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Leviticus 19:24 — Word Study

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WLCוּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־ פִּרְי֑וֹ קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃

BSAIn the fourthrᵉbîyʻîy [quadriennial] yearshâneh allkôl its fruitpᵉrîy [produce, crops] must behâyâh consecratedqôdesh [set apart, dedicated] as a praise offeringhillûwl [thanksgiving, jubilant, to honor, glorify] to the LORDYᵉhôvâh [Yehovah, sovereign Lord]

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Leviticus 19:24quick helps
In a sentenceIn the fourth year, all the fruit must be set apart as a praise offering to the LORD.
Who is speakingThe LORD gives instructions regarding the fruit of trees.
Where we areThis verse is part of the laws given to the Israelites about their agricultural practices.
The hard wordקֹדֶשׁ
Take awayThe fruit is to be dedicated to God, emphasizing the importance of holiness in offerings.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbהָיָה 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.

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Deep Study — Leviticus 19:24

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Context — Laws About Fruit from Treesgenerated

23When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.
24In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.
25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.
26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.

Leviticus 19:24 is part of a series of laws given to the Israelites concerning their conduct and practices in the land they were to inhabit. This specific instruction pertains to the treatment of fruit from newly planted trees, emphasizing the need to consecrate the produce in the fourth year as a form of gratitude and worship to the LORD.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Numbers 18:12–13I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
2Deuteronomy 12:17–18Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
3Deuteronomy 14:28–29At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
4Deuteronomy 18:4You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.
5Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

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


The Key Word קֹדֶשׁ, Ko.deshgenerated

The word קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh) means 'holy' or 'sacred' and denotes something that is set apart for a divine purpose. It emphasizes the concept of holiness and separation from the ordinary, indicating that the fruit is to be treated with reverence.

In this verse, the use of קֹדֶשׁ highlights the importance of dedicating the first fruits to God, reflecting the broader biblical theme of offering the best to the LORD as an act of worship.


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 in this verse is יִהְיֶ֖ה (yih.Yeh), meaning 'it will be.' This verb governs the structure, indicating what is to occur in the fourth year. The subject is כָּל־ פִּרְי֑וֹ (kol pir.Yo), meaning 'all its fruit,' and the predicate is קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים (Ko.desh hi.lu.Lim), 'a praise offering.'

The sentence structure emphasizes the timing with the prepositional phrase בַשָּׁנָה֙ (u.va.sha.Nah), 'in the year,' placed at the beginning, highlighting the significance of the fourth year in the agricultural cycle.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, קֹדֶשׁ is rendered as ἅγιος (hagios), which means 'holy.' This choice reflects a consistent understanding of the term as denoting something sacred and set apart for God.

The use of ἔσται (estai) for יִהְיֶ֖ה indicates a straightforward translation of the future tense, maintaining the original meaning of the Hebrew.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 19:24 instructs that in the fourth year, all the fruit from trees must be set apart as a holy offering to the LORD. This means that the Israelites were to dedicate their harvest to God as an act of thanksgiving and reverence.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to consecrate the fruit in the fourth year?

To consecrate the fruit means to set it apart for God, treating it as holy and dedicating it as an offering of praise.

Why is the fourth year significant?

The fourth year is significant because it marks a time when the fruit is ready for dedication, reflecting a cycle of growth and gratitude.

How does this practice relate to modern worship?

This practice can relate to modern worship by emphasizing the importance of dedicating our best to God and recognizing His provision in our lives.

What other offerings are mentioned in the Bible?

Other offerings mentioned include grain offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings, each serving different purposes in worship and atonement.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How can I dedicate the fruits of my labor to God in my own life?
  2. What does it mean to me to set apart something as holy?
  3. In what ways can I express gratitude to God for His provisions?
  4. How can I incorporate the principle of consecration into my daily practices?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 19:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy,.... Separated and devoted to the service of God, to be given to the priest, or to be bought again of him; wherefore the Targum of Jonathan

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

And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

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

Consecrated to the Lord, as the first-fruits and tithes were, and therefore given to the priests and Levites, ,13 Deu 18:4; yet so that part of them were communicated to the poor widows, and fatherless, and strangers. See ,29. To praise the Lord withal; to bless the Lord, by whose power and goodness the trees bring forth fruit to perfection.

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

Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD [withal].Ver. 24. Shall be holy,] i.e., They shall be given the priests as firstfruits.

