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WLCנְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל־ עַמֶּֽיךָ׃

BSATake vengeancenâqam [exact punishment, revenge, to avenge or punish] onʼêth the MidianitesMidyânîy [the tribe of Midian, known for strife] for the Israelitesbên [descendants of Jacob, God's chosen people] After thatʼachar [subsequently, afterwards] you will be gatheredʼâçaph [to gather, bring together] toʼêl your peopleʻam [your nation, family]

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Numbers 31:2quick helps
In a sentenceGod commands Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites and then promises Moses he will be gathered to his people.
Who is speakingThe LORD is speaking directly to Moses.
Where we areThis is part of God's instructions to Moses regarding the Midianites, found in the book of Numbers.
The hard wordנְקֹ֗ם
Take awayGod's justice is clear; vengeance is to be executed against those who oppose His people.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbנָקַם 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 — Numbers 31:2

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Context — God's Command to Mosesgenerated

1And the LORD said to Moses,
2“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
4Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”

Numbers 31:2 records God's command to Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. This command comes after a period of conflict, highlighting the seriousness of the Midianite threat to Israel. Following this directive, God assures Moses that he will be gathered to his people, indicating the end of his earthly mission and a return to his ancestors, which reflects the covenantal relationship God maintains with His people.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Numbers 31:3So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
2Numbers 25:17–18“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.
3Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
4Judges 16:24–28And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
5Psalm 94:1–3O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

The Key Word נְקֹ֗ם, ne.Komgenerated

The verb נָקַם (naqam) means to avenge or take vengeance. It is often used in contexts where divine justice is enacted, as seen in various passages throughout the Old Testament. The parsing as a Qal imperative indicates a direct command to Moses, emphasizing the urgency and importance of this action.

This verb encompasses a range of meanings, including avenging oneself and executing punishment. The usage here aligns with the broader biblical theme of God defending His people against their enemies, reinforcing the concept of divine retribution.


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 sentence is structured around the finite verb נְקֹ֗ם, take vengeance, which governs the object נִקְמַת֙, the vengeance of, and is followed by a prepositional phrase indicating the target of the vengeance, הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים, the Midianites. The sentence concludes with a second clause starting with אַחַ֖ר, after, leading to the promise of being gathered.

The structure highlights the imperative nature of God's command, with the main action of vengeance clearly emphasized at the start, followed by the assurance of Moses' future gathering, which serves as a comforting conclusion to the command.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates נְקֹ֗ם as ἐκδίκει, which means to exact justice or take vengeance. This choice reflects a similar emphasis on divine retribution as found in the Hebrew, though it may carry a slightly broader connotation of justice beyond mere personal vengeance.

The term used in the LXX aligns with the understanding of God's authority to enact vengeance, reinforcing the concept that this command is not merely personal but divinely sanctioned.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Numbers 31:2 tells us that God commanded Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. This command emphasizes God's justice against those who oppose His people. After fulfilling this task, Moses is assured that he will be gathered to his people, indicating a return to his ancestors.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does God mean by taking vengeance on the Midianites?

God is instructing Moses to execute justice against the Midianites for their actions against the Israelites, reflecting the seriousness of their threat.

Why is Moses promised he will be gathered to his people?

This promise signifies the end of Moses' earthly mission and his return to his ancestors, affirming the continuity of God's covenant with His people.

What is the significance of the Midianites in this context?

The Midianites represent a significant threat to Israel, known for their strife and conflict, making God's command for vengeance a matter of national security for the Israelites.

How does this verse reflect God's justice?

This verse illustrates God's commitment to avenging His people and ensuring justice is served against those who oppose His covenant community.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways can I recognize and respond to injustices in my own life, as God commands vengeance here?
  2. How does understanding God's justice influence my view of conflicts in the world today?
  3. What does it mean for me to be gathered to my people in my faith community?
  4. How can I ensure that I stand for justice and righteousness in my interactions with others?

