Menu

Job 39:30 — Word Study

Depth

WLCוְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו יְעַלְעוּ־ דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃ פ

BSAHis young onesʼephrôach [baby birds, eaglets] feast onʻâlaʻ blooddâm [the liquid that flows through the body] and whereʼăsher the slain [are]châlâl [killed, profaned, or hurt ones] thereshâm he [is]hûwʼ

Word
Listen & take awayJob 39
English ↓ Download MP3 The Berean Standard Bible chapter audio already hosted for the site's Bible section — verse 30 is in this chapter.
Hebrew ↓ Download MP3 The Masoretic text of this chapter, read aloud. Read by Abraham Shmuelof, courtesy of Audio Scriptures International. Chapter divisions by the Academy of Ancient Languages..
Say the word Each Hebrew word carries its transliteration (Hu') — no per-word recordings of the Hebrew exist to link to.
Take it away
Job 39:30quick helps
In a sentenceThe verse describes how the eagle's young feed on blood and emphasizes the eagle's presence at the site of the slain.
Who is speakingThe speaker is God, addressing Job and highlighting the eagle's nature.
Where we areThis verse is part of a passage where God describes the characteristics of the eagle.
The hard wordאֶפְרֹחָיו
Take awayThe eagle's young thrive on the remains of the slain.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectחָלָל verbעָלַע The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

1 of 7 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 — Job 39:30

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 Description of the Eaglegenerated

27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
28He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
29From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

Job 39:30 is part of a series of verses where God speaks to Job about the wonders of creation, specifically focusing on the eagle. God uses the eagle's behavior to illustrate His power and the natural order. This passage emphasizes the eagle's strength and instinct, showcasing how it survives and thrives in the wild, especially in relation to its young.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Ezekiel 39:17–19And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.
2Matthew 24:28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
3Luke 17:37“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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


The Key Word אֶפְרֹחָיו, ve.'ef.ro.chovgenerated

The word אֶפְרֹחַ (ephroach) refers to the young of birds, particularly during their early development stages. It conveys the idea of a brood or baby birds, emphasizing their vulnerability and dependence on their parents.

In this verse, the plural form אֶפְרֹחָיו indicates the eaglets, highlighting their role in the natural cycle of life and death as they feed on blood. This word is derived from a root that signifies bursting forth from the egg, which aligns with the imagery of new life.


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 finite verb יְעַלְעוּ (they drink) governs the entire clause, with the subject חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים (the slain) and the object דָ֑ם (blood) clearly defined. The structure emphasizes the action of the young ones feeding.

The placement of the subject and object creates a clear relationship, showing the eaglets' action in relation to their food source, while the adverb שָׁם (there) indicates the location of the slain.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the word for אֶפְרֹחָיו is rendered as αὐτοῦ (autou), which translates to 'his' in English. This choice maintains the possessive nature of the young ones, emphasizing their connection to the eagle.

The Greek translation captures the essence of the Hebrew text, reflecting the relationship between the eagle and its young while highlighting their predatory behavior.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 39:30 describes how the young of the eagle feast on blood and emphasizes that wherever the slain are, the eagle is present. This highlights the natural instincts of the eagle and its role in the ecosystem.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that the young ones feast on blood?

This phrase indicates the predatory nature of the eagle's young, as they rely on the blood of slain animals for sustenance.

Why is the eagle's presence at the slain significant?

The eagle's presence signifies the cycle of life and death in nature, showcasing its role as a predator.

How does this verse relate to the overall message in Job?

This verse illustrates God's sovereignty and the intricate design of creation, emphasizing the natural order.

What can we learn from the eagle's behavior?

The eagle's behavior teaches us about survival, instinct, and the harsh realities of nature.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How does understanding the eagle's behavior change my perspective on nature?
  2. What does this verse teach us about the cycle of life and death?
  3. In what ways can I apply the lessons from this verse to my own life?
  4. How does this imagery reflect God's care for creation?

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

Early commentary on this verse highlights the eagle's predatory nature and its presence at the site of the slain, illustrating God's creation and order.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XXXI c. 540–604
Her young ones suck up blood. And wheresoever the carcase shall be, she is immediately present. 104. As if it were plainly said;
Early Church Fathers on Job 39 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 39:30 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Her young ones also suck up blood,.... As well as herself, being brought up to it by her. The eagle cares not for water, but drinks the blood of her prey; and so her young ones after her, as naturalists report (w).

Read John Gill on Job 39 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. Quoted partly by Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:28).

