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Jeremiah 2:24 — Word Study

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WLCפֶּ֣רֶה׀ לִמֻּ֣ד מִדְבָּ֗ר בְּאַוַּ֤ת נַפְשָׁהּ֙ שָׁאֲפָ֣ה ר֔וּחַ תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה כָּל־ מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ לֹ֣א יִיעָ֔פוּ בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃

BSAa wild donkeypereʼ [untrained, fierce] at home inlimmûwd the wildernessmidbâr [desert, open field] sniffingshâʼaph the windrûwach [a blast of air] in the heattaʼănâh of hernephesh desireʼavvâh [strong longing, craving] Whomîy can restrain her passionshûwb [turn back, control, soul, essence] Allkôl who seek herbâqash [search for, look to] need notlôʼ weary themselvesyâʻaph [become weak, faint] in mating seasonchôdesh [her month, time of estrus] they will find hermâtsâʼ [attain, discover]

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Jeremiah 2:24quick helps
In a sentenceJeremiah describes Israel's wild and untamed nature, comparing them to a wild donkey in the wilderness.
Who is speakingThe prophet Jeremiah, conveying God's message to Israel.
Where we areIn a passage where God rebukes Israel for their unfaithfulness and desire for foreign gods.
The hard wordפֶּ֣רֶה
Take awayThe imagery of a wild donkey illustrates the unrestrained desires of the people.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectמִי verbשָׁאַף The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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

Deep Study — Jeremiah 2:24

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 — God's Rebuke of Israelgenerated

23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,
24a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
25You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’
26As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

Jeremiah 2:24 uses the metaphor of a wild donkey to depict Israel's unrestrained desires and their tendency to pursue foreign gods. This passage highlights the consequences of their actions and the futility of their pursuits. The imagery serves to illustrate the spiritual state of Israel, as they are compared to a fierce animal that cannot be tamed, emphasizing their rejection of God's ways.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Jeremiah 14:6Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
2Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
3Job 39:5–8Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
4Jeremiah 2:27say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’
5Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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


The Key Word פֶּ֣רֶה, Pe.rehgenerated

The noun פֶּרֶא (Pe.reh) refers specifically to a wild donkey or onager, a creature known for its strength and untamed nature. This word conveys not only the physical characteristics of the animal but also symbolizes freedom and the wildness of the wilderness. The parsing indicates that it is a masculine singular noun, emphasizing its singularity and distinctiveness in the context of the verse.

The wild donkey represents Israel's fierce and unrestrained desires, illustrating their tendency to chase after what they want without regard for consequences. The word appears multiple times in the Bible, often in contexts that highlight the wildness and independence of these creatures, paralleling Israel's own spiritual condition.


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 verse contains a main clause with a vivid description of the wild donkey, followed by a rhetorical question about restraining her passion. The structure emphasizes the wild nature of the donkey and the futility of controlling such desires.

The opening phrase פֶּ֣רֶה serves as the subject, followed by a series of descriptive phrases that elaborate on its characteristics and behavior. The rhetorical question that follows invites the reader to reflect on the uncontrollable nature of desire.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא is translated with the Greek word ἐπλάτυνεν, which suggests a sense of expansion or broadening. This choice indicates a slightly different focus, emphasizing the wild donkey's expansive nature in the wilderness.

The translation choices in the Septuagint reflect an interpretation that may highlight the untamed and free aspect of the wild donkey, aligning with the overall theme of Israel's unrestrained desires.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Jeremiah 2:24 compares Israel to a wild donkey that is free in the wilderness, emphasizing their strong and untamed desires. The verse poses a question about who can control such passion, indicating that those who seek this wildness will not grow weary during the mating season.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does the wild donkey symbolize in this verse?

The wild donkey symbolizes Israel's unrestrained desires and their tendency to pursue foreign gods without regard for consequences.

Why is the imagery of a wild donkey used?

The imagery highlights the fierce and untamed nature of Israel, illustrating their spiritual condition and rejection of God's ways.

What does the rhetorical question about restraining passion imply?

It implies that the desires of Israel are so strong that they cannot easily be controlled or turned back.

How does this verse connect to the overall message of Jeremiah?

This verse reflects Jeremiah's broader message about Israel's unfaithfulness and the consequences of pursuing desires contrary to God's will.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways do I see unrestrained desires in my own life?
  2. How can I learn to control my passions and desires in a way that aligns with God's will?
  3. What does it mean to seek after something, and how can I ensure that I am seeking the right things?
  4. How does understanding the wild donkey's nature help me reflect on my own spiritual journey?

