, strike away] the branchesnᵉṭîyshâh [long, thin limbs]

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Listen & take awayIsaiah 18
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Isaiah 18:5quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse describes the actions of God before the harvest, emphasizing the cutting away of shoots and branches.
Who is speakingThe Lord, conveying a message about impending judgment.
Where we areIn a prophetic context, discussing the fate of the people before a time of gathering.
The hard wordכָּרַת
Take awayThe imagery of pruning indicates a preparation for something new.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectפֶּרַח verbגָּמַל The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

2 of 16 occur nowhere else in the Old Testament — words chosen on purpose.

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

Deep Study — Isaiah 18:5

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

Context — The Judgment Before the Harvestgenerated

4For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
5For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.
6They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.
7At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.

Isaiah 18:5 speaks of God's actions before the harvest, a metaphor for judgment and the removal of what is unfit. This passage illustrates the process of cutting away the shoots and branches, symbolizing God's intervention and the preparation for a new season. The surrounding verses further elaborate on the consequences for the people and the eventual offerings to God from foreign nations, highlighting the broader theme of divine sovereignty and restoration.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Isaiah 17:11though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout— yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.
2Song of Solomon 2:13–15
3Ezekiel 17:6–10It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.Isaiah 17:11 Song of Solomon 2:13–15 Ezekiel 17:6–10

The Key Word כָּרַת, ve.kha.Ratgenerated

The verb כָּרַת (ka.Rat) means 'to cut off' or 'to cut down.' It is often used in contexts related to making a covenant or severing relationships. In this verse, it indicates a decisive action taken by God to remove what is no longer fruitful.

The parsing as a sequential perfect third person masculine singular verb indicates that this action is completed and emphasizes the certainty of God's judgment in this prophetic declaration.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

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


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb כָּרַת, he will cut off, governs the sentence, with several phrases providing additional details. The structure emphasizes the sequence of actions taken by God before the harvest, illustrating His authority in the process.

The order of the Hebrew words places the verb first, highlighting the action of cutting off as the focal point of the verse, followed by the objects affected by this action.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates כָּרַת as ἀφελεῖ (aphelei), meaning 'to take away' or 'to remove.' This choice suggests a focus on the removal aspect rather than the cutting action, which may indicate a broader interpretation of God's judgment.

The use of ἀφελεῖ also aligns with the idea of divine intervention, emphasizing God's authority to remove what is unfit before the harvest.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Isaiah 18:5 describes God's actions before the harvest. He will remove the shoots and branches, indicating a time of judgment and preparation for what is to come. This imagery shows how God actively shapes the outcome of His creation.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God will cut off the shoots?

This signifies God's judgment and the removal of what is unfruitful, preparing for a new season.

Why is the harvest mentioned in this verse?

The harvest symbolizes a time of gathering and reaping, reflecting the culmination of God's work and the consequences of the people's actions.

How does this verse connect to the surrounding context?

The surrounding verses elaborate on the fate of the people and the eventual offerings to God, highlighting themes of judgment and restoration.

What does the imagery of pruning signify?

Pruning indicates God's active role in shaping His creation, removing what does not bear fruit to make way for new growth.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What areas of my life might need pruning for new growth?
  2. How can I recognize the signs of unfruitfulness in my own actions?
  3. In what ways does understanding God's judgment help me appreciate His grace?
  4. How can I prepare myself for the new things God wants to do in my life?

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

Jerome comments on this verse, interpreting it as a prophetic declaration of God's judgment and the removal of unfruitful branches.

JeromeVerse 5, 6. c. 347–420
For before the harvest it had flowered entirely, and immature perfection had sprouted, and its small branches will be cut with sickles, and whatever has been left behind will be cut off and shaken off.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Isaiah 18:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

For afore the harvest,.... Or vintage: the above metaphor is carried on; before the designs and schemes of the people above described are ripe for execution, who promised themselves a large harvest

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

For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

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

Afore the harvest; before they receive the end of their hopes, and finish the work which they have designed and begun. When the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower; when the bud or flower is turned into a perfect but unripe grape, which gives hopes of a good vintage. The body of this people are compared to a vine tree. He; the Lord, who is easily understood from the foregoing verse, and who is here represented under the notion of a husbandman or vine-dresser. Take away and cut down the branches; instead of the gathering of the grapes, he shall cut down the body and branches of the tree, and throw it into the fire.

