Psalms 58:9 — Word Study
WLCבְּטֶ֤רֶם יָבִ֣ינוּ סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם אָטָ֑ד כְּמוֹ־ חַ֥י כְּמוֹ־ חָ֝ר֗וֹן יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃
BSAorkᵉmôw
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בְּטֶ֤רֶם | before | Preposition |
| יָבִ֣ינוּ | they will perceive | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine plural |
| סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם | pots your | Noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| אָטָ֑ד | a thorn bush | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| כְּמוֹ־ | like | Preposition |
| חַ֥י | alive | |
| כְּמוֹ־ | like | Preposition |
| חָ֝ר֗וֹן | burning | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃ | he will blow away it | Verb qal imperfect third person masculine singular, suffix |
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| BSB | Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away. |
| KJV | Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. |
| ASV | Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. |
| YLT | Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away. |
| WEB | Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike. |
| BBE | Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth. |
Where they part company is in the overall imagery, but the understanding of יָבִ֣ינוּ remains consistent across versions.
The sentence structure emphasizes the timing of God's action in relation to the pots and the thorns.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Psalms 58:9
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Context — The Judgment of the Wickedgenerated
Psalms 58:9 presents a vivid image of God's impending judgment on the wicked, illustrating how swiftly He will act before they can even react to their surroundings. This verse follows a stark warning about the consequences of wickedness, as seen in the preceding verses, and emphasizes the certainty of divine retribution.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 118:12 | They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
| 2 | Ecclesiastes 7:6 | For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile. |
| 3 | Psalm 10:2–5 | In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. |
| 4 | Psalm 55:23 | But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. |
| 5 | Psalm 73:18–20 | Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 14 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יָבִ֣ינוּ, ya.Vi.nugenerated
The verb יָבִ֣ינוּ (ya.Vi.nu) is in the imperfect tense, indicating an action that will occur in the future. It is derived from the root בִּין (biyn), which means to understand or discern. This word conveys the idea of perceiving or comprehending something, emphasizing the mental process involved in understanding.
In this context, it suggests that the pots (or cooking vessels) will not have the opportunity to understand or perceive the imminent danger posed by the burning thorns before God's decisive action occurs.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the meaning of יָבִ֣ינוּ, rendering it as 'they will perceive' or 'they will understand.' The BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all convey this idea without significant variation.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb of the verse is יָבִ֣ינוּ, they will perceive, which governs the action described. The structure includes a prepositional phrase בְּטֶ֤רֶם (before) indicating the timing of the action, and a noun phrase סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם (your pots) as the subject of the perception.
The sentence follows a straightforward structure, emphasizing the sequence of events leading to God's judgment.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יָבִ֣ינוּ as ἐπέπεσε, which suggests a different nuance, indicating a suddenness or impact rather than a process of understanding. This choice reflects a more immediate sense of action rather than contemplation.
This translation choice may imply a more direct intervention by God, aligning with the overall theme of swift judgment in the psalm.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalms 58:9 describes how God will act decisively against the wicked before they can even perceive the danger. The imagery of pots and burning thorns illustrates the suddenness of His judgment, emphasizing that the wicked will not have time to react.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It indicates that God's judgment will occur swiftly, before the wicked even have a chance to react.
The burning thorns symbolize the destructive consequences of wickedness and the imminent danger facing the wicked.
This contrast emphasizes that regardless of their state, the wicked will face judgment.
It highlights that God's judgment is certain and will come swiftly, leaving no room for the wicked to escape.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How can I be more aware of the consequences of my actions before they lead to judgment?
- In what ways do I see God's judgment reflected in the world around me?
- What does this verse teach me about the nature of God as a judge?
- How can I ensure that I am living in a way that aligns with God's righteousness?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentary on this verse includes Augustine of Hippo, who reflects on the imagery of the burning thorns and God's judgment.
"Before that the bramble brings forth your thorns: as though living, as though in anger, it shall drink them up" [Psalms 58:9].Early Church Fathers on Psalms 58 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 58:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBefore your pots can feel the thorns,.... Which is soon done; for as dry thorns make a great blaze, so they give a quick heat; the pots soon feel them, or the water in them soon receives heat from them.
Read John Gill on Psalms 58 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBefore your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in (his) wrath.
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 58 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleFeel the thorns, i.e. the heat of the fire kindled by the thorns put under them for that purpose; before your pots can be thoroughly heated. Take them away, to wit, mine enemies; whose sudden destruction he describes under this similitude. As with a whirlwind, i.e. violently and irresistibly. Both living, and in his wrath, Heb. as living (i.e. alive, as he did Korah, Numbers 16, the particle as being here not a note of similitude, but of truth or asseveration as it is , and oft elsewhere, as hath been noted) as in (which preposition is frequently understood) wrath, i.e. as a man moved with great wrath destroys his enemy without mercy, and is ready to devour him alive, if it were possible…
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 58 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 58:9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in [his] wrath.Ver. 9. Before your pots can feel the thorns, &c.] Of this text we may say, as one doth of another, it had been easy had not commentators made it so knotty. I am for that of Drusius, Tractum a semicrudis carnibus olla extractis priusquam ignis calorem senserint, It is a comparison taken from raw flesh, taken out of the pot before it hath felt the full force of the fire (Proverb, clas. 2, l. 2. Proverbs 30:16). Both living, and in his wrath] i.e. When they are most vigorous and vivacious, to see to, his wrath shall sweep them away.
Read John Trapp on Psalms 58 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Before.—The figure in this difficult verse is generally intelligible, though the text as it stands resists all attempts to translate it. As in the preceding images, it must convey the idea of abortive effort and sudden ruin, and, as has generally been understood, some experience of eastern travel undoubtedly supplied the figure which accident or a copyist’s error has rendered so obscure. The Hebrew literally runs, Before (shall) understand your pots a bramble as (or so) living as (or so) heat sweeps them off. The ancient versions mostly render thorns instead of pots, and make the simile to lie in the destruction of the bush before growing to maturity. The English versions have…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 58 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 9. Before your pots can feel the thorns] Ye shall be destroyed with a sudden destruction. From the time that the fire of God's wrath is kindled about you, it will be but as a moment before ye be entirely consumed by it: so very short will be the time, that it may be likened to the heat of the first blaze of dry thorns under a pot, that has not as yet been able to penetrate the metal, and warm what is contained in it. A whirlwind] Or the suffocating simoon that destroys life in an instant, without previous warning: so, without pining sickness-while ye are living-lively and active, the whirlwind of God's wrath shall sweep you away.
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 58 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges9. The general sense of the verse is clear, though the second line is extremely obscure and possibly corrupt. The first line certainly means, Before your pots can feel the thorns (possibly a proverbial expression), and the verb in the second line means, He shall sweep them (or, it) away with a whirlwind. It is another figure for the swift destruction of the wicked and their schemes, taken from the experience of travel in the desert. The travellers have lighted a fire of dry thorns or brambles under their cooking pots. It blazes up rapidly, but even so, before the pots are heated and the meat in them cooked, a sudden whirlwind sweeps away the fire and undoes their work. The fire represents…
Read Cambridge on Psalms 58 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleBefore your pots can feel the thorns - The word “thorns” here - אטד 'âṭâd - refers to what is called “Christ’s thorn,” the southern buckthorn.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 58 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.
Tyndale line
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
As raw flesh before your pots feele the fire of thornes: so let him cary them away as with a whirlewinde in his wrath.
Strictly literal
Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, — they shall be whirled away.
Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.
Before your pots discern the bramble, || As living, He whirls away in His burning anger.
(58:10) Before your pots can feel the thorns, will he take them away with a whirlwind, both the green and the burning.
Before your pots can feel the thorn's burning heat, he will take them away with a whirlwind, the green thorns and the burning thorns alike.
From the Latin
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
Simplified
Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God will blow them away.
Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.
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 and the Septuagint show agreement in the overall message, though the specific wording differs. The Septuagint captures the essence of the action but presents it with a different emphasis.
בְּטֶ֤רֶם יָבִ֣ינוּ סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם אָטָ֑ד כְּמוֹ־ חַ֥י כְּמוֹ־ חָ֝ר֗וֹן יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃
6 of the 9 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 Psalms 58:9
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.
טֶ֫רֶם (terem) is an adverb meaning 'not yet' or 'before.' It is derived from an unused root that suggests interruption or suspension. This word appears in the Old Testament only once, in Ruth 3:14, where it conveys a sense of time prior to an event.
טֶ֫רֶם 54, once (Ru 3:14 Kt) טְרוֹם, adv. of time not yet, ere, before that
base
H2962 טֶ֫רֶם, once טְרוֹם adv. of time not yet, ere, before, that
2962 terem teh'-rem
from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or
suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet
or before:--before, ere, not yet.
טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) — before.
before, not yet, before that
HR/Acbsa — PrepositionHR/Acbsa
be-for': The translation of a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. "Haran died before (the English Revised Version "in the presence of," literally "before the face of") his father Terah" (Ge 11:28). To be "before" God is to enjoy His favor (Ps 31:22). "The Syrians before" (Isa 9:12 the Revised Version, margin "on the east," as "behind," owing to the position of Canaan, relative to Syria, implies the west).
בִּין (biyn) is a Hebrew verb meaning to discern or understand. It encompasses a range of meanings including perceiving, considering, and teaching, with various forms indicating different nuances, such as being intelligent or discreet. The entries highlight its use in contexts requiring mental separation or insight, but do not present any significant disagreement among lexicographers.
בִּין vb. discern
Qal
perceive
understand, know (with mind)
observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider (with attention)
have discernment, insight, understanding
Niph. be intelligent, discreet, discerning, distinguish, have understanding
Po. he attentively considereth him
Hiph.
understand
give heed to, attend to, observe, discern
give understanding, make understand, teach
Hithp.
shew oneself attentive, consider diligently
get understanding, understand
shew oneself to have understanding
base
H995 בִּין discern .. perceive
. understand, know (with mind)
. observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider (with attention)
. have discernment, insight, understanding
. be intelligent, discreet, discerning, distinguish, have understanding
. he attentively considereth him
. . understand
. give heed to, attend to, observe, discern
. give understanding, make understand, teach
. . shew oneself attentive, consider diligently
. get understanding, understand
. shew oneself to have understanding
995 biyn bene
a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish),
i.e.(generally) understand:--attend, consider, be cunning,
diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct,
have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be
prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause,
make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal)
wise(-ly, man).
בִּין (bin) — to understand.
1) to discern, understand, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to perceive, discern
1a2) to understand, know (with the mind)
1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider
1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding
1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to understand
1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach
1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently
1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct
2) (TWOT) prudent, regard
HVqi3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine pluralHVqi3mp
סִיר (sir) has meanings related to both cooking and nature, referring to a 'pot' or 'caldron' as well as a 'thorn' or 'hook.' It is derived from a root meaning to boil up, indicating its connection to cooking utensils. The word appears in contexts like Jeremiah 52:18, where it is used in reference to a pot.
סִיר n.m. et f. pot
base
[סִיר] n.[m.] thorn, hook
base
H5518a סִיר pot H5518b סִיר thorn, hook
5518 ciyr seer
or (feminine) ciyrah {see-raw'}; or cirah (Jeremiah 52:18)
{see-raw'}; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot;
also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a
hook:--caldron, fishhook, pan, ((wash-))pot, thorn.
סִיר (sir) — pot.
1) pot
1a) pot (household utensil)
1b) pot (of temple)
סִיר (sir) — thorn.
1) thorn, hook, brier
1a) thorns
1b) hooks
HNcfpc/Sp2mp — Noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHNcfpc/Sp2mp
אָטָד (atad) refers to a bramble or buckthorn, likely derived from a root meaning to pierce or make fast. It is mentioned in Judges 9:15, where it represents a thorny plant. Additionally, it is noted as a location, specifically a threshing floor called Bethhogla, situated west of the Jordan.
אָטָד n.m. Ju 9:15 bramble, buck-thorn
base
H329 אָטָד bramble, buck-thorn
329 'atad aw-tawd'
from an unused root probably meaning to pierce or make fast;
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn):--Atad, bramble,
thorn.
אָטָד (a.tad) — Atad.
Atad, a threshing floor
afterwards called Bethhogla was located on the west of Jordan between the Jordan and Jericho
Also named: a.vel mits.ra.yim (אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם "Abel-mizraim" H0067)
אָטָד (a.tad) — bramble.
1) bramble, thorn, buckthorn
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
(1) (ceneh, Ex 3:2-4; De 33:16; batos, Mr 12:26; Lu 6:44, "bramble bush"; 20:37; Ac 7:30,35. All the Old Testament references and the New Testament references, except Lu 6:44, are to the same "bush," namely, Moses' "burning bush"). From its etymology ceneh clearly denotes a "thorny" plant, as does the corresponding batos in the Septuagint and New Testament. In the Latin versions rubus, i.e. "bramble," is used as equivalent. Several varieties of bramble flourish in Palestine, of which the most common is Rubus discolor, but this is not an indigenous plant in Sinai. It…
Bush
In which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2; Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The words “in the bush” in Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37, mean “in the passage or paragraph on the bush;” i.e., in Ex. 3.
The Hebrew word seneh occurs only in those passages which refer to Jehovah’s appearance to Moses "in the flame of fire in the bush." (Exodus 3:2,3,4; 33:16) It is quite impossible to say what kind of thorn bush is intended; but it was probably the acacia a small variety of the shittim tree found in the Sinai region.
כְּמוֹ (kemo) is an adverb and conjunction meaning 'like' or 'as,' often used to draw comparisons or indicate similarity. It can also mean 'when' or 'according to.' The word is derived from a pleonastic form of the prefix כְּ (k-) and is related to the word מוֹ (mo). There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons.
כְּמוֹ adv. and conj. like, as, when (lit. the like of what (viz.) …, a pleon. form of כְּ (v. מוֹ), and, like it, prop. a subst.)
base
H3644 כְּמוֹ adv. and conj. like, as, when (lit. the like of what (viz.) …, a pleon. form of כְּ (v. מוֹ), and, like it, prop. a subst.)
3644 kmow kem-o'
or kamow {kaw-mo'}; a form of the prefix "k-", but used
separately (compare 3651); as, thus, so:--according to, (such)
as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto),
thus, when, worth.
see HEBREW for 03651
כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) — like.
adv
1) like, as, the like of which
conj
2) when, according as, as it were
כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) — (Geruth) Chimham.
Combined with ge.rut (גֵּרוּת "Geruth" H1628)
Prep — PrepositionHR
The Hebrew word חַי (*chay*) means 'alive' or 'living' and covers a range of meanings related to life, including living beings, vitality, and freshness. It can refer to God, animals, vegetation, and even concepts like appetite and community. Variants include חַיָּה (*chayyah*), meaning 'living thing' or 'animal,' and חַיִּים (*chayim*), which emphasizes life and sustenance.
חַי adj. alive, living
of God, as the living one, the fountain of life
of man
of animals, alive, living
animals and man
(dub.) of vegetation, as thorns, green
of water, fresh
(dub.) lively, active
reviving
base
[חַי] n.[m.] kinsfolk, pl. sf. 1 S 18:18
ref
חַיָּה n.f. living thing, animal
animal
in general
wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity
living beings, of the cherubic chariot
life, only in late poetry
appetite, activity of hunger
revival, renewal
base
חַיָּה n.f. community
base
חַיִּים n.m. pl. abstr. emph. life
life: physical
life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence
sustenance, maintenance
base
H2416a חַי alive, living . . of God, as the living one, the fountain of life
. of man
. of animals, alive, living
. animals and man
. (dub.) of vegetation, as thorns, green
. of water, fresh
. (dub.) lively, active
. reviving
H2416b חַי kinsfolk H2416c חַיָּה living thing, animal . animal . in general
. wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity
. living beings, of the cherubic chariot
. life, only in late poetry
. appetite, activity of hunger
. revival, renewal
H2416d חַיָּה community H2416e חַיִּים pl. abstr. emph. life . life: physical
. life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence
. sustenance, maintenance
2416 chay khah'-ee
from 2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water,
year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine
singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether
literally or figuratively:--+ age, alive, appetite, (wild)
beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living
(creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be)
old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
see HEBREW for 02421
חַי (chay) — alive.
adj
1) living, alive
1a) green (of vegetation)
1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
1c) lively, active (of man)
1d) reviving (of the springtime)
Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)
חַי (chay) — kinsfolk.
kinsfolk
חַיָּה (chay.yah) — living thing.
1) living thing, animal
1a) animal
1b) life
1c) appetite
1d) revival, renewal
Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)
חַיָּה (chay.yah) — community.
community
חַיִּים (chay.yim) — life.
1) life (abstract emphatic)
1a) life
1b) sustenance, maintenance
HAamsa — HAamsa
a-liv' (chai, "living"; zao, "to live," anazao, "to live again"): These Hebrew and Greek originals are the chief terms for life in both Testaments. They cover all life, including soul and spirit, although primarily referring to physical vitality. Striking examples may be cited: "Is your father yet alive?" (Ge 43:7); "To whom he also showed himself alive" (Ac 1:3). Often used of God: "the living God" (Jos 3:10); also of the resurrection life: "In Christ shall all be made alive" (1Co 15:22); of the soul's regenerate life: "Reckon .... yourselves .... alive unto God," "as those that are alive from the dead" (Ro 6:11:13 the…
כְּמוֹ (kemo) is an adverb and conjunction meaning 'like' or 'as,' often used to draw comparisons or indicate similarity. It can also mean 'when' or 'according to.' The word is derived from a pleonastic form of the prefix כְּ (k-) and is related to the word מוֹ (mo). There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons.
כְּמוֹ adv. and conj. like, as, when (lit. the like of what (viz.) …, a pleon. form of כְּ (v. מוֹ), and, like it, prop. a subst.)
base
H3644 כְּמוֹ adv. and conj. like, as, when (lit. the like of what (viz.) …, a pleon. form of כְּ (v. מוֹ), and, like it, prop. a subst.)
3644 kmow kem-o'
or kamow {kaw-mo'}; a form of the prefix "k-", but used
separately (compare 3651); as, thus, so:--according to, (such)
as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto),
thus, when, worth.
see HEBREW for 03651
כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) — like.
adv
1) like, as, the like of which
conj
2) when, according as, as it were
כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) — (Geruth) Chimham.
Combined with ge.rut (גֵּרוּת "Geruth" H1628)
HR — PrepositionHR
חָרוֹן (charown) refers to a burning anger or fierce wrath, primarily associated with God's displeasure. It is derived from the root meaning 'to burn' and is consistently used to denote intense emotional states of anger. The term captures the severity of divine fury, emphasizing its potency in contexts of judgment.
חָרוֹן n.m. (burning of) anger
base
H2740 חָרוֹן (burning of) anger
2740 charown khaw-rone'
or (shortened) charon {khaw-rone'}; from 2734; a burning of
anger:--sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce)
wrath(-ful).
see HEBREW for 02734
חָרוֹן (cha.ron) — burning anger.
1) anger, heat, burning (of anger)
1a) always used of God's anger
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
→ As a punishment
→ See PUNISHMENT
שָׂעַר (sa'ar) is a Hebrew verb with meanings related to fear and storms. It can denote bristling with horror, shuddering, or being very afraid, as well as actions like sweeping or whirling away, often in a tempestuous manner. Some sources suggest it may also imply being acquainted with something. The word appears in contexts involving God's actions against the wicked.
[שָׂעַר] vb. denom. bristle, with horror
base
[שָׂעַר] vb. sweep or whirl away (of storm wind)
Qal fig. he (י׳) shall sweep it away.
Niph. round about him it is tempestuous exceedingly.
Pi. and it [an E. wind] shall whirl him away fr. his place.
H8175a שָׂעַר vb. denom. bristle, with horror H8175b שָׂעַר sweep or whirl away (of storm wind) H8175c שָׂעַר perh. be acquainted with
8175 sa`ar saw-ar'
a primitive root; to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e.
fear:--be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be
tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.
שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to shudder.
1) to shudder, shiver, dread, bristle (with horror), be very afraid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bristle (with horror)
1a2) to dread
שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to storm.
1) to storm away, sweep away, whirl away
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sweep away
1a2) to storm away (of God's action against the wicked) (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be stormy, be tempestuous (exceedingly)
1c) (Piel) to whirl away, be stormed away
1d) (Hithpael) to storm against, come as a storm
שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to know.
perhaps to be acquainted with
HVqi3ms/Sp3ms — Verb qal imperfect third person masculine singular · suffixHVqi3ms/Sp3ms