Genesis 24:29

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולרבקה וּלְרִבְקָה

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

רבקה

Ribqâh

Definition

Ribkah, the wife of Isaac

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty);

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac; Rebekah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7259

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִבְקָה

noun proper feminine • Root רבק • Strongs / High • Page 1318

(fettering, by beauty) noun proper feminine, Rebekkah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רִבְקָה

proper name • Root רבק • Page 607

Rebekah, the wife of Isaac. Gen. 22 : 23. 24 : 15 ff.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H7259

I. רִבְקָה (approximate number of occurrences: 30) proper name, feminine — Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel and wife of Isaac.

— Genesis 22:23; Genesis 24:15 (24 times in chapter 24, including Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:27); Genesis 28:5; Genesis 29:12; Genesis 35:8; Genesis 49:31; — LXX Πεβεκκα.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name feminine

LXX: ρεβεκκα ρεβεκκαν ρεβεκκασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7259:

ρεβεκκα 12× (41.8%)

ρεβεκκαν 10× (32.9%)

ρεβεκκασ 7× (25.3%)

אח אָח

a brother

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אח

ʼâch

Definition

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H251

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָח

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 93

Brother; a word of relationship used in various ways: 1. friend, companion. 2. kinsman, fellow-countryman, person of same family or race. 3. ally, confederate. 4. neighbour, fellow man. 5. Used in phrases expressing 'the one... the other' (any one, other).

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 94

Brother; 'fellow' or 'other' in poetical and figurative discourse, applied to persons, animals, and inanimate things. Used frequently in compound proper names, often as an epithet of deity (friend/protector). Usage in Ez. 18:10 is discussed as a possible textual variant for 'one' or 'man'.

אָח

noun feminine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Properly fire, then chafing-dish; heats winter chambers.

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחו • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Meadow; to bear fruit between meadows.

אָח

interjection • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

An exclamation of grief: ah! alas! woe!

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָח

m. prim. irreg. • Page 37

1. brother; freq. 2. cousin, kinsman of any degree. 3. one belonging to the same tribe. 4. fellow countryman. 5. confederated, bound together by a league. 6. friend, companion. 7. neighbour, fellowman. 8. applied metaphorically to persons and things which have resemblance.

אָח

interj. of lament. • Page 37

Ah! alas! construed with the dative.

אָח

noun feminine • Page 37

firepan, such as is employed in the east for warming chambers. (comp. Arab. ardeo)

אָח

chald. n.m. • Page 37

brother, as in Hebrew.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H251

I. אָח (approximate number of occurrences: 630) noun masculine — brother.

Cognates:

• Phoenician אח
• Arabic أخ (construct أخي etc.)
• Sabean אח׳ (suffix אח׳יהו) CIS iv.1,17 and 24 and others
• Ethiopic አማርኛ
• Assyrian a—u compare Dl W
• Aramaic אָח, 𐎱𐎡𐎽𐎢
• Palmyrene, Nabataean suffix אחוהי, אחיה

— אָח absolute Genesis 24:29 + (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compare אֲחִי אֲחִים אֲחִים; Ew Sm אָח; Dl Ba Ez x defends as = one compare Assyrian a—u) never with article; construct אֲחִי Genesis 10:21 +; suffix אָחִי Genesis 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Genesis 4:9 +; אָחִיו Genesis 4:2 +; אָחִיהו Jeremiah 34:9 3 times etc.; plural אֲחִים Genesis 13:8 +; so read Hosea 13:15 see De Compl. Var. 23 compare below אָחו; construct אֲחֵי Numbers 27:10 +; suffix אֲחַי Genesis 19:7 +; אָחָי 1 Samuel 20:29 + (but 1 Samuel 30:23 אֲחִי We אֲחָרִי for אָחָי אַת); אֲחֵיךָ Genesis 37:13 +; אָחָיו Genesis 44:14 +.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. Biological brother

• Born of same mother (& father) Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11; Genesis 27:6, Genesis 27:11; Genesis 44:20; Genesis 49:5; compare Genesis 28:2; Genesis 29:10 (twice in verse) + Exodus 4:14 + often; also of half-brother Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 20:16 (on parentage compare Genesis 20:12) Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 +, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:7, 2 Samuel 13:8 +.

b. Indefinite = relative

• Lot, of Abraham Genesis 13:8; Genesis 14:12, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16; Jacob, of Laban Genesis 29:12, Genesis 29:15 (nephew); hence of kinship in wider sense; member of same tribe Numbers 16:10; Numbers 18:2, Numbers 18:6; 2 Samuel 19:13; of same people Exodus 2:11 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:18; Deuteronomy 15:12; Judges 14:3; Isaiah 66:20; Nehemiah 5:1, Nehemiah 5:5, Nehemiah 5:8 see especially Leviticus 19:17 compare Leviticus 19:18 (extended to include sojourner גֵּר Leviticus 19:34); of Israel & Judah 2 Samuel 19:42; Israel & Edom Numbers 20:14; compare of Ishmael Genesis 16:12; Genesis 25:18; of friend 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 9:13; 1 Kings 20:32, 1 Kings 20:33 of allies בְּרִית אָח Amos 1:9.

c. Figurative of resemblance

• Job 30:29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים (|| רֵעַ לִבְנוֹת יַעֲנָה i.e. by reason of his crying, compare Di); Proverbs 18:9 מִתְרַמֶּה בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית.

d. In phrase one . . . another

• אִישׁ אָחִיו Genesis 9:5; Joel 2:8; Zechariah 7:10; אִישׁ אֶת אָחִיו Genesis 13:11 25 times + Exodus 32:27 (where also same phrase with רֵעֵהוּ & קְרֹבוֹ — see these words — & also אִישׁ, אֵחָד; for development of idiom compare Deuteronomy 15:2; Isaiah 19:2; Jeremiah 34:14 (compare 15) 17 Ezekiel 38:21; Haggai 2:22; usually of men; of faces of golden cherubim Exodus 25:20; Exodus 37:9; of scales of crocodile Job 41:9.

(אָח fire-pot. see below II. אחח.)

אחה (assumed as √ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew אָח).

¹ Co: C. H. Cornill.

² Ew: H. Ewald.

³ Sm: R. Smend.

⁴ Dl: Friedrich Delitzsch.

⁵ Ba: J. Barth.

⁶ Ez: Ezekiel.

⁷ De: Franz Delitzsch.

⁸ We: J. Wellhausen.

⁹ Di: A. Dillmann.

