1 Samuel 15:23

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

כי כִּי

for

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

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כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

חטאת חַטַּאת־

a miss

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חטאה

chaṭṭâʼâh

Definition

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

Root

or חטאת; from H2398 (חטא);

Exhaustive

or חטאת; from חטא; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender; punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2403

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חַטָּאת

noun feminine • Root חטא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 475

Sin; punishment for sin; sin-offering, sacrifice for sin; expiation for sin.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חַטָּאת

noun feminine • Root חטא • Page 224

1. a fall, stumbling, misfortune. Prov. 10: 16. 2. a sin. Deut. 9: 21. 3. expiation, purification. Num. 8: 7. 4. a sin-offering. Lev. 6: 25, 30. 5. punishment. Zech. 14: 19.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ἁμαρτίασ ἁμαρτιῶν ἁμαρτίαισ ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτίαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2403b:

ἁμαρτίασ 149× (47.7%)

ἁμαρτιῶν 30× (10.4%)

ἁμαρτίαισ 27× (8.7%)

ἁμαρτία 20× (7.2%)

ἁμαρτίαν 17× (5.5%)

ἁμαρτίαι 8× (2.7%)

'' 4× (1.4%)

ἀνομίασ 4× (1.4%)

--- 3× (1.3%)

ἁμάρτημά 3× (1.1%)

קסם קֶסֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קסם

qeçem

Definition

a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle

Root

from H7080 (קסם);

Exhaustive

from קסם; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle; (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7081

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קֶ֫סֶם

noun masculine • Root קסם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1286

1. decision, irreversible sentence, oracle of a king or heathen deity. 2. divination, soothsaying oracle, omen, or proper determination.

Matched via consonantal key only

קָסַם

verb • Root קסם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1285

Properly, to cut, to divide; then to cast lots, to determine, to divine. Hence metaphor. to decide, by utterance (at a tribunal), to express firmly.

Matched via consonantal key only

קָסַם

verb • Root קסם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1286

To divine, by arrows or lots, and to decide accordingly; generally, to prophesy, or to practise divination, enchantment, or idolatry.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קֶסֶם

m. verbal noun • Root קסם • Page 590

1. divination. Ezek. 13: 6, 23. 21: 26. 1 Sam. 15: 23. 2. the wages of divination. Num. 22: 7. 3. prob. in a good sense, an oracle. Prov. 16: 10.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: μαντείασ μαντείαν μαντεῖον

LXX Usage Statistics

H7081:

μαντείασ 3× (26.3%)

μαντείαν 2× (19.5%)

μαντεῖον 2× (18.0%)

מרי מרִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מרי

mᵉrîy

Definition

bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious

Root

from H4784 (מרה);

Exhaustive

from מרה; bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious; bitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4805

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מְרִי

noun masculine • Root מרה • Strongs / High • Page 908

1. perverseness, rebelliousness against God's instructions. 2. disputation, strife. 3. harshness, violence.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶרִי

m. verbal n. • Root מרה • Page 407

I. Obstinacy, rebellion. Prov. 17:11; Ezek. 2:5; Num. 17:25.

מֶרִי

noun masculine • Root מרה • Page 407

II. Probably bitterness. Job 23:2.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παραπικραίνων παραπικραίνοντα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4805:

παραπικραίνων 12× (54.1%)

παραπικραίνοντα 3× (11.9%)

ואון וְאָוֶן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

און

ʼâven

Definition

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

Root

from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);

Exhaustive

from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol; affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אין.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H205

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אָוֶן

noun masculine • Root אן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 78

I. (Not used) intr. to breathe, blow. 1. To be empty, vain, transitory, nothing. 2. To be wicked, sinful, worthless, deceitful. 3. To be idolatrous, a manifestation of sin.

אָוֶן

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 78

II. (Not used) intr. to exert, labour; to strive, to fatigue.

אָוֶן

verb • Root און • Strongs_Numbers • Page 79

To be fatigued, weary.

אָוֶן

noun masculine • Root און • Strongs_Numbers • Page 79

Properly a breath, hence: 1. nothingness, vanity, a trifle; 2. wickedness, sinfulness, falsehood, sin, flattery, lies; 3. idolatry (and the serving of oracular images).

