Proverbs 30:31 — Word Study
WLCזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־ תָ֑יִשׁ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ אַלְק֥וּם עִמּֽוֹ׃
BSAa strutting roosterzarzîyr△ [greyhound, lusty] a he-goattayish and a kingmelek [against whom there is no rising up, with no resistance] with his armyʼalqûwm△ [no uprising, calm forces] around himʻim
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| זַרְזִ֣יר | a rooster of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| מָתְנַ֣יִם | loins | Noun common, masculine dual absolute |
| אוֹ־ | or | Conjunction |
| תָ֑יִשׁ | a male goat | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ | and a king | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| אַלְק֥וּם | a band of soldiers | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| עִמּֽוֹ׃ | with him | Preposition, suffix |
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| BSB | a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him. |
| KJV | A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. |
| ASV | The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up. |
| YLT | A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him. |
| WEB | the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up. |
| BBE | The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him. |
The translations agree on the imagery presented in the verse, maintaining the same strong figures.
The sentence presents a main clause followed by a prepositional phrase that adds detail about the king's army.
7 commentators on this verse
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The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
2 of 7 occur nowhere else in the Old Testament — words chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 30:31
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Context — The Characteristics of Boldnessgenerated
Proverbs 30:31 presents a vivid image of strength and assertiveness through the examples of a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king with his army. Each of these figures symbolizes confidence and dominance, illustrating qualities admired in leadership and nature. This verse fits within a broader context that explores the traits of powerful beings and their impact on the world around them.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 16:14 | The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. |
| 2 | Proverbs 20:2 | The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. |
| 3 | Daniel 3:15–18 | Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — זַרְזִיר, zar.Zirgenerated
The word זַרְזִיר (zarziyr) refers to a 'greyhound' or a fleet animal, likely due to its slender waist. It is built from a root meaning 'tightly girt', suggesting agility and alertness. The exact meaning remains uncertain, with some suggesting it may refer to an extinct animal.
In this verse, it describes a rooster that struts proudly, symbolizing confidence and perhaps arrogance. The amplification brackets suggest a connection to vigor and lustiness, enhancing the imagery of a proud creature.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered similarly across translations, with the BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all maintaining the imagery of a proud rooster, a he-goat, and a king with his army.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb is implicit in the structure, with three noun phrases following: זַרְזִיר (rooster), תַּ֫יִשׁ (he-goat), and מֶלֶךְ (king). The sentence presents these figures in a list format, emphasizing their strength and presence.
The noun phrases are connected by conjunctions, creating a rhythm that highlights the characteristics of each figure. The structure emphasizes their assertive nature through this parallel listing.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates מֶלֶךְ as βασιλεὺς, meaning 'king', which aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the royal connotation.
The word אַלְק֥וּם is rendered as δημηγορῶν, focusing on the idea of a band of soldiers, which captures the essence of an army without uprising, emphasizing peace and calm.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 30:31 describes three strong figures: a proud rooster, a he-goat, and a king with his army. Each symbolizes confidence and strength, illustrating qualities admired in leadership and nature.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The rooster symbolizes pride and confidence, strutting as a representation of assertiveness.
The he-goat represents strength and determination, qualities that complement the authority of the king.
The king's army signifies power and dominance, suggesting a ruler who faces no opposition.
Each figure embodies traits of confidence and strength, contributing to the overarching theme of assertiveness in leadership.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What qualities do I admire in leaders, and how can I embody those traits in my own life?
- In what situations have I seen confidence lead to success?
- How can I support those in leadership roles to be strong and assertive?
- What are some ways I can cultivate a sense of boldness in my own actions?