¹⁰ J: Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

¹¹ E: Elohist Source.

¹² P: Priests' Code / Narrative.

¹³ ||: Parallel of words (synonymous or contrasted); also of passages; sometimes 'see parallel' or 'so also in parallel'.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0251:

No stats available

ושמו וּשְׁמוֹ

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

שם

shêm

Definition

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

Root

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064 (שמים));

Exhaustive

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שמים); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8034

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

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

A sign, a memorial, a token, a mark, and therefore a name. (Includes usage regarding calling or inscribing a name).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Metaphor: The internal essence as outwardly revealed and known as operative; hence of God (the Divine Essence, Presence, Protection, or Power).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Fame, renown, fama, an honourable name. Also used to denote a good name, sweet scent (assonance), bad reputation, or posterity (name after death).

שֵׁם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Proper noun: The oldest son of Noah (Gen. 5, 32), progenitor of the Semites.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁם

m. constr. • Page 683

1. a name; a celebrated name, celebrity, renown. Gen. 6: 4, Num. 16: 2. 2. a rumour, report. Deut. 22: 14. 3. the name of Jehovah, particularly his praise or glory. Ps. 79: 9, Is. 48: 9.

שָׁם

adverb • Page 683

1. there. 2. thither (i.q. שָׁמָּה). 3. then (spoken of time). 4. thither/whither (with paragagic ה). Gen. 13: 3, 1 Sam. 2: 14, Ps. 14: 5, Gen. 19: 20.

שֻׁם

m. chald. • Page 684

A name. References: Dan. 4:5 [4:8]; Ezra 5:1. With suffix שֻׁמֵּהּ (from שֵׁם) Dan. 2:20, 26; 4:5 [4:8]; 5:12. Ezra 5:14: 'and they were given to Sheshbazzar, as his name was'.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H8034

I. שֵׁם (approximate number of occurrences: 864) noun masculine^{2 Samuel 7:9} — name (√ unknown; compare Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, especially הַשֵּׁם = יהוה).

Cognates:

• Phoenician שם
• Assyrian šumu
• Sabean סם
• Ethiopic ስም
• Arabic اِسْم
• Aramaic שֵׁם, שְׁמָא, שׁוּם, שֻׁם
• Old Aramaic, Palmyrene שם

— שֵׁם absolute Genesis 6:4 +; construct שֵׁם Genesis 12:8 +, rarely שֶׁםֿ 1 Samuel 8:2 +; suffix שְׁמִי Exodus 3:15 +, שִׁמְךָ Genesis 32:9 +, שְׁמֶ֑ךָ 1 Kings 18:31 +, etc.; plural שֵׁמוֺת (rarely שֵׁמֹת) Genesis 2:20 +; construct שְׁמוֺת Exodus 6:16 +, suffix שְׁמוֺתָם Numbers 13:4 +, שְׁמוֺתָן Ezekiel 23:4 (twice in verse).

1. Designations of things

• Of river Genesis 2:11, 13, 14
• Of beasts Genesis 2:19, 20
• Of city Genesis 26:33 (Jehovist Source) +
• Of the day שׁ׳ הַיּוֺם Ezekiel 24:2, i.e. exact designation of it (+ אֶת־עֶצֶם הַיּ׳ הַזֶּה)

2. Of persons and reputation

a. Usually of person

• Genesis 4:17, 19 (Jehovist Source)
• As significant: 1 Samuel 25:25, compare Proverbs 21:24
• In phrase וַיְהִי אִישׁ ... וּשְׁמוֺ אֶלְקָנָה 1 Samuel 1:1, compare 1 Samuel 9:1, 2, Jeremiah 37:13
• In token of ownership: נִקְרָא שׁ׳ עַל 2 Samuel 12:28, Isaiah 4:1
• Change of name: Genesis 17:15 (Priests' Code / Narrative), Genesis 35:10 (Priests' Code / Narrative)
• Acknowledged personally: יְדַעְתִּיךָ בְּשֵׁם Exodus 33:12, 17 (Jehovist Source)
• As representative of: בְּשֵׁם פ׳ 1 Samuel 25:5, 9, 1 Kings 21:8, Esther 8:8

b. Reputation, fame, or glory

• Positive sense: Genesis 12:2, 2 Samuel 7:9
• Make oneself a name: Genesis 11:4, 2 Samuel 8:13, Jeremiah 32:20
• Men of renown: אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם Genesis 6:4, Numbers 16:2
• Bad sense (reproach): שֵׁם רָע Deuteronomy 22:14, 19
• As byword: Ezekiel 23:10, טְמֵאַת הַשּׁ׳ Ezekiel 22:5

c. Posthumous life, especially in sons

• 2 Samuel 18:18, Deuteronomy 25:7, Ruth 4:5, 10
• Blotting out of name: Deuteronomy 25:6, Numbers 27:4 (Priests' Code / Narrative)
• Extirpate family: 1 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 14:7, Isaiah 14:22

3. Of God, specifically of Yahweh

• Call with the name (in worship): ק׳ בְּשֵׁם י׳ Genesis 4:26 (Jehovist Source), Genesis 12:8, Genesis 21:33
• Place of worship: Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 12:5, 2 Samuel 7:13
• Swearing by the name: 1 Samuel 20:42, Deuteronomy 6:13, Exodus 20:7
• Embodying revealed character: Amos 5:8, Exodus 3:15 (Elohist Source), Exodus 34:14 (Jehovist Source)
• Praise and glory: 2 Samuel 22:50, Psalm 18:50, Psalm 29:2
• As powerful agent: בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֺשִׁיעֵנִי Psalm 54:3
• As hypostasis / ineffable: הַשֵּׁם Leviticus 24:11

4. Of false gods

• Usage forbidden: Exodus 23:13 (Elohist Source), Joshua 23:7 (Deuteronomic Redactor), Hosea 2:19
• Calling upon: 1 Kings 18:24, Micah 4:5

5. Memorial or monument

• Isaiah 55:13 ("" אוֺת)
• יָד וָשֵׁם Isaiah 56:5

Aramaic

I. שֻׁם noun masculine name (Biblical Hebrew שֵׁם).

— construct שֻׁם Ezra 5:1 +; suffix שְׁמֵהּ Daniel 2:20 +; plural construct שְׁמָהָת Ezra 5:4, suffix שְׁמָהָתְהֹם Ezra 5:10.

1. of divinity
   • Daniel 2:20
   • Daniel 4:5
   • Ezra 5:1
   • Ezra 6:12
2. of a man
   • Daniel 2:26
   • Daniel 4:15–16
   • Daniel 5:12
   • Ezra 5:4, 10, 14

¹ J. Barth, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZMG), xli (1887), 635.

