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Jeremiah 33:6 — Word Study

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WLCהִנְנִ֧י מַעֲלֶה־ לָּ֛הּ אֲרֻכָ֥ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּרְפָאתִ֑ים וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י לָהֶ֔ם עֲתֶ֥רֶת שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃

BSANeverthelesshên I will bringʻâlâh healthʼărûwkâh [being whole or healthy, physically or spiritually] and healingmarpêʼ [a cure, deliverance, or a state of peace] and I will heal [its people]râphâʼ [mend or cure, often referring to God's power] and revealgâlâh [uncover or make known] the abundanceʻăthereth [a large or plentiful amount] of peaceshâlôwm [completeness, wellness, and friendship] and truthʼemeth [faithfulness, stability, or God's character]

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Listen & take awayJeremiah 33
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Jeremiah 33:6quick helps
In a sentenceGod promises to bring health and healing to His people, revealing peace and truth.
Who is speakingThe Lord, addressing the people of Jerusalem.
Where we areIn a prophetic context, amidst warnings of impending judgment.
The hard wordאֲרֻכָ֥ה
Take awayRestoration is promised despite current troubles.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbעָלָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

1 of 11 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word 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 — Jeremiah 33:6

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Context — God's Promise of Restorationgenerated

5The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness.
6Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
7I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
8And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

Jeremiah 33:6 is part of a larger passage where God reassures His people that despite the coming destruction, He will restore them. This chapter emphasizes God's commitment to healing and peace, contrasting the judgment they face due to their wickedness. The surrounding verses highlight the dire situation of Jerusalem while providing hope for future restoration and wholeness.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
2Jeremiah 30:12–17For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
3Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
4Psalm 67:2that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
5Isaiah 30:26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.

The Key Word אֲרֻכָ֥ה, 'a.ru.Khahgenerated

The word אֲרֻכָ֥ה (*'arukhah*) refers to healing or restoration, emphasizing a state of being whole or healthy. It is derived from a root meaning to restore to soundness, encompassing both physical and spiritual healing.

In this context, it signifies God's promise to mend the brokenness of His people, indicating a comprehensive restoration of well-being and health.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses health and healing to convey the idea of restoration.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb מַעֲלֶה, bring up, governs the main clauses of the verse, with several phrases describing what God will bring. The structure highlights the action of healing and revealing as central to God's promise.

The sentence flows with a series of verbs and nouns that build upon each other, illustrating the comprehensive nature of God's restoration plan for His people.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates אֲרֻכָ֥ה as συνούλωσιν, which suggests a broader concept of healing or restoration. This choice emphasizes the completeness of God's promise, aligning with the Hebrew meaning but possibly widening its application.

The use of ἀνάγω for מַעֲלֶה indicates a focus on elevating or raising up, reinforcing the idea of bringing His people to a better state.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Jeremiah 33:6 promises that God will bring health and healing to His people, revealing an abundance of peace and truth. This assurance comes in the context of impending judgment, highlighting God's commitment to restore and mend His people despite their current troubles.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does God mean by bringing health and healing?

God is promising to restore His people both physically and spiritually, ensuring their well-being.

How does this promise relate to the surrounding verses?

The promise of restoration contrasts with the warnings of judgment, showing God's mercy amid their sin.

What does the abundance of peace and truth signify?

It signifies a complete and fulfilling relationship with God, characterized by wellness and faithfulness.

Why is healing important in this context?

Healing represents not just physical recovery but a restoration of the covenant relationship between God and His people.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what areas of my life do I need healing or restoration from God?
  2. How can I experience and share God's peace and truth in my community?
  3. What steps can I take to seek wholeness in my relationship with God?
  4. How does understanding God's promise of restoration affect my view of current struggles?

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Jeremiah 33:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them,.... That is, the church of God, the members of it, typified by Jerusalem; and it is to be understood of the healing of their spiritual

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

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. Behold, I will bring it health and cure - (Jeremiah 30:17).