Read Robert Jamieson on Job 39 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Blood; either of the prey which the eagle hath brought to her nest for them, or of that which themselves catch and kill, being betimes inured to this work by their dams. Naturalists note of the eagle, that she drinketh no water, but blood only. Where the slain are; where any dead carcasses are, yea, or are like to be; for natural historians write of the eagles, that they can presage or smell a battle some days before it be fought. And although some writers affirm that there are divers eagles who do not feed upon carcasses, and will not meddle with them, yet that many eagles do feed on them is sufficiently evident, by the testimony both of Scripture, as , and of divers both ancient and later…

Read Matthew Poole on Job 39 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 39:30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.Ver. 30. Her young ones also suck up blood] Heb. They are glutonous for blood. The Hebrew word, jegnalegna dam, seems to be made from the sound in sucking. The young eagles, not yet able to tear the prey brought unto them by the old one with their talons, suck the blood with their beak, and so are fleshed in blood betimes. And where the slain are, there is she] This is true of all the kinds of eagles, but especially of the vulturine eagle, which is of a very sharp smell as well as sight, and, by a strange sagacity of nature, resorteth with her young ones to places of slaughter and bloodshed; she followeth…

Read John Trapp on Job 39 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(30) Where the slain are, there is she.—Comp. Matthew 24:28, and Luke 17:37.

Read Charles John Ellicott on Job 39 →
AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 30. Her young ones also suck up blood] The eagle does not feed her young with carrion, but with prey newly slain, so that they may suck up blood. Where the slain are, there is she.] These words are quoted by our Lord. "Wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together," Matthew 24:28. It is likely, however, that this was a proverbial mode of expression; and our Lord adapts it to the circumstances of the Jewish people, who were about to fall a prey to the Romans. See the notes there. IN the preceding notes I have referred to Dr. Shaw's account of the ostrich as the most accurate and authentic yet published. With the following description I am sure every intelligent…

Read AdamClarke on Job 39 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

27–30. The eagle. Is it at Job’s command that the eagle fixes her habitation fearlessly on the dizzy crag? Did he bestow on her her penetrating vision, which scans the wide expanse of country and pierces into the deep ravine? or did he endow her with her terrible instincts, that shew themselves at once in her young, which “suck up blood”?

Read Cambridge on Job 39 →
Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Her young ones also suck up blood - The word used here (יעלעוּ ye‛âl‛û) occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures.

Read Albert Barnes on Job 39 →

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

His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

WEBWorld English Bible2000

His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

NETBNew English Translation2006

And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is.”

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are , there is she.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Doeth the eagle mount vp at thy commandement, or make his nest on hie?

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And his brood sucks up blood, || And where the pierced [are]—there [is] he!”

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

His young ones, also, sip up blood: and where the slain be, there is he.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

His young also drink up blood; where killed people are, there he is.”

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Where the carcasses are, that's where birds of prey are found.”

BBEBible in Basic English1949

His young have blood for their drink, and where the dead bodies are, there is he to be seen.

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.

וְandclausenoun phrase · subjectאֶפְרֹחָ֥יits.youngוonesverbיְעַלְעוּthey.drinkobjectדָ֑םbloodוּandclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַatnoun phraserelpאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereclausesubjectחֲ֝לָלִ֗ים[those].slain.[are]predicateשָׁ֣ם[is].theresubjectהֽוּאit

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 in this verse, with all seven words matched in the Hebrew and Greek. This indicates a consistent understanding of the imagery and themes presented in the text.

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

וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו יְעַלְעוּ־ דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃ פ

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יוαὐτοῦיְעַלְעוּ־φύρονταιדָ֑םαἵματιוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רοὗחֲ֝לָלִ֗יםτεθνεῶτεςשָׁ֣םπαραξρῆμαהֽוּא׃ פεὑρίσκονται

7 of the 7 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 39:30אֶפְרֹחַand young oand young ones אֶפְרֹחַעָלַעthey drinkthey drinkעָלַעדָּםbloodbloodדָּםאֲשֶׁרand at wherand at whereאֲשֶׁרחָלָל[those] sla[those] slain [חָלָלשָׁם[is] there[is] thereשָׁםהוּאititהוּאפָּרַחto sproutto sproutפָּרַחדָּמַםto silenceto silence: staדָּמַםחָלַלto boreto boreחָלַלאֲשֶׁרwhichwhichאֲשֶׁרבֵּיצָהeggeggבֵּיצָהאוֹororאוֹזָרַקto scatterto scatterזָרַקנָקִיinnocentinnocentנָקִיצָוָהto commandto commandצָוָהחֶ֫רֶבswordswordחֶ֫רֶבנָדַחto banishto banishנָדַחגּוּרto sojournto sojournגּוּרטָמֵאuncleanuncleanטָמֵאעֵתtimetimeעֵת
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 39:30

