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Job 19:9 — Word Study

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WLCכְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣י הִפְשִׁ֑יט וַ֝יָּ֗סַר עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשִֽׁי׃

BSAHe has stripped mepâshaṭ [taken away, removed] of my honorkâbôwd [glory, reputation] and removedçûwr [taken, turned aside] the crownʻăṭârâh from my headrôʼsh [the topmost part of the body]

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Job 19:9quick helps
In a sentenceJob laments the loss of his honor and status, feeling stripped of his dignity.
Who is speakingJob, expressing his deep sorrow and sense of injustice.
Where we areIn a section where Job reflects on his suffering and the changes in his life.
The hard wordכְּבוֹדִי
Take awayJob feels deprived of his former glory and royal status.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbפָּשַׁט 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 — Job 19:9

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Context — Job's Lamentgenerated

8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
9He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
10He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
11His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.

Job 19:9 captures Job's anguish as he feels stripped of his honor and dignity, akin to a crown removed from a king's head. This verse is part of a larger discourse where Job expresses his deep suffering and the perceived abandonment by God, as seen in the surrounding verses, particularly Job 19:8 and Job 19:10.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 29:7–14When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
2Job 30:1“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to entrust with my sheep dogs.
3Psalm 49:16–17Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
4Psalm 89:44You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
5Isaiah 61:6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word כְּבוֹדִי, Ke.vo.digenerated

The word כְּבוֹד (kabowd) refers to concepts of abundance, honor, and glory. It encompasses both external splendor and the dignity of one's position, as well as inner nobility. In this verse, it signifies Job's lost status and reputation, emphasizing his profound sense of deprivation.

This noun is in the construct state, indicating possession, which highlights that the honor stripped from Job is deeply personal. The parsing as a common noun shows it is a general term for honor, but here it carries the weight of Job's specific experience of loss.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses stripped and removed to convey the actions taken against Job's honor and crown.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main action is governed by two finite verbs: הִפְשִׁ֑יט (he has stripped off) and וַ֝יָּ֗סַר (and he has removed), indicating sequential actions. The structure emphasizes Job's sense of being actively deprived of his honor and crown.

The sentence is constructed with a noun phrase followed by prepositional phrases that specify the object of Job's loss, effectively linking his personal experience with broader themes of dignity and identity.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates כְּבוֹדִי as δόχαν (doxan), which carries the connotation of glory or honor, similar to the Hebrew but with a focus on the public aspect of reputation.

This choice in translation reflects an understanding of Job's situation as not only a personal loss but also a public one, emphasizing the social implications of his suffering.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 19:9 expresses Job's feeling of being stripped of his honor and having his crown removed, symbolizing his loss of dignity and status. This verse is part of Job's larger expression of suffering and despair, reflecting his deep sense of injustice.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does Job mean by 'stripped of my honor'?

Job is expressing that he feels deprived of his dignity and reputation, which were once significant aspects of his identity.

How does the crown relate to Job's honor?

The crown symbolizes royal status and authority; its removal signifies a profound loss of respect and standing.

What is the significance of Job's lament in this context?

Job's lament highlights his feelings of abandonment and suffering, emphasizing the depth of his anguish during his trials.

How does this verse connect to the overall themes in Job?

This verse encapsulates the themes of suffering, loss, and the search for justice that permeate the book of Job.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I experienced feelings of loss or deprivation in my own life?
  2. How can I find hope in times of suffering, like Job did?
  3. What does it mean to me to have honor or reputation, and how do I maintain it?
  4. How can I support others who feel stripped of their dignity or honor?

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

Gregory the Dialogist interprets this verse allegorically, suggesting it reflects the tribulations faced by the blessed man enduring suffering.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XIV c. 540–604
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION That all this suits the person of the blessed man set in the midst of tribulation, there can be no doubt;
Early Church Fathers on Job 19 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 19:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

He hath stripped me of my glory,.... The metaphor of a traveller may be still continued, who falling among thieves is stripped of his clothes, to which the allusion may be: Job was not stripped of

Read John Gill on Job 19 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. Stripped ... crown. A crown is an emblem of all that imparts to one grace and dignity.

Read Robert Jamieson on Job 19 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Of my glory, i.e. of my estate, and children, and authority, and all my comforts. The crown, i.e. all my ornaments.

Read Matthew Poole on Job 19 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 19:9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown [from] my head.Ver. 9. He hath stripped me of my glory] This is the second comparison, ab externo corporis cultu et habitu, saith Merlin; from the outward habiliments and habits of the body, Genesis 37:23. Our King Richard II, when he was to be deposed, was brought forth gorgeously attired in his royal robes, with a crown upon his head, a sceptre in his hand, &c., but soon after despoiled of all, and unkinged. So it fared with poor Job, stripped and bereft of all that he formerly gloried in, and was respected for, as a man robbed hath all his clothes taken off, and is left naked. In him it appeared that mortality was but the…

Read John Trapp on Job 19 →
AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 9. He hath stripped me of my glory] I am reduced to such circumstances, that I have lost all my honour and respect.

Read AdamClarke on Job 19 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

9. Then came the consciousness of the meaning of his calamities—they were evidence that he was a transgressor. God took thus his crown of righteousness from his head, and stripped the glory of godliness from him, cf. ch. Job 29:14.

Read Cambridge on Job 19 →
Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He hath stripped me of my glory - Everything which I had that contributed to my respectability and honor, he has taken away. My property, my health, my family, the esteem of my friend - all is gone.

Read Albert Barnes on Job 19 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

9. The crown — Though not a king, Job’s former state was truly regal.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 19 →

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

He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

He has stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.

NETBNew English Translation2006

He has stripped me of my honor and has taken the crown off my head.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.

RVARevised Version, American1894

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Hee hath spoyled mee of mine honour, and taken the crowne away from mine head.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Mine honour from off me He hath stripped, And He turneth the crown from my head.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

He has stripped my honor from off me, || And He turns the crown from my head.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

My glory hath he stripped from me, and removed the crown of my head.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

He has stripped me of my glory, and he has taken the crown from my head.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

He hath stripped me of my glory, and hath taken the crown from my head.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

He has stripped my honor from me; he has taken away my reputation.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

He has put off my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head.

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 · objectכְּ֭בוֹדִhonorיmyprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseמֵfromעָלַ֣onיmeverbהִפְשִׁ֑יטhe.has.stripped.offוַ֝andclauseverbיָּ֗סַרhe.has.removednoun phrase · objectעֲטֶ֣רֶתthe.crownnoun phraseרֹאשִֽׁmy.headיmy

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 agree closely, with all six words matched in the Hebrew and Greek translations. This indicates a consistent understanding of Job's lament across these ancient texts.

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

כְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣י הִפְשִׁ֑יט וַ֝יָּ֗סַר עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשִֽׁי׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
כְּ֭בוֹדִיδόχανמֵעָלַ֣יἐμοῦהִפְשִׁ֑יטἐχέδυσενוַ֝יָּ֗סַרἀφεῖλενעֲטֶ֣רֶתστέφανονרֹאשִֽׁי׃μου

6 of the 6 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.

Job 19:9כָּבוֹדhonor myhonor myכָּבוֹדעַלfrom on mefrom on meעַלפָּשַׁטhe has strihe has strippedפָּשַׁטסוּרand he has and he has remoסוּרעֲטָרָה[the] crown[the] crown ofעֲטָרָהרֹאשׁhead myhead myרֹאשׁכָּבֵדto honor: to honor: honouכָּבֵדעָטַרto surrounto surroundעָטַרעַלheightheightעַלעֹ֫שֶׁרrichesrichesעֹ֫שֶׁרהָדָרglorygloryהָדָרכִּפֶּרto atoneto atoneכִּפֶּרכִּסֵּאthronethroneכִּסֵּאבֶּ֫גֶדtreacherytreacheryבֶּ֫גֶדנֶ֫גֶבNegebNegebנֶ֫גֶבשְׂמֹאלleftleftשְׂמֹאלבָּמָהhigh placehigh placeבָּמָהגֵּאוּתmajestymajestyגֵּאוּתשִׁכֹּרdrunkendrunkenשִׁכֹּרעֲטָרָהcrowncrownעֲטָרָהנָשִׂיאleaderleaderנָשִׂיא
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 Job 19:9

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.

honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
כְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.di honor my H3519 Noun common both singular construct · suffix
200× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Glory refers to great honor or splendor, often used to describe God's majesty, as in Psalm 138:5 where David praises God's glorious name. It can also refer to wealth or abundance, like in Genesis 31:1 where Jacob's wealth is described.
Amplified meaning
glory, reputation
Tyndale gloss
glory
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כָּבוֹד (kabowd) refers to concepts of abundance, honour, and glory. It encompasses external splendor, dignity of position, and reputation, as well as the inner nobility of a person. The term can denote both the weightiness of glory and the reverence due to someone. The entries consistently emphasize its positive connotations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כָּבוֹד n.m. and f. abundance, honour, glory

abundance, riches

honour, splendor, glory, of external condition and circumstances

honour, dignity of position

honour, reputation, of character

my honour, poet. of the seat of honour in the inner man, the noblest part of man

honour, reverence, glory, as due to one or ascribed to one

glory as the object, of honour, reverence and glorifying

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3519 כָּבוֹד abundance, honour, glory . abundance, riches

. honour, splendor, glory, of external condition and circumstances

. honour, dignity of position

. honour, reputation, of character

. my honour, poet. of the seat of honour in the inner man, the noblest part of man

. honour, reverence, glory, as due to one or ascribed to one

. glory as the object, of honour, reverence and glorifying

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3519 kabowd kaw-bode'

rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}; from 3513; properly, weight, but

only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or

copiousness:--glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

see HEBREW for 03513

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) — glory.

1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance

1a) abundance, riches

1b) honour, splendour, glory

1c) honour, dignity

1d) honour, reputation

1e) honour, reverence, glory

1f) glory

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-cs | Suff — Noun common both singular construct · suffix
HNcbsc/Sp1ms
honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
מֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.Lai from on me H5921 Preposition · preposition · suffix
5,774× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.
Tyndale gloss
upon
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

עַל, עָ֑ל

subst. height

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

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

of clothing, etc., which any one wears

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

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

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

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

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5921 `al al

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

see HEBREW for 05920

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַל (al) — upon.

prep

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

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

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

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

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

1e) over (of suspension or extension)

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

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

1h) to (as a dative)

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

conj

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Rd/Sp1bs — Preposition · preposition · suffix
HR/Rd/Sp1bs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
הִפְשִׁ֑יטhif.Shit he has stripped off H6584 Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
43× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to strip or remove something, like taking off clothes or plundering a place. It is used in Exodus 22:26 to describe taking a pledge from someone. The word implies a sense of removal or deprivation.
Amplified meaning
taken away, removed
Tyndale gloss
to strip
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פָּשַׁט (pashat) is a Hebrew verb meaning to strip off or to invade. It encompasses actions like unclothing, plundering, and making a dash, with various forms indicating different nuances such as flaying or putting off garments. The term appears in different contexts, including military actions and personal disrobing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פָּשַׁט vb. strip off, make a dash, raid

Qal

strip off, put off, one’s garment

put off (one’s shelter), i.e. make a dash (from a sheltered place)

Pi. to strip the slain

Hiph.

strip one of garment

strip off

flay

Hithp. he stripped himself of his garment

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6584 פָּשַׁט strip off, make a dash, raid

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6584 pashat paw-shat'

a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile

array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay,

etc.):--fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off,

put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread

selves (abroad), strip (off, self).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פָּשַׁט (pa.shat) — to strip.

1) to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to strip off, put off

1a2) to put off (one's shelter), make a dash

1b) (Piel) to strip

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to strip of

1c2) to strip off

1c3) to flay

1d) (Hithpael) to strip oneself of

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
HVhp3ms
honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
וַ֝יָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sar and he has removed H5493 Verb · Hiphil · sequential imperfect third person masculine singular
300× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To turn aside or remove is the meaning of this verb, used in various forms throughout the Bible. It can mean to depart, avoid, or put something away, and is often used in the context of turning away from sin or wrongdoing, as seen in the actions of prophets and leaders in the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
taken, turned aside
Tyndale gloss
to turn aside: remove
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

סוּר and [שׂוּר] 300 vb. turn aside

Qal

turn aside, out of one's course

depart

of lifeless things = be removed

= come to an end

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

Hiph.