² P. de Lagarde, Bildung der Nomina (BN), 160.

³ W. Robertson Smith, Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia (RS K), 213, 303 ff.

⁴ E. König, Historisch-kritisches Lehrgebäude der hebräischen Sprache (Kö), ii. 1. 104, 512.

⁵ M. Lidzbarski, Handbuch der nordsemitischen Epigraphik (Lzb), 377.

⁶ A. Geiger, Urschrift und Übersetzungen der Bibel (Gei Urschr), 273 f.

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

LXX: ὄνομα ὄνομά ὀνόματι ὀνόματί ὀνόματα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8034:

ὄνομα 400× (45.4%)

ὄνομά 128× (14.3%)

ὀνόματι 86× (9.2%)

ὀνόματί 62× (6.4%)

ὀνόματα 50× (5.6%)

ὀνομάτων 22× (2.8%)

ὀνόματοσ 17× (1.8%)

ὀνόματόσ 15× (1.6%)

'' 15× (1.7%)

αὐτῆσ 10× (0.9%)

לבן לָבָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לבן

Lâbân

Definition

Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert

Root

the same as H3836 (לבן);

Exhaustive

the same as לבן; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert; Laban.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3837

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָבָן

adjective / masculine / proper noun • Root לבן • Strongs / High • Page 766

1. Adjective: white. 2. Proper name of a man: Laban, the father-in-law of Jacob. 3. Proper name of a place: a station of the Israelites in the Arabian desert.

לָבָן

adjective • Root לבן • Strongs / High • Page 767

white.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָבָן

adjective / verb • Root לבן • Page 340

White (Ex. 16:31; Lev. 13:3 ff.). Fem. לְבָנָה.

לָבֶן

adjective / verb • Root לבן • Page 340

White (Gen. 49:12). Construct form לְבֶן-.

לֹבֶן

f. verbal / dec. x. • Root לבן • Page 340

1. Whiteness, clearness, transparency (Ex. 24:10). 2. Proper name of a city of refuge (Josh. 10:29). 3. A station of the Israelites in the desert (Num. 33:20).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H3837

II. לָבָן (approximate number of occurrences: 54) proper name, masculine — son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father-in-law of Jacob (Λαβαν⁴).

Occurrences and Sources

a. Jehovist Source

• Genesis 24:29 (twice in verse)
• Genesis 24:50
• Genesis 27:43
• Genesis 28:2, 5
• 17 times in Genesis 29, 30, 31, 32 (Jehovist Source¹)

b. Elohist Source

• Genesis 29:15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26
• 18 times in Genesis 31, 32 (Elohist Source²)
• לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי Genesis 31:24

c. Priestly Code

• לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי Genesis 25:20
• Genesis 28:5 (id.)
• Genesis 28:2
• Genesis 29:24, 29
• Genesis 46:18, 25 (all Priestly Code³)

III. לָבָן proper name, of a location — connected with desert-journey of Israelites.

• Deuteronomy 1:1 (Λοβαν⁴); possibly = לִבְנָה 2, q.v.

¹ Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

² Elohist Source.

³ Priestly Code.

⁴ Septuagint.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: λαβαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3837a:

λαβαν 52× (93.9%)

וירץ וַיָּרָץ

and he is running

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

רוץ

rûwts

Definition

to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7323

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

II. to bruise or rub in pieces, grain, to grind.

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

to flow or run off, to precipitate; hence to run, to rush along, to hasten; to hunt; to seek protection from one.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Page 177

To run.

רוּץ

verb • Page 613

1. To run; metaphorically to pursue with ardour. 2. To rush upon, to assail. Participle plural: runners, state-couriers, or royal bodyguards. Prov. 18:10, Ps. 119:32, 1 Sam. 22:17.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H7323

I. רוּץ (approximate number of occurrences: 104) verb — run.

Cognates:

• Late Hebrew id. (rare)
• Ethiopic ሮጸ
• Zinjirli Perfect 1 singular רצת
• Aramaic רְהַט
• Assyrian râṣu, be helpful (i.e. run to help?)

— Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular רָץ Genesis 18:7; 2 masculine singular רַצְתָּה Jeremiah 12:5 +; Imperfect יָרוּץ Habakkuk 2:2 +, יָרֻץ Job 16:14, וַיָּ֫רָץ Genesis 18:2 +, וַיָּר֑ץ 2 Samuel 18:21; 1 singular suffix ארוצם Jeremiah 50:44 Kt (but < Qr Hiph`il); Imperative masculine singular רוּץ 2 Samuel 18:23; 2 Kings 4:26, רֻץ 1 Samuel 20:36; Zechariah 2:8; Infinitive construct לָרוּץ 1 Samuel 20:6 +; Participle רָץ 2 Samuel 18:22 +, plural רָצִים 1 Samuel 22:17 +, רָצִין 2 Kings 11:13.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. Physical running

• Toward a location: Genesis 18:7; Genesis 24:20 (Yahwist Source); Numbers 17:12 (Priests' Code)
• Toward a person: Genesis 24:29 (Yahwist Source); 1 Samuel 3:5; Isaiah 55:5 (figurative)
• With hostility (against): Job 15:26 (figurative); Daniel 8:6 (of a goat); Job 16:14
• To meet someone: Genesis 18:2; Genesis 24:17; Genesis 29:13; Genesis 33:4 (all Yahwist Source)
• As messenger: 2 Samuel 18:21–23; Jeremiah 23:21 (of prophet's activity); Psalm 147:15 (of God's word)

b. Of animals and objects

• Of horses: Amos 6:12
• Of locusts: Joel 2:4, 7, 9
• Of chariots (darting): Nahum 2:5 (see Po‘lel)

2. Participle as substantive

a. Royal escort or body-guard (out-runners)

• 2 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5
• 1 Samuel 22:17; 1 Kings 14:27–28; 2 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 11:4, 11, 19

b. Messenger, post (late usage)

• Jeremiah 51:31 (+ מַגִּיד)
• 2 Chronicles 30:6, 10
• Esther 3:13, 15; Esther 8:10 (riders on horses), 8:14

3. Po‘lel

Po‘lel — Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְרוֺצֵ֑צוּ Nahum 2:5 they run swiftly, dart (of chariots like lightning).

4. Hiph‘il

Hiph`il — cause to run:

a. To bring or move quickly

• Genesis 41:14 (Elohist Source)
• 1 Samuel 17:17
• 2 Chronicles 35:13
• Psalm 68:32 (quickly stretch out hands)

b. To drive away from

• Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44 (Qr)

¹ Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar, ed. E. Kautzsch, trans. A. E. Cowley, 2nd English ed., Oxford, 1910 (GKC).

² William Wright, Lectures on the Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages, Cambridge, 1890 (W SG).

³ Yahwist (J), Elohist (E), and Priestly (P) Sources.

⁴ Rudolf Kittel (Kit) and Immanuel Benzinger (Benz), Commentaries on Kings.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔδραμεν ἔδραμον παρατρεχόντων δράμε δραμοῦμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7323:

ἔδραμεν 11× (10.1%)

ἔδραμον 6× (5.7%)

παρατρεχόντων 5× (4.5%)

δράμε 5× (5.1%)

δραμοῦμαι 4× (4.0%)

παρατρέχοντεσ 4× (3.5%)

--- 3× (3.1%)

τρέχουσιν 3× (3.1%)

δραμοῦνται 3× (3.1%)

τρέχοντα 3× (3.1%)

לבן לָבָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לבן

Lâbân

Definition

Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert

Root

the same as H3836 (לבן);

Exhaustive

the same as לבן; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert; Laban.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3837

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָבָן

adjective / masculine / proper noun • Root לבן • Strongs / High • Page 766

1. Adjective: white. 2. Proper name of a man: Laban, the father-in-law of Jacob. 3. Proper name of a place: a station of the Israelites in the Arabian desert.

לָבָן

adjective • Root לבן • Strongs / High • Page 767

white.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָבָן

adjective / verb • Root לבן • Page 340

White (Ex. 16:31; Lev. 13:3 ff.). Fem. לְבָנָה.

לָבֶן

adjective / verb • Root לבן • Page 340

White (Gen. 49:12). Construct form לְבֶן-.

לֹבֶן

f. verbal / dec. x. • Root לבן • Page 340

1. Whiteness, clearness, transparency (Ex. 24:10). 2. Proper name of a city of refuge (Josh. 10:29). 3. A station of the Israelites in the desert (Num. 33:20).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H3837

II. לָבָן (approximate number of occurrences: 54) proper name, masculine — son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father-in-law of Jacob (Λαβαν⁴).

Occurrences and Sources

a. Jehovist Source

• Genesis 24:29 (twice in verse)
• Genesis 24:50
• Genesis 27:43
• Genesis 28:2, 5
• 17 times in Genesis 29, 30, 31, 32 (Jehovist Source¹)

b. Elohist Source

• Genesis 29:15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26
• 18 times in Genesis 31, 32 (Elohist Source²)
• לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי Genesis 31:24

c. Priestly Code

• לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי Genesis 25:20
• Genesis 28:5 (id.)
• Genesis 28:2
• Genesis 29:24, 29
• Genesis 46:18, 25 (all Priestly Code³)

III. לָבָן proper name, of a location — connected with desert-journey of Israelites.

• Deuteronomy 1:1 (Λοβαν⁴); possibly = לִבְנָה 2, q.v.

¹ Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

² Elohist Source.

³ Priestly Code.

⁴ Septuagint.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: λαβαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3837a:

λαβαν 52× (93.9%)

אל אֶל־

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H413

אֵל (nearly always followed by maqqeph), in poetry אֱלֵי (compare עֲלֵי, עֲדֵי), but only in Job (1 Samuel 3:22; 1 Samuel 5:26; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 29:19), with suffix אֱלַי, אֵלֶיךָ, אֱלֶיךְ, etc. אֱלֵינוּ, אֲלֵיכֶם & (5 times) אֲלֵכֶם, אֲלֵיהֶם & אֲלֵהֶם (both very often); once אֱלֵימוֹ Psalm 2:5, אֲלֵיהֶן, once אֲלֵהֶן Exodus 1:19 (Assyrian ilî, Arabic عربي), preposition denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).

Cognates:

• Assyrian ilî
• Arabic عربي

1. Motion to or unto a person or place

• Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 8:9; Genesis 14:22; Genesis 16:9 etc.
• After every kind of verb expressing motion (בּוֹא, הָלַךְ, יָצָא etc.) So with נָתַן to give (though לְ is here more common) Genesis 21:14; Genesis 35:4; Deuteronomy 13:2 +; מָכַר to sell Deuteronomy 37:36, etc.
• Metaphorical Jeremiah 2:19 וְלֹא פַּחַדְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ and that my fear (cometh) not unto thee (compare Job 31:23).
• Peculiarly Genesis 6:16 אֵל אַמָּה unto the length of a cubit, etc.
• And metaphor in the phrase אֵל (אֱלֵי) גִּיל unto exultation Hosea 9:11; Job 3:22.
• Once, exceptionally (si vera 1.) = even: Job 5:5 וְאֵל מִצִּגִּים יִקָּחֶהָ and even out of thorns he taketh it.
• Sometimes pregnant, as Isaiah 66:17; Jeremiah 41:7 זָנָה אֵל commit whoredom (by going) to Numbers 25:1; Ezekiel 16:26, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 16:29; דָּרַשׁ אֵל seek (by resorting) to Deuteronomy 18:11; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 11:10 +; חָבַר אֵל join together (& come) unto Genesis 14:3; הִשְׁכִּימוּ אֵל rise early (and go) to Genesis 19:27; Genesis 24:11 הִבְרִיךְ אֵל made to kneel down at; Genesis 47:18 תַּם אֵל i.e. has been made over to; מָחַד אֵל to come in fear to Hosea 3:5; Micah 7:17.
• Opposite is מִן, as מִן הַקָּצֶה אֵל הַקָּצֶה from end to end Exodus 26:28; מֵה אֵל מֵה Ezra 9:11 (synonym 2 Kings 21:16 מֵה לָפֶה).
• And of time (rare) מֵעֵת אֵל עֵת 1 Chronicles 9:25; מִיּוֹם אֵל יוֹם Numbers 30:15 (P) 1 Chronicles 16:23 (in the Psalm 96:2 מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם).

2. Where the limit is actually entered, into

• Genesis 6:18 and thou shalt enter into the ark Genesis 7:1; Genesis 19:3; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 42:17; & so after verbs of throwing, casting, putting Genesis 37:22 (הִשְׁלִיכוּ) Genesis 39:20 וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֵל בֵּית הַסֹּהַר put him into the prison house, Exodus 28:30 (Leviticus 8:8) Deuteronomy 23:25; so after קָבַר to bury Genesis 23:19; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 49:29; שָׁחַט to squeeze Genesis 40:11; מָחָה to blot out Numbers 5:23, etc.; metaphor Genesis 6:6 was pained into or unto his heart, שָׁם אֵל לֵב, הָשִׁיב to place, bring into ( = lay to ) heart Deuteronomy 4:39; 2 Samuel 19:20 and elsewhere In connection with a number or multitude into which something enters, in among: 1 Samuel 10:22 behold he had hid himself אֵל הַכְּלִים in among the baggage, Jeremiah 4:3 sow not אֵל קֹצִים in among thorns.

3. Of direction towards anything

• (a) Of physical acts or states, as Genesis 30:40 נָתַן מִנִּי הַצֹּאן אֵל, Genesis 39:7 נָשָׂא עֵינָיו אֵל, Exodus 25:20; Numbers 6:26, נָשָׂא פָּנָיו אֵל (2 Kings 9:32 differently), 2 Kings 24:1 שָׁת מִנִּיו אֵל, Joshua 8:18; Psalm 28:2; 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:30 (to pray towards) 1 Kings 8:38; pregnantly חָרַד אֵל to tremble (turning) to Genesis 42:28, תָּמַהּ אֵל to wonder (turning) towards Genesis 43:33; Isaiah 13:8, מָחַד אֵל Jeremiah 36:16: without a verb מֵנִּים אֵל מֵנִּים face to face Genesis 32:31 +; מֵה אֵל מֵה Numbers 12:8; כִּאֲיִנֵּנוּ אֵלֶיךָ the face of Laban, that he is not toward me; כָּלוּ אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lamentations 4:17; Isaiah 63:15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Kings 14:13; Psalm 40:6; alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; 2 Kings 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hosea 3:3 וְגַם אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ Ezekiel 36:9; Haggai 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֵל).
• (b) With words such as אָמַר to say to Genesis 3:1 + often, דִּבֵּר Genesis 8:15 + often, קָרָא Genesis 19:5, הִגִּיד Genesis 20:17 etc., שָׁמַע to hearken to Genesis 16:11, הִלֵּל to praise to Genesis 12:15 (compare Ezekiel 13:19 חִלֵּל אֵל to profane to), הִזְכִּיר Ezekiel 40:14.
• (c) With words expressing the direction of the mind, as קָוָה to wait Psalm 27:14 +; יָחַל to hope Isaiah 51:5; נָשָׂא נֶפֶשׁ אֵל to lift up the soul (i.e. set the desire) towards Deuteronomy 24:15; Psalm 25:1; שָׁם לֵב אֵל, שִׁית to set the heart (mind) to Exodus 9:21 and elsewhere; לָמַד אֵל to accustom oneself to Jeremiah 10:2; חָרַד אֵל to shew fear towards 2 Kings 4:13; Genesis 43:30; Deuteronomy 28:32 and thy eyes כָּלוּ אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lamentations 4:17; Isaiah 63:15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Kings 14:13; Psalm 40:6; alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; 2 Kings 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hosea 3:3 וְגַם אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ Ezekiel 36:9; Haggai 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֵל).

4. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, against

• Genesis 4:8 אֵל הֶבֶל and Cain rose up against Abel (so 1 Samuel 24:8) 1 Samuel 22:12; Exodus 14:5; Numbers 32:14; with נִקַּם Joshua 10:6, הָלַךְ Judges 1:10; Judges 20:30; with בָּא of calamity, etc., coming to or upon any one Genesis 42:21; Judges 9:57; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Kings 14:10 +; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 3:8 their tongue and doings are אֵלִי Isaiah 32:6 (לְדַבֵּר אֵל) Hosea 7:15 (compare Nahum 1:9) Hosea 12:5 וַיָּשַׁר אֵל מַלְאָךְ and he strove against the angel. Here also belongs in particular the phrase הִנְנִי אֵל Behold I am against (thee, you, etc.) Nahum 2:14; Nahum 3:5; Jeremiah 21:13 (Jeremiah 23:30-32 עַל) Jeremiah 50:31; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 13:8, Ezekiel 13:20; Ezekiel 21:8; Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:22; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 35:3; Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1 (Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 26:3; Ezekiel 28:22; Ezekiel 29:3 עַל: on Ezekiel 36:9 see above)

5. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to

• As Leviticus 18:18 thou shalt not take אִשָּׁה אֵל אֲחֹתָהּ a woman to, in addition to, her sister, Joshua 13:22 (Numbers 31:8 עַל); 1 Samuel 14:34 at eat אֵל הַחֹם together with the blood (1 Samuel 14:32 & Generally עַל); 1 Kings 10:7 הוֹסַף אֵל (generally עַל); Jeremiah 25:26; Ezekiel 7:26 שְׁמֻעָה אֵל שְׁמֻעָה (עַל); Ezekiel 44:7; Lamentations 3:41 let us lift up לְבָבֵנוּ אֵל כַּפֵּינוּ our hearts together with the hands (compare Arabic عربي, Qor 4:2; W AG ii. § 51 c).

6. Metaphor in regard to, concerning, on account of

• Thus הִתְאַבֵּל אֵל to mourn concerning 1 Samuel 15:35; הִנָּחֵם אֵל to repent as regards 2 Samuel 24:16; הִתְפַּלֵּל אֵל to pray with regard to 1 Samuel 1:27; 2 Kings 19:20; צָעַק אֵל to cry 2 Kings 8:3 (2 Kings 8:5 עַל); נֶעֱצַב אֵל be pained 1 Samuel 20:34; נִחַם אֵל to comfort 2 Samuel 10:2; more Generally 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 21:22; אֵל נֶפֶשׁ on account of, for the sake of, one's life 1 Kings 19:3; 2 Kings 7:7 (Genesis 19:17 עַל). (עַל is more common in this sense.) And specially with verbs of saying, narrating, telling, etc. with regard to, as אָמַר אֵל Genesis 20:2; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 37:21, Isaiah 37:33 +; דִּבֵּר אֵל 2 Samuel 7:19; Jeremiah 40:16 b; סִמֵּר אֵל Psalm 2:7; Psalm 69:27; צָוָה אֵל Isaiah 23:11; שָׁמַע אֵל Ezekiel 19:4; הַשְׁמֻעָה אֵל the report regarding . . . 1 Samuel 4:19. (Not frequently, ext. in the case of אָמַר.)

7. Of rule or standard, according to (rare)

• אֵל מִצְוָה according to the command of, Joshua 15:13; Joshua 17:4; Joshua 21:3 (generally עַל מִצְוָה); אֵל נָבוֹן according to what is fixed = of a certainty 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 26:4 (see Dr); perhaps Psalm 5:1; Psalm 80:1 (Psalm 45:1 עַל).

8. Expressing presence at a spot, against; at, by

• Not merely after verbs expressing or implying motion (compare 1), as Joshua 11:5 and they came and encamped together אֵל מֵי מְרוֹם at the waters of Merom, 1 Samuel 5:4 cut off (and fallen) on to the threshold, 2 Samuel 2:23 and elsewhere and smote him אֵל הַחֹמֶשׁ in or on the belly, Deuteronomy 33:28; Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7; but also in other cases, as Joshua 5:3 and he circumcised the Israelites אֵל גִּבְעַת הָעֲרָלִים at the hill of the foreskins, Joshua 22:11 have built an altar אֵל גְּלִילוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן by the districts of Jordan, Judges 12:6; 2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 14:30 & 2 Samuel 18:4 אֵל יַד at the side of (elsewhere לְיַד, עַל יַד), 1 Kings 13:20 as they were sitting אֵל הַשֻּׁלְחָן at the table, 2 Kings 11:14 אֵל הַמֶּלֶךְ by the king, Jeremiah 41:12 and found him by the great waters, etc., Jeremiah 46:10 אֵל נְהַר מְרָתַיִם by the Euphrates, Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 11:11; Ezekiel 17:8; Ezekiel 31:7; Ezekiel 40:18; Ezekiel 43:3; Ezekiel 47:7; Ezekiel 48:12.

9. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to

• Thus אֵל אַחֲרֵי 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 9:18, 2 Kings 9:19 סֹב אֵל אַחֲרֵי turn to behind me, Zechariah 6:5 (where אֵל is pleonastic, probably due to clerical error; note יָצָא אֵל before & after); אֵל בֵּין in between Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14; אֱל בֵּינֹת similarly Ezekiel 10:2; אֵל בֵּית to (the part) within (see below בַּיִת), in within Leviticus 16:15; 2 Kings 11:15 have her forth in within the ranks; אֵל מוּל see מוּל; אֵל מִנֶּגֶב to the south of Joshua 15:3; אֵל מִחוּץ to the outside of Leviticus 4:12, Leviticus 4:21 +; אֵל נֹכַח to the front of Numbers 19:4; אֵל תַּחַת Judges 6:19; 1 Kings 8:6 and elsewhere (see below תַּחַת).

Note I. — In Genesis 20:13 אֵל כָּל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא שָׁמָּה וְג׳; Numbers 33:54 אֵל אֲשֶׁר וְג׳; Proverbs 17:8 (compare Deuteronomy 16:6); — אֵל appears to be used by a species of attraction; the idea of motion involved in the relative clause influencing illogically the beginning of the sentence and causing אֵל to be used instead of בְּ. In Deuteronomy 31:14 אֱלֵיהֶם, as pointed, can only be from אֵל III or IV (q. v.); if the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

Note 2. — There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel, to use אֵל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֵל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences. Thus (a) Joshua 5:14 וַיִּמָּל אֵל מָנָיִו; 1 Samuel 13:13 אַתְּמַמְלֵאתָּ אֵלִי שְׂרָאֵל; 1 Samuel 14:34 (see below 5); 1 Samuel 17:3 עֹמְדִים אֵל הָהָר (contracted עַל הָהָר Deuteronomy 11:29); Deuteronomy 19:16; 2 Samuel 6:3; 2 Samuel 20:23 (contracted 2 Samuel 8:16) 1 Kings 13:29; 1 Kings 18:46 (contracted 2 Kings 3:15 עַל) Jeremiah 35:15; Ezekiel 7:18. (b) Judges 6:37 and upon (עַל) all the earth let there be dryness, Judges 6:39 let there be dryness on (אֵל) the fleece; 1 Samuel 14:10 come up עָלֵינוּ, 1 Samuel 14:12 come up אֱלֵינוּ; 1 Samuel 16:23 & 1 Samuel 16:16 & 1 Samuel 18:10 צָלַח אֵל, 1 Samuel 10:6 and elsewhere צָלַח עַל; 1 Samuel 25:17 evil is determined אֵל אֲדֹנִינוּ וְעַל כָּל בֵּיתוֹ; 1 Samuel 25:25; 1 Samuel 27:10; 2 Samuel 2:9 וַיַּמְלֵךְ אֵל וְג׳ אֵל וְג׳ אֵל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳; 2 Samuel 3:29 יָחֻל עַל וְאֵל; 2 Kings 8:3 & 2 Kings 8:5; Jeremiah 19:15; Jeremiah 25:2; Jeremiah 26:15 ye lay innocent blood עֲלֵיכֶם וְאֵל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת; Jeremiah 27:19; Jeremiah 28:8; Jeremiah 33:14; Jeremiah 34:7; Jeremiah 36:31; Jeremiah 37:13, Jeremiah 37:14; Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:11 & Ezekiel 18:15; Ezekiel 21:12 etc. Psalm 79:6 (Jeremiah 10:25 עַל twice). It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers. Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֵל, or even in juxtaposition with אֵל, as 1 Samuel 1:10 הִתְפַּלֵּל עַל to pray to (1 Samuel 1:26 אֵל); 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Samuel 25:25 אֵל עַל; 1 Kings 20:43 וַיֵּלֶךְ עַל בֵּיתוֹ (1 Kings 21:4 אֵל); Isaiah 22:15; Jeremiah 11:2; Jeremiah 23:35; Jeremiah 31:12. compare Dr Sm i. 13, 13; ii. 8, 7; 15, 4.

¹ If the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

² There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel, to use אֵל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֵל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences.

³ It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers.

⁴ Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֵל, or even in juxtaposition with אֵל.

⁵ Compare Driver, Samuel, i. 13, 13; ii. 8, 7; 15, 4.

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האיש הָאִישׁ

the Mortal Man

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

איש

ʼîysh

Definition

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Root

contracted for H582 (אנוש) (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant);

Exhaustive

contracted for אנוש (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אשה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H376

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 117

1. a man, prop. strong; generally a man with relation to strength, courage and valour; a husband; with reference to sex, male, masculine (applied to men and beasts).

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 119

Used distributively as 'any one', 'each', 'every one'; used reciprocally as 'one another' (lit. a man to his brother); also used to express an antithetic or additional member.