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יוve.'ef.ro.chov and young ones its H667 Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Young refers to the brood of a bird, describing baby birds or their early stages of development. This word is used to describe the early life stages of birds.
Amplified meaning
baby birds, eaglets
Tyndale gloss
young
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֶפְרֹחַ (ephroach) refers to a young one or brood of birds. It is derived from a root meaning to burst the shell, emphasizing the young stage of birds. The entries consistently define it as relating to young birds without significant variation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[אֶפְרֹחַ] n.m. young one, pl. young ones, young, of birds

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H667 [אֶפְרֹחַ] young one, pl. young ones, young, of birds

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

667 'ephroach ef-ro'-akh

from 6524 (in the sense of bursting the shell); the brood of

a bird:--young (one).

see HEBREW for 06524

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶפְרֹחַ (eph.ro.ach) — young.

1) young, young one (of birds)

2) young birds

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-ms | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
יְעַלְעוּ־ye.'al.'u- they drink H5966 Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine plural
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To suck means to drink something eagerly, like a thirsty person at a well in John 4:14. It can also mean to sip up something quietly. This word is used in Job 39:13.
Tyndale gloss
to suck
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עָלַע (ala) is a Hebrew verb meaning to suck or sip up. The entries suggest it may refer to drinking, with a specific mention in Job 39:30 regarding drinking blood. The exact meaning is uncertain, but it is primarily understood as a root for the action of sucking.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[עָלַע] vb. assumed as √ of Pi. Jb 39:30 they drink (?) blood

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5966 עָלַע

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5966 `ala` aw-lah'

a prim root; to sip up:--suck up.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָלַע (a.la) — to suck.

1) to suck up (meaning uncertain)

1a) (Piel) to drink

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine plural
HVpi3mp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See FOOD; DRINK, STRONG.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Drink

The drinks of the Hebrews were water, wine, “strong drink,” and vinegar. Their drinking vessels were the cup, goblet or “basin,” the “cruse” or pitcher, and the saucer.

To drink water by measure (Ezek. 4:11), and to buy water to drink (Lam. 5:4), denote great scarcity. To drink blood means to be satiated with slaughter.

The Jews carefully strained their drinks through a sieve, through fear of violating the law of Lev. 11:20, 23, 41, 42. (See Matt. 23:24. “Strain at” should be “strain out.”)

Nave's Topical Bible

→ INTOXICATING

See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

→ See DRUNKARD

→ See DRUNKENNESS

→ See WINE

and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
דָ֑םDam blood H1818 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
360× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Blood refers to the liquid that flows through the body, essential for life. In the Bible, blood is often used to symbolize life, guilt, or sacrifice, as seen in the story of Jesus' crucifixion.
Amplified meaning
the liquid that flows through the body
Tyndale gloss
blood
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

דָּם (dam) means 'blood' and refers to the blood of both humans and animals. It is often associated with death, particularly when shed, and can also figuratively denote the juice of grapes or bloodshed. The term carries religious significance and is used in various contexts, including references to guilt and innocence.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

דָּם 300 n.m. blood

blood of man or animal

usually blood become visible

blood used with religious significance

fig. of wine

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1818 דָּם blood

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1818 dam dawm

from 1826 (compare 119); blood (as that which when shed

causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of

the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed

(i.e. drops of blood):--blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), +

innocent.

see HEBREW for 01826

see HEBREW for 0119

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

דָּם (dam) — blood.

1) blood

1a) of wine (fig.)

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

blud (dam, probably from 'adham "to be red"; haima): Used in the Old Testament to designate the life principle in either animal or vegetable, as the blood of man or the juice of the grape (Le 17:11, et al.); in the New Testament for the blood of an animal, the atoning blood of Christ, and in both Old Testament and New Testament in a figurative sense for bloodshed or murder (Ge 37:26; Ho 4:2; Re 16:6).

1. Primitive Ideas:

Although the real function of the blood in the human system was not fully known until the fact of its circulation was established by William Harvey in 1615, nevertheless from the earliest times a singular mystery has been attached to it by all peoples. Blood…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Blood

(1.) As food, prohibited in Gen. 9:4, where the use of animal food is first allowed. Comp. Deut. 12:23; Lev. 3:17; 7:26; 17:10-14. The injunction to abstain from blood is renewed in the decree of the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:29). It has been held by some, and we think correctly, that this law of prohibition was only ceremonial and temporary; while others regard it as still binding on all. Blood was eaten by the Israelites after the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 14:32-34).

