Amos 3:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

הישאג הֲיִשְׁאַג

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

ha

Definition

? (interrog.)

Root

Interrogative particle

Exhaustive

the / or (interrog. particle)

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שאג

shâʼag

Definition

to rumble or moan

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rumble or moan; [idiom] mightily, roar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7580

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁאַג

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1365

To roar (of a lion, enemy, thunder); to threaten; to groan or lament aloud.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁאַג

verb • Page 647

1. to roar; spoken strictly of the lion (Judg. 14:5; Ps. 104:21; Job 37:4). 2. to groan, spoken of a person in extreme pain (Ps. 38:9).

Particle interrogative, Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐρεύξεται ὠρυόμενοι χρηματιεῖ ὠρυόμενοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7580:

ἐρεύξεται 4× (20.0%)

ὠρυόμενοι 3× (15.6%)

χρηματιεῖ 2× (10.4%)

ὠρυόμενοσ 2× (9.6%)

אריה אַרְיֵה

a lioness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארי

ʼărîy

Definition

a lion

Root

or (prolonged) []; from H717 (ארה) (in the sense of violence);

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from ארה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H738

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲרִי

noun • Root ארה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 187

only for lions made from metal melted and gilded over by art; also occurs in this meaning for image-work.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0738b:

No stats available

ביער בַּיַּעַר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יער

yaʻar

Definition

a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees); (honey-) comb, forest, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3293

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Fürst Lexicon

יַעַר

noun proper masculine • Root יער • Strongs / High • Page 623

A forest; also a masculine proper name.

יַעַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 627

(not used) intransitive verb, same as יָרָה III.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַעַר

m. plur. • Page 291

I. a wood, forest. Deut. 19: 5; Josh. 17: 15, 18. Also mentioned as 'the house of the forest of Lebanon' (the arsenal of king Solomon). 1 K. 7: 2.

יַעַר

noun masculine • Page 291

II. a honey-comb, favus mellis. Cant. 5: 1; 1 Sam. 14: 27.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: δρυμοῦ δρυμῷ δρυμὸν δρυμὸσ pἐν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3293a:

δρυμοῦ 21× (33.3%)

δρυμῷ 9× (12.9%)

δρυμὸν 7× (10.9%)

δρυμὸσ 4× (5.9%)

pἐν 3× (5.5%)

δρυμοῖσ 2× (2.6%)

βουνοὶ 2× (2.5%)

αὐτῆσ 2× (2.3%)

וטרף וְטֶרֶף

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

טרף

ṭereph

Definition

something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food

Root

from H2963 (טרף);

Exhaustive

from טרף; something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food; leaf, meat, prey, spoil.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2964

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Fürst Lexicon

טֶ֫רֶף

noun masculine • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 567

1. prey, booty, prop. the lacerated. 2. a leaf. 3. food, nourishment.

Matched via consonantal key only

טָרַף

verb • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 566

To pull in pieces, to tear in pieces, spoken of wild beasts; also to tear off or pluck off from a tree.

Matched via consonantal key only

טָרַף

verb • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 567

I. (not used) to shoot forth, spoken of the leaves of a plant; generally to sprout forth, to germinate, to break forth; metaphorically, to be fresh, new.

Matched via consonantal key only

טָרַף

verb • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 567

II. (Kal unused) intr. to be satiated, nourished.

Matched via consonantal key only

טָרָף

adjective • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 567

fresh-sprouting, green.

Matched via consonantal key only

טֹרַף

verb • Root טרף • Consonantal / Medium • Page 566

(Pual of טָרַף) to be torn in pieces; to be plucked off, torn off.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טֶרֶף

m. verbal from טָרַף / dec. vi. a. • Root טרף • Page 266

1. prey (of a wild animal, Job 4:11); 2. food (Prov. 31:15); 3. a leaf (Ezek. 17:9).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἁρπάγματα θήραν βοράν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2964:

ἁρπάγματα 4× (18.1%)

θήραν 4× (16.7%)

βοράν 2× (9.0%)

אין אֵין

there is not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אין

ʼayin

Definition

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

Root

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

Exhaustive

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אין.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H369

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אַיִן

adverb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

I. Interrogative adverb: where? Correlative to the words אָן and אֵי.

אַיִן

adv. / adjective • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

II. A word of negation; primitive meaning sometimes an adverb (not, non), sometimes an adjective (none).

אַיִן

substantive / adv. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 116

Nothing, not, there is not; negation of existence. (Absolute state)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵין

substantive / adv. of negation • Root אין • Page 45

Properly a substantive meaning nothingness, defect, or non-existence. Used as an adverb of negation: 1. not, including the verb 'to be' (Gen. 37:29, Num. 14:42). 2. Used to signify 'to not be' or 'not to exist' (1 Sam. 9:4, 1 K. 18:10). 3. nothing (Ps. 19:7). 4. without (Ex. 21:11, Joel 1:6). 5. Combined with prepositions (Prov. 8:24, Ezek. 38:11).

אֵין

adv. of interr. • Root אי • Page 45

Where? Equivalent to אֵי or אַי with paragogic ן. Found only with the prefix מִ, as in מֵאַיִן meaning 'whence?' (Gen. 29:4).

אֵין

adverb • Page 45

Found only in 1 Sam. 21:9. Equivalent to the negative אֵין, but used interrogatively for הַאֵין meaning 'is there not?'.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0369:

No stats available

לו לוֹ

to himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

וְ

prefix • Root היה • Page 195

A prefix, as in וַיִּקְתֹּל (he killed). Usually called Vav conversivum futuri. It is most probably a contraction of the old form הָוָה or הָוֵי i. q. הָיָה.

וְ

conj. and prefix • Page 194

Vav copulativum. Signifies a nail, peg, hook. Used as: 1. merely connective (and, also); 2. adversative (but, yet - Gen. 17:21); 3. illative (since, wherefore - Gen. 26:27, Ruth 1:21); 4. causal (for - Gen. 20:3, Is. 39:1); 5. to express result/consequence (that - Num. 23:19).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

היתן הֲיִתֵּן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

ha

Definition

? (interrog.)

Root

Interrogative particle

Exhaustive

the / or (interrog. particle)

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נתן

nâthan

Definition

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5414

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נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 755

to give, bestow

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 999

A verb with a wide range of meanings, primarily: 1. to give, to hand over, to deliver, to deal out, to perform, to permit, to sell. 2. to set, to place, to lay, to erect, to appoint, to establish. It is used in numerous idiomatic phrases such as 'to give up to one's care' (נָתַן עַל־יַד), 'to bear or bring fruit' (נָתַן פְּרִי), 'to flee' (נָתַן עֹרֶף), 'to give favour' (נָתַן חֵן), 'to stretch forth the hand' (נָתַן יָד), 'to deliver into one's power' (נָתַן בְּיַד), and 'to give up to the sword' (נָתַן לְחֶרֶב).

נָתַן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1000

To give, put, set, lay upon, impute guilt, apply the mind, make, or treat as. In Niphal: to be given, delivered, published, set, take place, or become. In Hophal: to be given, put, poured, or suspended.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Page 463

1. To give (Prov. 13:10, Josh. 15:19). Phrases: מִי יִתֵּן 'who will give?' used as an expression of a wish (Ps. 55:7, Ex. 16:3, Deut. 28:67). 2. To lay, set, place (Gen. 1:17, 9:13, Ps. 119:110, Ezek. 26:8). 3. To make or do (Ex. 7:9, Gen. 17:4, Jer. 1:5, Is. 41:2). 4. To permit, allow, grant (Gen. 20:6, Ex. 3:19, Judg. 1:34, 15:1, 1 Sam. 18:2, Job 9:18, 2 Chr. 20:10). 5. To give forth, yield, or utter; e.g., a smell or sound (Cant. 1:12, Job 1:22, Ps. 81:3). 6. To hold or regard (1 K. 10:27, Gen. 42:30, 1 Sam. 1:16). Includes Niph. and Hoph. (to be given, placed, or made).