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

(24) But in the fourth year.—Like the second tithes the fruits of the fourth year were taken up to Jerusalem, and there eaten by the owner, in company with the poor and needy whom he invited to the repast. The owner, however, was also allowed to redeem them. In this case he had to add the fifth part of their value, take up the money to the holy city, and there spend it in a repast to which he invited the poor. The grapes of the vineyards within a distance of a day’s journey of Jerusalem had, however, to be taken up to decorate the streets of the holy city. Vineyards of the fourth year were exempt from the law laid down in Leviticus 19:9-10 as well as from the law of first-fruits, tithes…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

19–32. Miscellaneous precepts in reference to the various circumstances of every-day life.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

24. All the fruit… shall be holy — This offering, like the firstfruits in general, was given up entirely to Jehovah for his priests, who probably sold it to the Gentiles, since it was not lawful to eat it.

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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

In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

NETBNew English Translation2006

In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, praise offerings to the Lord.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

RVARevised Version, American1894

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD with .

GNVGeneva Bible1599

But in the fourth yere all the fruite thereof shalbe holy to the praise of the Lord.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

and in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy for praise to Jehovah;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy — praises for Jehovah.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy—praises for YHWH.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

But in the fourth year shall all its fruit be holy for praise-giving unto the Lord.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

But in the fourth year all the fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to Yahweh.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The fourth year all the fruit must be dedicated to the Lord as a praise offering.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And in the fourth year all the fruit will be holy as a praise-offering to the Lord.

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.

וּandclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַinnoun phrasethenoun phraseשָּׁנָה֙yearnumeral phraseהָ(the)רְבִיעִ֔תfourthverbיִהְיֶ֖הit.will.benoun phrase · subjectכָּלallnoun phraseפִּרְי֑fruitוֹitsobjectקֹ֥דֶשׁa.holy.thingclausenoun phrase · predicateהִלּוּלִ֖יםof.praise.offeringsprepositional phraseלַtoיהוָֽהYahweh

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 on the essential wording of this verse, with the Septuagint providing a direct correspondence to the Hebrew. However, the Samaritan Pentateuch differs in three words, using יהיו for 'it will be' and חללים for 'holy,' which introduces a variation in the description of the offering.

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

וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־ פִּרְי֑וֹ קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ἔτειהָרְבִיעִ֔תτετάρτῳיִהְיֶ֖הἔσταιכָּל־πᾶςפִּרְי֑וֹαὐτοῦקֹ֥דֶשׁἅγιοςהִלּוּלִ֖יםαἰνετὸςלַיהוָֽה׃κυρίῳ

8 of the 8 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.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

ובשׁנה הרביעית יהיו כל פריו קדשׁ חללים ליהוה

3 words differ from the Masoretic Text: רביעית (fourth), יהיו (be), חללים (pierced)

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.

Leviticus 19:24שָׁנָהand in the and in the yearשָׁנָהרְבִיעִיfourthfourthרְבִיעִיהָיָהit will beit will beהָיָהכֹּלallallכֹּלפְּרִיfruit itsfruit itsפְּרִיקֹ֫דֶשׁa holy thina holy thingקֹ֫דֶשׁהִלּוּלpraise offepraise offeringהִלּוּליהוהto Yahwehto Yahwehיהוהשָׁנָהto changeto changeשָׁנָהרָבַעto squareto squareרָבַעכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלפָּרָהbe fruitfube fruitfulפָּרָהקָדַשׁto consecrto consecrate: קָדַשׁהָלַלto shineto shineהָלַלהָיָהto beto beהָיָההָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאמָלַךְto reignto reignמָלַךְעֶשְׂרִיםtwentytwentyעֶשְׂרִיםהִיןhinhinהִיןיְהוֹיָקִיםJehoiakimJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהבֶּ֫טֶןbelly: abdbelly: abdomenבֶּ֫טֶןמִקְרָאassemblyassemblyמִקְרָאשֶׁ֫קֶלshekelshekelשֶׁ֫קֶלנְאֻםutteranceutteranceנְאֻם
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 Leviticus 19:24

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

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

and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
וּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.Nah and in the year H8141 Conjunction · preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
877× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.
Tyndale gloss
year
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁנָה (shaneh) means 'year' and is derived from the root meaning to change or revolve. It encompasses various aspects of time, including divisions of time, measures of age, and even a lifetime. The Aramaic equivalent is שְׁנָה (she.nah), also meaning 'year'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁנָה 877 n.f. year (etym. v. √[v.ek.aa])

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8141 שָׁנָה year (etym. v. √[8138a])

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8141 shaneh shaw-neh'

(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year

(as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old,

year(X -ly).

see HEBREW for 08138

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁנָה (sha.neh) — year.