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 30:31 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleA greyhound,.... So Gersom interprets the word; but Jarchi owns he does not know what is meant; and Aben Ezra only says, it is the name of a living creature, but does not say what; but observes, that
Read John Gill on Proverbs 30 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryA greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. A greyhound - Hebrew, one girt in the loins.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 30 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleA greyhound, called in Hebrew, girt in the lions; either because its loins are slender, and as it were girt up into a little compass, and tight or well trussed up: or because of its great agility and swiftness; for the girding of the loins was used for expedition in going or working. Or, as it is rendered by others a horse, to wit, a war-horse, having his armour girt about him, and marching to the battle, which he doth with great majesty and courage, as God himself observes at large, , &c. An he-goat; which marcheth in the head of the flock in grave and stately manner, conducting them with great courage and resolution, and being ready to fight for them, either with beasts or men that oppose…
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 30 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) A greyhound.—It is very doubtful what animal is meant here as being “girt [i.e., slender] in the loins.” Several have been suggested, e.g., the horse, zebra, cock; but the rendering of the Authorised Version is as probable as any. A king, against whom there is no rising up.—Who marches with resistless force, trampling on his conquered foes. (Comp. the description of the march of the Assyrians, Isaiah 37:24 sqq.; comp. also Isaiah 63:1 sqq. and Joe 2:2 sqq.) It has been proposed to translate these words also as “a king with whom is [i.e., followed by] his people,” in much the same sense.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 30 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges31. A greyhound] The Heb. word, which occurs nowhere else, and means literally, well-girt (or, well-knit) in the loins (R.V. marg.), has been variously rendered, war-horse, cock (ἀλέκτωρἐμπεριπατῶνθηλείαιςεὔψυχος, LXX.; gallus succinctus lumbos, Vulg.), wrestler, Maurer. The R.V. retains greyhound in the text, with “or, war-horse,” in the margin. against whom there is no rising up] The rendering of R.V. marg., when his army is with him, accords better perhaps with the ruling idea of the quatrain, being “stately in march;” though the king on his royal progress, before whom all prostrate themselves, in outward token that “there is no rising up against him,” satisfies well the conditions.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 30 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleA greyhound - The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament.
Read Albert Barnes on Proverbs 30 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible29-31. Three… four… comely — The author here adds the four things of stately or majestic gait. A lion — The most heroic among the beasts, or, at least, so popularly held, and, therefore, called the king of beasts.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 30 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.
Tyndale line
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
A lusty grayhound, and a goate, and a King against whom there is no rising vp.
Strictly literal
a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him.
A girt one of the loins, || Also a male goat, || And a king—troops with him.
The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.
From the Latin
A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.
Simplified
The strutting starling, the male goat, and a king with his army.
The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.
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.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text of Proverbs 30:31 reads, "זַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־ תָ֑יִשׁ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ אַלְק֥וּם עִמּֽוֹ׃" which translates to "a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him." The Septuagint, while it matches 6 of the 7 words from the Masoretic Text, presents the text in a different word order and includes its own articles, indicating a level of variation in translation. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls do not provide additional differing readings for this verse, suggesting that the Masoretic Text is well-supported in this instance by other ancient witnesses.
זַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־ תָ֑יִשׁ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ אַלְק֥וּם עִמּֽוֹ׃
6 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 30:31
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.
זַרְזִיר (zarziyr) refers to a 'greyhound' or a fleet animal, likely due to its slender waist. The term is derived from a root meaning 'tightly girt' and is used in Proverbs 30:31, where it is associated with being alert. There is some uncertainty about its exact meaning, with suggestions that it may refer to an extinct animal.
זַרְזִיר adj. girded, girt—only cstr. Pr 30:31
ref
H2223 זַרְזִיר
2223 zarziyr zar-zeer'
by reduplication from 2115; properly, tightly girt, i.e.
probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in
the waist):--+ greyhound.
see HEBREW for 02115
זַרְזִיר (zar.zir) — greyhound.
1) girded, girt, alert, used with mo.ten (מׇתְנַ֫יִם "loin" H4975) in Pr 30:31
1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
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.
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…
מַתְנַ֫יִם (matanim) refers to the loins or hips, derived from a root meaning to be slender. It appears in the plural form and is associated with the term for a greyhound in Proverbs 30:31. The word captures the anatomical region of the waist or small of the back.
מַתְנַ֫יִם n.m.du. loins
base
H4975 מַתְנַ֫יִם loins
4975 mothen mo'-then
from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the
waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins:--+
greyhound, loins, side.
מׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) — loin.
1) loins, hips
1a) used with zar.zir (זַרְזִיר "greyhound" H2223) in Pr 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
HNcmda — Noun common · masculine dual absoluteHNcmda
loinz (chalats, Aramaic charats, mothen, kecel, yarekh; osphus): This variety of Hebrew synonyms seems to be used rather promiscuously for the loins, though there is no little difference in the secondary meanings of these words. They represent various modes of expressing the loins as the seat of strength and vigor (Job 40:16, Hebrew mothen, here used of Behemoth), the center of procreative power, the portion of the body which is girded about, and is considered as specially needful of covering, even under primitive conditions of life (Job 31:20), and where painful disease most effectually unfits a man for work and warfare.
Jacob receives the Divine promise that "kings shall come out of (his) loins" (chalats, Ge 35:11), and we…
See GIRDLE.