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

The latter part of this verse expoundeth the former, for by health and cure the prophet meaneth peace and truth: we met with the like metaphorical expression : See Poole "". The miserable disturbed state of a nation being compared to wounds and sickness, the restoring of it to a peaceable, prosperous state is fitly called its health and cure. By truth here seems to be meant faithfulness, or stability, not truth of propositions: q.d. I will, after this great wound which I have given this people, bring them again into a quiet and peaceable state, in which they shall abide many days.

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

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.Ver. 6. Behold, I will bring it health and cure.] Una eademque manus vulnus opemque feret. This is God’ s usual method and manner of dealing with his people, as a skilful physician, primo pungit, deinde ungit. “ Enecat, ut possit vivificare Deus. ” And I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.] Why then, feri, Domine, feri; such gold as "peace and truth" cannot be bought too dear. The Chaldee here hath it, Revelabo iis portam poenitentiae, I will reveal unto them the gate of repentance, and show them how they may walk in the way of peace and…

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

(6) Health and cure . . .—The first word is, as in Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 30:17, the bandage, or “plaister,” which was prominent in the therapeutics of the East. It is possible that both words may have been spoken in direct contrast with the pestilence which was ravaging the city (Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 27:13; Jeremiah 38:2). In any case, however, the words have a higher and figurative meaning. It was true of the city and its people that the “whole head was sick, and the whole heart faint” (Isaiah 1:5); and Jehovah promises to manifest Himself as the healer of that spiritual disease which was worse than any pestilence.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 6. Behold I will bring it health and cure] ארכה aruchah, an extensive plaister; or, as we phrase it, a plaister as large as the sore. I will repair the losses of families by numerous births, and bless the land with fertility.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

6. health] mg. healing; lit. fresh flesh; See on Jeremiah 8:22. abundance] The word in MT. occurs here only, the meaning that the corresponding root bears in Ezekiel 35:13; Proverbs 27:6, being taken to justify the sense assigned here. But the text is probably corrupt. A word almost identical in consonants denotes treasures, and so is very apposite here as a conjectural emendation (so Du.). truth] (God’s) faithfulness.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will bring it health and cure - I will lay upon it a bandage and healing, i. e., a healing bandage, a plaster with healing medicines.

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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

Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

NETBNew English Translation2006

But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Behold, I will giue it health and amendment: for I wil cure them, and will reueile vnto them the abundance of peace, and trueth.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Lo, I am increasing to it health and cure, And have healed them, and revealed to them The abundance of peace and truth.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Behold, I am increasing health and cure to it, || And have healed them, and revealed to them || The abundance of peace and truth.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Behold, I will bring it healing and cure, and I will cure them, and I will display unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

But see, I am about to bring healing and a cure, for I will heal them and will bring to them abundance, peace, and faithfulness.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Behold I will close their wounds and give them health, and I will cure them: and I will reveal to them the prayer of peace and truth.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

But even so, in the future I will restore and repair it, and I will heal its people and give them lasting peace and safety.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

See, I will make it healthy and well again, I will even make them well; I will let them see peace and good faith in full measure.

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.

clauseclause · subjectpredicateהִנְheresubjectנִ֧יIverbמַעֲלֶה[will].bring.upprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָּ֛forהּitnoun phrase · objectאֲרֻכָ֥הhealingוּandמַרְפֵּ֖אhealingוּandclauseverbרְפָאתִ֑יIobjectםwill.heal.themוְandclauseverbגִלֵּיתִ֣יI.will.uncoverprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָtoהֶ֔םthemnoun phrase · objectעֲתֶ֥רֶתan.abundancenoun phraseשָׁל֖וֹםof.well-beingוֶandאֱמֶֽתfaithfulness

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 largely agree in this verse, with only minor differences in word order and phrasing. The Septuagint's translation captures the essence of the Hebrew while adapting it for a Greek-speaking audience.

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

הִנְנִ֧י מַעֲלֶה־ לָּ֛הּ אֲרֻכָ֥ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּרְפָאתִ֑ים וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י לָהֶ֔ם עֲתֶ֥רֶת שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
הִנְנִ֧יἐγὼמַעֲלֶה־ἀνάγωלָּ֛הּαὐτῇאֲרֻכָ֥הσυνούλωσινוּמַרְפֵּ֖אἴαμαוּרְפָאתִ֑יםαὐτὴνוְגִלֵּיתִ֣י^^^לָהֶ֔ם^^^שָׁל֖וֹםεἰρήνηνוֶאֱמֶֽת׃πίστιν

10 of the 11 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

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 33:6הֵןhere Ihere Iהֵןעָלָה[will] brin[will] bring upעָלָההָfor itfor itהָאֲרוּכָהhealinghealingאֲרוּכָהמַרְפֵּאand healingand healingמַרְפֵּארָפָאand I will and I will healרָפָאגָּלָהand I will and I will uncoגָּלָההֶםto themto themהֶםעֲתֶ֫רֶתan abundancan abundance ofעֲתֶ֫רֶתשָׁלוֹםwell-beingwell-beingשָׁלוֹםאֱמֶתand faithfuand faithfulnesאֱמֶתעָתַרbe abundanbe abundantעָתַרשָׁלֵםto completto completeשָׁלֵםאָמַןbe faithfube faithfulאָמַןרָפָהto slackento slackenרָפָהרָפָאto healto healרָפָאיָפֶהbeautifulbeautifulיָפֶהיהוהYHWH/GodYHWH/Godיהוהעֹלָהburnt offeburnt offeringעֹלָהיְאֹרstreamstreamיְאֹרמְלָאכָהworkworkמְלָאכָהבְּעָתָהterrorterrorבְּעָתָהפֶּתַעsuddennesssuddennessפֶּתַעמַכָּהwoundwoundמַכָּהחָבַשׁto saddle/to saddle/tieחָבַשׁעֶרְוָהnakednessnakednessעֶרְוָהגּוֹלָהcaptivitycaptivityגּוֹלָהיֵהוּאJehuJehuיֵהוּאחֶ֫סֶדkindnesskindnessחֶ֫סֶד
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 33:6

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.

here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
הִנְנִ֧יhi.Ni here I H2005 Particle · suffix
316× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
An expression meaning look or behold, used to get someone's attention, like in the prophet Isaiah's writings. It can also express surprise or introduce a hypothetical situation.
Tyndale gloss
look!
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הֵן (hen) is a demonstrative adverb or interjection meaning 'lo!' or 'behold!'. It is primarily used to draw attention to a fact that prompts action or leads to a conclusion. The word can also express surprise and is less common than its counterpart הִנֵּה (hinneh). Additionally, it can function hypothetically as 'if'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הֵן 100 demonstr.adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2005 הֵן demonstr. adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2005 hen hane

a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise)

if:--behold, if, lo, though.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הֵן (hen) — look!.

interj

1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part

2) if

Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Part | Suff — Particle · suffix
HTj/Sp1bs
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
מַעֲלֶה־ma.'a.leh- [will] bring up H5927 Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) masculine singular
890× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To ascend means to go up or rise, like the smoke from an altar going up to God, as described in many Bible passages, including Leviticus and Psalms.
Tyndale gloss
to ascend: rise
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עָלָה (alah) means 'to ascend' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including going up, climbing, and rising in various contexts such as personal, natural, and spiritual. It can refer to actions involving people, animals, vegetation, and even thoughts, and includes nuances of being exalted or offering sacrifices. The word is built from a primitive root and appears in various grammatical forms, indicating different aspects of ascent or elevation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָלָה 890 vb. go up, ascend, climb

Qal

of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations

go up, in personal relations

of animals, go or come up

of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth

of natural phenom., go up, rise

of inanimate things, instead of passive construction

of thoughts

come up before God, arrogance

go up, extend, of boundary

excel

Niph.

be brought up

be taken up

pass., be taken up, away

reflex., take oneself away from, get up from

reflex.: take oneself away

be exalted, of God

Hiph.

bring up persons

in personal relations

bring up animals

cause to ascend

mentally

offer a present; bring up tithe to

exalt

cause to ascend (in flame), offer sacrifice

Hoph.

be carried away

be taken up into, inserted in

be offered

Hithp. lift oneself

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5927 עָלָה go up, ascend, climb .. of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations

. go up, in personal relations

. of animals, go or come up

. of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth

. of natural phenom., go up, rise

. of inanimate things, instead of passive construction

. of thoughts

. come up before God, arrogance

. go up, extend, of boundary

. excel

. . . be brought up

. be taken up

. . pass., be taken up, away

. reflex., take oneself away from, get up from

. reflex.: take oneself away

. be exalted, of God

. . bring up persons

. in personal relations

. bring up animals

. cause to ascend

. mentally

. offer a present; bring up tithe to

. exalt

. cause to ascend (in flame), offer sacrifice

. . be carried away

. be taken up into, inserted in

. be offered

. lift oneself

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5927 `alah aw-law'

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or

actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary

and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow):--arise

(up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up),

bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb

(up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart,

exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up);

grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light,

(make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect,

prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise

(up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring

(up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָלָה (a.lah) — to ascend: rise.

: rise/go

1) to go up, ascend, climb

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go up, ascend

1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat

1a3) to go up, come up (of animals)

1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)

1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)

1a6) to come up (before God)

1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)

1a8) to excel, be superior to

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away

1b2) to take oneself away

1b3) to be exalted

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up

1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away

1c3) to bring up, draw up, train

1c4) to cause to ascend

1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally)

1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts)

1c7) to exalt

1c8) to cause to ascend, offer

1d) (Hophal)

1d1) to be carried away, be led up

1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in

1d3) to be offered

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil — Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) masculine singular
HVhrmsa
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
לָּ֛הּlah for it H9034 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָ (ha) — her.

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

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HRd/Sp3fs — Preposition · suffix
HRd/Sp3fs
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
אֲרֻכָ֥ה'a.ru.Khah healing H724 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Describes a state of being whole or healthy, whether physically or spiritually, like being healed or restored to perfection.
Amplified meaning
being whole or healthy, physically or spiritually
Tyndale gloss
health
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word אֲרוּכָה (*aruwkah*) refers to healing or restoration, particularly in the context of wounds. It is derived from a root meaning to restore to soundness, encompassing concepts of health and wholeness. The entries emphasize both physical healing and a broader sense of restoration.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲרוּכָה n.f. healing of a wound, restoration (properly new flesh that grows at the wounded spot)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H724 אֲרוּכָה healing of a wound, restoration (properly new flesh that grows at the wounded spot)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

724 'aruwkah ar-oo-kaw'

or rarukah {ar-oo-kaw'}; feminine passive participle of 748

(in the sense of restoring to soundness); wholeness (literally

or figuratively):--health, made up, perfected.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲרוּכָה (a.ru.khah) — health.

healing, restoration

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hel'-ing (marpe', te`alah, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpe', which literally means "a cure," is used in Jer 14:19 twice, and in Mal 4:2; te`alah, which literally means "an irrigation canal," here means something applied externally, as a plaster, in which sense it is used metaphorically in Jer 30:13; kehah occurs only in Na 3:19 the King James Version and is translated "assuagings" in the Revised Version (British and American).