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Numbers 31:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites,.... For the injury they had done them, by sending their daughters among them, who enticed them to commit uncleanness with them, and then drew them

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

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge ... of the Midianites - a semi-nomadic people, descended from Abraham and Keturah, occupying a tract of country east

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

Of the Midianites, for their malicious designs and practices against Israel, both by hiring Balaam to curse them, and by sending their women to enslave them. The Moabites also were guilty, but God out of his own good pleasure, and in kindness to Lot, was pleased to spare them, the rather, because the measure of their iniquity was not yet full.

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

Numbers 31:2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.Ver. 2. Avenge the children of Israel.] This is called the vengeance of Jehovah. The righteous Judge will not fail to avenge our unrighteous vexations, if we "commit ourselves to him in well doing."

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 2. Gathered unto thy people.] Where? Not in the grave surely. Moses was gathered with none of them, his burial-place no man ever knew. "But being gathered unto one's people means dying." It does imply dying, but it does not mean this only. The truth is, God considers all those who are dead to men in a state of conscious existence in another world. Therefore he calls himself the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob; now God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; because all LIVE to HIM, whether dead to men or not. Moses therefore was to be gathered to his people-to enter into that republic of Israel which, having died in the faith, fear, and love of God, were now living…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

2. This command is anticipated by an editor in Numbers 25:16 ff. See note there.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Midianites - The Moabites are not included. It would thus seem that it was the Midianites, and they only, who deliberately set themselves to work the corruption of Israel.

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

MIDIAN AND BALAAM SLAIN, Numbers 31:1-12. 2. Avenge the children of Israel — This is stronger than an ordinary declaration of war. It is the execution of the righteous sentence of Jehovah.

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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

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

WEBWorld English Bible2000

“Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

NETBNew English Translation2006

“Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites – after that you will be gathered to your people.”

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered to thy people.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Reuenge the children of Israel of the Midianites, and afterwarde shalt thou be gathered vnto thy people.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

'Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites — afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

“Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites—afterward you are gathered to your people.”

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Execute the vengeance of the children of Israel on the Midianites, after which thou shalt be gathered unto thy people.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After doing that, you will die and be gathered to your people.”

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

“Punish the Midianites because of what they did to the Israelites. After that you will join your forefathers in death.”

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Give the Midianites punishment for the wrong they did to the children of Israel: and after that you will go to rest with your people.

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.

clauseverbנְקֹ֗םavengenoun phrase · objectנִקְמַת֙the.vengeancenoun phraseבְּנֵ֣יof.the.peopleיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לof.Israelprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseמֵfromאֵ֖תwithnoun phraseהַtheמִּדְיָנִ֑יםMidianitesclauseadverbialאַחַ֖רafterverbתֵּאָסֵ֥ףyou.will.be.gatheredprepositional phrase · prepositionalאֶלtonoun phraseעַמֶּֽיpeople(s)ךָyour

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text is supported by the Septuagint in nine out of ten words, maintaining the essence of the command. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs slightly with two words: it adds the conjunction ו (and) and uses עמך (your people) instead of the Masoretic עַמֶּֽיךָ (your people). The Dead Sea Scrolls show significant restoration, with parts of the text supplied by an editor, but align with the Masoretic Text in meaning.

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

נְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל־ עַמֶּֽיךָ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
נְקֹ֗םἐκδίκειנִקְמַת֙ἐκδίκησινבְּנֵ֣יυἱῶνיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לισραηλמֵאֵ֖תἐκהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםμαδιανιτῶνתֵּאָסֵ֥ףπροστεθήσῃאֶל־πρὸςעַמֶּֽיךָ׃σου

9 of the 10 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

נקם נקמת בני ישׂראל מאת המדינים ואחר תאסף אל עמך

2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: ו (and), עמך (people)

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q27a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[נקום] את נקמת בני ישראל [מאת] [המדיניים] [ואחר] [תאסף] [אל] [עמ׳כה]

3 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 7 supplied entire by an editor.

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.

Numbers 31:2נָקַםavengeavengeנָקַםנְקָמָה[the] venge[the] vengeanceנְקָמָהבֵּן[the] peopl[the] people ofבֵּןיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלאֵתfrom withfrom withאֵתמִדְיָנִיthe Midianithe Midianitesמִדְיָנִיאַחַרafterafterאַחַראָסַףyou will beyou will be gatאָסַףאֶלtotoאֶלעַםpeople yourpeople yourעַםבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהשָׂרָהto striveto striveשָׂרָהאָנָהto meetto meetאָנָהמִדְיָןMidianMidianמִדְיָןאָחַרto delayto delayאָחַרעָמַםto darkento darkenעָמַםנָקָםvengeancevengeanceנָקָםנְקָמָהvengeancevengeanceנְקָמָהנָקַםto avengeto avengeנָקַםעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןשֵׁ֫בֶטtribetribeשֵׁ֫בֶטקָדוֹשׁholyholyקָדוֹשׁרִיבto contendto contendרִיבבְּרִיתcovenantcovenantבְּרִיתנָכָהto smiteto smiteנָכָהמֹשֶׁהMosesMosesמֹשֶׁהרָדַףto pursueto pursueרָדַף
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 Numbers 31:2

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.

avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
נְקֹ֗םne.Kom avenge H5358 Verb · Qal · imperative second person masculine singular
35× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to avenge or punish, often used to describe God's justice, as seen in Deuteronomy 32:43 where God avenges His people.
Amplified meaning
exact punishment, revenge, to avenge or punish
Tyndale gloss
to avenge
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָקַם (naqam) is a Hebrew verb meaning to avenge or take vengeance. It encompasses various forms, including avenging oneself and suffering vengeance. The entries indicate that it can be used in different grammatical constructions, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hoph'al, and Hithpael, each with slightly different nuances related to revenge and punishment.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָקַם] vb. avenge, take vengeance

Qal

avenge, take vengeance

entertain revengeful feelings

Niph.

avenge oneself

suffer vengeance

Piel avenge

Hoph. be avenged, vengeance be taken

Hithp. avenge oneself

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5358 נָקַם avenge, take vengeance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5358 naqam naw-kam'

a primitive root; to grudge, i.e. avenge or

punish:--avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), X surely,

take vengeance.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָקַם (na.qam) — to avenge.

1) to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to avenge, take vengeance

1a2) to entertain revengeful feelings

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to avenge oneself

1b2) to suffer vengeance

1c) (Piel) to avenge

1d) (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood)

1e) (Hithpael) to avenge oneself

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Impv-2ms — Verb · Qal · imperative second person masculine singular
HVqv2ms
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
נִקְמַת֙nik.Mat [the] vengeance of H5360 Noun common · feminine singular construct
27× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This noun means avengement or vengeance, often used to describe God's punishment of the wicked, as seen in Psalm 99:8 where God avenges His people.
Tyndale gloss
vengeance
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נְקָמָה (nqamah) refers to vengeance or avengement, stemming from the related word נָקָם (naqam). It encompasses the act of seeking revenge, whether by God, Israel, or their enemies. The term appears in contexts involving divine or national retribution.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נְקָמָה n.f. vengeance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5360 נְקָמָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5360 nqamah nek-aw-maw'

feminine of 5359; avengement, whether the act of the

passion:--+ avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.

see HEBREW for 05359

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נְקָמָה (ne.qa.mah) — vengeance.

1) vengeance

1a) vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcfsc — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei [the] people of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
descendants of Jacob, God's chosen people
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El Israel H3478 Noun proper
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In plain English
Meaning
Israel is the symbolic name of Jacob, also referring to his descendants. Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, had 12 sons who became the tribes of Israel, as told in Genesis 25:26. His story is crucial to the Bible's narrative.
Tyndale gloss
Israel
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) refers to both the second name of Jacob, meaning 'God prevails,' and the name of the Hebrew nation descended from him. It is derived from roots meaning 'to rule' and 'God.' The term encompasses Jacob's descendants and is used historically for the northern kingdom of Israel and the nation as a whole after the Babylonian exile.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יִשְׂרָאֵל 2507 n.pr.m. et gent. Israel (Ēl persisteth, persevereth)

n.pr.m. second name of Jacob

n.pr.gent. name of Hebrew nation

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel (Ēl persisteth, persevereth) . n. pr. m. second name of Jacob

. n. pr. gent. name of Hebrew nation

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3478 Yisra'el yis-raw-ale'

from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical

name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:

--Israel.

see HEBREW for 08280

see HEBREW for 0410

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) — Israel.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26;

son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);

brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A);

father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently

§ Israel = "God prevails"

1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

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HNpl — Noun proper
HNpl
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iz'-ra-el.