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

Isaiah 18:5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away [and] cut down the branches.Ver. 5. For afore the harvest.] Or, Vintage. When the bud is perfect, &c.] When the Assyrian, fleshed with his former victory, maketh full account that all is his own, God shall make his hopes to hop headless. He shall slaughter his forces, branches and sprigs, great and small.

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

(4, 5) I will take my rest . . .—The words that follow paint with marvellous vividness the calmness and deliberation of the workings of Divine judgments. God is at once unhasting and unresting. He dwells in His resting-place (i.e., palace or throne), and watches the ripening of the fruit which He is about to gather. While there is a clear heat in sunshine, while there is a dew-cloud in harvest-heat, through all phenomenal changes, He waits still. Then, before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the fruit becomes the full-ripe grape, He comes as the Lord of the vineyard, and cuts off the branches with His pruning-hooks. (Comp. the striking parallels of Æsch. Suppl. 90-98, and…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 5. The flower - "The blossom"] Heb. her blossom; נצה nitstsah, that is, the blossom of the vine, גפן gephen, vine, understood, which is of the common gender. See Genesis 40:10. Note, that by the defective punctuation of this word, many interpreters, and our translators among the rest, have been led into a grievous mistake, (for how can the swelling grape become a blossom?) taking the word נצה nitstsah for the predicate; whereas it is the subject of the proposition, or the nominative case to the verb.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

5. Assyria is here compared to a vine, ripening its grapes under the favourable influences indicated in Isaiah 18:4. The word for harvest does not strictly denote “vintage” (see on ch. Isaiah 16:9); either the more general term is employed for the particular, or the vine is conceived as cut down at that stage of its growth which coincides with the (wheat-) harvest. Continue as in R.V., when the blossom is over and the flower becometh a ripening grape, &c. take away and cut down] Rather (to avoid a hysteron-proteron) new away, the first verb having merely adverbial force.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For afore the harvest - This verse is evidently figurative, and the image is drawn from that which is commenced in the previous verse.

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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 before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.

NETBNew English Translation2006

For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the spreading branches will he take away and cut down.

RVARevised Version, American1894

For afore the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he shall cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the spreading branches shall he take away and cut down.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

For afore the haruest when the floure is finished, and the fruite is riping in the floure, then he shall cut downe the branches with hookes, and shall take away, and cut off the boughes:

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-knives, and take away [and] cut down the branches.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

For before harvest, when the flower is perfect, And the blossom is producing unripe fruit, Then hath [one] cut the sprigs with pruning hooks, And the branches he hath turned aside, cut down.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

For before harvest, when the flower is perfect, || And the blossom is producing unripe fruit, || Then [One] has cut the sprigs with pruning hooks, || And the branches He has turned aside, cut down.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

For before the harvest, when the blossom is past, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, will he both cut off the tendrils with pruning-knives, and the sprigs will he remove and cut down.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower is ripening into a grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

For before the harvest it was all flourishing, and it shall bud without perfect ripeness, and the sprigs thereof shall be cut off with pruning hooks: and what is left shall be cut away and shaken out.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

For before the harvest, after the flower is gone and becomes an unripe grape, he prunes the vine with a knife to take out the shoots and branches.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

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.

כִּֽי(dm)clauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalלִbeforenoun phraseפְנֵ֤יbeforeקָצִיר֙harvestprepositional phrase · prepositionalכְּjustclauseclauseverbתָםas.is.finishedsubjectפֶּ֔רַחbud[s]וּandclausenoun phrase · objectבֹ֥סֶרunripe.grape[s]גֹּמֵ֖לripeningverbיִֽהְיֶ֣הit.will.becomesubjectנִצָּ֑הblossomוְandclauseverbכָרַ֤תhe.will.cut.offnoun phrase · objectהַtheזַּלְזַלִּים֙shootsprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּwith.(the)noun phrasepruningמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתknivesוְandclauseclausenoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַtheנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתtendrilsverbהֵסִ֥ירhe.will.removeclauseverbהֵתַֽזhe.will.cut.away

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


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

The Masoretic Text of Isaiah 18:5 states that before the harvest, certain plants will be cut off and removed. The Septuagint closely aligns with the Masoretic Text, matching 14 out of 16 words, though the word order and articles differ as per its translation style. The Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly 1Qisaa, also agree with the Masoretic Text, preserving the same key phrases and concepts. However, 4Q56 contains only a fragment of the verse, with some words restored or supplied by an editor, indicating partial agreement with the Masoretic Text but lacking the complete context.