In the New Testament 5 times the verb is therapeuo; once (Ac 10:38) iaomai; in the other passages it is either iama, as in

here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
וּמַרְפֵּ֖אu.mar.Pe' and healing H4832 Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absolute
16× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Means healing or a cure, like medicine. It can also mean deliverance or a state of being calm and peaceful. This word is used in the Bible to describe physical and emotional healing.
Amplified meaning
a cure, deliverance, or a state of peace
Tyndale gloss
healing
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מַרְפֵּא (marpe') refers to healing, cure, and health, often in a figurative sense. It is derived from the root meaning 'curative' and can imply both literal medicine and abstract concepts like deliverance or placidity. The term encompasses various aspects of health, including the idea of being incurable.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַרְפֵּא, מַרְפֵּה n.m. healing, cure, health (usu. fig.)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4832 מַרְפֵּא, מַרְפֵּה healing, cure, health (usu. fig.)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4832 marpe' mar-pay'

from 7495; properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a

medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely)

deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity:--((in-))cure(-able),

healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

see HEBREW for 07495

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) — healing.

1) health, healing, cure

1a) healing, cure

1b) health, profit, sound (of mind)

1c) healing

1c1) incurable (with negative)

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

hel'-ing (marpe', te`alah, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpe', which literally means "a cure," is used in Jer 14:19 twice, and in Mal 4:2; te`alah, which literally means "an irrigation canal," here means something applied externally, as a plaster, in which sense it is used metaphorically in Jer 30:13; kehah occurs only in Na 3:19 the King James Version and is translated "assuagings" in the Revised Version (British and American).

In the New Testament 5 times the verb is therapeuo; once (Ac 10:38) iaomai; in the other passages it is either iama, as in

here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
וּרְפָאתִ֑יםu.re.fa.Tim and I will heal them H7495 Verb qal sequential perfect first person common singular · suffix
67× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to heal or mend, often referring to God's power to cure physical or emotional hurts, as seen in Psalm 103:3.
Amplified meaning
mend or cure, often referring to God's power
Tyndale gloss
to heal
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רָפָא (rapha') is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to heal' or 'to mend.' It covers various forms, including healing by God, physicians, and figurative healing of nations or individuals. The verb has different stems indicating active healing, being healed, and healing in order to be healed. The entries do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רָפָא vb. heal

Qal heal

Niph. be healed

Pi. have healed, heal

Hithp. in order to get healed

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7495 רָפָא heal

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7495 rapha' raw-faw'

or raphah {raw-faw'}; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by

stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:--cure, (cause to)

heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole. See 7503.

see HEBREW for 07503

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רָפָא (ra.pah) — to heal.

1) to heal, make healthful

1a) (Qal) to heal

1a1) of God

1a2) healer, physician (of men)

1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig)

1a4) of individual distresses (fig)

1b) (Niphal) to be healed

1b1) literal (of persons)

1b2) of water, pottery

1b3) of national hurts (fig)

1b4) of personal distress (fig)

1c) (Piel) to heal

1c1) literal

1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig)

1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-1cs | Suff — Verb qal sequential perfect first person common singular · suffix
Hc/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
וְגִלֵּיתִ֣יve.gi.lei.Ti and I will uncover H1540 Verb · Piel · sequential perfect first person common singular
186× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to reveal or uncover something, often in a way that's embarrassing or shameful. It can also mean to exile someone, forcing them to leave their home. In some cases, it's used to describe God revealing himself to people.
Amplified meaning
uncover or make known
Tyndale gloss
to reveal: reveal
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word גָּלָה (galah) is a primitive root meaning to uncover or remove, with implications of revealing, disclosing, or going into exile. It encompasses various forms, including reflexive and passive uses, and can refer to both physical uncovering and metaphorical revelation. The word is notably associated with disgraceful exposure and the act of exile.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גָּלָה 189 vb. uncover, remove

Qal

uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him

intr. remove, depart

go into exile

Niph.

refl.

uncover oneself (one’s nakedness)

discover or shew oneself

pass.

be uncovered (one’s nakedness)

be disclosed, discovered

be removed

Pi.

uncover

disclose, discover, lay bare

make known, shew, reveal

Pu. be uncovered

Hiph. carry away into exile, take into exile

Hoph. carried into exile

Hithp.

