Amos 2:9

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואנכי וְאָנֹכִ֜י

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

אני

ʼănîy

Definition

I

Root

contracted from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H589

אנכי

ʼânôkîy

Definition

I

Root

sometimes, ; a primitive pronoun;

Exhaustive

sometimes, aw-no'-kee; a primitive pronoun; I; I, me, [idiom] which.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H595

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun personal • Root אנ • Strongs_Numbers • Page 162

I; the personal pronoun of the first person singular, common gender.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָנֹכִי

pronoun • Root אני • Strongs_Numbers • Page 163

pronominal stem; in pause אָנֹכִי personal pronoun I, a fuller form for אֲנִי

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun • Page 61

I. Also written אָנֹכִי. The form אֲנִי also occurs in the phrase חַי אָנִי (see חַי).

אָנֹכִי

pronoun • Page 61

I. Otherwise אֲנִי.

Conjunction, Pronoun personal first person both singular

LXX:

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H0595:

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השמדתי הִשְׁמַדְתִּי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמד

shâmad

Definition

to desolate

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to desolate; destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8045

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמַד

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1444

(Kal not used) tr. to destroy, to annihilate, to extirpate (Nif. to be laid waste, desolated; Hif. to destroy, waste, extirpate).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמַד

verb • Page 684

To destroy. Reference: Dan. 7:26.

שָׁמַד

verb • Page 684

In Kal not used. Hiph. הִשְׁמִיד: 1. to destroy (e.g., cities, altars). Lev. 26:30; Num. 33:52. 2. more frequently to destroy (e.g., men, nations). Deut. 1:27; 2:12, 21, 22, 23. Niph. pass. 1. to be laid waste (of a plain, high places). Jer. 48:8; Hos. 10:8. 2. to be destroyed. Gen. 34:30; Ps. 37:38.

Verb Hiphil perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐξολεθρεῦσαι αὐτοὺσ ἐξολεθρεύσῃ αὐτούσ ἀφανίσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8045:

ἐξολεθρεῦσαι 11× (10.7%)

αὐτοὺσ 8× (5.7%)

ἐξολεθρεύσῃ 7× (6.9%)

αὐτούσ 5× (4.1%)

ἀφανίσαι 4× (3.9%)

ἐξολεθρεύσει 4× (3.9%)

ἀφανιῶ 3× (2.6%)

ἡμᾶσ 3× (2.4%)

ἐξέτριψαν 3× (2.9%)

ἐξολεθρευθῶσιν 2× (1.7%)

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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:

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H0855:

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האמרי הָאֱמֹרִי

the Westerners (Amorai)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אמרי

ʼĔmôrîy

Definition

an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes

Root

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 (אמר) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer;

Exhaustive

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אמר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H567

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun gent. m. • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 157

Amorite, i.e. mountaineer; name of one of the greatest and most important of the races of the Canaanite or Phenician people.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun masculine • Page 59

Amorite, or collect. Amorites, a Canaanitish people inhabiting the mountainous parts of Judea. (Gen. 14:7, 13; 48:22; 2 Sam. 21:2).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX:

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מפניהם מִפְּנֵיהם

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

פנים

pânîym

Definition

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Root

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פנה; from H6437 (פנה));

Exhaustive

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פנה; from פנה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6440

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּנִים

m. pl. • Root פנה • Strongs / High • Page 1177

Properly the visible, external side. 1. The upper surface, superficies (of earth, water, covering); outside, aspect. 2. The face (the visible part, often as a collective idea).

פָּנִים

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1178

Face, countenances, presence, visibility. Used idiomatically for proximity (without delay), the front (of a thing), direction, look, mien (serenity, sadness); also used reflexively for the personal pronoun ('I myself').

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פָּנִים

noun masculine plural • Page 546

1. A face, countenance (Ezek. 1:6, Gen. 32:31). 2. Appearance, looks (1 Sam. 1:18, Job 9:27). 3. Surface, facies, superficies (Gen. 2:6, Is. 14:21, Job 38:30). 4. The front or forepart, as in an army (Joel 2:20, Ezek. 2:10, Deut. 2:10). 5. Equivalent to פֶּה a mouth or edge (Ecc. 10:10). 6. A person, personal presence (Ex. 33:14, 2 Sam. 17:11, Lam. 4:16). 7. Combined with prepositions, especially לִפְנֵי (before, in space or time, east of, or against).