אָוֶן

noun masculine • Root און • Strongs_Numbers • Page 79

1. Properly overlabouring, working oneself weary, then: hardship, labour, burden, distress; 2. the goods, property, possession which have been obtained by toil and weariness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹון

m. dec. i. a. • Root הון, א ה • Page 32

1. Strength, particularly the power of generation (firstling of one's strength). 2. Wealth, riches.

אָוֶן

m. dec. vi. e. • Root אן • Page 31

1. nothingness, vanity, falsehood. Is. 41:29. (Parall. אֶפֶס.) Zech, 10:2. It is applied particularly to idolatry, 1 Sam. 15:23. and to every thing pertaining to it; e. g. to the idol itself, Is. 66:3.

אָוֶן

noun • Page 32

2. Wickedness, sin, transgression. 3. Evil, trouble, sorrow, affliction (e.g., 'son of my sorrow', 'bread of sorrow/funeral meal').

אָוֶן

prop. name • Page 32

1. A pleasant valley in Syria of Damascus, now called Un. 2. Also Heliopolis.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0205:

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ותרפים וּתְרָפים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תרפים

tᵉrâphîym

Definition

Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol

Root

plural from H7495 (רפא); a healer;

Exhaustive

plural from רפא; a healer; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol; idols(-atry), images, teraphim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8655

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תְּרָפִים

masc. plur. prop. • Root תרף • Consonantal / Low • Page 1533

(only plur.; from תָּרַף II.) masc. plur. prop. maintainer, nourisher, fosterer, then a kind of household-gods, Penates. Used as tutelary deities (GEN. 31, 19 34 35) and oracles (Hos. 3, 4).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּרָפִים

masc. plur. • Page 727

A kind of penates or household gods used for domestic oracles. Often human-sized images. References: Gen. 31:19, 34; 1 Sam. 19:13, 16; Hos. 3:4.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: θεραφιν εἴδωλα κενοτάφια

LXX Usage Statistics

H8655:

θεραφιν 7× (45.3%)

εἴδωλα 3× (21.0%)

κενοτάφια 2× (14.0%)

הפצר הַפְצַר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פצר

pâtsar

Definition

to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull; press, urge, stubbornness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6484

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פָּצַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1185

1. Prop. to cut into, to notch, a thing; to rend. 2. To sharpen; metaph. to urge one, to press vehemently. Hif. to act in an urgent, pressing way; hence to be obstinate, stubborn.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פָּצַר

verb • Page 550

to press or urge anyone; with entreaties or violence. Gen. 19: 3, 9. Hiph. to be wilful, obstinate, used substantively as stubbornness. 1 Sam. 15: 23.

Verb Hiphil infinitive construct common

LXX: ἐβιάσατο

LXX Usage Statistics

H6484:

ἐβιάσατο 2× (27.9%)

יען יַ֗עַן

for the purpose/because

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יען

yaʻan

Definition

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

Root

from an unused root meaning to pay attention;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause; because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3282

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יַעַן

verb • Root ענה • Strongs / High • Page 624

An intransitive verb. 1. to howl, to complain, to screech complainingly, of animals of the desert. 2. To raise a cry or a shout of victory.

יַעַן

masculine noun / preposition / conjunction • Root יען ענה • Strongs / High • Page 625

An exact account, proof, plan, or intent. As a preposition, it means 'on account of' or 'because of'. As a conjunction, it can mean 'because', 'although', or 'so that'.

יַעַן

adverb / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 708

For this very reason; so that.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַעַן

substantive • Root ענה • Page 290

purpose, aim; derived from the verb עָנָה. Used as a preposition meaning 'on account of' and as a conjunction meaning 'because'. Often joined with אֲשֶׁר (because that) or כִּי. (Ezek. 5:9, Is. 37:29, Num. 20:12, Judg. 2:20, Lev. 26:43, etc.)

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀνθ' ὧν ὅτι ἀντὶ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3282:

ἀνθ' 52× (39.1%)

ὧν 43× (27.5%)

ὅτι 8× (6.0%)

ἀντὶ 6× (4.5%)

'' 4× (2.6%)

διὰ 4× (3.0%)

--- 4× (3.0%)

ὅσα 4× (2.1%)

ἐπειδὴ 3× (2.3%)

διότι 3× (2.3%)

מאסת מָאַסְתָּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאס

mâʼaç

Definition

to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3988

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מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 801

I. (Qal) to reject, repudiate, refuse, despise, contemn, abhor. (Nifal) to be despised, rejected, worthless.

מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 801

II. intransitive, after the Aramaic mode, equivalent to מְסַס (to melt, dissolve).

מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 802

to melt, to dissolve; hence fig. to tremble, to be afraid.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָאַס

verb • Page 352

I. 1. to reject. (Opposite of בָּחַר to choose.) Is. 7: 15, 16. 41: 9. Job 34: 33. It is construed with an accus. and with בְּ, and is spoken most frequently (1.) of God, who rejects his people, Jer. 6: 30. 7: 29. 14: 19. or (2.) of men, who reject God and his commandments, 1 Sam. 15: 23. 2 K. 17: 15. 2. to despise, not to regard. Prov. 15 : 32. Job 19 : 18. Infin. מָאֹס Lam. 3: 45, as a subst. contempt. Niph. pass. Ps. 15: 4. Is. 54: 6.

מָאַס

verb • Root מסס • Page 352

II. i. q. the kindred מָסַס to melt away, to disappear. (So in Chald. מְאַךְ i. q. מְכַךְ, and מָאַס i. q. מָסַס.) Niph. Ps. 58 : 8 let them melt away as water. Job 7: 5 my skin heals and breaks out again, i.e. sanie diffluit.

Verb Qal perfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπώσαντο ἐξουδένωσασ '' αὐτοὺσ ἀπεδοκίμασεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3988a:

ἀπώσαντο 5× (6.1%)

ἐξουδένωσασ 4× (4.7%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 3× (2.9%)

ἀπεδοκίμασεν 2× (2.4%)

ὑπερεῖδον 2× (2.4%)

ἀπώσω 2× (2.4%)

ἐξουδένωκα 2× (2.4%)

ἀποποιήσηται 2× (2.4%)

ἠπειθήσατε 2× (2.4%)

את אֶת־

את-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

את

ʼêth

Definition

a hoe or other digging implement

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement; coulter, plowshare.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H855

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אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

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H0855:

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דבר דְּבַר

has aligned/alignment

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דבר

dâbâr

Definition

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Root

from H1696 (דבר);

Exhaustive

from דבר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1697

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דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 351

A word, a saying, a speech, a matter, a thing. Derived from דָּבַר I (to speak).

דָּבָר

noun • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 352

A word; speech, discourse, saying, oracle; command, precept, law, regulation; an inquiry, account, answer; utterance of God, revelation, oracle; decree, plan, proposal; report, news; a thing, matter, object of discourse; occurrence, action, history, affairs; relation, reference, way; cause, suit at law, ground.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּבַר

verb • Page 154

To speak; used in various idioms: 3. to speak with one's self or meditate (Gen. 24:45). 4. to speak or promise good concerning any one (Num. 10:29). 5. to speak kindly with any one (2 K. 25:28). 6. to speak kindly or peaceably (Ps. 28:3). 7. to pass sentence against (2 K. 25:6). Sense 2: to destroy (2 Chr. 22:10), derived from 'to drive away'. Includes Niph. (to speak together, Mal. 3:16), Hiph. (to subdue, Ps. 18:48), and Hithpa. (2 Sam. 14:13).

דֶּבֶר

m. plur. דְּבָרִים • Root דבר • Page 155

Pestilence. (Ex. 9:3, Lev. 26:25, Deut. 28:21, Hos. 13:14). Ideas of death and pestilence are often expressed by the same word.

דֹּבֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 155

A fold, pasture. (Mic. 2:12, Is. 5:17). Comparable to Syriac and Arabic terms for a field.

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Page 153

1. Probably as its primary signification, to lead, to drive. Hence the derivatives דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה, מִדְבָּר. 2. To put in order, to arrange, connect; and hence to connect words, to speak. In Kal found in the participle דֹּבֵר and the infinitive דַּבֵּר (Ps. 51:6). Much more common in Pi. דִּבֶּר (fut. יְדַבֵּר) meaning to speak, loquor (different from אָמַר to say). Covers various grammatical constructions including speaking to (preceded by אֶל, לְ, or עִם), speaking of (preceded by אֶת or עַל), and speaking against (preceded by בְּ or אֶל). Also used to mean 'to promise' (Deut. 19:8).