was uncovered (naked)

that his heart may reveal itself

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1540 גָּלָה uncover, remove .. uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him

. intr. remove, depart

. go into exile

. . refl. . uncover oneself (one’s nakedness)

. discover or shew oneself

. pass. . be uncovered (one’s nakedness)

. be disclosed, discovered

. be removed

. . uncover

. disclose, discover, lay bare

. make known, shew, reveal

. be uncovered

. carry away into exile, take into exile

. carried into exile

. . was uncovered (naked)

. that his heart may reveal itself

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1540 galah gaw-law'

a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful

sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually

stripped); figuratively, to reveal:--+ advertise, appear,

bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity),

depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, X plainly,

publish, remove, reveal, X shamelessly, shew, X surely, tell,

uncover.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הֶגְלָם (ga.lah) — Heglam.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7;

son of: Ehud (H0164);

brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7;

Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J)

to reveal oneself

גָּלָה (ga.lah) — to reveal: reveal.

: reveal[information]

1) to uncover, remove

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to uncover

1a2) to remove, depart

1a3) to go into exile

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) (reflexive)

1b1a) to uncover oneself

1b1b) to discover or show oneself

1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)

1b2) (passive)

1b2a) to be uncovered

1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered

1b2c) to be revealed

1b3) to be removed

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to uncover (nakedness)

1c1a) nakedness

1c1b) general

1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare

1c3) to make known, show, reveal

1d) (Pual) to be uncovered

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Conj | V-Piel-1cs — Verb · Piel · sequential perfect first person common singular
Hc/Vpq1cs
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
לָהֶ֔םla.Hem to them H9038 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הֶם (hem) — them.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HRd/Sp3mp — Preposition · suffix
HRd/Sp3mp
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
עֲתֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.ret an abundance of H6283 Noun common · feminine singular construct
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Abundance or excess is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which describes a large or plentiful amount of something. In 1 Chronicles 29:16, King David prays to God, acknowledging His abundance and generosity. It implies a generous or lavish supply of something.
Amplified meaning
a large or plentiful amount
Tyndale gloss
abundance
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֲתֶ֫רֶת (athereth) refers to abundance or copiousness. It is derived from a root that also conveys the idea of excess. The term appears in Jeremiah 33:6, where it is used in the context of plentifulness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲתֶ֫רֶת n.f. abundance;—cstr. Je 33:6

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6283 עֲתֶ֫רֶת

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6283 `athereth ath-eh'-reth

from 6280; copiousness:--abundance.

see HEBREW for 06280

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲתֶ֫רֶת (a.te.ret) — abundance.

abundance, excess, copiousness

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
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…

here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
שָׁל֖וֹםsha.Lom well-being H7965 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
237× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word for peace, shalom, means completeness, wellness, and friendship, and is often used to describe God's relationship with humanity, as seen in the covenant with the Israelites. It encompasses physical and spiritual health, prosperity, and harmony.
Amplified meaning
completeness, wellness, and friendship
Tyndale gloss
Peace
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁלוֹם (shalom) conveys a range of meanings including completeness, soundness, welfare, and peace. It can refer to physical safety and health, as well as emotional states like tranquility and friendship, particularly in human relationships and with God. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to be complete' and is used in various contexts, including greetings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁלוֹם 237 n.m. completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

completeness in no.

safety, soundness, in body

welfare, health, prosperity

peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment

peace, friendship

peace from war

as adj. those at peace with him

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7965 שָׁלוֹם completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7965 shalowm shaw-lome'

or shalom {shaw-lome'}; from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively)

well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,

prosperity, peace:--X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend,

X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at)

peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty),

salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.

see HEBREW for 07999

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace.

: peace

1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

1a) completeness (in number)

1b) safety, soundness (in body)

1c) welfare, health, prosperity

1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

1e) peace, friendship

1e1) of human relationships

1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship

1f) peace (from war)

1g) peace (as adjective)

שָׁלוֹם (ye.ho.vah sha.lom) — Peace.

This name means completeness, peace

Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace: well-being.

: well-being

1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

1a) completeness (in number)

1b) safety, soundness (in body)

1c) welfare, health, prosperity

1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

1e) peace, friendship

1e1) of human relationships

1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship

1f) peace (from war)

1g) peace (as adjective)

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N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
here I [will] bring up for it healing and healing and I will heal them and I will uncover to them an abundance of well-being and faithfulness
וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.Met and faithfulness H571 Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absolute
127× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means truth, faithfulness, or stability, and is often used to describe God's character and promises. In Psalm 100:5, it says God's truth endures forever, and in Proverbs 12:17, it emphasizes the importance of truthful speech.
Amplified meaning
faithfulness, stability, or God's character
Tyndale gloss
truth: faithful
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֱמֶת (emeth) encompasses concepts of firmness, faithfulness, and truth. It signifies reliability and stability, often in the context of ethical or religious knowledge. The word can also function as an adverb meaning 'in truth' or 'truly.' There is a consistent emphasis on its meanings related to certainty and trustworthiness across the entries.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֱמֶת n.f. firmness, faithfulness

reliability, sureness

stability, continuance

faithfulness, reliableness

truth

adv. in truth, truly

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H571 אֱמֶת firmness, faithfulness . reliability, sureness

. stability, continuance

. faithfulness, reliableness

. truth

. adv. in truth, truly

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

571 'emeth eh'-meth

contracted from 539; stability; (figuratively) certainty,

truth, trustworthiness:--assured(-ly), establishment,

faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

see HEBREW for 0539

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֱמֶת (e.met) — truth: faithful.

: faithful

1) firmness, faithfulness, truth

1a) sureness, reliability

1b) stability, continuance

1c) faithfulness, reliableness

1d) truth

1d1) as spoken

1d2) of testimony and judgment

1d3) of divine instruction

1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge

1d5) true doctrine

adv

2) in truth, truly

אֱמֶת (e.met) — truth: true.

: true

1) firmness, faithfulness, truth

1a) sureness, reliability

1b) stability, continuance

1c) faithfulness, reliableness

1d) truth

1d1) as spoken

1d2) of testimony and judgment

1d3) of divine instruction

1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge

1d5) true doctrine

adv

2) in truth, truly

אֱמֶת (e.met) — truth: certain.

: certain/fixed

1) firmness, faithfulness, truth

1a) sureness, reliability

1b) stability, continuance

1c) faithfulness, reliableness

1d) truth

1d1) as spoken

1d2) of testimony and judgment

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HC/Ncfsa
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

An infinite attribute of Jehovah; adapted to make perfect both the confidence of those who believe his word and rely on his promises, and the despair of those who doubt his word and defy his threatenings, De 28:26 Nu 23:19 Ps 89:33-34 Heb 10:23.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ EXHORTATION TO Ps 12:1; 31:23; Pr 20:6; 28:20; Mt 10:22; 24:45-47; 25:14-23; Lu 12:42-44; 16:10-12; 19:12-27; 1Co 4:2; Re 2:10

See OBEDIENCE, EXHORTATION TO

See PERSEVERANCE

See MINISTERS, FAITHFUL

See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN

→ INSTANCES OF

Abraham Ga 3:9

Moses Heb 3:5

David 2Sa 22:22-25

Elijah 1Ki 19:10,14

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- A characteristic of saints

Eph 1:1; Col 1:2; 1Ti 6:2; Re 17:14

- EXHIBITED IN

. The service of God

Mt 24:45

. Declaring the word of God

Jer 23:28; 2Co 2:17; 4:2

. The care of dedicated things

2Ch 31:12

. Helping the brethren

3Jo 1:5

. Bearing witness

Pr 14:5

. Reproving others

Pr 27:6; Ps 141:5

. Situations of trust

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