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 929

Man. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form אִנְשׁ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִישׁ

m. prim. irreg. • Root אנש אנוש • Page 46

1. man, i. q. Lat. vir; used collectively; often in apposition before other substantives (e.g., אִישׁ סָרִיס an eunuch, Jer. 38:7). Used as a designation of sex, even in animals (Gen. 7:2); hence a husband (Gen. 3:16). 2. joined with substantives to denote a possessor of a quality (e.g., אִישׁ אָוֶן a wicked wretch). 3. followed by אָח or רֵעַ, 'the one... the other'. 4. any one, some one (Ex. 16:29). 5. every one (Ex. 16:29). 6. used impersonally like French 'on' or German 'man' (1 Sam. 9:9).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H376

אִישׁ (approximate number of occurrences: 2166) noun masculine — man (= vir).

Cognates:

• Moabite Inscription (MI), Siloam Inscription (SI), Phoenician אש
• Perhaps also Sabean אסם (compare Prätorius, l.c., but D. H. Müller, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 1883, 330¹)

— אִישׁ absolute Genesis 2:23 +; construct Genesis 25:27 +; suffix אִישִׁי Genesis 29:32 +, etc.; plural אִישִׁים Psalm 141:4 (2 times) (Phoenician אשם); usually אֲנָשִׁים Genesis 12:20 +, from √ אֱנֹשׁ q.v.; construct אַנְשֵׁי Judges 6:27 +; suffix אֲנָשֵׁי 1 Samuel 23:12 etc.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. Man opposed to woman

• Genesis 2:23, 24
• Leviticus 20:27
• Numbers 5:6
• Deuteronomy 17:2 f
• Joshua 6:21
• Joshua 8:25
• Jeremiah 40:7

b. Emphasis on sexual distinction and relation

• Genesis 19:8
• Genesis 24:16
• Genesis 38:25
• Exodus 22:15
• Leviticus 15:16 (שִׁכְבַת זָרַע)
• Leviticus 15:18 (וְאִשָּׁה אֵת זֶרַע אִישׁ)
• Leviticus 20:10 f
• Numbers 5:13 f
• Deuteronomy 22:22 f
• Isaiah 4:1 +

c. Husband

• Especially with suffix: Genesis 3:6, 16
• Genesis 16:3
• Genesis 29:32, 34
• Leviticus 21:7
• Numbers 30:7 f
• Deuteronomy 28:56
• Judges 13:8 f
• Ruth 1:3 f
• 1 Samuel 25:19
• Jeremiah 29:6
• Ezekiel 16:45 +

d. Figurative of Yahweh as husband of Israel

• אִישִׁי Hosea 2:18 (opposed to בַּעֲלִי)

e. Man as procreator, father

• Ecclesiastes 6:3
• Of male child: Genesis 4:1 (compare זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים 1 Samuel 1:11)

f. Man opposed to beast

• Exodus 11:7
• Leviticus 20:15 (compare אָדָם)
• Figurative: Psalm 22:7
• Of male of animals: Genesis 7:2 (אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ)

g. Man opposed to God

• Genesis 32:29
• Numbers 23:19 (לֹא אִישׁ אֵל וִיכַזֵּב)
• Job 9:32
• Job 32:13
• Hosea 11:9 (compare Isaiah 31:8)
• Job 12:10 (רוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר אִישׁ)

h. Phrases denoting ordinary, customary, common

• שֶׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים 2 Samuel 7:14
• לֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים Ezekiel 24:17, 22²
• אֲמַת־אִישׁ Deuteronomy 3:11
• Contracted אָדָם Psalm 49:3; Psalm 62:10

i. Man as valiant

• 1 Samuel 4:9 (וִהְיֻו לַאֲנָשִׁים)
• 1 Kings 2:2 (compare 1 Samuel 26:15)
• אִישׁ חַיִל 1 Samuel 31:12; 2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Kings 1:42 +
• אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה Numbers 31:49; Deuteronomy 2:14, 16; Joshua 5:4, 6 +
• Even of Yahweh: Exodus 15:3 (יְהוָה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה)

j. Prefixed to other nouns in apposition

• אָדוֹן אִישׁ Genesis 42:30, 33
• שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט אִישׁ Exodus 2:14
• כֹּהֵן אִישׁ Leviticus 21:9
• סָרִיס אִישׁ Jeremiah 38:7

k. Before adjective, of a people

• אִישׁ מִצְרִי Genesis 39:1
• Exodus 2:11, 19 (compare Genesis 37:28)
• Genesis 38:1, 2
• Genesis 39:14
• 1 Samuel 17:12
• 1 Samuel 30:11, 13 +

l. A man as resident in, or belonging to a place or people

• Numbers 25:6
• Judges 10:1 + (so Phoenician)
• Usually plural אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל 1 Samuel 7:11; 1 Samuel 31:7 (twice in verse) (compare Joshua 7:4, 5 +)
• Also singular collective: Deuteronomy 27:14
• Joshua 9:6, 7
• Judges 20:11
• 1 Samuel 11:8 (see Driver) +
• 2 Samuel 10:6, 8 (טוֹב אִישׁ)
• (So Moabite Inscription 10; Moabite Inscription 13)

m. Men = retainers, followers, soldiers

• 1 Samuel 18:27
• 1 Samuel 23:3
• 1 Samuel 24:3
• 1 Samuel 25:13
• Deuteronomy 33:8 (singular collective, see Dillmann)

n. Man of God = prophet

• אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים Deuteronomy 33:1
• Joshua 14:6
• 1 Samuel 9:6 f
• 1 Kings 12:13 f + (see אֱלֹהִים)

o. In phrase followed by abstract

• אִישׁ חַיִל, מִלְחָמָה אִישׁ (see above)
• שְׂעִיבָה אִישׁ Deuteronomy 32:25
• הַדָּמִים אִישׁ 2 Samuel 16:7
• הַבְּלִיעַל אִישׁ 2 Samuel 16:7
• מָוֶת אִישׁ 1 Kings 2:26
• חָמָס אִישׁ Psalm 140:12
• Proverbs 3:31 +

p. Followed by word of occupation, etc.

