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Job 5:11 — Word Study

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WLCלָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

BSAHe setssûwm [exalts, lifts up] the lowlyshâphâl [humble, oppressed] on highmârôwm [to a place of honor, elevated] so that mournersqâdar [those who are sad, in sorrow] are liftedsâgab [exalted, rescued] to safetyyeshaʻ [salvation, deliverance]

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Job 5:11quick helps
In a sentenceGod elevates the humble and provides safety for those who mourn.
Who is speakingJob, reflecting on God's actions.
Where we areIn a passage discussing God's care for the lowly and the mourners.
The hard wordשָׂגְבוּ
Take awayGod's actions bring hope and restoration.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectקָדַר verbשָׂגַב The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — Job 5:11

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Context — God's Care for the Lowlygenerated

10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Job 5:11 describes how God uplifts the humble and offers comfort to those in sorrow. This verse highlights God's compassionate nature, emphasizing His role in providing safety and support to those who are lowly and mourning. The surrounding verses illustrate God's power in nature and His ability to thwart the plans of the crafty, reinforcing His sovereignty and care for humanity.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
11 Samuel 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
2Psalm 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
3Psalm 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
4Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
5Luke 1:52–53He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 11 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word שִׂים, la.Sumgenerated

The verb שִׂים (sum) means to set, place, or appoint. It is used in various contexts throughout the Bible, indicating actions like establishing, directing, or laying something down. This word emphasizes God's active role in elevating the lowly, suggesting a divine appointment to a higher status.

The parsing indicates it is a qal infinitive construct, which shows the action of setting is ongoing and purposeful. The word's range includes both literal and metaphorical applications, making it a powerful term in this context.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

In this study, we are using the Berean Standard Bible as the base for comparison.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is לָשׂ֣וּם (la.Sum), to set, which governs the structure of the sentence. The verb is followed by the object שְׁפָלִ֣ים (she.fa.Lim), the lowly, and the prepositional phrase לְמָר֑וֹם (le.ma.Rom), to a high place, indicating the destination of the action.

The second clause introduces the mourners with וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים (ve.ko.de.Rim), and mourners, followed by the verb שָׂ֣גְבוּ (Sa.ge.vu), they are high, and concludes with the noun יֶֽשַׁע (Ye.sha'), safety, which describes the outcome of God's action.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates לָשׂ֣וּם as ποιοῦντα (poiounta), meaning to make, which broadens the understanding of God's action from merely setting to actively creating a new status for the lowly.

This choice of word reflects an interpretive nuance, suggesting a more dynamic involvement of God in the elevation of the humble.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 5:11 tells us that God lifts up the lowly and provides safety for those who mourn. This verse emphasizes God's care for those who are humble and in sorrow, showing His power to change their circumstances.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God sets the lowly on high?

It means that God elevates those who are humble or oppressed, giving them a place of honor and dignity.

Who are the mourners referred to in this verse?

The mourners are those who are sad or grieving, and God promises to lift them to safety.

How does this verse reflect God's character?

This verse shows God's compassion and His desire to support and uplift those who are in difficult situations.

What is the significance of safety in this context?

Safety refers to deliverance or salvation, indicating that God not only elevates but also protects those who are vulnerable.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I experienced God's elevation in my own life?
  2. How can I support those who are mourning or feeling lowly?
  3. What does it mean for me to find safety in God during difficult times?
  4. How can I reflect God's compassion to others in my community?

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

Early interpretations from Gregory the Dialogist explore the mystical and literal meanings of this verse, emphasizing God's care for the lowly and mourners.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book VI c. 540–604
MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION. Who setteth up on high those that be low; and those which mourn He exalteth with safety. 'Those that be low are set on high,' in that they, who are now despised for the love of God,
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Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book VI c. 540–604
LITERAL INTERPRETATION. Who setteth up on high those that be low. And those which mourn He exalteth with safety. It is well said then, Who setteth up on high those that be low.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 5:11 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

To set up on high those that be low,.... Not the low plants, which, through rain, are made to run up on high, though there is a truth in that; but husbandmen and gardeners, and such like persons, in

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

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: God's great power displayed in nature, and in His dealings with men, is a ground for hope to Job (Job 5:16), if he will humbly seek Him (Job 5:8; cf.