Prep-M, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: προσώπου πρόσωπον ἐναντίον ἐνώπιον ἔναντι

LXX Usage Statistics

H6440:

προσώπου 450× (19.3%)

πρόσωπον 321× (14.0%)

ἐναντίον 190× (9.5%)

ἐνώπιον 176× (8.9%)

ἔναντι 157× (7.9%)

πρόσωπόν 105× (4.6%)

ἔμπροσθεν 82× (4.0%)

ἐνώπιόν 48× (2.4%)

--- 45× (2.3%)

'' 43× (1.8%)

אשר אֲשֶׁר

who/which

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אשר

ʼăsher

Definition

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

Root

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

Exhaustive

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H834

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר

noun proper • Root אשיר אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Proper name of a city east of Shechem, on the border of Manasseh.

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Relative pronoun: who, which; forming the relative in prose.

אֲשֶׁר

relative particle • Lemma_Lookup • Page 205

A relative particle or pronoun (who, which, that). It serves to connect a following clause with a preceding noun or pronoun. It can function as the subject or object within its clause (often supplemented by a pronominal suffix). In the accusative, it acts as a subordinate conjunction expressing relations of place (where, whither), time (when), and manner (as, that). It forms various compound conjunctions with prepositions, such as עַל אֲשֶׁר (wherefore, because), בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר (wherever), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (as).

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative / conjunction • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Relative pronoun and conjunction: that, which, where, so that, because, in order that. Used to express object and design, clauses relating to time (when), or causal relationships.

אֲשַׁר

verb • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 212

(not used) Aram. equivalent to Hebr אֶתֶר.

אֲשֻׁר

masc. / fem. • Root אשר אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

1. A tree, commonly sherbin-cedar, larch, or box-tree. 2. A step, walk.

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

Name of a tree; also the proper name of a city.

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine / noun proper • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

Happy; used as a proper name Asher (son of Jacob and the tribe named after him).

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Fortune, happiness; hence as an interjection in the construct state: hail! happy!

אָשֵׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be connected, united (equivalent to אָסַר).

אָשַׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To go about, run about; to go, to walk, to step along.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be united, by love, marriage, etc.; to be firm, strong, pressed together.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root ישר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be straight (even of a way); in a moral sense: to be right, honest, upright; to be prosperous, happy.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root עשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1143

(which see); Ar. the same, hence עָשִׁיר a spouse, an associate. Deriv. אֲשֵׁרָה, עֲשֵׁרָה, עָשִׁירָה.

אָשֻׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Step, walk.

אֹשֶׁר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Prosperity.

אֻשַּׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be led, guided.

אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי־כֵן

adverbial phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 708

After that.

אֲשַׂרְאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Proper noun, masculine. ('El is allied). Found in 1 Chr. 4, 16. Equivalent to the Phenician Osiris, an epithet of Ba'al.

אֲשַׂרְאֵלָה

noun proper masculine • Root אשר אלה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Proper noun, masculine. Found in 1 Chr. 25, 2. A variant reading is יְשַׂרְאֵלָה (Jesharelah).

אֲשֵׁרָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Name of a Phenician goddess, sometimes identified with the Sidonian Astarte; also refers to the wooden image/pillar of the goddess standing beside the altar of Ba'al.

אָשֵׁרִי

adjective • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Gentile of Asher; Asherite.

אֲשְׂרִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

Proper name of a man (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2).

אֲשֵׁרִים

noun masculine plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

Male images of Baal, of wood, symbolising Baal as a generating power, and distinct from images of Ashera.

אֻשַּׁרְנָא

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

A wall (Ezr. 5:3), properly a firm thing. Formed from אָשַׁר with the termination na.

אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַבַּיִת

phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 238

head of the palace, minister of the court

אֶת־אֲשֶׁר

relative phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 87

the person whom or the thing which

כַּאֲשֶׁר

conjunction • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 669

as, when, according as, since.

תְּלַאשַּׂר

unknown • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1515

see תְּלָאשֶׁר.