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

כִּֽי־ לִפְנֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ כְּתָם־ פֶּ֔רַח וּבֹ֥סֶר גֹּמֵ֖ל יִֽהְיֶ֣ה נִצָּ֑ה וְכָרַ֤ת הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת וְאֶת־ הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת הֵסִ֥יר הֵתַֽז׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
לִפְנֵ֤יπρὸקָצִיר֙θερισμοῦכְּתָם־συντελεσθῇפֶּ֔רַחἄνθοςוּבֹ֥סֶרκαὶגֹּמֵ֖לὄμφαχיִֽהְיֶ֣הἀνθήσῃנִצָּ֑הἄνθοςוְכָרַ֤תἀφελεῖהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙τὰבַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתδρεπάνοιςוְאֶת־καὶהַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתκληματίδαςהֵסִ֥ירἀφελεῖ

14 of the 16 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 לפני קציר כתם פרח ובסור גמול יהיה נצה וכרת הזלזלים במזמרות ואת הנטישות הסיר התז

16 words on the leather.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q56a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

הזלזלים במזמרות [ואת] [הנטישות] הסיר התז

6 words of the verse are on this fragment — 1 partly restored, 2 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 18:5כִּיforforכִּיפָּנֶהbeforebeforeפָּנֶהקָצִירharvestharvestקָצִירתָּמַםwhen is finwhen is finisheתָּמַםפֶּ֫רַחbud[s]bud[s]פֶּ֫רַחבֹ֫סֶרand unripe and unripe grapבֹ֫סֶרגָּמַלripeningripeningגָּמַלהָיָהit will becit will becomeהָיָהנִצָּהblossomblossomנִצָּהכָּרַתand he willand he will cutכָּרַתזַלְזַלthe shootsthe shootsזַלְזַלמַזְמֵרָהwith pruninwith pruning knמַזְמֵרָהאֵתand the objand the object אֵתנְטִישָׁהthe tendrilthe tendrilsנְטִישָׁהסוּרhe will remhe will removeסוּרתָּזַזhe will cuthe will cut awaתָּזַזפָּנָהCorner (GaCorner (Gate)פָּנָהקָצֵרbe shortbe shortקָצֵרפָּרַחto sproutto sproutפָּרַחזָלַלto shaketo shakeזָלַלזָמַרto pruneto pruneזָמַראוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתנָטַשׁto leaveto leaveנָטַשׁבֹ֫סֶרunripe graunripe grapeבֹ֫סֶרהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאנֵץflowerflowerנֵץיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעסָתַרto hideto hideסָתַרנוּסto fleeto fleeנוּסקַ֫יִץsummersummerקַ֫יִץחִטָּהwheatwheatחִטָּהרָעָבfaminefamineרָעָבעַדtilltillעַדשָׁקַדbe almond be almond shapeשָׁקַד
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 18:5

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 before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
כִּֽי־ki- 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'.
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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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 before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei before H6440 Preposition · noun common masculine plural construct
2,127× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means face or presence, like being in front of someone or something. It's used in many contexts, like in Genesis, Exodus, and Psalms, to describe interactions and relationships.
Amplified meaning
afore, prior to
Tyndale gloss
face
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word פָּנֶה (*pāneh*) is a noun meaning 'face' or 'presence,' and it appears in various contexts, including the faces of seraphim and animals, as well as the surface of the ground. It can also function as an adverb meaning 'before' or 'in front of.' The word is built from a root that suggests turning or facing, and it encompasses a wide range of applications, both literal and figurative.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[פָּנֶה], pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. face, also faces

face, faces

presence, person

technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence

face of seraphim

face of animals

face (= surface) of ground

as adv.loc. before

for other phrases

with prepositions

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6440 פָּנֶה, pl. פָּנִים face, also faces . . face, faces

. . presence, person

. technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence

. face of seraphim

. face of animals

. face (= surface) of ground

. as adv. loc. before

. for other phrases

. with prepositions

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6440 paniym paw-neem'

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh

{paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns);

used in a great variety of applications (literally and

figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a

preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time),

against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of),

+ beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire,

face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er

time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), +

honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, +

meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on,

open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please,

presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right

forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street,

X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s)

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Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face: before.