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

These words contain either, 1. A declaration of God’ s end in giving rain, which is to enrich those who were poor, or mourning for the drought, by sending rain, and making their lands fruitful; or rather, 2. Another example of God’ s great and wonderful works. And the infinitive verb is here put for the indicative, he setteth up, &c., which is very frequent in the Hebrew, as 12:10. He giveth this instance to comfort and encourage Job to seek to God, because he can raise him out of his greatest depths, and useth to raise others in the like condition. That those which mourn may be exalted to safety, notwithstanding all the craft and power of their enemies.

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

Job 5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.Ver. 11. To set up on high those that be low] By those rich rains whereby he fatteneth the earth, and makes it fruitful, giving them a whole country of corn, as he did that vir divitiarum qui animam etiam habuit triticeam, a man of wealth who moreover a spirit of grain. Luke 12:16. But God hath more ways than this to prefer men to riches, honour, and authority, as he did Joseph, David, Daniel, Mordecai, &c. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill, "that he may set him with princes," &c., Psalms 113:6-7. Let Job hear this, and know it for his good, as Job…

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

(11) To set up on high those that be low.—Thus his doctrine is that man’s exaltation must come from God, and not from his own vain strivings. (Comp. Psalms 75:4-10, and the prayer of Hannah, 1 Samuel 2:6-8; also Psalms 113:7, &c.)

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 11. To set up on high those that be low] He so distributes his providential blessings without partiality, that the land of the poor man is as well sunned and watered as that of the rich; so that he is thus set upon a level with the lords of the soil.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

11. to set up] If this construction be adopted, the watering of the earth, Job 5:10, must be regarded as the means to this which is effected in Job 5:11. He watereth the fields, giving abundant pasture and harvest, that the humble may be set on high. God’s operations in the lower creation, though instances of goodness to it, have the wider end of blessing man in view. The words, however, may mean, setting up, and be another operation of benevolence parallel to that in Job 5:10. This view is rather confirmed by the second clause of the verse. that those which mourn may be] Or, and those which mourn are.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To set up on high - That is, who sets up on high; or God exalts those who are low. From the works of nature, Eliphaz passes to the dealings of God with people, as designed to show that he was worthy of confidence.

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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

He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.

NETBNew English Translation2006

he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

RVARevised Version, American1894

So that he setteth up on high those that be low; and those which mourn are exalted to safety.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

To set on high those that are low: that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

To set the low on a high place, || And the mourners have been high [in] safety.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

To set up the lowly on high, that those who mourn may rise high to happiness;

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

He does this in order to set up on high those who are low; to raise to safety those who mourn.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

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.

clauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָtoclauseverbשׂ֣וּםsetobjectשְׁפָלִ֣יםlowly.[people]prepositional phrase · prepositionalלְtoמָר֑וֹםa.high.placeוְ֝andclausesubjectקֹדְרִ֗יםmournersverbשָׂ֣גְבוּthey.are.highadverbialיֶֽשַׁעsafety

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 on the wording of this verse, with five of the six Hebrew words matched in the Greek translation. This consistency indicates a shared understanding of the text's meaning across these traditions.

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

לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
לָשׂ֣וּםποιοῦνταשְׁפָלִ֣יםταπεινοὺςלְמָר֑וֹםὕψοςוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםἀπολωλόταςשָׂ֣גְבוּἐχεγείροντα

5 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 5:11שׂוּםto setto setשׂוּםשָׁפָלlowly [peoplowly [people]שָׁפָלמָרוֹםto a high pto a high placeמָרוֹםקָדַרand mournerand mournersקָדַרשָׂגַבthey are hithey are highשָׂגַביֵ֫שַׁעsafetysafetyיֵ֫שַׁעשָׁפֵלto abaseto abaseשָׁפֵלרוּםto exaltto exaltרוּםיָשַׁעto saveto saveיָשַׁעשַׁמָּהhorror: dehorror: destroyשַׁמָּהשְׁמָמָהDesolateDesolateשְׁמָמָהשֵׂעָרhairhairשֵׂעָרעוֹרskinskinעוֹרסֶ֫לַעcragcragסֶ֫לַעקָדוֹשׁholyholyקָדוֹשׁנֹ֫גַהּbrightnessbrightnessנֹ֫גַהּכּוֹכָבstarstarכּוֹכָברוּםheightheightרוּםקִרְיָהtowntownקִרְיָהצוּרrockrockצוּרמָגֵןshieldshieldמָגֵן
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Lexicons — every word in Job 5:11

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.

to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
לָשׂ֣וּםla.Sum to set H7760 Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct common
585× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to put or place something, and is used in many different ways in the Bible, such as to appoint or determine something. It is first used in Genesis to describe God's creation. In the KJV, it is translated as 'appoint' or 'set' in various contexts.
Amplified meaning
exalts, lifts up
Tyndale gloss
to set: make
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word שׂוּם (sum) is a verb meaning to put, place, or set, with a wide range of applications including appointing, establishing, and making. It can also refer to laying something upon or directing it. There is a related noun שׂוּמָה (sumah), which may denote a token of unluckiness. The entries do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שׂוּם, שִׂים 582 vb. put, place, set

Qal

put, set, in a place

put something upon

put, lay, set

put, c. בֵּין

set, direct

set, ordain, in a place

set, establish a law, statute

set, found a nation

set, appoint (as ruler, official)

set, constitute, make

set, determine, fix, bounds

set, station, at a post

put in position, sacred bread, sword, staves, bars

set up altars

= plant, wheat

set, fix (countenance)

make a thing, or pers. (acc.), for, transform into

make, constitute

work, bring to pass

appoint, give

set, fix (countenance)

Hiph. I will make him for a sign

Hoph. there was set before him

base

שׂוּמָה perhaps n. f. token of unluckiness, scowl;—2 S 13:32

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7760a שׂוּם, שִׂים put, place, set .. . put, set, in a place

. put something upon

. put, lay, set

. put, c. בֵּין

. set, direct

. . set, ordain, in a place

. set, establish a law, statute

. set, found a nation

. set, appoint (as ruler, official)

. set, constitute, make

. set, determine, fix, bounds

. . set, station, at a post

. put in position, sacred bread, sword, staves, bars

. set up altars

. = plant, wheat

. set, fix (countenance)

. . make a thing, or pers. (acc.), for, transform into

. make, constitute

. work, bring to pass

. appoint, give

. set, fix (countenance)

. I will make him for a sign

. there was set before him

H7760b שׂוּמָה perhaps n. f. token of unluckiness, scowl

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7760 suwm soom

or siym {seem}; a primitive root; to put (used in a great

variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially,

and elliptically):--X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a

name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider,

convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap

up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out),

mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve,

purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set

(on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down,

((over-))turn, X wholly, work.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שׂוּם (sum) — to set: make.

: make/establish

1) to put, place, set, appoint, make

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on

1a2) to set, direct, direct toward

1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig)

1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix

1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix

1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give

1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign

1c) (Hophal) to be set

שׂוּמָה (su.mah) — fate.

token of unluckiness, scowl

שׂוּם (sum) — to set: put.

: put/give

1) to put, place, set, appoint, make

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on

1a2) to set, direct, direct toward

1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig)

1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a — Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct common
HR/Vqcc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Few words in the English language have such a rich variety of meaning and are used in so rich a variety of idiomatic expression as the word "set." A glance at any of the great dictionaries will convince anyone of the truth of this statement. The Standard Dictionary devotes three and a half columns to the word. In its primary meaning it there denotes 22 distinct things, in its secondary meaning 17 more, while 18 distinct phrases are given in which it is used, in some cases again in a variety of meanings. It is indeed a word calculated to drive a foreigner to despair. Some 70 Hebrew and about 30 Greek words in the original tongues of the Holy Scriptures have been rendered by the word "set," in the King James Version and also in the Revised Version (British and American). A careful comparative study of the original and of translations in other tongues will at once indicate that a lack of…

to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
שְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.Lim lowly [people] H8217 Adj
17× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means to be low or humble, either in physical height or in social status, often used to describe someone's character or condition. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament, such as in Psalms and Proverbs. It signifies a lack of pride or arrogance.
Amplified meaning
humble, oppressed
Tyndale gloss
low
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁפָל (shaphal) means low or humble, referring to both physical height and social status. It can describe a modest kingdom or a state of humiliation. The word is derived from a root meaning to depress, and it encompasses various nuances of being lowly or base.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁפָל adj. low

low, in height

of a modest, unambitious kingdom

humiliated

lowly, as subst.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8217 שָׁפָל low . low, in height

. of a modest, unambitious kingdom

. humiliated

. lowly, as subst.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8217 shaphal shaw-fawl'

from 8213; depressed, literally or figuratively:--base(-st),

humble, low(-er, -ly).

see HEBREW for 08213

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁפָל (sha.phal) — low.

1) low, humble

1a) low (in height)

1b) low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit)

1c) humiliated

1d) lowly (as subst)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAampa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pe'-p'-l: In English Versions of the Bible represents something over a dozen Hebrew and Greek words. Of these, in the Old Testament, `am, is overwhelmingly the most common (about 2,000 times), with le'om, and goy, next in order; but the various Hebrew words are used with very little or no difference in force (e.g. Pr 14:28; but, on the other hand, in Ps 44 contrast verses 12 and 14). Of the changes introduced by the Revised Version (British and American) the only one of significance (cited explicitly in the Preface to the English Revised Version) is the frequent use of the plural "peoples" (strangely avoided in the King James Version except Re 10:11; 17:15), where other nations than Israel are in question. So, for instance, in Ps…

to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
לְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.Rom to a high place H4791 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
54× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a high or elevated place, either physically or figuratively. It can describe a location, such as a mountain, or a state of being, like pride or haughtiness. It is used in various books of the Bible.
Amplified meaning
to a place of honor, elevated
Tyndale gloss
height
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָרוֹם (marowm) means 'height' and encompasses both concrete and abstract uses, referring to elevated places, elevation, and even pride. It can describe physical heights or be used figuratively for dignity and nobility. The word is poetically used in the Old Testament, with its root linked to the concept of altitude.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָרוֹם n.m. height (poet.)

height, elevation (concr.), elevated place

alone = height of heaven

adv. fig., = proudly

fig. of nobles

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4791 מָרוֹם height (poet.)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4791 marowm maw-rome'

from 7311; altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place),

abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially

(aloft):--(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on)

high (one, place), loftily, upward.

see HEBREW for 07311

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָרוֹם (ma.rom) — height.

1) height

1a) height, elevation, elevated place

1a1) in a high place (adv)

1b) height

1c) proudly (adv)

1d) of nobles (fig.)

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

1. General:

(1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply "elevation" (Jer 26:18; Eze 36:2, etc.; compare the use in Job 9:8 of the waves of the sea. For the plural as a proper noun see BAMOTH). In the King James Version of Eze 16:24,25,31,39, "high places" is the translation of ramah (the Revised Version (British and American) "lofty places"), a common word (see RAMAH) of exactly the same meaning, indistinguishable from bamah in 16:16. In three of these verses of Eze (16:24,31,39) ramah is paralleled by gabh, which again has precisely the same sense ("eminent place" in the King James Version, the English Revised Version), and the "vaulted…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

High place

An eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made (1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mountain (Gen. 8:20). Abraham also built an altar on a mountain (12:7, 8). It was on a mountain in Gilead that Laban and Jacob offered sacrifices (31:54). After the Israelites entered the Promised Land they were strictly enjoined to overthrow the high places of the Canaanites (Ex. 34:13; Deut. 7:5; 12:2, 3), and they were forbidden to worship the Lord on high places (Deut. 12:11-14), and were…

to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.Rim and mourners H6937 Conjunction · verb qal participle (active) masculine plural
17× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to be dark or mournful, often describing someone wearing dark clothes to show sadness. It appears in various forms, like being dark or causing darkness. In the Bible, it's used to describe mourning or being gloomy.
Amplified meaning
those who are sad, in sorrow
Tyndale gloss
be dark
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קָדַר (qadar) is a Hebrew root meaning to be dark or ashy, often associated with mourning. It covers various forms, including the act of darkening or causing to mourn. The entries indicate uses in different stems, such as Qal for being dark and Hiphil for causing mourning. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קָדַר vb. be dark (dull-coloured, cf. Ar. Arabic be dirty)