(2.) The blood of sacrifices was caught by the priest in a basin, and then sprinkled seven times on the altar; that of the passover on the…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

To blood is ascribed in Scripture the mysterious sacredness which belongs to life, and God reserved it to himself when allowing man the dominion over and the use of the lower animals for food. Thus reserved, it acquires a double power: (1) that of sacrificial atonement; and (2) that of becoming a curse when wantonly shed, unless duly expiated. (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 7:26; 17:11-13)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The life of all animals was regarded as especially in the blood, which was a sacred and essential part of the sacrifices offered to God, Heb 9:22. It was solemnly sprinkled upon the altar and the mercy seat, "for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul," Le 17:1-16 the life of the victim for the life of the sinner. It was therefore most sacredly associated with the blood of the Lamb of God which "cleanseth us from all sin," Eph 1:7 1Jo 1:7. Hence the strict prohibition renewed in Ac 15:29. In direct opposition to this are the heathen customs of drinking the blood of animals and even of men- of eating raw flesh, with the blood, and even fresh cut from the living…

and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.Sher and at where H834 Conjunction · preposition · particle
5,500× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Tyndale gloss
which
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

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

base

בַאֲשֶׁר

in (that) which

adv. in (the place) where

conj. in that, inasmuch as

on account of whom?

base

מֵאֲשֶׁר

from (or than) that which

adv. from (the place) where

conj. from (the fact) that …, since

base

כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when

according to that which, according as, as

with a causal force, in so far as, since

with a temporal force, when

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

. adv. in (the place) where

. conj. in that, inasmuch as

. on account of whom?

H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which

. adv. from (the place) where

. conj. from (the fact) that …, since

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

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

. with a temporal force, when

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

834 'aher ash-er'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun

expletively, used to show the connection.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.

A: 1) (relative part.)

1a) which, who

1b) that which

2) (conj)

2a) that (in obj clause)

2b) when

2c) since

2d) as

2e) conditional if

B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

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

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

D: Kaph+

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

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

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

1c) with a temporal force: when

בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.

1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.

1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.

conj

1) according as, as, when

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

Read the full entry →
Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Prep | Rel — Conjunction · preposition · particle
HC/R/Tr
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
חֲ֝לָלִ֗יםcha.la.Lim [those] slain [are] H2491 Adj
94× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes something or someone that has been profaned or hurt, like in Numbers 35:33. It can also mean to be pierced or wounded, as in physically harmed.
Amplified meaning
killed, profaned, or hurt ones
Tyndale gloss
slain: killed
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָלָל (chalal) primarily means 'pierced' or 'slain,' often in a context of fatal wounding. It can also refer to something that is 'profaned' or 'defiled.' The word is built from the root associated with piercing and carries both literal and figurative meanings related to death and pollution.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָלָל 90 n.m. pierced

pierced, fatally wounded

slain

base

חָלָל adj. profaned

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2491a חָלָל pierced H2491b חָלָל profaned

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2491 chalal khaw-lawl'

from 2490; pierced (especially to death); figuratively,

polluted:--kill, profane, slain (man), X slew, (deadly)

wounded.

see HEBREW for 02490

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָלָל (cha.lal) — slain: killed.

: killed

1) slain, fatally wounded, pierced

1a) pierced, fatally wounded

1b) slain

Also means: cha.lal (חָלָל ": wounded" H2491H)

חָלָל (cha.lal) — profaned.

adj

1) (CLBL) profaned

1a) defiled, profaned (by divorce)

חָלָל (cha.lal) — slain: wounded.

: wounded

1) slain, fatally wounded, pierced

1a) pierced, fatally wounded

1b) slain

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAampa
and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
שָׁ֣םsham [is] there H8033 Adverb
834× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word sham means there or then, often used to describe a location or point in time. It can also mean thither or thence, indicating movement or direction. This word is used frequently in the Bible to provide context and clarify the setting of a story.
Tyndale gloss
there
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁם (sham) is a Hebrew adverb meaning 'there' or 'thither,' indicating a location or direction. It can also refer to a point in time, translating to 'then.' The word is derived from a relative pronoun and is used in various contexts, including movement and temporal references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁם adv. there, thither

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8033 שָׁם there, thither

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8033 sham shawm

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, 834);

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or

thence:--in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), +

thither, + whither.

see HEBREW for 0834

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁם (sham) — there.

1) there, thither

1a) there

1b) thither (after verbs of motion)

1c) from there, thence

1d) then (as an adverb of time)

Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

שָׁם (sham) — (Jerusalem) Is There.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

This name means there, thither

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adv — Adverb
HD
and young ones its they drink blood and at where [those] slain [are] [is] there it
הֽוּא׃ פHu' it H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or

it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also

(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;

sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally

(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate