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Psalms 85:3 — Word Study

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WLCאָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־ עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃

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Listen & take awayPsalms 85
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Take it away
Psalms 85:3quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist acknowledges God's mercy in withdrawing His anger.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, addressing God directly.
Where we areIn a prayerful reflection on God's forgiveness and mercy.
The hard wordעֶבְרָתֶךָ
Take awayGod's anger has been turned away, showing His compassion.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbנָשָׂא 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.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Psalms 85:3

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Context — A Prayer for Restorationgenerated

2You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
3You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Psalms 85:3 expresses the psalmist's gratitude for God's mercy, highlighting how He has withheld His anger. This verse is part of a larger prayer asking for restoration and forgiveness, where the psalmist reflects on God's previous acts of grace, as seen in the surrounding verses. The context emphasizes a longing for reconciliation with God and a desire for His favor to be restored, echoing themes found throughout the Psalms.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Isaiah 6:7And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
2Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
3Isaiah 54:7–10“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
4John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
5Exodus 32:11–22But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word אָסַ֥פְתָּ, 'a.Saf.tagenerated

The word אָסַף (acaph) means to gather or withdraw, indicating an action of taking back or removing something. In this verse, it specifically refers to God withdrawing His fury, suggesting a deliberate act of mercy. The verb is in the perfect tense, indicating a completed action, which emphasizes God's decision to hold back His anger.

This word is often associated with gathering people or things together, but in this context, it highlights God's compassion in choosing not to unleash His wrath. The lexicons consistently affirm its meanings, focusing on the nuances of withdrawal and gathering.


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 verse contains two finite verbs: אָסַ֥פְתָּ (you withdrew) and הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ (you turned back), which govern the overall meaning. The structure is straightforward, with the first verb indicating God's action of withholding anger and the second verb indicating His turning away from it.

The Hebrew word order emphasizes the actions of God first, followed by the objects of His anger, creating a clear picture of divine mercy in response to human sin.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates אָסַף as ἀφῆκας, which means 'you let go' or 'you released.' This choice suggests a similar theme of withdrawal but may imply a more passive release compared to the active gathering in the Hebrew.

The translation of עֶבְרָתֶךָ as σου (your) in the Septuagint maintains the personal aspect of God's anger, directly addressing Him and His emotions.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalms 85:3 speaks of God holding back His anger and turning away from His fury. This verse reflects a prayerful acknowledgment of God's mercy and a desire for restoration, emphasizing His willingness to forgive and not to punish.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God withheld His fury?

It means that God chose not to express His anger towards His people, showing mercy instead, as He often does throughout the Scriptures.

Why is it significant that God turned from His burning anger?

This signifies God's compassion and willingness to forgive, highlighting His nature as a loving and merciful deity who desires reconciliation.

How does this verse connect to the themes of forgiveness in the Bible?

This verse connects to broader themes of forgiveness found throughout the Bible, where God often shows mercy to those who repent and seek His face.

What can we learn from this verse about God's character?

We learn that God is slow to anger and rich in mercy, willing to forgive and restore those who turn to Him.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what areas of my life do I need to seek God's forgiveness and restoration?
  2. How can I better understand and appreciate God's mercy in my daily life?
  3. What does it mean for me to turn away from my own anger and practice forgiveness?
  4. How can I share the message of God's mercy with others who may feel distant from Him?

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 85:3 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath,.... Or "gathered" (n) it; sin occasions wrath, and the people of God are as deserving of it as others; but the Lord has gathered it up, and poured it forth upon

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

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. The original passage on which this verse rests is Exodus 32:12.

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

All thy wrath; those calamities which were the effects of thy just wrath conceived against us.

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

Psalms 85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.Ver. 3. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath] Heb. thou hast gathered it, thou hast recollected it, that we might not bear it; when sin is once remitted, wrath is soon removed. Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness, &c.] Here are six hasts drawing in the next turn, Psalms 85:4. God hath, and therefore God will, is a strong medium of hope, if not a demonstration of Scripture logics. See 2 Corinthians 1:10.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 3. Thou hast taken away] אספת asaphta, "Thou hast gathered up all thy wrath." This carries on the metaphor in the second verse: "Thou hast collected all thy wrath, and carried it away with all our iniquities."

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

3. Thou hast taken away] Lit. withdrawn, or drawn in, the wrath which was let loose against us. from the fierceness of thine anger] Poured out upon Israel for its sin. See Jeremiah 30:24; Lamentations 1:12; Lamentations 4:11. Cp. Exodus 32:12.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath - That is, formerly; on the occasion referred to. Thou didst so deal with thy people as to make it evident that thou didst cherish no anger or displeasure against them.

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

3. Taken away all thy wrath—Thou hast gathered in all thy wrath. It was an emanation from God, and, having accomplished its end, it is now recalled.

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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

You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

NETBNew English Translation2006

You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thy anger.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

You have gathered up all Your wrath, || You have turned back from the fierceness of Your anger.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

(85:4) Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

You have withdrawn all your wrath; you have turned back from your hot anger.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

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.

clauseverbאָסַ֥פְתָּyou.withdrewnoun phrase · objectכָלallnoun phraseעֶבְרָתֶ֑furyךָyourclauseverbהֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָyou.turned.backprepositional phrase · prepositionalמֵfromnoun phraseחֲר֥וֹןthe.burningnoun phraseאַפֶּֽyour.angerךָyour

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


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

The Masoretic Text reads אָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־ עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ, and it is consistent with the Septuagint, which matches all six words. The Dead Sea Scrolls show some restoration, indicating that while parts are missing, the core message aligns with the Masoretic Text.

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

אָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־ עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
אָסַ֥פְתָּἀφῆκαςכָל־ἀνομίαςעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָσουהֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָἐκάλυψαςמֵחֲר֥וֹןἁμαρτίαςאַפֶּֽךָ׃διάψαλμα

6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Dead Sea Scrolls — Mas1ea copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

נשאת עון עמ׳ך [כסית] [כל] [חטאת׳ם] [סלה]

3 words on the leather — 4 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.

Psalms 85:3אָסַףyou withdreyou withdrewאָסַףכֹּלallallכֹּלעֶבְרָהfury yourfury yourעֶבְרָהשׁוּבyou turned you turned backשׁוּבחָרוֹןfrom [the] from [the] burnחָרוֹןאַףanger youranger yourאַףכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלחָרָהto be inceto be incensedחָרָהאָנֵףbe angrybe angryאָנֵףעֵ֫בֶרside: beyoside: beyondעֵ֫בֶרחָרוֹןburning anburning angerחָרוֹןזַ֫עַםindignatioindignationזַ֫עַםזָקֵןoldoldזָקֵןקָבַץto gatherto gatherקָבַץעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהשְׁבִיתcaptivitycaptivityשְׁבִיתאַףfacefaceאַףאָרֵךְslowslowאָרֵךְ
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 Psalms 85:3

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.

you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
אָסַ֥פְתָּ'a.Saf.ta you withdrew H622 Verb · Qal · perfect 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.
Tyndale gloss
to gather
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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
HVqp2ms — Verb · Qal · perfect second person masculine singular
HVqp2ms
you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
כָל־khol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

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

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

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

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

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

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

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

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

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

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

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

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

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

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.kha fury your H5678 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
34× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means an outburst of passion, such as anger, rage, or wrath, often describing God's response to sin. It's used to convey intense emotions in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
fury
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֶבְרָה (*'ebrah*) is a feminine noun derived from the root word for overflow. It encompasses meanings such as outburst, excess, and fury, often relating to intense emotions like anger and arrogance. The entries consistently highlight its association with passionate outpourings, particularly in contexts of rage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֶבְרָה n.f. overflow, arrogance, fury

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5678 עֶבְרָה overflow, arrogance, fury

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5678 `ebrah eb-raw'

feminine of 5676; an outburst of passion:--anger, rage,

wrath.

see HEBREW for 05676

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) — fury.

1) outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance

1a) overflow, excess, outburst

1b) arrogance

1c) overflowing rage or fury

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcfsc/Sp2ms — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp2ms
you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָhe.shi.Vo.ta you turned back H7725 Verb · Hiphil · perfect second person masculine singular
1,057× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Tyndale gloss
to return: return
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word שׁוּב (shuwb) means to turn back or return, covering a wide range of contexts including physical, spiritual, and relational. It can denote returning to a previous state, repenting, or even apostatizing. The entries describe various forms and uses, including bringing back, restoring, and refreshing. Notably, it can also imply a change in course of action.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שׁוּב 1056 vb. turn back, return

Qal 683;—turn back, return:

turn back

return, come or go back

esp. return unto

of dying

of revival from death

fig. of human relations:

return to leader, king

= change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)

turn, i.e. resort to

return to a physical condition

abs. = change course of action

fig., specif. of spiritual relations:

turn back from God = apostatize

of י׳, turn away

turn back to God (= seek penitently)

abs. repent

turn back from evil

of י׳

of י׳, return (to shew favour)

of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):

denoting repetition, etc.

trans.

Pō‛l.

bring back

fig. restore, refresh

restore, repair

lead away (enticingly)

shew turning = apostatize

Hiph. 353 cause to return, bring back

bring back into bondage

put back

= draw back

= give back, restore

= relinguish

= give in payment, requital

bring one back (from dead)

bring back heart

= refresh

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7725 שׁוּב turn back, return .—turn back, return: . turn back

. return, come or go back

. esp. return unto

. . of dying

. of revival from death

. fig. of human relations: . return to leader, king

. = change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)

. turn, i.e. resort to

. return to a physical condition

. abs. = change course of action

. fig., specif. of spiritual relations: . turn back from God = apostatize

. of י׳, turn away

. turn back to God (= seek penitently)

. abs. repent

. turn back from evil

. of י׳

. of י׳, return (to shew favour)

. of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):

. denoting repetition, etc.

. trans.

. . bring back

. . fig. restore, refresh

. restore, repair

. lead away (enticingly)

. shew turning = apostatize

. cause to return, bring back . . bring back into bondage

. put back

. = draw back

. = give back, restore

. = relinguish

. = give in payment, requital

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7725 shuwb shoob

a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or

intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily

with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to

retreat; often adverbial, again:--((break, build, circumcise,

dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge,

make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) X again, (cause to) answer

(+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring

(again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back),

cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, +

continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back,

fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give

(again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see)

more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put

(again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh,

relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve,

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Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: return.

: return

1) to return, turn back

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn back, return

1a1a) to turn back

1a1b) to return, come or go back

1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back

1a1d) of dying

1a1e) of human relations (fig)

1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)

1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise

1a1f2) to turn away (of God)

1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent

1a1f4) turn back (from evil)

1a1g) of inanimate things

1a1h) in repetition

1b) (Polel)

1b1) to bring back

1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

1b3) to lead away (enticingly)

1b4) to show turning, apostatise

1c) (Pual) restored (participle)

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back

1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore

1d3) to bring back, report to, answer

1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVhp2ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect second person masculine singular
HVhp2ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
מֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.Ron from [the] burning of H2740 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
41× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word describes God's burning anger or fierce wrath, often used in the Bible to convey His intense emotions. It is used to describe God's anger towards sin and disobedience, and appears in various translations as sore displeasure or fury. This word emphasizes the seriousness of God's emotions.
Tyndale gloss
burning anger
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָרוֹן n.m. (burning of) anger

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2740 חָרוֹן (burning of) anger

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

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

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָרוֹן (cha.ron) — burning anger.

1) anger, heat, burning (of anger)

1a) always used of God's anger

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Ncmsc — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
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…

you withdrew all fury your you turned back from [the] burning of anger your
אַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.kha anger your H639 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
276× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word can mean face, but also anger or nose. It is used to describe someone's countenance or emotions, like anger or patience. In the Bible, it appears in various contexts, including descriptions of God's emotions.
Tyndale gloss
face
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word אַף (aph) primarily means nostril or nose, but it also refers to the face and is often associated with anger. It can denote a person's countenance or expressions of ire. The entries highlight its connection to rapid breathing in passionate states, indicating its use in contexts of anger or wrath.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַף 277 n.m. nostril, nose, face, anger

nostril, as organ of breathing

Dn. face

mostly anger

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H639 אַף nostril, nose, face, anger

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

639 'aph af

from 599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and

occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in

passion) ire:--anger(-gry), + before, countenance, face, +

forebearing, forehead, + (long-)suffering, nose, nostril,

snout, X worthy, wrath.

see HEBREW for 0599

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַף (aph) — face: anger.

: anger

1) nostril, nose, face

2) anger

אַף (aph) — face: nose.

: nose

1) nostril, nose, face

2) anger

אַף (aph) — face.

: face

1) nostril, nose, face

2) anger

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmsc/Sp2ms — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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