Amos 8:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

שמעו שִׁמְעוּ־

Hear/they have heard

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמע

shâmaʻ

Definition

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8085

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1451

To hear (absol. or with accusative); to obey, to follow; metaphorically, to understand, to be intelligent, to be attentive; to get knowledge of, to hear a call.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁמַע and שָׁמֵעַ

verb • Root שמע • Page 687

1. to hear; to hearken, obey (Job 26:14, Ps. 92:12, Gen. 23:8, Ex. 24:7). 2. to understand (Gen. 11:7, 42:23). Also includes Niph. (to be heard), Pi. (to cause to hear, summon), and Hiph. (to cause to hear, announce, call together).

Verb Qal imperative second person masculine plural

LXX: ἤκουσεν ἀκούσατε ἤκουσαν ἤκουσα ἄκουε

LXX Usage Statistics

H8085:

ἤκουσεν 130× (10.0%)

ἀκούσατε 76× (6.4%)

ἤκουσαν 58× (4.6%)

ἤκουσα 42× (3.5%)

ἄκουε 37× (3.1%)

ὡσ 30× (2.6%)

ἀκοῦσαι 29× (2.1%)

ἀκούσῃ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.9%)

εἰσήκουσεν 25× (2.0%)

זאת זֹ֕את

this one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זאת

zôʼth

Definition

this (often used adverb)

Root

irregular feminine of H2089 (זה);

Exhaustive

irregular feminine of זה; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2063

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֹאת

pronoun / demonstrative / feminine • Root זה • Strongs / High • Page 422

A feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'. It is also used as a neuter pronoun for 'this'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זֹאת

pronoun • Root זה • Page 196

this, fem. of זֶה (q.v.)

Particle demonstrative

LXX: ταύτην ταῦτα τοῦτο αὕτη ταύτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2063:

ταύτην 91× (16.3%)

ταῦτα 73× (12.9%)

τοῦτο 70× (12.4%)

αὕτη 67× (12.1%)

ταύτησ 50× (9.0%)

ταύτῃ 26× (4.6%)

οὗτοσ 25× (4.4%)

τούτῳ 20× (3.3%)

οὕτωσ 19× (3.3%)

τούτου 18× (3.2%)

השאפים הַשֹּׁאֲפים

None

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

שאף

shâʼaph

Definition

to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten; desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7602

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁאַף

verb • Page 649

1. to breathe with open mouth, to snuff up, e. g. the air. 2. to snort, snuff; hence (1.) to hasten after a thing. (2.) to snort at, assail with violence, spoken of wild animals and metaphorically of savage enemies. Spoken of Jehovah, Is. 42:14.

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7602b:

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אביון אֶבְיוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אביון

ʼebyôwn

Definition

destitute

Root

from H14 (אבה), in the sense of want (especially in feeling);

Exhaustive

from אבה, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute; beggar, needy, poor (man).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H34

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶבְיוֹן

adjective / noun masculine • Root אביון • Strongs_Numbers • Page 50

Bowed, oppressed; needy, poor

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶבְיוֹן

verb • Root אבה • Page 19

1. Poor, needy (Deut. 15:4, 7, 11; Ps. 72:4). 2. Unhappy, afflicted, distressed.

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX:

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H0034:

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ולשבית וְלַשְׁבּית

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

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

שבת

shâbath

Definition

to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific); (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7673

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁבַת

verb • Root שבת • Strongs / High • Page 1379

Intransitive: to cease, rest, desist.

שָׁבַת

verb qal • Root שבת • Strongs / High • Page 1380

to desist, to leave off, to cease, to rest, to keep holy-day; especially of celebrating the sabbath (Ex. 16, 30), or of the land (to remain untilled), to celebrate the year of jubilee.

שָׁבַת

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example used in comparison of sibilants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁבַת

verb • Root שבת • Page 654

1. to cease to do any thing (Job 32:1, Jer. 31:36). 2. to rest from labour, to keep holyday (Ex. 23:12). 3. to cease to be, to have an end (Gen. 8:22, Is. 24:8). Niph. i. q. Kal no. 3 (Is. 17:3). Hiph. 1. to make to cease from doing (Ezek. 34:10). 2. to let rest or cease from labour (Ex. 5:5). 3. to still, quiet (Ps. 8:3). 4. to make to cease, to put an end to, e.g. a war (Ps. 46:10). 5. to put away, to remove (Ex. 12:15).

Conjunction, Preposition, Verb Hiphil infinitive construct common

LXX: ἀποστρέψω κατέπαυσεν πέπαυται t? ἀπολῶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7673a:

ἀποστρέψω 7× (8.5%)

κατέπαυσεν 5× (6.1%)

πέπαυται 4× (5.6%)

t? 4× (4.7%)

ἀπολῶ 4× (4.7%)

ἐσαββάτισεν 3× (4.0%)

σαββατιεῖ 2× (2.8%)

--- 2× (2.8%)

καταπαύσεισ 2× (2.8%)

ἀναπέπαυται 2× (2.6%)

ענוי עַנְוֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ענו

ʻânâv

Definition

depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)

Root

or (by intermixture with H6041 (עני)) עניו; from H6031 (ענה);

Exhaustive

or (by intermixture with עני) עניו; from ענה; depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly); humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare עני.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6035

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָנָו

noun proper masculine • Root ענה • Strongs / High • Page 1113

K'ri for עָנָו (which see).

Adjective adjective masculine plural construct

LXX: πραεῖσ πτωχοὶ ταπεινοὺσ πενήτων

LXX Usage Statistics

H6035:

πραεῖσ 8× (37.2%)

πτωχοὶ 2× (10.1%)

ταπεινοὺσ 2× (9.4%)

πενήτων 2× (8.6%)

ארץ אָרֶץ׃

earthly one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

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H0776:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Hear this, ye, panting after the needy, to cause the humble of the, land to cease.

LITV Translation:
Hear this, you who swallow up the poor, even to make the humble of the land to cease,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Hear now this, ye that oppress the poor in the morning, and drive the needy ones by tyranny from the earth,