See JACOB.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Israel

The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and prevailed.” (See JACOB.) This is the common name given to Jacob’s descendants. The whole people of the twelve tribes are called “Israelites,” the “children of Israel” (Josh. 3:17; 7:25; Judg. 8:27; Jer. 3:21), and the “house of Israel” (Ex. 16:31; 40:38).

This name Israel is sometimes used emphatically for the true Israel (Ps. 73:1: Isa. 45:17; 49:3;

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(the prince that prevails with God). The name given, (Genesis 32:28) to Jacob after his wrestling with the angel, (Hosea 12:4) at Peniel. Gesenius interprets Israel "soldier of God." It became the national name of the twelve tribes collectively. They are so called in (Exodus 3:16) and afterward. It is used in a narrower sense, excluding Judah, in (1 Samuel 11:8; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16) Thenceforth it was assumed and accepted as the name of the northern kingdom. After the Babylonian captivity, the returned exiles resumed the name Israel as the designation of…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Who prevails with God, a name given to Jacob, after having wrestled with the Angel-Jehovah at Penuel. Ge 32:1,2,28,30 Ho 12:3. See JACOB. By the name Israel is sometimes understood all the posterity of Israel, the seed of Jacob, 1Co 10:18; sometimes all true believers, his spiritual seed, Ro 9:6; and sometimes the kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, as distinct from the kingdom of Judah.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
מֵאֵ֖תme.'Et from with H854 Preposition · preposition
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In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew preposition means 'with' or 'near', indicating a close relationship or physical proximity. It's used in Genesis 1:26 to describe God's relationship with humanity, and in many other places to show connection or closeness.
Tyndale gloss
with
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word אֵת (eth) is a preposition indicating nearness or proximity, often translated as 'with' or 'near.' It conveys a sense of companionship or association, distinguishing itself from similar terms by expressing closer relationships. The entries highlight its use in various contexts, including possession and memory, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת, prep. with—prep. denoting proximity

Of companionship, together with

Of localities

אֵת פּ׳ denotes specially

in one's possession or keeping

in one's knowledge or memory

מֵאֵת from proximity with

Note. אֵת expresses closer association than עִם: hence while מֵעִם sts. denotes hardly more than from the surroundings or belongings of, מֵאֵת expresses from close proximity to.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H854 אֵת with—prep. denoting proximity . Of companionship, together with

. Of localities

. אֵת פּ׳ denotes specially . in one's possession or keeping

. in one's knowledge or memory

. מֵאֵת from proximity with

Note. אֵת expresses closer association than עִם: hence while מֵעִם sts. denotes hardly more than from the surroundings or belongings of, מֵאֵת expresses from close proximity to.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

854 'eth ayth

probably from 579; properly, nearness (used only as a

preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by,

at, among, etc.:--against, among, before, by, for, from,

in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional

prefix.

see HEBREW for 0579

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — with.

1) with, near, together with

1a) with, together with

1b) with (of relationship)

1c) near (of place)

1d) with (poss.)

1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | Prep — Preposition · preposition
HR/R
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
הַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.Nim the Midianites H4084 Particle · noun gentilic masculine plural absolute
7× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A Midianite is someone from the tribe of Midian, which was known for its strife and conflict. In the book of Genesis, Moses married a Midianite woman, Zipporah. The Midianites are also mentioned in the book of Numbers.
Amplified meaning
the tribe of Midian, known for strife
Tyndale gloss
Midianite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מִדְיָנִי (Midianite) refers to someone from Midian, derived from the root word for Midian itself. The term encompasses both a member of the tribe and an inhabitant of the land. It is noted in various lexicons as a patronymical or patrial form, linking it to the broader context of Midianites in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִדְיָנִי adj.gent. Midianite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4084 מִדְיָנִי Midianite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4084 Midyaniy mid-yaw-nee'

patronymical or patrial from 4080; a Midjanite or descend.