: before/to/front

1) face

1a) face, faces

1b) presence, person

1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)

1d) face (of animals)

1e) face, surface (of ground)

1f) as adv of loc/temp

1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before

1g) with prep

1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face.

: face

1) face

1a) face, faces

1b) presence, person

1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)

1d) face (of animals)

1e) face, surface (of ground)

1f) as adv of loc/temp

1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before

1g) with prep

1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from…

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Prep | N-cp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural construct
HR/Ncmpc
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be-for': The translation of a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. "Haran died before (the English Revised Version "in the presence of," literally "before the face of") his father Terah" (Ge 11:28). To be "before" God is to enjoy His favor (Ps 31:22). "The Syrians before" (Isa 9:12 the Revised Version, margin "on the east," as "behind," owing to the position of Canaan, relative to Syria, implies the west).

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
קָצִיר֙ka.Tzir harvest H7105 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
54× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to the harvest or the time of harvest, as well as the reaper or the crop itself. It can also mean a limb or foliage of a tree, emphasizing the idea of growth and abundance. The concept of harvest is central to the biblical narrative, particularly in the book of Ruth.
Amplified meaning
time of gathering, reaping
Tyndale gloss
harvest
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קָצִיר (qatsiyr) refers to the act of harvesting or the harvest itself, encompassing the process, the crop, and the time of harvest. It can also denote boughs or branches of trees. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to sever,' indicating its connection to reaping.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קָצִיר n.m. harvesting, harvest

process of harvesting

what is reaped, harvested, crop

time of harvest

base

קָצִיר n.m. usually coll., boughs, branches

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7105a קָצִיר harvesting, harvest H7105b קָצִיר usually coll., boughs, branches

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7105 qatsiyr kaw-tseer'

from 7114; severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the

time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or

simply foliage):--bough, branch, harvest (man).

see HEBREW for 07114

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קָצִיר (qa.tsir) — harvest.

1) harvest, harvesting

1a) process of harvesting

1b) crop, what is harvested or reaped

1c) time of harvest

קָצִיר (qa.tsir) — foliage.

boughs, branches

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

har'-vest (qatsir; therismos): To many of us, harvest time is of little concern, because in our complex life we are far removed from the actual production of our food supplies, but for the Hebrew people, as for those in any agricultural district today, the harvest was a most important season (Ge 8:22; 45:6). Events were reckoned from harvests (Ge 30:14; Jos 3:15; Jud 15:1; Ru 1:22; 2:23; 1Sa 6:13; 2Sa 21:9; 23:13). The three principal feasts of the Jews corresponded to the three harvest seasons (

→ Sabbath to be observed in Ex 34:21

→ Sabbath desecrated in Ne 13:15-22

→ Of wheat at Pentecost, in Palestine Ex 34:22; Le 23:15-17

→ And of wheat before harvest time Le 26:5

→ Of barley, before wheat Ex 9:31,32

→ Celebrated with joy Jud 9:27; Isa 9:3; 16:10; Jer 48:33

for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
כְּתָם־ke.tom- when is finished H8552 Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct common
63× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To finish or complete something, either in a good or bad sense, like when God finished creating the world in Genesis. It can also mean to be consumed or destroyed. The KJV Bible uses words like accomplish, cease, or have done to translate it.
Tyndale gloss
to finish
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תָּמַם (tamam) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be complete or finished. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to accomplish, cease, be consumed, or be sound and upright. The word can be used in various forms, such as Qal, Hiphil, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances of completion or integrity.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[תָּמַם], תַּם vb. be complete, finished

Qal

be finished, completed

be finished, come to an end, cease

be complete, of number

be consumed, exhausted, spent

be finished, consumed, destroyed

be complete, sound, unimpaired

twice, very strangely

Hiph.

finish, complete, perfect, a matter

finish, cease doing a thing

complete, sum up

destroy uncleanness

causative: make sound thy ways.

Hithp. deal in integrity with

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8552 [תָּמַם], תַּם be complete, finished

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8552 tamam taw-mam'

a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense,

literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as

follows):--accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-)ed, consume,

have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to

the full, be all gone, X be all here, be (make) perfect, be

spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תָּמַם (ta.mam) — to finish.