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 154

1. word, speech (Ex. 4:10); denotes a command (Est. 1:19), promise (1 K. 2:4), sentiment/doctrine (Ecc. 1:1), oracle/revelation (Jer. 1:4), or historical words/chronicles (1 K. 11:41). 2. matter, thing (Ecc. 7:8); equivalent to Aramaic מִלָּא and Arabic אמר.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ῥῆμα λόγουσ λόγοσ λόγον λόγων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1697:

ῥῆμα 224× (14.7%)

λόγουσ 198× (13.0%)

λόγοσ 184× (13.3%)

λόγον 153× (10.6%)

λόγων 120× (8.3%)

ῥήματα 80× (5.1%)

λόγοι 63× (4.3%)

'' 51× (3.3%)

λόγοισ 30× (1.9%)

--- 30× (2.3%)

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

וימאסך וַיִּמְאָסְךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מאס

mâʼaç

Definition

to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3988

ך

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9031

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 801

I. (Qal) to reject, repudiate, refuse, despise, contemn, abhor. (Nifal) to be despised, rejected, worthless.

מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 801

II. intransitive, after the Aramaic mode, equivalent to מְסַס (to melt, dissolve).

מָאַס

verb • Root מאס • Strongs / High • Page 802

to melt, to dissolve; hence fig. to tremble, to be afraid.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָאַס

verb • Page 352

I. 1. to reject. (Opposite of בָּחַר to choose.) Is. 7: 15, 16. 41: 9. Job 34: 33. It is construed with an accus. and with בְּ, and is spoken most frequently (1.) of God, who rejects his people, Jer. 6: 30. 7: 29. 14: 19. or (2.) of men, who reject God and his commandments, 1 Sam. 15: 23. 2 K. 17: 15. 2. to despise, not to regard. Prov. 15 : 32. Job 19 : 18. Infin. מָאֹס Lam. 3: 45, as a subst. contempt. Niph. pass. Ps. 15: 4. Is. 54: 6.

מָאַס

verb • Root מסס • Page 352

II. i. q. the kindred מָסַס to melt away, to disappear. (So in Chald. מְאַךְ i. q. מְכַךְ, and מָאַס i. q. מָסַס.) Niph. Ps. 58 : 8 let them melt away as water. Job 7: 5 my skin heals and breaks out again, i.e. sanie diffluit.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπώσαντο ἐξουδένωσασ '' αὐτοὺσ ἀπεδοκίμασεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3988a:

ἀπώσαντο 5× (6.1%)

ἐξουδένωσασ 4× (4.7%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 3× (2.9%)

ἀπεδοκίμασεν 2× (2.4%)

ὑπερεῖδον 2× (2.4%)

ἀπώσω 2× (2.4%)

ἐξουδένωκα 2× (2.4%)

ἀποποιήσηται 2× (2.4%)

ἠπειθήσατε 2× (2.4%)

ממלךס מִמֶּלֶךְ׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶלֶךְ

masculine noun • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 859

A king, ruler; properly an abstract concept of rule or government, but commonly used concretely. It can refer to a king of a land, city, people, or tribe. The term is also applied to Jehovah, idols, and animals distinguished for strength. It can also mean an adviser or counsellor, and is used as a proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶלֶךְ

noun masculine • Page 380

a king. Ezek. 26: 7. 'the king of kings,' a title of the king of Babylon. Spoken frequently of Jehovah, Ps. 5: 3, and of false gods, Am. 5: 26.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: βασιλεὺσ βασιλέωσ βασιλέα βασιλεῖ βασιλεῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4428:

βασιλεὺσ 631× (23.4%)

βασιλέωσ 546× (20.5%)

βασιλέα 419× (15.7%)

βασιλεῖ 196× (7.1%)

βασιλεῖσ 133× (4.9%)

βασιλεύσ 100× (3.5%)

--- 77× (3.2%)

'' 66× (2.3%)

βασιλέων 63× (2.4%)

βασιλεῦσιν 46× (1.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
For the sin of divination, rebellion; and deceit, and the family gods of stubbornness. Because thou didst reject the word of Jehovah, and he will reject thee from being king.

LITV Translation:
For the sin of divination is rebellion; insolence is both iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Jehovah, so He has rejected you from being king.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
For sin is as divination; idols bring on pain and grief. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord also shall reject thee from being king over Israel.