(native) of Midjan:--Midianite. Compare 4092.

see HEBREW for 04080

see HEBREW for 04092

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִדְיָנִי (mid.ya.ni) — Midianite.

Someone from Midian

Group of mid.yan (מִדְיָן "Midian" H4080H)

§ Midianite, of Midian "strife"

a member of the tribe of Midian

2) an inhabitant of the land of Midian

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Art | Ngmpa — Particle · noun gentilic masculine plural absolute
HTd/Ngmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Descendants of Midian, a nomade race in Arabia, numerous, and rich in flocks, herds, and camels, Isa 60:6. The original and appropriate district of the Midianites seems to have been on the east side of the Elantic branch of the Red Sea, where the Arabian geographers place the city Midian, Ac 7:29. But they appear to have spread themselves northward, probably along the desert east of Mount Seir, to the vicinity of the Moabites; and on the other side, also, they covered a territory extending to the neighborhood of Mount Sinai. See Ex 3:1 18:1 Nu 22:25,31 Jud 6:1-8:35. In Ge…

→ Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah Ge 25:1,2,4; 1Ch 1:32,33

→ Called ISHMAELITES Ge 37:25,28; Jud 8:24

→ Were merchantmen Ge 37:28

→ Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar Ge 37:28,36

→ Defeated by the Israelites under Phineas

→ Five of their kings killed

→ The women taken captive

→ Cities burned;

→ And rich spoil taken Nu 31

→ Defeated by Gideon Jud 6; 7; 8

→ Owned multitudes of camels, and dromedaries, and large quantities of gold Isa 60:6

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- Descended form Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah

Ge 25:1,2; 1Ch 1:32

- Dwelt east of Jordan, beside Moab

Nu 22:1,4

- A SMALL PART OF

. Dwelt near Horeb

Ex 2:15; 3:1

. Retained the knowledge and worship of Jehovah

Ex 2:16; 18:9-12

- Governed by kings

Nu 31:8; Jud 8:5

- Dwelt in tents

Hab 3:7

- Engaged in commerce

Ge 37:28,36

- Conquered by Hadad

Thompson Chain Reference topics

descendants of Midian

Ge 37:28,36; Nu 31:2; Jud 6:7; 7:1,25

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
אַחַ֖ר'a.Char after H310 Prep
716× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Achar means backwards or after, used to describe something that happens later or in the rear. It is used in various senses in the Bible, including in 1 Kings 12:18.
Amplified meaning
subsequently, afterwards
Tyndale gloss
after
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word אַחַר (*achar*) primarily denotes the concept of 'after' or 'behind' in both spatial and temporal contexts. It functions as a substantive, adverb, preposition, and conjunction, indicating a following part or time. The related form אַחֲרַי (*acharai*) refers to a person who turns backwards. There is a reference to Proverbs 28:23 in relation to the latter.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part

adv.

of place, behind

of time, afterwards

prep.

of place, behind, after

of time, after

conj. after that.

base

אַחֲרַי adj. Pr 28:23 a man that turneth backwards.

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H310a אַחַר prop. subst. the hinder or following part . adv. . of place, behind

. of time, afterwards

. prep. . of place, behind, after

. of time, after

. conj. after that.

H310b אַחֲרַי a man that turneth backwards.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

310 'achar akh-ar'

from 309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an

adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses):--after

(that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side),

behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from,

hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute,

posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth),

when, with.

see HEBREW for 0309

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַחַר (a.char) — after.