1) to be complete, be finished, be at an end

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be finished, be completed

1a1a) completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb)

1a2) to be finished, come to an end, cease

1a3) to be complete (of number)

1a4) to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent

1a5) to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed

1a6) to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically)

1a7) to complete, finish

1a8) to be completely crossed over

1b) (Niphal) to be consumed

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to finish, complete, perfect

1c2) to finish, cease doing, leave off doing

1c3) to complete, sum up, make whole

1c4) to destroy (uncleanness)

1c5) to make sound

1d) (Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a — Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct common
HR/Vqcc
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
פֶּ֔רַחPe.rach bud[s] H6525 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
17× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A flower or blossom, this word describes the bloom of a plant. It can also mean a bud or sprout, symbolizing new life and growth in the Bible.
Amplified meaning
flower, bud
Tyndale gloss
flower
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פֶּ֫רַח (perach) refers to a bud or sprout, encompassing meanings such as bloom and flower. It is derived from a related term and is used in contexts related to natural growth. The entries consistently highlight its association with flowering and budding.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פֶּ֫רַח n.m. bud, sprout

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6525 פֶּ֫רַח bud, sprout

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6525 perach peh'-rakh

from 6524; a calyx (natural or artificial); generally,

bloom:--blossom, bud, flower.

see HEBREW for 06524

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּ֫רַח (pe.rach) — flower.

bud, sprout

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
וּבֹ֥סֶרu.Vo.ser and unripe grape[s] H1155 Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absolute
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means an unripe grape, often translated as a sour grape. It is similar to the word 'beser' and is used in the Bible to describe grapes that are not yet ripe.
Amplified meaning
fruit ready for crushing
Tyndale gloss
unripe grape
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בֹ֫סֶר (bocer) refers to unripe or sour grapes, as noted in various lexicons. It is derived from a related term, בֶּסֶר (beser), which also means unripe grape. The term is used in a collective sense, indicating a range of unripe grapes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֹ֫סֶר n.m. unripe or sour grapes coll.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1155 בֹ֫סֶר unripe or sour grapes coll.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1155 bocer bo'ser

from the same as 1154:--sour grape.

see HEBREW for 01154

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫סֶר (bo.ser) — unripe grape.

unripe grapes, sour grapes

Also means: be.ser (בֶּסֶר "unripe grape" H1154)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absolute
HC/Ncmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
גֹּמֵ֖לgo.Mel ripening H1580 Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singular
37× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to wean a child or to treat someone well or poorly. It can also mean to ripen or bear fruit, and is translated as bestow, recompense, or requite in the KJV.
Tyndale gloss
to wean
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גָּמַל (gamal) is a Hebrew root meaning to deal fully or adequately with someone, which includes concepts like recompensing or rewarding. It also specifically refers to weaning a child and can denote the ripening of fruit, particularly almonds. The entries consistently highlight these meanings without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גָּמַל vb. 1. deal fully or adequately with, deal out to. 2. wean. 3. ripen

Qal

deal out to, do to

deal bountifully with

recompense, repay, requite

wean a child (complete his nursing)

trans. ripen, bear ripe (almonds)

Niph. be weaned

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1580 גָּמַל 1. deal fully or adequately with, deal out to. 2. wean. 3. ripen

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1580 gamal gaw-mal'

a primitive root; to treat a person (well or ill), i.e.

benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e.

(specifically) to wean:--bestow on, deal bountifully, do

(good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, + serve, mean,

yield.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גָּמַל (ga.mal) — to wean.

1) to deal fully with, recompense

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to deal out to, do to

1a2) to deal bountifully with

1a3) to recompense, repay, requite

2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned

3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singular
HVqrmsa
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
יִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh it will become H1961 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
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
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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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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
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVqi3ms
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

be-kum':

(1) Greek ginomai, used in New Testament for a change of state, corresponding to Hebrew hayah of Old Testament. Compare Mt 18:3 with De 27:9.

(2) For what is fitting, suitable, proper, in New Testament: "prepei" (Mt 3:15; Eph 5:3; 1Ti 2:10); in Old Testament, na'awah, na'ah, Ps 93:5: "Holiness becometh thy house." in this sense, the adverb "becomingly" must be interpreted: "Walk becomingly toward them that are without" (1Th 4:12), i.e. in a way that is consistent with your profession.

for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
נִצָּ֑הni.Tzah blossom H5328 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A flower or blossom, this word is used in the Bible to describe the beauty of nature. It appears in the book of Isaiah, symbolizing hope and new life. The word represents growth and flourishing.
Amplified meaning
unripe grape, sour grape
Tyndale gloss
flower
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נִצָּה (nits-tsah) refers to a blossom or flower. It is a feminine form of another Hebrew word, indicating something that shines amid leaves. The entries consistently emphasize its floral meaning without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נִצָּה n.f. blossom (perhaps fr. above √, blossom, flower, as shining amid leaves)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5328 נִצָּה blossom (perhaps fr. above √, blossom, flower, as shining amid leaves)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5328 nitstsah nits-tsaw'

feminine of 5322; a blossom; --flower.

see HEBREW for 05322

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נִצָּה (nits.tsah) — flower.

blossom

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
וְכָרַ֤תve.kha.Rat and he will cut off H3772 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
288× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to cut or destroy something, but it also has a special meaning related to making a covenant or agreement. In Genesis 15:18, God makes a covenant with Abram, symbolized by cutting animals in half, showing the seriousness of the promise. This word is used to describe important agreements and alliances.
Amplified meaning
prune, lop off
Tyndale gloss
to cut: cut
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כָּרַת (karath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to cut off, cut down, or make a covenant. It encompasses a range of actions from physically cutting to forming alliances, often implying destruction or elimination. The verb appears in various forms, indicating different nuances such as being cut off or destroyed. Notably, it can also refer to the act of making a covenant, which traditionally involved cutting flesh.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כָּרַת 291 vb. cut off, cut down

Qal

cut off

cut down

hew, timber

cut, or make a covenant

Niph.

be cut off

be cut down

be chewed between the teeth

be cut off, in a more general sense fail

Pual

be cut off

be cut down

Hiph.

cut off, flattering lips

cut off, destroy the life of

cut down, destroy, cities

take away

permit to perish

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3772 כָּרַת cut off, cut down .. cut off

. cut down

. hew, timber

. cut, or make a covenant

. . be cut off

. be cut down

. be chewed between the teeth

. be cut off, in a more general sense fail

.. be cut off

. be cut down

. . cut off, flattering lips

. cut off, destroy the life of

. cut down, destroy, cities

. take away

. permit to perish

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3772 karath kaw-rath'

a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by

implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant

(i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh

and passing between the pieces):--be chewed, be

con-(feder-)ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail,

feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league ((covenant)), X

lose, perish, X utterly, X want.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כָּרַת (ka.rat) — to cut: cut.

: cut/fell

1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to cut off

1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead

1a2) to cut down

1a3) to hew

1a4) to cut or make a covenant

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be cut off

1b2) to be cut down

1b3) to be chewed

1b4) to be cut off, fail

1c) (Pual)

1c1) to be cut off

1c2) to be cut down

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to cut off

1d2) to cut off, destroy

1d3) to cut down, destroy

1d4) to take away

1d5) to permit to perish

1e) (Hophal) cut off

כָּרַת (ka.rat) — to cut: make(covenant).

: make(covenant)

1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to cut off

1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead

1a2) to cut down

1a3) to hew

1a4) to cut or make a covenant

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be cut off

1b2) to be cut down

1b3) to be chewed

1b4) to be cut off, fail

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vqq3ms
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ha.zal.za.Lim the shoots H2150 Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zalzal is a tendril or twig that trembles in the wind, used to describe the fragile nature of plants, as seen in Ezekiel 17:22.
Amplified meaning
tendrils, twigs
Tyndale gloss
tendril
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זַלְזַל (zalzal) refers to quivering tendrils or twigs, specifically noted in the plural form as the tendrils of a vine, as seen in Isaiah 18:5. The word is derived through reduplication from another root, indicating its connection to something tremulous.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[זַלְזַל] n.[m.] (quivering) tendrils;—only pl. tendrils of vine Is 18:5

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2150 [זַלְזַל] (quivering) tendrils

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2150 zalzal zal-zal'

by reduplication from 2151; tremulous, i.e. a twig:--sprig.

see HEBREW for 02151

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זַלְזַל (zal.zal) — tendril.