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

Jerome comments on this verse, interpreting the wild donkey's behavior as a metaphor for Israel's desires and unfaithfulness.

JeromeVerse 24. c. 347–420
The swift courser, unfolding its paths: the wild donkey accustomed to solitude, attracted by the desire of its own soul, drew the wind of its love: none shall turn her away: all who seek her shall not be lacking.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Jeremiah 2:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

A wild ass used to the wilderness,.... That is, one that has been brought up in the wilderness, and has been accustomed to live, and run, and range about there; as men in general are compared to this

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

A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

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

A wild ass; or, O wild ass; another similitude for the more lively description of the same thing; neither need we be solicitous about the variety or extravagancies of conjectures about this beast; or you may consult as before. It is said to be wild and untamed, as being used to the wilderness doth also imply; and as to satisfying its lust, much of the nature of the other. That snuffeth up the wind: this snuffing properly appertains to the sense of smelling, by which certain creatures, by a natural sagacity, find out what they miss, which huntsmen express by a proper term of winding, or having in the wind; and thus it is understood here; for this creature, by the wind; smells afar off which…

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

Jeremiah 2:24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, [that] snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.Ver. 24. A wild ass used to the wilderness.] Untameable and untractable, especially when proud and in the heat of lust, as these were after their idols. That snuffeth up the wind.] When she windeth the male; so this people when acted by a spirit of fornications. In her month they shall find her,] i.e., In her last month, when she is so big with young that she cannot wield herself. So sinners, be they never so stubborn, so stiff and high in the instep, that there is no dealing…

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

(24) A wild ass . . .—One image of animal desire suggests another, and the “wild ass” appears (as in the Hebrew of Gen 16:12; Job 11:12; Job 39:5) as even a stronger type of passion that defies control. The description is startling in its boldness, but has a parallel in that of Virgil (Georg. iii. 250). That snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure.—Better, in the desire of her heart, as it bears to her the scent that draws her on. The “occasion” and the “month” are, of course, the season when the stimulus of animal desire is strongest. There is no need for the stallion to seek her with a weary search, she presents herself and pursues him. So there was in Israel what we should describe as a…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 24. A wild ass used to the wilderness] Another comparison to express the same thing. Snuffeth up the wind] In a high fever from the inward heat felt at such times, these animals open their mouths and nostrils as wide as possible, to take in large draughts of fresh air, in order to cool them. In her mouth they shall find her.] The meaning is, that although such animals are exceedingly fierce and dangerous when they are in this state; yet, as soon as they have found the male, the desire is satisfied, and they become quiet and governable as before. But it was not so with this idolatrous people: their desires were ever fierce and furious; they were never satiated, one indulgence always…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

24. a wild ass used to the wilderness] revelling in uncontrolled licence. Cp. Job 39:5 ff. The noun is not a simile for the young camel of Jer 2:23 (a metaphor within a metaphor), but a further metaphor for Israel. Some commentators propose to read the Heb. consonants with other vowels, giving the meaning heifer. But the whole expression requires, not an animal originally tame, but one “used to” a wilderness life. Co., however, would omit from a “wild ass” to “desire,” conjecturing that it is a gloss suggested by Jeremiah 14:6. snuffeth up the wind] looking out for every occasion that offers to sin. will not weary themselves, etc.] Her lovers (i.e. the Baals) need not trouble themselves. No…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A wild donkey used to the wilderness - The type of an untamed and reckless nature. Snuffeth up the wind - The wind brings with it the scent of the male.

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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

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs the wind in her craving. When she is in heat, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.

NETBNew English Translation2006

You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

RVARevised Version, American1894

a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And as a wilde asse, vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the winde by occasion at her pleasure: who can turne her backe? all they that seeke her, will not wearie themselues, but wil finde her in her moneth.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

— a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shall turn her away? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

A wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness, || She has swallowed up wind in the desire of her soul, || Her meeting—who turns her back? None seeking her weary themselves, || In her month they find her.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

[Like] a wild ass used to the wilderness, that at her pleasure snuffeth up the wind; her lust—who can turn this away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month will they find her.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind! Who can restrain her lust? None of the males need wear themselves out pursuing her; at mating time they will find her.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

You're a female donkey living in the desert, sniffing the wind for a mate because she's in heat. No one can control her at mating time. All those who're looking for her won't have trouble finding her when she's in heat.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

An untrained ass, used to the waste land, breathing up the wind in her desire; at her time, who is able to send her away? all those who are looking for her will have no need to make themselves tired; in her month they will get her.