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

rarer uses

Pô‛lēl be taken away, removed

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

. depart

. of lifeless things = be removed

. = come to an end

.he turned aside my ways (my steps)

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

. rarer uses

.be taken away, removed

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5493 cuwr soor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סוּר (sur) — to turn aside: remove.

: remove

1) to turn aside, depart

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto

1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid

1a3) to be removed

1a4) to come to an end

1b) (Polel) to turn aside

1c) (Hiphil)

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

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

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

סוּר (sur) — to turn aside: depart.

: depart

1) to turn aside, depart

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto

1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid

1a3) to be removed

1a4) to come to an end

1b) (Polel) to turn aside

1c) (Hiphil)

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

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

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

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

: turn_aside/deflect

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Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · sequential imperfect third person masculine singular
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honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
עֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.ret [the] crown of H5850 Noun common · feminine singular construct
23× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A crown is a symbol of power and honor, and this word is used in the Bible to describe a royal crown. It appears in 2 Samuel 12:30, where King David takes a crown from a defeated king.
Tyndale gloss
crown
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֲטָרָה (atarah) means 'crown' or 'wreath' and is derived from the root word עָטַר (atar). It can refer to a literal crown, a decorative wreath, or symbolize honor. The term appears in contexts related to idol imagery and materials like silver and gold.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲטָרָה n.f. crown, wreath

of idol-image

of silver and gold

fig. of honour

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5850 עֲטָרָה crown, wreath

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5850 `atarah at-aw-raw'

from 5849; a crown:--crown.

see HEBREW for 05849

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) — crown.

crown, wreath

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…

honor my from on me he has stripped off and he has removed [the] crown of head my
רֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.Shi head my H7218 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
600× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means chief or prince, and is used to describe leaders in the Bible, such as in the book of 1 Samuel. It signifies a position of authority and importance.
Amplified meaning
the topmost part of the body
Tyndale gloss
head
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רֹאשׁ (ro'sh) means 'head' and encompasses various meanings related to position and rank. It can refer to the head of a person or animal, the top of a mountain, or a chief in various contexts, such as a city or nation. The word also signifies beginnings and sums, appearing in phrases related to enumeration. Additionally, it serves as a proper noun for 'Rosh,' a title for a chief or prince.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רֹאשׁ 599 n.m.

(c. 230 t.) head, of human being

head, of animals

top (88 t.)

height, of stars

head = chief (man)

= chief (city)

chief nation

= chief (place, position)

= chief priest

= head of a family

head = front, leader's place

of time, beginning, of night watch

of things, river-heads

chief, choicest, best, of spices

head = division of army, company, band

= sum, esp. in phr. take sum of, enumerate

other phr.

base

רֹאשׁ n.pr.gent. Rôsh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7218a רֹאשׁ . . (c. 230 t.) head, of human being

. head, of animals

. . top (88 t.)

. height, of stars

. . head = chief (man)

. = chief (city)

. chief nation

. = chief (place, position)

. = chief priest

. = head of a family

. . head = front, leader's place

. of time, beginning, of night watch

. of things, river-heads

. chief, choicest, best, of spices

. head = division of army, company, band

. = sum, esp. in phr. take sum of, enumerate

. other phr.

H7218b רֹאשׁ n. pr. gent. Rôsh

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7218 ro'sh roshe

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as

most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many

applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning,

captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company,

end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head,

height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor,

principal, ruler, sum, top.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head.

: head

1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning

1a) head (of man, animals)

1b) top, tip (of mountain)

1c) height (of stars)

1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)

1e) head, front, beginning

1f) chief, choicest, best

1g) head, division, company, band

1h) sum

רֹאשׁ (rosh) — prince.

Rosh, a tite for a chief or prince

רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head: leader.

: leader

1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning

1a) head (of man, animals)

1b) top, tip (of mountain)

1c) height (of stars)

1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)

1e) head, front, beginning

1f) chief, choicest, best

1g) head, division, company, band

1h) sum

רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head: top.

: top/best

1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning

1a) head (of man, animals)

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