(quivering) tendrils, twig, shoot, tendrils

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-mp — Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
HTd/Ncmpa
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתba.maz.me.Rot with pruning knives H4211 Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means a pruning knife or tool, used for cutting or trimming. It is mentioned in the Bible as a pruning-hook. The KJV translates it as pruning-hook.
Amplified meaning
pruning-hook, cutting tool
Tyndale gloss
pruner
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word מַזְמֵרָה (*mazmerah*) refers to a pruning-knife or pruning-hook, indicating a tool used for cutting or trimming plants. It is derived from the root associated with cutting, specifically from H2168. The entries consistently define it as a tool for pruning.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[מַזְמֵרָה] n.f. pruning-knife

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4211 מַזְמֵרָה pruning-knife

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4211 mazmerah maz-may-raw'

from 2168; a pruning-knife:--pruning-hook.

see HEBREW for 02168

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַזְמֵרָה (maz.me.rah) — pruner.

pruning knife

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-fp — Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
HRd/Ncfpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Thompson Chain Reference topics
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

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

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

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

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

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

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

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

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | DirObjM — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתha.ne.ti.Shot the tendrils H5189 Particle · noun common feminine plural absolute
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A tendril is a long, thin branch that grows from a vine, like the ones Jesus described in his parable of the vine and the branches in John 15.
Amplified meaning
long, thin limbs
Tyndale gloss
tendril
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נְטִישָׁה (ntiysah) refers to a twig or tendril, particularly of a vine, emphasizing its spreading nature. The word is derived from a root meaning to shoot out or extend. It encompasses meanings related to branches and plants, as noted in various lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נְטִישָׁה] n.f. twig, tendril of vine (as spreading)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5189 [נְטִישָׁה] twig, tendril of vine (as spreading)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5189 ntiyshah net-ee-shaw'

from 5203; a tendril (as an offshoot):--battlement, branch,

plant.

see HEBREW for 05203

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נְטִישָׁה (ne.ti.shah) — tendril.

twig, tendril, tendrils of a vine (as spread out)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-fp — Particle · noun common feminine plural absolute
HTd/Ncfpa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
הֵסִ֥ירhe.Sir he will remove H5493 Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
300× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To turn aside or remove is the meaning of this verb, used in various forms throughout the Bible. It can mean to depart, avoid, or put something away, and is often used in the context of turning away from sin or wrongdoing, as seen in the actions of prophets and leaders in the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
cut down, strike away
Tyndale gloss
to turn aside: remove
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

סוּר (sur) is a Hebrew verb meaning to turn aside or depart. It encompasses a range of actions including removal, avoidance, and coming to an end. The word can be used in various forms, such as causing something to turn aside or be taken away. It appears in contexts involving both literal and figurative departures.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

סוּר and [שׂוּר] 300 vb. turn aside

Qal

turn aside, out of one's course

depart

of lifeless things = be removed

= come to an end

Pô‛lēl he turned aside my ways (my steps)

Hiph.

cause to (turn aside,) depart, common word for remove, take away

rarer uses

Pô‛lēl be taken away, removed

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5493 סוּר, שׂוּר turn aside .. turn aside, out of one's course

. depart

. of lifeless things = be removed

. = come to an end

.he turned aside my ways (my steps)

. . cause to (turn aside,) depart, common word for remove, take away

. rarer uses

.be taken away, removed

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5493 cuwr soor

or suwr (Hosea 9:12) {soor}; a primitive root; to turn off

(literal or figurative):--be(-head), bring, call back,

decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous,

lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away,

down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take

(away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סוּר (sur) — to turn aside: remove.

: remove

1) to turn aside, depart

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto

1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid

1a3) to be removed

1a4) to come to an end

1b) (Polel) to turn aside

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

סוּר (sur) — to turn aside: depart.

: depart

1) to turn aside, depart

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto

1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid

1a3) to be removed

1a4) to come to an end

1b) (Polel) to turn aside

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

סוּר (sur) — to turn aside: turn aside.

: turn_aside/deflect

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
HVhp3ms
for before harvest when is finished bud[s] and unripe grape[s] ripening it will become blossom and he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives and the object marker the tendrils he will remove he will cut away
הֵתַֽז׃he.Taz he will cut away H8456 Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To strike away, or tazaz, means to cut down or lop off, often used in the context of removing or destroying something. This term is translated as cut down in the KJV.
Amplified meaning
take away, turn aside
Tyndale gloss
to strike away
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תָּזַז (tazaz) is a Hebrew verb meaning to strike away or cut down, specifically in the Hiphil form. The entries indicate its usage in contexts like Isaiah 18:5, where it conveys the action of lopping off or cutting away.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[תָּזַז] vb. Hiph. strike away;—Is 18:5.

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8456 [תָּזַז] Hiph. strike away

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8456 tazaz taw-zaz'

a primitive root; to lop off:--cut down.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תָּזַז (ta.zaz) — to strike away.

(Hiphil) to strike away, cut away

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
HVhp3ms
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