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.

clausenoun phrase · predicateפֶּ֣רֶהa.wild.donkeyadjective phraseלִמֻּ֣דaccustomed.toמִדְבָּ֗ר(of).a.wildernessclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalבְּinnoun phraseאַוַּ֤תthe.desirenoun phraseנַפְשָׁits.selfהּ֙herverbשָׁאֲפָ֣הit.pants.forobjectר֔וּחַ[the].windclauseclausenoun phraseתַּאֲנָתָ֖heatהּitsclausesubjectמִ֣יwho?verbיְשִׁיבֶ֑willobjectנָּהhe.turn.it.backclausenoun phrase · subjectכָּלallnoun phraseמְבַקְשֶׁ֨י[thoseהָ֙who].seek.itadverbialלֹ֣אnotverbיִיעָ֔פוּthey.will.grow.wearyclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalבְּinnoun phraseחָדְשָׁ֖monthהּitsverbיִמְצָאֽוּtheyobjectנְהָwill.find.it

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


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

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show significant agreement in this verse, with 14 of the 16 words matching. The Septuagint's translation reflects its own structure and interpretation, which may differ in word order but aligns closely with the original Hebrew.

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

פֶּ֣רֶה׀ לִמֻּ֣ד מִדְבָּ֗ר בְּאַוַּ֤ת נַפְשָׁהּ֙ שָׁאֲפָ֣ה ר֔וּחַ תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה כָּל־ מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ לֹ֣א יִיעָ֔פוּ בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
פֶּ֣רֶה׀ἐπλάτυνενמִדְבָּ֗רἐρήμουבְּאַוַּ֤תἐπιθυμίαιςנַפְשָׁהּ֙αὐτῆςר֔וּחַἐπνευματοφορεῖτοתַּאֲנָתָ֖הּπαρεδόθηמִ֣יτίςיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהαὐτήνכָּל־πάντεςמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙οἱלֹ֣אοὐיִיעָ֔פוּκοπιάσουσινבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּτῇיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃αὐτήν

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.

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.

Jeremiah 2:24פֶּ֫רֶאa wild donka wild donkeyפֶּ֫רֶאלִמֻּדaccustomed accustomed toלִמֻּדמִדְבָּרa wildernesa wildernessמִדְבָּראַוָּהin [the] luin [the] lust oאַוָּהנֶ֫פֶשׁself itsself itsנֶ֫פֶשׁשָׁאַףit sniffsit sniffsשָׁאַףרוּחַ[the] wind[the] windרוּחַתַּאֲנָהheat itsheat itsתַּאֲנָהמִיwho?who?מִישׁוּבwill he turwill he turn baשׁוּבכֹּלallallכֹּלבָּקַשׁ[those who][those who] seeבָּקַשׁלֹאnotnotלֹאיָעֵףthey will gthey will grow יָעֵףחֹ֫דֶשׁin month itin month itsחֹ֫דֶשׁמָצָאthey will fthey will find מָצָאפָּרָהbe fruitfube fruitfulפָּרָהלָמַדto learn: to learn: teachלָמַדדָבַרto speak: to speak: speakדָבַראָוָהto desireto desireאָוָהנָפַשׁbe refreshbe refreshedנָפַשׁרִיחַto smellto smellרִיחַאָנָהto meetto meetאָנָהכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלחָדַשׁto renewto renewחָדַשׁמָהwhat?what?מָהנֶ֫פֶשׁsoulsoulנֶ֫פֶשׁבָּקַשׁto seekto seekבָּקַשׁמִדְבָּרmouthmouthמִדְבָּראָדָםthe man (Athe man (Adam)אָדָםצִןZinZinצִןסִינַיSinaiSinaiסִינַיבָּשָׂרfleshfleshבָּשָׂרחַיalivealiveחַי
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 Jeremiah 2:24

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.

a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
פֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.reh a wild donkey H6501 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
10× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a wild donkey or onager, a strong and fierce animal. It is used in the Bible to describe the wilderness and the animals that live there. The wild donkey is a symbol of freedom and untamed nature.
Amplified meaning
untrained, fierce
Tyndale gloss
wild donkey
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פֶּ֫רֶא (pere') refers to a wild ass or wild donkey. It is derived from a root meaning to run wild, indicating its untamed nature. This term appears in the context of the Old Testament, specifically noted in Jeremiah 2:24.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פֶּ֫רֶא n.m. wild ass