תְּלָאשָׂר

noun proper • Root תל אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1513

(as also תְּלַשַּׁר Is. 37, 12, also in mss. תְּלַסַּר) n. p. of a Mesopotamian province and city, inhabited by the בְּנֵי עֶדֶן, and formerly subject to Assyria Is. 37, 12; 2 Kings 19, 12. The word has arisen from תֵּל and אָשָׁר = אָשׂוּר.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative • Page 79

Relative pronoun: who, which, that. Used for both genders and numbers. Often acts as a sign of relation for other pronouns and adverbs (e.g., אֲשֶׁר-שָׁם 'where', אֲשֶׁר-מִשָּׁם 'whence').

אֲשֶׁר

adv. or conjunction • Page 80

Used as an adverb or conjunction; signifies (1.) *that, to the end that, ut*; (2.) *that, how that, quod*; (3.) *because*; (4.) *if*; (5.) *for*; (6.) *when*; (7.) *as*; (8.) *where*. References include Gen. 11:7, Deut. 4:40, Ex. 11:7, Jos. 2:10, 1 Sam. 24:19, 1 K. 8:33, Lev. 4:22, Jer. 33:22, Num. 20:13.

אֶשֶׁר

noun • Page 79

Happiness, prosperity; found only in the plural construct אַשְׁרֵי (the happinesses of). (Ps. 1:1, 2:12, 32:1, 33:12; Prov. 3:13, 8:34; Deut. 33:29).

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Page 80

*Prosperity*. Reference: Gen. 30:13.

אָשֵׁר

m. proper name • Page 79

1. A son of Jacob, progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel. 2. A city not far from Shechem (Josh. 17:7).

אָשַׁר

verb • Root ישר • Page 79

1. To go straight, proceed (Prov. 9:6). 2. To be right, suitable, successful, or prosperous (Hab. 2:4). Pi.: To lead or guide straight (Prov. 23:19; Is. 1:17). Pu.: To be guided or pronounced happy (Ps. 41:3; Prov. 3:18).

Conjunction

LXX:

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כגבה כְּגֹבַהּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גבה

gôbahh

Definition

elation, grandeur, arrogance

Root

from H1361 (גבה);

Exhaustive

from גבה; elation, grandeur, arrogance; excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1363

Fürst

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גָּבַהּ

verb • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

To rise to a height, to shoot up high, to be high; to overtop. Figuratively, to be elevated, renowned; or in a bad sense, to be high-minded, proud, haughty, arrogant.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֹּבַהּ

noun / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. Height, of cedars, stature, trees, heaven. 2. Figuratively, height, elevation, majesty; or in a bad sense, haughtiness, pride, arrogance.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבָה

verb / transitive • Root גבא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

(Not used) Transitive verb with the same meaning as גָּבָא: to collect, gather in, as applied to collecting tribute.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבֹהַּ

adjective / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. High, of stature, tower, mountain, etc. 2. Haughty, proud, arrogant. Also used as a substantive meaning a high place, a hill, or a mountain.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun / feminine • Root גבב • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. The arch of the eye, the black of the eye. 2. A felloe (of a wheel). 3. A hill.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

A ground-form to the proper name גַּבְהֵן.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גָּבַהּ

verb • Page 177

To be high.

גֹּבַהּ

noun masculine • Root גבה • Page 125

1. height. Job 22:12. 2. exaltation, majesty. Job 40:10. 3. arrogance. Jer. 48: 29. also with the addition of אַף Ps. 10: 4, of לֵב 2 Chr. 32:26, of רוּחַ Prov. 16: 18.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὕψοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1363:

ὕψοσ 6× (37.4%)

ארזים אֲרָזִים

cedar trees

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארז

ʼerez

Definition

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Root

from H729 (ארז);

Exhaustive

from ארז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H730

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אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארז • Strongs_Numbers • Page 187

cedar, so called from the firmness of its roots, whose tall and beautiful wood was used in temples, palaces, ships... derived from אָרַז.

Gesenius

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אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארוז • Page 71

A cedar-tree (Lev. 14:4, 6, 49). In Chaldaic and Syriac it occurs for several similar trees like the pine. Cedar wainscoting (1 K. 6:18).

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0730:

No stats available

גבהו גָּבְהוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גבה

gôbahh

Definition

elation, grandeur, arrogance

Root

from H1361 (גבה);

Exhaustive

from גבה; elation, grandeur, arrogance; excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1363

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

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גָּבַהּ

verb • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

To rise to a height, to shoot up high, to be high; to overtop. Figuratively, to be elevated, renowned; or in a bad sense, to be high-minded, proud, haughty, arrogant.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֹּבַהּ

noun / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. Height, of cedars, stature, trees, heaven. 2. Figuratively, height, elevation, majesty; or in a bad sense, haughtiness, pride, arrogance.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבָה

verb / transitive • Root גבא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

(Not used) Transitive verb with the same meaning as גָּבָא: to collect, gather in, as applied to collecting tribute.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבֹהַּ

adjective / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. High, of stature, tower, mountain, etc. 2. Haughty, proud, arrogant. Also used as a substantive meaning a high place, a hill, or a mountain.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun / feminine • Root גבב • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. The arch of the eye, the black of the eye. 2. A felloe (of a wheel). 3. A hill.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

A ground-form to the proper name גַּבְהֵן.

Matched via consonantal key only

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גָּבַהּ

verb • Page 177

To be high.

גֹּבַהּ

noun masculine • Root גבה • Page 125

1. height. Job 22:12. 2. exaltation, majesty. Job 40:10. 3. arrogance. Jer. 48: 29. also with the addition of אַף Ps. 10: 4, of לֵב 2 Chr. 32:26, of רוּחַ Prov. 16: 18.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ὕψοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1363:

ὕψοσ 6× (37.4%)

וחסן וְחָסֹן

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

חסן

châçôn

Definition

powerful

Root

from H2630 (חסן);

Exhaustive

from חסן; powerful; strong.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2634

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חָסֹן

verb • Root חסן • Strongs / High • Page 509

1. To be strong, mighty, powerful, applied to oaks and men. 2. Figuratively, to be wealthy, rich.

Conjunction, Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2634:

No stats available

הוא הוּא

Himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הוא

hûwʼ

Definition

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

Root

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;

Exhaustive

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1931

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הוּא

personal pronoun • Root הו • Strongs / High • Page 392

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. It can also be used for emphasis (he himself), as a demonstrative (this, that), to indicate self, or to strengthen other pronouns (I myself, thou thyself).

הוּא

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 393

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. Can also mean 'the same', 'himself'. It is also used as a designation for God, and can include the verb 'to be'.

הוּא

aramaic personal pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 393

Aramaic personal pronoun of the 3rd person, he.

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הוּא

chald. • Page 178

idem. behold, as for as simply. So in Syr. Dan. 2:43.

הוּא

pronoun • Page 182

1. he, and as a neuter it. In the Pentateuch, used for both genders. 2. self, same, selfsame. Is. 7:14, Ps. 44:5. 3. serves as the substantive verb 'to be' (copula). Is. 43:25. Also used as 'thou (art) the same' in 2 Sam. 7:28.

הוּא

chald. pron. • Page 182

idem (the same). Dan. 2:21.

הוּא

chald. • Page 182

see הֲוָה.

הוּא

unknown • Page 217

see הָוָה.

Pronoun personal third person masculine singular

LXX: αὐτὸσ ἐστιν ἐκείνῃ οὗτοσ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1931:

αὐτὸσ 321× (16.5%)

ἐστιν 260× (13.7%)

ἐκείνῃ 197× (10.6%)

οὗτοσ 160× (8.4%)

--- 103× (5.6%)

ἐκείνῳ 67× (3.6%)

ἐστίν 54× (2.9%)

ἐστὶν 54× (2.7%)

'' 50× (2.3%)

τοῦτο 42× (2.2%)

כאלונים כָּאַלּוֹנים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אלון

ʼallôwn

Definition

{an oak or other strong tree}

Root

a variation of H436 (אלון)

Exhaustive

a variation of אלון; {an oak or other strong tree}; oak.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H437

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אַלּוֹן

noun masculine • Root אל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 137

Oak; stands distinguished from אֵלָה (terebinth). We must assume a peculiar species of oaks when it is viewed along with אֵלָה.