Qal be dark

Hiph.

darken

cause to mourn

Hithp. and the heavens grew dark with clouds.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6937 קָדַר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6937 qadar kaw-dar'

a primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by

implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments):--be

black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), X heavily, (cause to) mourn.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קָדַר (qa.dar) — be dark.

1) to mourn, be dark

1a) (Qal) to be dark

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to darken

1b2) to cause to mourn

1c) (Hithpael) to grow dark

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal — Conjunction · verb qal participle (active) masculine plural
HC/Vqrmpa
to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
שָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vu they are high H7682 Verb · Qal · perfect third person common plural
20× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To exalt means to make something or someone lofty or strong, often used to describe God's power. It can also mean to defend or set something on high. This concept is found in Psalms and other books.
Amplified meaning
exalted, rescued
Tyndale gloss
to exalt
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׂגַב (sagab) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be high or exalted, often in an inaccessible way. It conveys a sense of safety and strength, used both literally and figuratively. The word appears in various forms, indicating actions like setting something securely on high or being too high for capture, and is associated with God's exalted nature.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[שָׂגַב] vb. be (inaccessibly) high

Qal

of city, be (too) high for capture

be high in prosperity

Niph.

be high

be (safely) set on high

be exalted

Pi.

set (securely) on high

exalt

Pu. be set (securely) on high

Hiph. God acts exaltedly

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7682 שָׂגַב be (inaccessibly) high .. of city, be (too) high for capture

. be high in prosperity

. . be high

. be (safely) set on high

. be exalted

. . set (securely) on high

. exalt

. be set (securely) on high

. God acts exaltedly

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7682 sagab saw-gab'

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially

inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and

figuratively --defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high,

lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂגַב (sa.gav) — to exalt.

1) to be high, be inaccessibly high

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be (too) high (for capture)

1a2) to be high (of prosperity)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be high

1b2) to be set on high, be (safely) set on high

1b3) to be exalted (of God)

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to set on high, set (securely) on high

1c2) to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility)

1d) (Pual) to be set (securely) on high

1e) (Hiphil) to act exaltedly

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common plural
HVqp3cp
to set lowly [people] to a high place and mourners they are high safety
יֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha' safety H3468 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Refers to salvation or deliverance, like in Psalm 119:123 where the writer asks for salvation from God, and can also mean prosperity or victory.
Amplified meaning
salvation, deliverance
Tyndale gloss
salvation
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יֵ֫שַׁע (yesha`) refers to concepts of deliverance, rescue, and salvation, encompassing both physical and spiritual aspects. It also includes ideas of safety, welfare, and prosperity. The entries consistently emphasize its use in contexts of divine rescue and victory.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יֵ֫שַׁע n.m. deliverance, rescue, salvation, also safety, welfare

safety, welfare, prosperity

salvation, i.e. primarily physical rescue, by God, oft. with added spiritual idea

victory

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3468 יֵ֫שַׁע deliverance, rescue, salvation, also safety, welfare . safety, welfare, prosperity

. salvation, i.e. primarily physical rescue, by God, oft. with added spiritual idea

. victory

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3468 yesha` yeh'-shah

or yeshai {yay'-shah}; from 3467; liberty, deliverance,

prosperity:--safety, salvation, saving.

see HEBREW for 03467

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יֵ֫שַׁע (ye.sah) — salvation.

1) deliverance, salvation, rescue, safety, welfare

1a) safety, welfare, prosperity

1b) salvation

1c) victory

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Thompson Chain Reference topics

of the righteous assured

Ps 91:10; 112:8; 121:3; Pr 1:33; 3:23; 12:21; 21:31; Isa 32:18

Jer 23:6

--SEE Security, SECURITY

Divine Protection, BATTLE OF LIFE

& BATTLE OF LIFE

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