1) year

1a) as division of time

1b) as measure of time

1c) as indication of age

1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Prep | N-fs — Conjunction · preposition · noun common feminine singular absolute
HC/Rd/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

yer (shanah, Aramaic shenah, "a return" (of the sun), like the Greek eniautos; yamim, "days," is also used for "year," and the Greek hemerai, corresponds to it (Jos 13:1; Lu 17,18); etos, is also employed frequently in the New Testament; for the difference between etos and eniautos, see Grimm-Thayer, under the word): The Hebrew year was solar, although the month was lunar, the adjustment being made in intercalation.

See ASTRONOMY; TIME.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Year

Heb. shanah, meaning “repetition” or “revolution” (Gen. 1:14; 5:3). Among the ancient Egyptians the year consisted of twelve months of thirty days each, with five days added to make it a complete revolution of the earth round the sun. The Jews reckoned the year in two ways, (1) according to a sacred calendar, in which the year began about the time of the vernal equinox, with the month Abib; and (2) according to a civil calendar, in which the year began about the time of the autumnal equinox, with the month Nisan. The month Tisri is now the beginning of the Jewish year.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

the highest ordinary division of time. Two years were known to, and apparently used by, the Hebrews. A year of 360 days appears to have been in use in Noah’s time. The year used by the Hebrews from the time of the exodus may: be said to have been then instituted, since a current month, Abib, on the 14th day of which the first Passover was kept, was then made the first month of the year. The essential characteristics of this year can be clearly determined, though we cannot fix those of any single year. It was essentially solar for the offering of productions of the earth, first-fruits, harvest produce and ingathered fruits, was fixed to certain days of the year, two of which were in the periods of great feasts, the third itself a feast reckoned from one of the former days. But it is certain that the months were lunar, each commencing with a new moon. There must therefore have been some…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The Hebrews always had years of twelve months. But at the beginning, as some suppose, they were solar years of twelve months, each month having thirty days, excepting the twelfth, which had thirty-five days. We see, by the enumeration of the days of the deluge, Ge 7:1-8:22, that the original year consisted of three hundred and sixtyfive days. It is supposed that they had an intercalary month at the end of one hundred and twenty years, at which time the beginning of their year would be out of its place full thirty days. Subsequently, however, and throughout the history of the Jews, the year was wholly lunar, having alternately a full month of thirty days, and a defective month of twenty-nine days, thus completing their year in three hundred and fifty-four days. To accommodate this lunar year to the solar year, (365 days, 5 hours, 48…

and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
הָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'It fourth H7243 Particle
57× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means fourth, and is used to describe something that is four-sided or divided into four parts, like a square or a quarter.
Amplified meaning
quadriennial
Tyndale gloss
fourth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רְבִיעִי (rbiy`iy) means 'fourth' and can also refer to a 'fourth part' or describe something as 'foursquare.' It is derived from the root word for 'four' and has both masculine and feminine forms. The term appears in contexts where ordinal numbers are used.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רְבִיעִי m., רְבִיעִית f., adj.num.ordin. fourth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7243 רְבִיעִי, רְבִיעִית fourth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7243 rbiy`iy reb-ee-ee'

or rbiiy {reb-ee-ee'}; from 7251; fourth; also

(fractionally) a fourth:--foursquare, fourth (part).

see HEBREW for 07251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) — fourth.

1) fourth

1a) fourth

1b) four square

1c) fourth part

Aramaic equivalent: re.vi.ay (רְבִיעִי "fourth" H7244)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Adj — Particle
HTd/Aofsa
and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yeh it will be H1961 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVqi3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See TESTAMENT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ THE MENTAL FACULTY

Freedom of, recognized by God Ge 4:6-10; De 5:29; 1Ki 20:42; Isa 1:18-20; 43:26; Jer 36:3,7; Joh 7:17

See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE

See CHOICE

See CONTINGENCY

→ OF GOD, THE SUPREME RULE OF DUTY Mt 6:10; 12:50; 26:39,42; Mr 3:35; 14:36; Lu 11:2; 22:42; Joh 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40; Ac…

and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
כָּל־kol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

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

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

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

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

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

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

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

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

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

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

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

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

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

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
פִּרְי֑וֹpir.Yo fruit its H6529 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means the fruit that comes from the ground or from our actions. It is used in many books, including Genesis and Isaiah, to describe the results of our labor or the consequences of our choices.
Amplified meaning
produce, crops
Tyndale gloss
fruit
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פְּרִי (priy) means 'fruit' and encompasses various meanings, including the literal fruit of the ground, offspring or children, and figurative fruit representing the consequences of actions. It is derived from a root that emphasizes the concept of produce or reward.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פְּרִי 119 n.m. fruit

fruit of the ground, of produce in gen.

= offspring, fruit of womb

fig. of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6529 פְּרִי fruit . fruit of the ground, of produce in gen.

. = offspring, fruit of womb

. fig. of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6529 priy per-ee'

from 6509; fruit (literally or figuratively):--bough,

((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.

see HEBREW for 06509

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פְּרִי (pe.ri) — fruit.

1) fruit

1a) fruit, produce (of the ground)

1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb)

1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desh a holy thing H6944 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
469× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Holy Place refers to a sacred or set-apart area, like the temple in Jerusalem. It is a place of sanctity and holiness, where God is worshipped. The Bible describes it as a place of reverence and awe.
Amplified meaning
set apart, dedicated
Tyndale gloss
Holy Place
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qodesh) refers to the concepts of apartness, sacredness, and holiness. It can denote a sacred place or thing, such as the Most Holy Place or a sanctuary. The term emphasizes the idea of being set apart, whether in relation to God, places, or objects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קֹ֫דֶשׁ 469 n.m. apartness, sacredness

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6944 קֹ֫דֶשׁ apartness, sacredness

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6944 qodesh ko'-desh

from 6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract,

sanctity:--consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed

(thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing),

saint, sanctuary.

see HEBREW for 06942

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — holiness.

1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness

1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness

1a1) of God

1a2) of places

1a3) of things

1b) set-apartness, separateness

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Most Holy Place.

This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness

Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Most Holy Place" G0039H)

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — (Way of) Holiness.

Combined with de.rekh (דֶּ֫רֶךְ "Way" H1870H)

This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Holy Place.

This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness

Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Holy Place" G0039)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
הִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.Lim praise offerings H1974 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to praise or celebrate, often used to thank God for a good harvest. It's about rejoicing and giving thanks, like in Psalm 100 where David praises God. It's a joyful noise to God.
Amplified meaning
thanksgiving, jubilant, to honor, glorify
Tyndale gloss
praise
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הִלּוּל (hilluwl) refers to a celebration of thanksgiving, particularly in the context of harvest. It encompasses the ideas of rejoicing and praise, indicating a festive expression of gratitude. The term is linked to the root meaning of rejoicing, as noted in the entries.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[הִלּוּל] n.[m.] rejoicing, praise

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1974 הִלּוּל

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1974 hilluwl hil-lool'

from 1984 (in the sense of rejoicing); a celebration of

thanksgiving for harvest:--merry, praise.

see HEBREW for 01984

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הִלּוּל (hil.lul) — praise.

1) rejoicing, praise

1a) rejoicing

1b) praise

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Smith's Bible Dictionary

[SACRIFICE]

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Offered at the door

Of the tabernacle Le 1:3; 3:2; 17:4,8,9

Of the temple 2Ch 7:12; 1Ki 8:62; 12:27

→ All animal sacrifices must be eight days old or more Le 22:27

→ Must be

Salted Le 2:13; Eze 43:24; Mr 9:49

Accompanied with leaven (yeast) Le 7:13; Am 4:5

Without leaven (yeast) Ex 23:18; 34:25

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- To be made to God alone

Ex 22:20; Jud 13:16

- Antiquity of

Ge 4:3,4

- DIFFERENT KINDS OF

. Burnt

Le 1:3-17; Ps 66:15

. Sin

Le 4:3-35; 6:25; 10:17

. Trespass

Le 5:16-19; 6:6; 7:1

. Peace

Le 3:1-17; 7:11

. Heave

Ex 29:27,28; 7:14; Nu 15:19

. Wave

Ex 29:26; Le 7:30

Thompson Chain Reference topics

(1) Acceptable

Le 1:4; Isa 56:7; Ro 12:1; Php 4:18; Heb 13:16; 1Pe 2:5

--SEE Unblemished, UNBLEMISHED

(2) Burnt

Ex 29:18; Le 6:9; 8:18; 9:2; Nu 28:3; 29:6; Jos 8:31

and in the year fourth it will be all fruit its a holy thing praise offerings to Yahweh
לַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.weh to Yahweh H3068 Preposition · noun proper
6,528× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
Yehovah, sovereign Lord
Tyndale gloss
The Lord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, often rendered as Jehovah or the Lord. It signifies the self-existent or eternal nature of God. The name is closely associated with the revelation to Moses in Exodus 3:12-15 and is used in conjunction with other terms to denote sacred places. Some scholars suggest it derives from a root meaning 'to bring into being.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3068 יהוה i.e. יַהְוֶה n. pr. dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw'

from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish

national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

see HEBREW for 01961

see HEBREW for 03050

see HEBREW for 03069

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — LORD.

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God

1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — The Lord.

Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — (Jerusalem of) the Lord.

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

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper
HR/Npt
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
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