1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1a) as an adverb

1a1) behind (of place)

1a2) afterwards (of time)

1b) as a preposition

1b1) behind, after (of place)

1b2) after (of time)

1b3) besides

1c) as a conjunction

1c) after that

1d) as a substantive

1d1) hinder part

1e) with other prepositions

1e1) from behind

1e2) from following after

אַחֲרַי (a.cha.ray) — backwards.

backwards (of a man that turns backwards)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Prep — Prep
HAcmsa
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
תֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.Sef you will be gathered H622 Verb · Niphal · imperfect second person masculine singular
200× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To gather means to bring people or things together, often for a purpose like worship or community. It can also mean to take away or remove something, like gathering a harvest. This word appears in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Amplified meaning
to gather, bring together
Tyndale gloss
to gather
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אָסַף (acaph) is a Hebrew verb meaning to gather or remove. It encompasses a range of actions including collecting, assembling, and withdrawing. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances like gathering individuals or being gathered. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָסַף 209 vb. gather, remove

Qal

gather, collect

gather an individual into company of others

bring up the rear of

gather and take away, remove, withdraw

Niph.

assemble, be gathered, reflex.

pass. of Qal 2

Pass. of Qal 4; be taken away, removed, perish

Pi.

gather harvest

take in, receive into

as subst. rearguard, rearward

Pu. be gathered, of men

Hithp. gather themselves

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H622 אָסַף gather, remove

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

622 'acaph aw-saf'

a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to

receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put

up, restore, etc.):--assemble, bring, consume, destroy,

felch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get

(him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from

leprosy), (be) rereward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X

utterly, withdraw.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָסַף (a.saph) — to gather.

1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to gather, collect

1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others)

1a3) to bring up the rear

1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to assemble, be gathered

1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2)

1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers

1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others)

1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4)

1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to gather (harvest)

1c2) to take in, receive into

1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst)

1d) (Pual) to be gathered

1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Niphal-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Niphal · imperfect second person masculine singular
HVNi2ms
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
אֶל־'el- to H413 Preposition
5,518× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Tyndale gloss
to(wards)
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word אֶל (el) is primarily a preposition indicating motion towards or direction to a person or place. It can also imply entering a limit, presence at a location, or a hostile direction (against). Additionally, it may express concepts such as concerning, in addition to, or according to. The entries highlight its versatility in both physical and metaphorical contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph),

prep. denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).of motion to or unto a person or place

Where the limit is actually entered, into

Of direction towards anything

Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against

Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to

Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of

Of rule or standard according to (rare)

Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion

Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H413 אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), . of motion to or unto a person or place

. Where the limit is actually entered, into

. Of direction towards anything

. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against

. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to

. Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of

. Of rule or standard according to (rare)

. Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion

. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

413 'el ale

(but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el});

a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but

occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or

among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after,

against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and,

by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of,

over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,

with(-in).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶל (el) — to(wards).

1) to, toward, unto (of motion)

2) into (limit is actually entered)

2a) in among

3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

5) in addition to, to

6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

7) according to (rule or standard)

8) at, by, against (of one's presence)

9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
HR
avenge [the] vengeance of [the] people of Israel from with the Midianites after you will be gathered to people your
עַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.kha people your H5971 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
1,873× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.
Amplified meaning
your nation, family
Tyndale gloss
Amaw
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עַם (am) primarily means 'people' or 'nation,' referring to a collective group, often in the context of tribes such as those of Israel. It can also denote kinsmen or compatriots. The term appears in various contexts, including military and familial references. There is a mention of a specific individual named Ammi in Song of Solomon 6:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עַם, עָם 1810 n.m. people

a people, nation

= smaller units

= common people

people in gen., persons

phrases

base

[עַם] n.[m.] kinsman (on father's side)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5971a עַם, עָם people H5971b עַם kinsman (on father's side)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5971 `am am

from 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a

tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or

attendants; figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation,

people.

see HEBREW for 06004

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַם (am) — people.

: people/nation

1) nation, people

1a) people, nation

1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

עַם (am) — kinsman.

kinsman, kindred

עַם (am) — Ammi.

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Sng.6.12

§ kinsman, kindred

עַם (am) — People's (Gate).

§ kinsman, kindred

עַם (am) — (Ibleam)-am.

Combined with yiv.le.am (יִבְלְעָם "Ibleam" H2991)

§ kinsman, kindred

עַם (am) — Amaw.

This name means nation, people

עַם (am) — people: soldiers.

: soldiers/army

1) nation, people

1a) people, nation

1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

עַם (am) — people: creatures.

: creatures

1) nation, people

1a) people, nation

1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp2ms
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.

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