Particle interrogative, Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔδωκεν δώσω δοῦναι δώσει ἔδωκαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5414:

ἔδωκεν 299× (14.0%)

δώσω 178× (8.2%)

δοῦναι 93× (4.4%)

δώσει 88× (4.2%)

ἔδωκαν 77× (3.6%)

ἔδωκα 70× (3.3%)

δέδωκα 57× (2.9%)

'' 51× (2.2%)

δώσεισ 51× (2.4%)

παρέδωκεν 46× (2.1%)

כפיר כְּפִיר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כפיר

kᵉphîyr

Definition

a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

Root

from H3722 (כפר);

Exhaustive

from כפר; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane); (young) lion, village. Compare כפר.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3715

Fürst

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כְּפִיר

noun masculine • Root כפר • Strongs / High • Page 726

1. same as כְּפָר, a village. 2. The strong, the powerful; hence a lion, particularly the wild and blood-thirsty one. Figuratively used for fierce enemies, a ruler, or a king.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כְּפִיר

m. dec. i. • Page 325

1. a young lion.

כְּפִיר

noun masculine • Root כפר • Page 326

A young lion, such an one as already goes abroad for prey; metaphorically: dangerous enemies or young heroes/defenders of a state. (Ezek. 19:2,3; Ps. 17:12; 104:21; Judg. 14:5; Ps. 34:11; 35:17; 58:7; Jer. 2:15; Ezek. 32:2; 38:13; Nah. 2:14).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: λέων σκύμνοσ λεόντων ὡσ λέοντοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3715a:

λέων 6× (14.2%)

σκύμνοσ 6× (13.4%)

λεόντων 4× (10.0%)

ὡσ 4× (10.0%)

λέοντοσ 4× (9.6%)

ὥσπερ 2× (5.4%)

δρακόντων 2× (5.4%)

λέοντα 2× (5.4%)

λέοντεσ 2× (5.0%)

קולו קוֹלוֹ

the voice of himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קול

qôwl

Definition

a voice or sound

Root

or קל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud;

Exhaustive

or קל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6963

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

Fürst

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קוֹל

noun masculine • Root קול • Strongs / High • Page 1266

1. the voice, expressing various human feelings (joy, sorrow, rage), or the voice of speakers or God. 2. the voice or cry of animals (bleating, roaring). 3. the sound, noise, rattle, crack, crash, of inanimate things, especially thunder.

קוֹל

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1267

Voice, sound, utterance, word. Used in various contexts including weeping, crying, shouting for joy, proclaiming, singing, roaring, thundering, giving hearing, listening, obeying, and making known.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קוֹל

noun masculine plural • Page 583

1. a voice. Ps. 142: 2. In the accusative with (all) my voice, i. e. with a loud voice. קוֹל יְהוָה the voice of Jehovah, i. e. the thunder, Ps. 29: 3 ff. נָתַן קוֹל to lift up one’s voice, Gen. 45: 2. to call to, Prov. 2: 3. to proclaim in a country, 2 Chr. 24: 9. 2. a report, rumour. Gen. 45: 16. 3. a sound, noise, of inanimate things. 2 Sam. 15: 10. Ezek. 1: 24.

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

LXX: φωνῆσ φωνὴν φωνὴ φωνῇ φωνήν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6963a:

φωνῆσ 153× (26.1%)

φωνὴν 127× (24.6%)

φωνὴ 91× (18.5%)

φωνῇ 51× (9.9%)

φωνήν 18× (3.4%)

--- 11× (2.4%)

φωνή 8× (1.5%)

'' 7× (1.3%)

αὐτῆσ 6× (1.0%)

---% 6× (0.9%)

ממענתו מִמְּעֹנָתוֹ

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

מעונה

mᵉʻôwnâh

Definition

{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}

Root

or מענה; feminine of H4583 (מעון), and meaning the same

Exhaustive

or מענה; feminine of מעון, and meaning the same; {an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}; den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4585

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

Fürst

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מְעוֹנָה

noun feminine • Root עון • Strongs / High • Page 824

couch of a wild beast.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְעוֹנָה

noun feminine • Root עון • Page 391

A dwelling (Jer. 21: 13), particularly of God (Ps. 76: 3) or wild beasts (Ps. 104: 22; Am. 3: 4).

מְעוֹנָה

noun feminine • Page 394

f. a dwelling; see מָעוֹן.

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

LXX: κατοικητήριον

LXX Usage Statistics

H4585:

κατοικητήριον 3× (29.2%)

בלתי בִּלְתּי

I have been mixed/except

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בלתי

biltîy

Definition

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.

Root

constructive feminine of H1086 (בלה) (equivalent to H1097 (בלי));

Exhaustive

constructive feminine of בלה (equivalent to בלי); properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.; because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1115

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לְבִלְתִּי

adverb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 758

in want of, hence not.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּלְתִּי

substantive • Page 102

perhaps properly a subst. sep-

בִּלְתִּי

adv. / preposition / conj. • Root בלה • Page 103

Derived from בָּלָה. 1. adv. not (1 Sam. 20:26). 2. prep. without, besides, except (Gen. 21:26, Ex. 22:19, Num. 11:6). 3. except, unless, usually after a preceding negation (Gen. 47:18, Judg. 7:14, Am. 3:3, 4). 4. conj. unless, besides that (Gen. 43:3, Dan. 11:18). Also occurs in combinations: לְבִלְתִּי (before an infinitive meaning 'not to' or 'lest', Gen 3:11, Ruth 2:9); מִבִּלְתִּי ('since not', Num. 14:16); עַד־בִּלְתִּי ('till not', Num. 21:35, Josh. 8:22).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παράπαν ὅπωσ καθόλου μὴ πλὴν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1115:

παράπαν 6× (11.3%)

ὅπωσ 5× (11.1%)

καθόλου 5× (9.8%)

μὴ 4× (8.9%)

πλὴν 4× (8.9%)

ἐὰν 4× (8.2%)

'' 4× (7.5%)

ἀλλ' 3× (6.7%)

אם אִם־

if

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אם

ʼim

Definition

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

Root

a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H518

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Fürst Lexicon

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 146

If; a conditional conjunction.

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 147

Conditional particle corresponding to 'if', 'whether', or 'although'. It is used with perfect and imperfect tenses to express conditions, repeated acts, or permanent states. In formulas of swearing (oaths), it implies a negative ('surely not'). It can also introduce a question.

אִם

conj. / particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 148

Conditional particle indicating 'if', 'whether', 'either...or'; also used as a particle of time: 'when', 'since'; a particle of wishing: 'oh if!', 'would that!'; and sometimes as an exclamation: 'behold!', 'lo!'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִם

primitive particle • Page 54

1. adv. of time, when; referring either to time past, like the Germ. da, als, Am. 7: 2 when they had en-

אִם

conj. / adv. / interrog. particle • Page 55

A conditional and interrogative particle with multiple senses: 2. if, supposing that; 3. although (Judg. 13:16); 4. O that (Gen. 30:27); 5. whether... or (Ex. 19:13); 6. in swearing (not, that not; 2 Sam. 11:11); 7. perhaps that (Gen. 31:52); 8. interrogative (Jer. 3:5); 11. whether...not (Est. 4:14); 13. (אם-לא) if not, but (Gen. 24:58).

Particle

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0518a:

No stats available

לכד לָכָד׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לכד

lâkad

Definition

to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere; [idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3920

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָכַד

verb • Root לכד • Strongs / High • Page 786

Properly, to bind, knot, or intertwine together (like a net). Hence: 1. To draw together, to take, to seize. 2. Generally to seize, to lay hold of, as a capture, e.g. to take warriors captive, to storm a city.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָכַד

verb • Root לכד • Page 346

1. to take, catch (in a net or pit). 2. to take prisoner in war (Num. 21:32). 3. to take or break into a city (Josh. 8:12). 4. to choose out by lot (Josh. 7:14). Includes Niph. pass. and Hithpa. to hold together (Job 41:17).

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: προκατελάβετο ἔλαβεν κατακληροῦται κατελάβετο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3920:

προκατελάβετο 9× (6.9%)

ἔλαβεν 8× (6.4%)

κατακληροῦται 5× (3.9%)

κατελάβετο 5× (3.7%)

'' 4× (3.0%)

κατελάβοντο 4× (3.0%)

συνελήμφθη 4× (3.4%)

ἔλαβον 3× (2.5%)

ἁλώσεται 3× (2.5%)

δείξῃ 3× (2.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Will the lion roar in the forest and not tearing in pieces for him? will the young lion give his voice from his cave if he took nothing?

LITV Translation:
Will a lion roar in the forest when there is no prey for him? Will a young lion cry out of his den unless he has caught?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a lion’s whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?