The Hebrew word אוֹ (*'ow*) primarily functions as a conjunction meaning 'or,' often indicating a preference or choice between options. It can also introduce examples, express conditions, or imply alternatives. Additionally, it is associated with the noun meaning 'desire' in Proverbs 31:4. The entries reflect a range of uses, but do not present significant disagreement.
אוֹ 320 conj. or
sometimes implying a preference, nearly or rather
introducing a sentence, esp. a particular case under a general principle, or = or if
if perchance
once, with the juss. = except
base
[אֵו] n.m. אוֹ, Kt Pr 31:4 desire, so Thes MV; but < Qr אֵי q.v.
done
H176 אוֹ or . sometimes implying a preference, nearly or rather
. introducing a sentence, esp. a particular case under a general principle, or = or if
. if perchance
. once, with the juss. = except
176 'ow o
presumed to be the "constructive" or genitival form of -av
{av}; short for 185; desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4);
hence (by way of alternative) or, also if:--also, and,
either, if, at the least, X nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
see HEBREW for 0185
אוֹ (o) — or.
1) or, rather
1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred
1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle
1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or
1d) if perchance
1e) except, or else
2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then
אוֹ (o) — desire.
desire
HC — ConjunctionHC
or: The word is used once for either (1Sa 26:10), and is still in poetic use in this sense; as in, "Without or wave or wind" (Coleridge); "Or the bakke or some bone he breketh in his dzouthe" (Piers Plowman (B), VII, 93; compare Merchant of Venice, III, ii, 65). It is also used with "ever" for before (Ps 90:2; Ecclesiasticus 18:19), which the American Standard Revised Version substitutes in Ec 12:6 (compare 12:1,2); So 6:12; Da 6:24.
תַּ֫יִשׁ (tayish) refers to a male goat or he-goat. The word is derived from an unused root meaning to butt, emphasizing the animal's behavior. It is consistently defined across lexicons, with no significant disagreement noted.
[תַּ֫יִשׁ] n.m. he-goat
base
H8495 [תַּ֫יִשׁ] he-goat
8495 tayish tah'-yeesh
from an unused root meaning to butt; a buck or he-goat (as
given to butting):--he goat.
תַּ֫יִשׁ (ta.yish) — male goat.
he-goat
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
got:
1. Names:
The common generic word for "goat" is `ez (compare Arabic `anz, "she-goat"; aix), used often for "she-goat" (Ge 15:9; Nu 15:27), also with gedhi, "kid," as gedhi `izzim, "kid of the goats" (Ge 38:17), also with sa`ir, "he-goat," as se`ir `izzim, "kid of the goats" or "he-goat," or translated simply "kids," as in 1Ki 20:27, "The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids." Next, frequently used is sa`ir, literally, "hairy" (compare Arabic sha`r, "hair"; cher, "hedgehog"; Latin hircus, "goat"; hirtus, "hairy"; also German Haar; English "hair"), like `ez and `attudh used of goats for offerings. The goat which is sent into the…
Goat
(1.) Heb. ‘ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 4:23; Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20). Hence it may be regarded as the generic name of the animal as domesticated. It literally means “strength,” and points to the superior strength of the goat as compared with the sheep.
(2.) Heb. ‘attud, only in plural; rendered “rams” (Gen. 31:10,12); he-goats (Num. 7:17-88; Isa.…
There appear to be two or three varieties of the common goat, Hircus agagrus , at present bred in Palestine and Syria, but whether they are identical with those which were reared by the ancient Hebrews it is not possible to say. The most marked varieties are the Syrian goat(Capra mammorica, Linn.) and the Angora goat (Capra angorensis , Linn.), with fine long hair. As to the "wild goats," (1 Samuel 24:2; Job 39:1; Psalms 104:18) it is not at all improbable that some species of ibex is denoted.
A well-known animal, resembling the sheep, but covered with hair instead of wool. Large flocks of them were kept by the Jews, Ge 27:9 1Sa 25:2 2Ch 17:11. They were regarded as clean for sacrifice, Ex 12:5 Le 3:12 Nu 15:27; and their milk and the young kids were much used for food, De 14:4 Jud 6:19 Pr 27:27 Lu 15:29. The common leather bottles were made…
The Hebrew word מֶ֫לֶךְ (*melek*) means 'king.' It is derived from a root that suggests royalty. The term appears in various contexts, including references to specific kings and locations, such as the 'King's Highway' in Numbers 20:17 and the 'King's Valley' in Genesis 14:17. The lexicons note its Aramaic equivalent and mention its use in the context of individuals like Hammelech in Jeremiah.