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אַלּוֹן

m. dec. x. • Root אלה • Page 52

Oak. Gen. 35: 8. Ezek. 27: 6.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0437:

No stats available

ואשמיד וָאַשְׁמִיד

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

שמד

shâmad

Definition

to desolate

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to desolate; destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8045

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שָׁמַד

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1444

(Kal not used) tr. to destroy, to annihilate, to extirpate (Nif. to be laid waste, desolated; Hif. to destroy, waste, extirpate).

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שְׁמַד

verb • Page 684

To destroy. Reference: Dan. 7:26.

שָׁמַד

verb • Page 684

In Kal not used. Hiph. הִשְׁמִיד: 1. to destroy (e.g., cities, altars). Lev. 26:30; Num. 33:52. 2. more frequently to destroy (e.g., men, nations). Deut. 1:27; 2:12, 21, 22, 23. Niph. pass. 1. to be laid waste (of a plain, high places). Jer. 48:8; Hos. 10:8. 2. to be destroyed. Gen. 34:30; Ps. 37:38.

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐξολεθρεῦσαι αὐτοὺσ ἐξολεθρεύσῃ αὐτούσ ἀφανίσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8045:

ἐξολεθρεῦσαι 11× (10.7%)

αὐτοὺσ 8× (5.7%)

ἐξολεθρεύσῃ 7× (6.9%)

αὐτούσ 5× (4.1%)

ἀφανίσαι 4× (3.9%)

ἐξολεθρεύσει 4× (3.9%)

ἀφανιῶ 3× (2.6%)

ἡμᾶσ 3× (2.4%)

ἐξέτριψαν 3× (2.9%)

ἐξολεθρευθῶσιν 2× (1.7%)

פריו פִּרְיוֹ

his fruit

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פרי

pᵉrîy

Definition

fruit (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H6509 (פרה);

Exhaustive

from פרה; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6529

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

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פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Strongs / High • Page 1192

m. prop. what has broken forth, what has burst forth; hence 1. fruit (either natural or metaphorical).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרא • Strongs / High • Page 1193

1. Fruit, produce of the earth or of a tree; metaphorical applications include what is born/begotten of living beings (animals or men). 2. Figuratively: the fruit equals result, consequence of an action, hence atonement, reward, gain, profit, remnant.

Gesenius

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פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Page 553

1. Fruit of trees or ground (Ps. 107: 34). 2. Fruit of the body (posterity; Gen. 30: 2). 3. Metaphorically the consequences of an action (Is. 3: 10).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Page 554

an acquisition of the hands (Prov. 31: 16). The fruit of arrogance, i. e. what arises from arrogance (Is. 10: 12).

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: καρπὸν καρποῦ καρπὸσ καρπῶν αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6529:

καρπὸν 35× (29.0%)

καρποῦ 12× (9.4%)

καρπὸσ 10× (7.9%)

καρπῶν 10× (7.5%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (4.6%)

γενήματα 7× (5.0%)

ἔκγονα 6× (4.6%)

καρποὺσ 6× (4.5%)

ἐκγόνοισ 5× (2.8%)

καρπόν 4× (3.6%)

ממעל מִמַּעַל

from above

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

מעל

maʻal

Definition

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

Root

from H5927 (עלה);

Exhaustive

from עלה; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.; above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4605

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מַעַל

noun masculine • Root עלל • Strongs / High • Page 885

(Aramaic) The going down, setting, of the sun.

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מַעַל

i. m. verbal noun • Root מעל • Page 393

A sin, transgression. Always used in phraseology related to the verb.

מַעַל

ii. m. contraction • Root עלה • Page 393

What is above; hence as an adv. above. Found in compositions like Is. 45:8, Deut. 5:8, Gen. 22:9. Also used to mean upwards, higher and higher (Deut. 28:43), or forward/afterwards (1 Sam. 16:13).

מַעַל

noun masculine • Root עלה • Page 393

A lifting up. Found in Neh. 8:6. A contraction of מַעֲלָה.