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6501 פֶּ֫רֶא wild ass

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6501 pere' peh'-reh

or pereh (Jeremiah 2:24) {peh'-reh}; from 6500 in the

secondary sense of running wild; the onager:--wild (ass).

see HEBREW for 06500

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּ֫רֶא (pe.re) — wild donkey.

wild ass

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
לִמֻּ֣דli.Mud accustomed to H3928 Noun common · masculine singular construct
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Describes someone who is 'taught' or 'instructed', often referring to a disciple or student. It appears in Proverbs and other wisdom literature, emphasizing the importance of learning and growth. It can also mean 'accustomed to' something.
Tyndale gloss
disciple
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לִמֻּד (limmuwd) means 'taught' or 'instructed' and is derived from the root meaning to teach. It encompasses meanings such as 'disciple,' 'accustomed,' and 'learned.' The term highlights the process of learning or being taught, particularly in a discipleship context.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לִמֻּד adj. taught

taught, as disciples

accustomed to something

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3928 לִמֻּד taught

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3928 limmuwd lim-mood'

or limmud {lim-mood'}; from 3925; instructed: -accustomed,

disciple, learned, taught, used.

see HEBREW for 03925

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לִמֻּד (lim.mud) — disciple.

1) taught, learned, discipled

1a) taught

1b) accustomed to (something)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
מִדְבָּ֗רmid.Bar a wilderness H4057 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
271× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The wilderness refers to a desert or open field, like the one the Israelites wandered in after leaving Egypt. It can also mean a place of solitude or a region without many people. In the Bible, it is often associated with the journey to the Promised Land.
Amplified meaning
desert, open field
Tyndale gloss
mouth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מִדְבָּר (midbar) primarily means 'mouth' in the sense of an organ of speech, but it also refers to 'wilderness' or 'desert.' The word is derived from a root meaning to drive, suggesting open fields for pasturing cattle. It encompasses various forms of uninhabited land and is notably used in contexts related to the wilderness, such as the Wilderness of Sinai.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[מִדְבָּר] n.m. mouth, as organ of speech, Ct 4:3

ref

מִדְבָר 270 n.m. wilderness

tracts of land, used for the pasturage of flocks and herds

uninhabited land

large tracts of such land bearing various names, in certain districts of which there might be towns and cities

fig.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4057a מִדְבָּר mouth, as organ of speech H4057b מִדְבָר wilderness

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4057 midbar mid-bawr'

from 1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open

field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert;

also speech (including its organs):--desert, south, speech,

wilderness.

see HEBREW for 01696

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — mouth.

1) mouth

1a) mouth (as organ of speech)

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — wilderness.

1) wilderness

1a) pasture

1b) uninhabited land, wilderness

1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities)

1d) wilderness (fig.)

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — Wilderness (of Sinai).

This name means wilderness, uninhabited land

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

wil'-der-nes.

See DESERT; JUDAEA, WILDERNESS OF; WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Wilderness

(1.) Heb. midhbar, denoting not a barren desert but a district or region suitable for pasturing sheep and cattle (Ps. 65:12; Isa. 42:11; Jer. 23:10; Joel 1:19; 2:22); an uncultivated place. This word is used of the wilderness of Beersheba (Gen. 21:14), on the southern border of Palestine; the wilderness of the Red Sea (Ex. 13:18); of Shur (15:22), a portion of the Sinaitic peninsula; of Sin (17:1), Sinai (Lev. 7:38), Moab (Deut. 2:8), Judah (

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See DESERT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Wandering of the Israelites in, see ISRAEL

→ Typical of the sinner' s state De 32:10

→ Jesus' temptation in Mt 4:1; Mr 1:12,13; Lu 4:1

→ See DESERT

a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
בְּאַוַּ֤תbe.'a.Vat in [the] lust of H185 Preposition · noun common feminine singular construct
7× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Avvah is a strong desire or longing, which can be good or bad. In Genesis 3:6, Eve desired the forbidden fruit, while in Psalm 38:9, David expressed his desire for God's help. This concept is about intense wanting.
Amplified meaning
strong longing, craving
Tyndale gloss
desire
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The Hebrew word אַוָּה (*'avvah*) means 'desire' and is derived from the root associated with longing. It encompasses meanings such as desire, lust, and pleasure, without necessarily implying evil. The entries consistently highlight its focus on the concept of desire.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[אַוָּה] n.f. desire

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H185 [אַוָּה] desire

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

185 'avvah av-vaw'

from 183; longing:--desire, lust after, pleasure.

see HEBREW for 0183

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַוָּה (av.vah) — desire.

desire, lust, will (not necessarily evil)

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

ov:

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

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

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

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

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

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

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

Lamentations 3:1.

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

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

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

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

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
נַפְשָׁהּ֙na.fo.shah self its H5315 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
754× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for soul or living being, used in the Bible to describe the essence of a person or animal. It encompasses the ideas of life, breath, and vitality, and is translated as 'soul' or 'creature' in the KJV. This word is central to biblical concepts of humanity and existence.
Tyndale gloss
soul
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word נֶ֫פֶשׁ (*nephesh*) broadly means 'soul' or 'living being,' encompassing concepts like life, self, person, desire, and emotion. It is derived from the root meaning 'to breathe' and signifies both physical and mental aspects of existence. The lexicons note its use in various contexts, including as the seat of appetites and emotions, though its application to will and character is uncertain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נֶ֫פֶשׁ 756 n.f. soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

= that which breathes, the breathing substance or being

The נפשׁ becomes a living being

The נפשׁ is specif.

The נפשׁ as the essential of man stands for the man himself

נפשׁ = seat of the appetites, in all periods (46 t.)

נ׳ = seat of emotions and passions

נפשׁ is used occasionally for mental acts

נפשׁ for acts of the will is dub.

נפשׁ = character is still more dub.

נ׳ in D

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion . = that which breathes, the breathing substance or being

. The נפשׁ becomes a living being

. The נפשׁ is specif.

. The נפשׁ as the essential of man stands for the man himself

. נפשׁ = seat of the appetites, in all periods (46 t.)

. נ׳ = seat of emotions and passions

. נפשׁ is used occasionally for mental acts

. נפשׁ for acts of the will is dub.

. נפשׁ = character is still more dub.

. נ׳ in D

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5315 nephesh neh'-fesh

from 5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of

(abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal,

accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any,

appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire,

X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y),

(hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me,

mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-,

thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they,

thing, (X she) will, X would have it.

see HEBREW for 05314

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul.

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man

1b) living being

1c) living being (with life in the blood)

1d) the man himself, self, person or individual

1e) seat of the appetites

1f) seat of emotions and passions

1g) activity of mind

1g1) uncertain

1h) activity of the will

1h1) uncertain

1i) activity of the character

1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: life.

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man

1b) living being

1c) living being (with life in the blood)

1d) the man himself, self, person or individual

1e) seat of the appetites

1f) seat of emotions and passions

1g) activity of mind

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N-cs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3fs
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
שָׁאֲפָ֣הsha.'a.Fah it sniffs H7602 Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singular
14× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To crush or trample something, also to desire or hasten eagerly, as seen in Psalm 7:2. It implies a strong emotional response, like anger or intense longing. This word is used to describe God's judgment in Isaiah 13:3.
Tyndale gloss
to long for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שָׁאַף (sha'aph) is a Hebrew verb with two primary meanings: to gasp or pant, often in a context of longing or desire, and to crush or trample. The word conveys both a sense of eager inhalation and a physical act of crushing. It appears in various forms, indicating both emotional and physical intensity.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁאַף vb. gasp, pant, pant after, long for

base

[שָׁאַף] vb. crush, trample on

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7602a שָׁאַף gasp, pant, pant after, long for H7602b שָׁאַף crush, trample on

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7602 sha'aph shaw-af'

a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover;

by implication, to be angry; also to hasten:--desire

(earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאַף (sha.aph) — to long for.

1) to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to gasp, pant after, snuff up

1a2) to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for

1a3) to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals) (fig)

שָׁאַף (sha.aph) — to crush.

1) to crush, trample, trample upon

1a) (Qal) to trample upon, crush

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3fs — Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singular
HVqp3fs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
ר֔וּחַRu.ach [the] wind H7307 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
378× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word for spirit refers to the breath of life, the wind, or a person's mind and emotions, as seen in the book of Ezekiel.
Amplified meaning
a blast of air
Tyndale gloss
spirit
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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רוּחַ (ruach) means breath, wind, or spirit. It encompasses various meanings, including the breath of life, emotional disposition, and the spirit of God. The term can refer to both physical phenomena, like wind, and abstract concepts, such as moral character or mental acts. Notably, it is used frequently in the context of divine inspiration and the Holy Spirit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רוּחַ 378 n.f. (less oft. m.) breath, wind, spirit

breath of mouth or nostrils (33 t.)

wind (117 t.)

spirit, as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation = temper, disposition (76 t.)

spirit of the living, breathing being

spirit as seat of emotion

occasionally (and late) = seat or organ of mental acts

rarely of the will

רוּחַ esp. of moral character

spirit of God (94 t.)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7307 רוּחַ breath, wind, spirit . breath of mouth or nostrils (33 t.)

. wind (117 t.)

. spirit, as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation = temper, disposition (76 t.)

. spirit of the living, breathing being

. spirit as seat of emotion

. occasionally (and late) = seat or organ of mental acts

. rarely of the will

. רוּחַ esp. of moral character

. spirit of God (94 t.)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7307 ruwach roo'-akh

from 7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or

even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger,

unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by

resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including

its expression and functions):--air, anger, blast, breath, X

cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)),

tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).

see HEBREW for 07306

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רוּחַ (ru.ach) — spirit.

: spirit

1) wind, breath, mind, spirit

1a) breath

1b) wind

1b1) of heaven

1b2) quarter (of wind), side

1b3) breath of air

1b4) air, gas

1b5) vain, empty thing

1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)

1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour

1c2) courage

1c3) temper, anger

1c4) impatience, patience

1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)

1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse

1c7) prophetic spirit

1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)

1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being

1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)

1e1) desire

1e2) sorrow, trouble

1f) spirit

1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts

1f2) rarely of the will

1f3) as seat especially of moral character

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N-cs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wind (anemos:

1. Causes:

Unequal distribution of heat in the atmosphere causes currents of air or wind. The heated air rises and the air from around rushes in. The direction from which a current comes determines its name, as west wind coming from the West but blowing toward the East. When two currents of air of different directions meet, a spiral motion sometimes results.

See WHIRLWIND.

2. West Wind:

In Palestine the west wind is the most common. It comes from the sea and carries the moisture which condenses to form clouds, as it is turned upward by the mountains, to the cooler layers of the atmosphere. If the temperature reached is cool enough the cloud condenses and rain falls. Elijah looked toward the West for the "small cloud," and soon "the heavens grew black with clouds and wind" (1Ki 18:44 f). "When ye see a cloud rising in the…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Blasting 2Ki 19:7,35

→ East

Hot and blasting in Egypt Ge 41:6

In the valley of the Euphrates River Eze 19:12

In Canaan Ho 13:15; Lu 12:55

At the city of Nineveh Jon 4:8

Tempestuous in the land of Uz Job 27:21

→ West

Took away the plague of locusts from the land of Egypt Ex 10:19

→ North

Free from humidity in Canaan Pr 25:23

→ South

Soothing Job 37:17

a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּta.'a.na.Tah heat its H8385 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means an opportunity or purpose, and can describe a chance for something to happen. It is used in the Bible to describe a time or occasion for a particular event or action.
Tyndale gloss
estrous
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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תַּאֲנָה (ta'anah) refers to an occasion or opportunity, specifically relating to times of copulation or estrous in animals. It can also denote a ground for quarrel, as noted in the context of Samson. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to be in a state of' and encompasses both sexual and conflict-related meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[תַּאֲנָה] n.f. occasion, time of copulation

base

תֹּאֲנָה n.f. opportunity, i.e. ground of quarrel; of Samson, sq. מִן Ju 14:4.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8385a תַּאֲנָה occasion, time of copulation H8385b תֹּאֲנָה opportunity, i.e. ground of quarrel; of Samson

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8385 ta'anah tah-an-aw'

or tonanah {to-an-aw'}; from 579; an opportunity or

(subjectively) purpose:--occasion.

see HEBREW for 0579

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תַּאֲנָה (ta.a.nah) — estrous.

occasion, time of heat or oestrous or copulation, sexual drive (of animal)

תֹּאֲנָה (to.a.nah) — opportunity.

occasion, opportunity (for a quarrel)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3fs
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
מִ֣יmi who? H4310 Pronoun
423× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is used to ask questions like who, whose, or whom. It can also be used to express a wish, like would that or whoever. It appears in many forms throughout the Bible, often in phrases like O that or what.
Tyndale gloss
who?
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מִי (mi) is an interrogative pronoun primarily used to ask about persons, meaning 'who?' or 'whose?'. It can also appear in rhetorical questions and has some idiomatic uses, such as 'who among...?' or 'whosoever'. The word is rarely applied to things, and its forms can vary in emphasis.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִי 423 pron.interrog. who? of persons

מִי is rarely used of things, and usually where persons are understood or implied

in the gen. whose

in an indirect qu.

מִי ב׳ who among … ?

strengthened and emph. forms of interrog.

various rhetorical uses whose

מִי may sometimes be rendered whosoever, though, as the examples will shew, it does not really mean it

once, following a verb, any one

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4310 מִי who? of persons . מִי is rarely used of things, and usually where persons are understood or implied

. in the gen. whose

. in an indirect qu.

. מִי ב׳ who among … ?

. strengthened and emph. forms of interrog.

. various rhetorical uses whose

. מִי may sometimes be rendered whosoever, though, as the examples will shew, it does not really mean it

. once, following a verb, any one

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4310 miy me

an interrogative pronoun of persons, as 4100 is of things,

who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also

(indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction

with prefix or suffix:--any (man), X he, X him, + O that!

what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), + would to God.

see HEBREW for 04100

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִי (mi) — who?.

who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Part — Pronoun
HPi
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nah will he turn back it H7725 Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
1,057× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Amplified meaning
turn back, control, soul, essence
Tyndale gloss
to return: return
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word שׁוּב (shuwb) means to turn back or return, covering a wide range of contexts including physical, spiritual, and relational. It can denote returning to a previous state, repenting, or even apostatizing. The entries describe various forms and uses, including bringing back, restoring, and refreshing. Notably, it can also imply a change in course of action.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שׁוּב 1056 vb. turn back, return

Qal 683;—turn back, return:

turn back

return, come or go back

esp. return unto

of dying

of revival from death

fig. of human relations:

return to leader, king

= change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)

turn, i.e. resort to

return to a physical condition

abs. = change course of action

fig., specif. of spiritual relations:

turn back from God = apostatize

of י׳, turn away

turn back to God (= seek penitently)

abs. repent

turn back from evil

of י׳

of י׳, return (to shew favour)

of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):

denoting repetition, etc.

trans.

Pō‛l.

bring back

fig. restore, refresh

restore, repair

lead away (enticingly)

shew turning = apostatize

Hiph. 353 cause to return, bring back

bring back into bondage

put back

= draw back

= give back, restore

= relinguish

= give in payment, requital

bring one back (from dead)

bring back heart

= refresh

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H7725 שׁוּב turn back, return .—turn back, return: . turn back

. return, come or go back

. esp. return unto

. . of dying

. of revival from death

. fig. of human relations: . return to leader, king

. = change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)

. turn, i.e. resort to

. return to a physical condition

. abs. = change course of action

. fig., specif. of spiritual relations: . turn back from God = apostatize

. of י׳, turn away

. turn back to God (= seek penitently)

. abs. repent

. turn back from evil

. of י׳

. of י׳, return (to shew favour)

. of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):

. denoting repetition, etc.

. trans.

. . bring back

. . fig. restore, refresh

. restore, repair

. lead away (enticingly)

. shew turning = apostatize

. cause to return, bring back . . bring back into bondage

. put back

. = draw back

. = give back, restore

. = relinguish

. = give in payment, requital

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7725 shuwb shoob

a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or

intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily

with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to

retreat; often adverbial, again:--((break, build, circumcise,

dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge,

make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) X again, (cause to) answer

(+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring

(again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back),

cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, +

continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back,

fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give

(again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see)

more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put

(again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh,

relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve,

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Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: return.

: return

1) to return, turn back

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn back, return

1a1a) to turn back

1a1b) to return, come or go back

1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back

1a1d) of dying

1a1e) of human relations (fig)

1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)

1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise

1a1f2) to turn away (of God)

1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent

1a1f4) turn back (from evil)

1a1g) of inanimate things

1a1h) in repetition

1b) (Polel)

1b1) to bring back

1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

1b3) to lead away (enticingly)

1b4) to show turning, apostatise

1c) (Pual) restored (participle)

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back

1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore

1d3) to bring back, report to, answer

1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

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V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff — Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
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The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
כָּל־kol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

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

ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.

(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.

(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).

(3) All one, "It is all one" (Job 9:22), "it makes no difference whether I live or die."

(4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1Sa 20:6), "in any way," "in the least."

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.ha [those who] seek it H1245 Verb piel participle (active) masculine plural common · suffix
225× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew verb means to seek or search for something. In Psalm 105:4, it's used to encourage seeking God's face. It's also used in 1 Samuel 28:8 where Saul seeks a medium.
Amplified meaning
search for, look to
Tyndale gloss
to seek
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בָּקַשׁ (baqash) is a Hebrew verb meaning to seek or search out, often in the context of worship or prayer. It encompasses a range of actions including asking, desiring, and requiring. The verb can appear in different forms, such as Piel and Pual, indicating various nuances of seeking or being sought.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[בָּקַשׁ] 224 vb. seek

Pi.

seek to find

seek to secure

seek the face

desire, demand

require, exact

exact equivalent or penalty for

(late) ask, request

Pu. be sought

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1245 בָּקַשׁ seek

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1245 baqash baw-kash'

a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically

in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:--ask,

beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure,

(make) request, require, seek (for).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) — to seek.