מֶ֫לֶךְ 2513 n.m. king
base
H4428 מֶ֫לֶךְ king
4428 melek meh'-lek
from 4427; a king:--king, royal.
see HEBREW for 04427
מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) — king.
1) king
Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)
הַמֶּלֶךְ (me.lekh) — `the king`.
'the king' or a name, Hammelech in KJV of Jer.36.26; 38.6- a man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26;
father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king";
§ A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26;
father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king";
מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) — King's.
King's (Highway) (Num.20.17)
מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) — King's.
Another name of she.lach (שֶׁ֫לַח "Shelah" H7975A)
מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) — Milcom.
Another name of mo.lekh (מֹ֫לֶךְ "Molech" H4432)
מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) — King's.
King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absoluteHC/Ncmsa
King
Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Pet. 2:13, 17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called a king (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6:22).
This title is applied to God (1 Tim. 1:17), and to Christ, the Son of God (1 Tim. 6:15, 16;
"a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country." --Webster. In the Bible the word does not necessarily imply great power or great extent of country. Many persons are called kings whom we should rather call chiefs or leaders. The word is applied in the Bible to God as the sovereign and ruler of the universe, and to Christ the Son of God as the head and governor of the Church. The Hebrews were ruled by a king during a period of about 500 years previous to the destruction of Jerusalem, B.C. 586. The immediate occasion of the substitution of a regal form of government for that of judges seems to have been the siege of Jabesh-gilead by Nahash king of the Ammonites. (1 Samuel 11:1; 12:12) The conviction seems to have forced itself on the Israelites that they could not resist their formidable neighbor…
אַלְקוּם (alquwm) refers to a band of soldiers or an army. It is derived from roots meaning 'no rising up' and is used in contexts related to military forces, as noted in Proverbs 30:31. The entries suggest a focus on the absence of rebellion or uprising.
אַלְקוּם band of soldiers Pr 30:31.
ref
H510 אַלְקוּם
510 'alquwm al-koom'
probably from 408 and 6965; a non-rising (i.e.
resistlessness):--no rising up.
see HEBREW for 0408
see HEBREW for 06965
אַלְקוּם (al.qum) — army.
1) (TWOT) (neg adv) no, not, nor, neither
2) (BDB) band of soldiers
3) (CLBL) no rebellion, no uprising (lit.)
Adv — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
→ Military enrollment of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai Nu 1; 2
→ On the plains of Moab Nu 26
→ Levies of, in the ratio of one man to ten subject to duty Jud 20:10
→ Dressed in scarlet Na 2:3
→ Others exempt from service De 20:5-9; 24:5
→ Come to John Lu 3:14
→ Mock Jesus Mt 27:27-31; Mr 15:16-20; Lu 23:11,36,37
עִם (im) is a preposition meaning 'with' and covers a range of relationships, including companionship, locality, and possession. It can imply actions done jointly, equality, or even opposition in contexts like combat. The related form מֵעִם (me.im) means 'from with' or 'beside.' The entries reflect various nuances but do not present significant disagreement.
עִם prep. with
of fellowship and companionship
of aid
Of actions done jointly with another
If the common action be of the nature of a contest or combat, with in the sense of against
Of dealing with a person, or of the relation in which one stands with, or towards, another
Of a common lot together with the wicked
Of equality or resemblance generally aid
Of time, as long as
Of a locality, close to, beside
Of persons, עִם is spec.
in the house or family or service of
In possession of
In the custody or care of
Beside = except
With = friendly with
Idiom. of a thought or purpose present with one
Metaph. together with = in spite of, notwithstanding
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מֵעִם 72 from with or beside
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H5973a עִם with . of fellowship and companionship
. Of a locality, close to, beside
. Of persons, עִם is spec. . in the house or family or service of
. In possession of
. In the custody or care of
. Beside = except
. With = friendly with
. Idiom. of a thought or purpose present with one
. Metaph. together with = in spite of, notwithstanding
H5973b מֵעִם from with, beside
5973 `im eem
from 6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction
with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with;
often with prepositional prefix (and then usually
unrepresented in English):--accompanying, against, and, as (X
long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from
(among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to,
with(-al).
see HEBREW for 06004
עִם (im) — with.
1) with
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
מֵעִם (me.im) — from with.
1a) beside, except
1b) in spite of
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms