Amos 5:21

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

שנאתי שָׂנֵאתִי

I have hated

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שנא

sânêʼ

Definition

to hate (personally)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8130

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׂנֵא

verb • Root שנא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to hate

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׂנֵא

chald. • Page 641

to hate. Part. שָׂנֵא an enemy, Dan. 4: 16. [4: 19.]

שָׂנֵא

verb • Page 641

1. to hate, construed with an accus. and with ל. Deut. 4: 42. 19: 4. 2. when used in opposition to אָהַב, merely comparatively, to love less, to slight. Deut. 21: 15. Niph. pass. Prov. 14: 17.

שְׁנָא

verb • Root שנה • Page 690

(after the Chaldaic form) to be changed. Lam. 4: 1. Pu. idem. Ecc. 8: 1.

שְׁנָא

verb • Page 690

1. to be changed or altered. Dan. 6: 18. 3: 27. Particularly to be changed for the worse. Dan. 5: 6. 2. to be different, diverse. Dan. 7: 3, 19, 23, 24. Pa. to change, alter, transform. Dan. 4: 13. Ithpa. to change itself. Dan. 2: 9. Aph. to change, alter, transgress. Dan. 2: 21; Ezra 6: 11, 12.

שְׁנָא

f. chald. • Root ישן • Page 690

sleep. Dan. 6: 19.

שֵׁנָא

noun feminine • Root ישן • Page 690

sleep. Ps. 127: 2.

Verb Qal perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐμίσησα μισῶν μισεῖ μισοῦντεσ μισοῦντάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8130:

ἐμίσησα 16× (11.0%)

μισῶν 10× (6.0%)

μισεῖ 10× (7.1%)

μισοῦντεσ 9× (5.1%)

μισοῦντάσ 7× (4.2%)

μισοῦντέσ 7× (4.2%)

μισούντων 6× (3.4%)

ἐμίσησασ 5× (3.5%)

μεμίσηκα 4× (2.9%)

ἐμίσησαν 4× (2.9%)

מאסתי מָאַסְתִּי

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

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.

Verb Qal perfect first person common 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%)

חגיכם חַגֵּיכֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חג

chag

Definition

a festival, or a victim therefor

Root

or חג; from H2287 (חגג);

Exhaustive

or חג; from חגג; a festival, or a victim therefor; (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2282

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַג

noun / m. • Root חגג • Strongs / High • Page 456

1. a festival, a feast, dedicated to God, so called from the processions. 2. a festival sacrifice.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָג

noun • Page 214

1. a feast, festival (Ex. 10:9; 12:14; Lev. 23:39; Deut. 16:10). In Talmudical writers it denotes the feast of tabernacles (2 Chr. 5:3; 1 K. 8:2). 2. by metonymy, the festival sacrifice, victim (Ps. 118:27; Ex. 23:18; Mal. 2:3; 2 Chr. 30:22).

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: ἑορτὴν ἑορτῇ ἑορτὴ ἑορτῆσ ἑορτὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2282:

ἑορτὴν 25× (39.2%)

ἑορτῇ 11× (13.2%)

ἑορτὴ 6× (10.7%)

ἑορτῆσ 5× (8.1%)

ἑορτὰσ 3× (5.1%)

ἑορτή 2× (3.6%)

--- 2× (3.6%)

'' 2× (3.0%)

ἑορταῖσ 2× (2.2%)

ולא וְלֹא

and not

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

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Conjunction, Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

אריח אָריחַ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רוח

rûwach

Definition

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy); accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7306

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רוּחַ

verb • Root רוח • Strongs / High • Page 1325

To be extended, wide, broad, roomy; to be well, unrestrained, alleviated, easy, refreshed.

רוּחַ

verb • Root רוח • Strongs / High • Page 1326

(Kal unused) intr. To breathe, to blow (of wind); to smell, of plants and scents; hence sometimes to breathe, to draw breath, generally to live and move; also fig. to have or feel pleasure in it, to perceive, to smell.

רוּחַ

verb • Root רוח • Strongs / High • Page 1326

(II. not used) intr. to go, to wander; adopted for יָרַח, יָרַד and the proper name יָרִיחַ (wanderer).

רוּחַ

noun feminine / m. • Root רוח • Strongs / High • Page 1326

1. The blowing, air, wind (breeze or storm); quarter, region, district (Metaphor). 2. The breath (often associated with anger/wrath, or word/oracle) or quick vanishing breath/nothingness/vanity. 3. Breath of life, animal life, anima, spirit (including sensuous feelings, passions, or moving force/restlessness).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּחַ

hiph. • Page 610

To smell. See רֵיחַ

רוּחַ

com. gen. • Page 610

1. Wind, air in motion (Gen. 8:1; Job 1:19); also the four quarters of heaven (Ezek. 37:9). 2. A breathing or exhalation; a breath (Job 7:7), creative power (Ps. 33:6), or vital breath in men and animals (Gen. 6:17). 3. A snuffing (of the nose), hence anger (Judg. 8:3). 4. The anima or animal soul, the vital principle (1 Sam. 30:12; Judg. 15:19).

רוּחַ

noun feminine • Page 611

The spirit, considered as coming from God; metaphorically a principle of life (Ezek. 10:17). The rational soul (animus), mind, intellect (Gen. 41:8). Inclination or disposition (Num. 5:14, Hos. 4:12). The Spirit of God or Jehovah, denoting life-giving power in men and nature (Gen. 1:3, Ps. 104:30), and the source of extraordinary gifts and prophecy (Num. 24:2, 1 Sam. 10:6).

רוּחַ

chald. n. • Page 611

1. wind. 2. a spirit.

רוּחַ

verb • Page 611

To be or become wide. Impers. 'I find room, I am relieved' (Job 32:20). Pu. מְרֻוָּח: wide, spacious (Jer. 22:14).

Verb Hiphil imperfect first person common singular

LXX: ὀσφρανθῶ ὠσφράνθη

LXX Usage Statistics

H7306:

ὀσφρανθῶ 2× (18.3%)

ὠσφράνθη 2× (15.5%)

בעצרתיכם בְּעַצְּרֹתֵיכֶם׃

in the hand

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

עצרה

ʻătsârâh

Definition

an assembly, especially on afestival or holiday

Root

or עצרת; from H6113 (עצר);

Exhaustive

or עצרת; from עצר; an assembly, especially on afestival or holiday; (solemn) assembly (meeting).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6116

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲצָרָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1123

(Only stat. absol.) commonly assembly, festive assembly, collection; an appointed day of fasting and repentance; a festival generally; an appointed, definite time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲצָרָה

noun feminine • Page 522

Also frequently עֲצֶרֶת. 1. an assembly (Jer. 9:1). 2. particularly a festival meeting of the people (Joel 1:14, 2 K. 10:20). 3. festival meeting on the seventh day of Passover or eighth day of the feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:36, Num. 29:35, Deut. 16:8).

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: ἐξόδιον θεραπείαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6116:

ἐξόδιον 4× (35.1%)

θεραπείαν 2× (17.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
I hated, I rejected your festivals, and I will not smell in your assemblies.

LITV Translation:
I hate, I despise your feast days; and I will not delight in your solemn assemblies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell your meat offerings in your general assemblies.