1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request

1a) (Piel)

1a1) to seek to find

1a2) to seek to secure

1a3) to seek the face

1a4) to desire, demand

1a5) to require, exact

1a6) to ask, request

1b) (Pual) to be sought

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel | Suff — Verb piel participle (active) masculine plural common · suffix
HVprmpc/Sp3fs
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
לֹ֣אlo' not H3808 Particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Part — Particle
HTn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
יִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fu they will grow weary H3286 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
9× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To faint means to become weak or tired, often from exertion or stress. In the Bible, this word is used to describe people who are weary or exhausted, like the Israelites in the wilderness. It can also mean to cause someone to become weary or to flee in exhaustion.
Amplified meaning
become weak, faint
Tyndale gloss
to faint
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָעֵף (ya`aph) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be weary or faint. It describes a state of fatigue or weariness, with forms indicating both active and passive states, such as 'to grow weary' in the Qal stem and 'wearied' in the Hophal stem. The entries consistently focus on the concept of tiredness without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[יָעֵף] vb. be weary, faint

Qal be or grow weary; be faint

Hoph. wearied

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3286 יָעֵף be weary, faint

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3286 ya`aph yaw-af'

a primitive root; to tire (as if from wearisome

flight):--faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָעֵף (ya.aph) — to faint.

1) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint

1a) (Qal) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint

1b) (Hophal) wearied (participle)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
HVqi3mp
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.Shah in month its H2320 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
285× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew term for month, specifically referring to the new moon and the lunar cycle, as described in the book of Exodus and the festivals of Israel. It marks the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar.
Amplified meaning
her month, time of estrus
Tyndale gloss
month
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (chodesh) refers to the concept of newness, specifically the new moon and the month. It denotes both the lunar month and the first day of that month. The entries consistently emphasize its connection to timekeeping in the Hebrew calendar.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֹ֫דֶשׁ 282 n.m. (newness), new moon, month

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2320 חֹ֫דֶשׁ (newness), new moon, month

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2320 chodesh kho'-desh

from 2318; the new moon; by implication, a

month:--month(-ly), new moon.

see HEBREW for 02318

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) — month.

: month

1) the new moon, month, monthly

1a) the first day of the month

1b) the lunar month

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) — month: new moon.

: new_moon

1) the new moon, month, monthly

1a) the first day of the month

1b) the lunar month

Also means: cho.desh (חֹ֫דֶשׁ ": month" H2320)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
a wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of self its it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it
יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.ha they will find it H4672 Verb qal imperfect third person masculine plural · suffix
455× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Matsa means to find or attain something, whether it is a physical object, a person, or a condition, as seen in various KJV translations.
Amplified meaning
attain, discover
Tyndale gloss
to find
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָצָא (matsa') is a Hebrew verb meaning to find or attain. It encompasses a range of actions, including discovering something lost, encountering someone, or coming upon a situation. The word can also imply being present or sufficient. Lexicons note various forms and uses, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, which indicate different nuances of finding and encountering.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָצָא 452 vb. attain to, find

Qal

find

find out

= come upon, light upon

noteworthy phrases

Niph. pass. of Qal, be found

Hiph.

cause to find, attain

cause to light upon, come upon, come

cause to encounter

present unto

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4672 מָצָא attain to, find

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4672 matsa' maw-tsaw'

a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or

exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire;

figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:--+ be able,

befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to

hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion,

out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left,

light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present,

ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָצָא (ma.tsa) — to find.

1) to find, attain to

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to find

1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)

1a1b) to find (what is lost)

1a1c) to meet, encounter

1a1d) to find (a condition)

1a1e) to learn, devise

1a2) to find out

1a2a) to find out

1a2b) to detect

1a2c) to guess

1a3) to come upon, light upon

1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with

1a3b) to hit

1a3c) to befall

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be found

1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered

1b1b) to appear, be recognised

1b1c) to be discovered, be detected

1b1d) to be gained, be secured

1b2) to be, be found

1b2a) to be found in

1b2b) to be in the possession of

1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be

1b2d) to be left (after war)

1b2e) to be present

1b2f) to prove to be

1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to find, attain

1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come

1c3) to cause to encounter

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