מַעַל

chald. plur. מַעֲלֵי • Root עלל • Page 393

Setting of the sun. Found in Dan. 6:15.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἐπάνω ἄνω ἄνωθεν ἐπάνωθεν ὕψοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4605:

ἐπάνω 61× (42.3%)

ἄνω 15× (11.6%)

ἄνωθεν 14× (11.1%)

ἐπάνωθεν 11× (8.4%)

ὕψοσ 7× (4.7%)

ὑπεράνω 6× (4.5%)

'' 5× (3.4%)

ἀνωτέραν 3× (1.7%)

--- 2× (1.6%)

ἀνωτέρασ 2× (1.3%)

ושרשיו וְשָׁרָשָׁיו

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

שרש

sheresh

Definition

a root (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H8327 (שרש);

Exhaustive

from שרש; a root (literally or figuratively); bottom, deep, heel, root.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8328

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

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שֵׁרֵשׁ

pih. i. • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1487

I. privative, to root out, to extirpate.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁרֵשׁ

pih. ii. • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1487

II. to take root, to strike roots.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֹׁרֶשׁ

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1487

(union, family-association).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֹׁרֶשׁ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1487

properly a binding, a cord, and so a root; figuratively: the kernel, the essential part, the basis; race, genus, family; ground, the lowermost part, as the sole of the foot; settled abode, dwelling; place of origin, descent.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֹׁרַשׁ

puh. • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1487

to be rooted out (pass. of Pih. I.); fig. to be rooted (pass. of Pih. II.).

Matched via consonantal key only

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שֵׁרֵשׁ

pi. v. denom. • Root שרש • Page 701

to root up or out (Ps. 52:7; Job 31:12). Pu. to be rooted out (Job 31:8). Poel. to take root (Is. 40:24). Hiph. to take root (Ps. 80:10; Job 5:3).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ῥίζα ῥίζασ ῥίζαι ---% αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8328:

ῥίζα 7× (15.7%)

ῥίζασ 7× (15.3%)

ῥίζαι 7× (13.0%)

---% 4× (6.4%)

αὐτῆσ 4× (6.4%)

ῥίζαν 3× (7.3%)

ῥίζησ 2× (3.6%)

ῥιζῶν 2× (4.4%)

מתחת מִתָּחַת׃

from below

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

תחת

tachath

Definition

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.

Root

from the same as H8430 (תוח);

Exhaustive

from the same as תוח; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8478

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תָּחַת

unknown • Root נחת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1507

(not used) intr. same as הִין II., and so fig. to be humble, modest. Deriv. the proper name תַּחַת.

Matched via consonantal key only

תַּחַת

noun feminine / preposition / conj. / noun proper • Root חתת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1509

Derived forms include תַּחְתִּי, תַּחְתִּית (f.). 1. (n. f.) A depression, sinking, the deep, the under part, base, or support (Job 40:12; Hab. 3:16). 2. (prep.) Under, below, at the foot of (Gen. 7:19; Ex. 24:4); in place of, instead of (Ex. 21:26); between (Job 30:7). 3. (conj.) For that, because, eo quod (Deut. 21:14). 4. (n. p.) A station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:26). 5. (n. p. m.) Humility, modesty (1 Chr. 6:9).

Matched via consonantal key only

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תְּחֹת

chald. • Page 714

Chaldee equivalent of the Hebrew word תַּחַת (tahat), meaning 'under' or 'from under'. Cited in Dan. 4:11 [4:14].

תַּחַת

noun masculine • Page 713

1. what is under or below. Used as an accusative adverbially, below, beneath. In the construct state used as a preposition: under. Ex. 20:4, Gen. 1:7. 2. what is under a person, a place, spot. Zech. 6:12. (1) as an accusative used adverbially, on or in the place or spot. Ex. 16:29. (2) in the place of, instead of, loco. Lev. 16:32. Est. 2:17.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὑποκάτω ὑπὸ ἀντὶ ἀντ' ὑπο

LXX Usage Statistics

H8478:

ὑποκάτω 74× (15.9%)

ὑπὸ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντὶ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντ' 56× (12.5%)

ὑπο 33× (7.4%)

ὑποκάτωθεν 18× (4.0%)

'' 16× (3.0%)

ἀνθ' 12× (2.7%)

--- 12× (2.7%)

ὧν 11× (2.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And I destroyed the Amorite from their face, whom his height as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; and I will destroy his fruit from above and his roots from beneath.

LITV Translation:
Yet I destroyed the Amorite from before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the great trees. And I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from below.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.