• שָׂדֶה אִישׁ Genesis 25:27
• הָאֲדָמָה אִישׁ Genesis 9:20 (compare Zechariah 13:5)
• אִישׁ הַבָּנִים champion 1 Samuel 17:4 (compare Driver) 23
• בְּשָׂרָה אִישׁ 2 Samuel 18:20
• אִישׁ עֲצָתוֹ his counsellor Isaiah 40:13
• Compare אִישׁ חֶרְמִי 1 Kings 20:42
• רֵעִים אִישׁ Proverbs 18:24

q. Distributive = each, every

• Genesis 9:5
• Genesis 10:5
• Genesis 40:5 (twice in verse)
• Exodus 12:3 +
• Including women: Job 42:11
• 1 Chronicles 16:3 (וַיְחַלֵּק לְכָל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד אִשָּׁה לְכָל־כִּכַּר־לֶחֶם)
• Of inanimate things: 1 Kings 7:30, 36
• Also אִישׁ אִישׁ Exodus 36:4; Numbers 4:19, 49; Ezekiel 14:4, 7 +
• Any one: Exodus 34:3 (twice in verse); Exodus 34:24 +
• Also אִישׁ אִישׁ Leviticus 15:2; Leviticus 22:4, 18 +
• Of gods: 2 Kings 18:33 = Isaiah 36:18

r. One...another

• וְהִרְגוּ אִישׁ אֵת אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֵת רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֵת קְרֹבוֹ Exodus 32:27
• אִישׁ אָחִיו Deuteronomy 1:16
• Micah 7:2 (see אָח)
• אִישׁ רֵעֵהוּ Genesis 11:3, 7 + (see רֵעַ)
• Of inanimate things: Genesis 15:10

¹ D. H. Müller, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 1883, 330.

² אֲנָשִׁים Ezekiel 24:17; Ezekiel 24:22 is textual error; Wellhausen (apparently Smend) אֲנֻשִׁים; Toy Haupt אוֹנִים (Hosea 9:4).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

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החוצה הָחוּצָה

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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

חוץ

chûwts

Definition

properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors

Root

or (shortened) חץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) חץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2351

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חוּץ

noun masculine • Root חוץ • Strongs / High • Page 468

A wall of separation. Can mean: 1. what is separated, a street; 2. Figuratively, streets for merchants, bazaars; 3. what is without, i.e. lying outside. Also used as an adverb or preposition for 'outside', 'abroad', 'without'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוּץ

adv. / substantive • Page 219

1. As an adv.: without, abroad; denoting the place where (Lev. 18:9) or whither (Deut. 23:13). Joined with various prepositions (Gen. 9:22, Ps. 41:7, Gen. 6:14, Num. 5:3). 2. As a subst.: what is without the house, the street (Jer. 37:21, Job 18:17); what is without the city, fields, pastures, deserts (Job 5:10, Prov. 8:26).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H2351

I. חוּץ noun masculine — the outside.

— חוּץ; never with suffix in singular; with ָ ה locative חוּצָה, חֻצָה; plural חוּצוֹת, חֻצוֹת; suffix חוּצֹתָיו etc., Isaiah 15:3 etc.

1. The outside

Of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea of outside, abroad (Aramaic synonym, except in sense 2a, is בַּר):

a. As accusative after verb of motion

• Deuteronomy 23:13 יָצָא חוּץ to go forth outside (that is, a camp)
• Deuteronomy 23:14 (as adverb accusative) בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ חוּץ outside
• הוֹצִיא הַחוּץ to bring forth outside (a house or chamber) Judges 19:25; 2 Samuel 13:18 compare Nehemiah 13:8
• Judges 12:9b בָּנוֹת הֵבִיא לְבָנָיו מִן־הַחוּץ from outside, from abroad
• 2 Kings 4:3 שַׁאֲלִי־לָךְ כֵּלִים מִן־הַחוּץ from outside (opposed to בַּבַּיִת 2 Kings 4:2)
• As Genitive Leviticus 18:9 מוֹלֶדֶת חוּץ one born abroad (i.e. by another father or mother, of a half-sister: opposed to מוֹלֶדֶת בַּיִת)
• Ezekiel 47:2 (twice in verse)
• With ָ ה locative חוּצָה, after a verb of motion Exodus 12:46 מִן־הַבַּיִת ... חוּצָה, Proverbs 5:16
• 2 Chronicles 29:16, 33:15 חוּצָה לָעִיר outside of the city
• Numbers 35:4 מִקִּיר הָעִיר וָחוּצָה from the wall of the city and outwards; = on the outside, without 1 Kings 6:6
• Isaiah 33:7 צָעֲקוּ חוּצָה cry without, 2 Chronicles 24:8
• So הַחוּצָה Genesis 15:5 וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה and brought him outside, Genesis 19:17; Genesis 24:29; Joshua 2:19 +
• 1 Kings 8:8 לֹא יֵרָאוּ הַחוּצָה were not seen towards the outside
• Deuteronomy 25:5 לֹא תִהְיֶה אֵשֶׁת־הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָר i.e. shall not be married into another family, compare Judges 12:9a

b. With prepositions

• α. אֶל־הַחוּץ towards the outside Ezekiel 41:9; Ezekiel 34:21 pleonastic אֶל־הַחוּצָה.
• β. בַּחוּץ Genesis 9:22 outside (opposed to בְּתוֹךְ אָהֳלֹה Genesis 9:21), Genesis 24:31 לָמָּה תַעֲמֹד בַּחוּץ, Deuteronomy 24:11; Exodus 21:19 אִם־יָקוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחוּץ (after leaving a sick couch), 2 Kings 10:24; Psalm 31:12; Ezekiel 7:15 (opposed to מִבַּיִת), Hosea 7:1 +.
• γ. לַחוּץ Psalm 41:7 יָצָא לַחוּץ; = on the outside Ezekiel 41:17; Ezekiel 42:7; לַחוּצָה 2 Chronicles 32:5 towards the outside.
• δ. מִחוּץ on the outside Ezekiel 40:19; Ezekiel 46:2; מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ within and without (of an ark, building, etc.) Genesis 6:14; Exodus 25:11 = Exodus 37:2; 1 Kings 7:9; Deuteronomy 32:25 מִחוּץ תְּשַׁכֶּל־חֶרֶב (opposed to וּמֵחֲדָרִים אֵימָה), Lamentations 1:20 (compare Ezekiel 7:15 above); so מֵהַחוּץ Ezekiel 41:25. מִחוּץ לְ on the outside of, Genesis 19:16 וַיַּנִּיחֵהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִיר, Genesis 24:11; Exodus 26:35; Exodus 37:7 (twice in verse); Leviticus 8:17; Leviticus 14:8; Numbers 35:5; Joshua 6:23; Jeremiah 21:4 +, even after a verb of motion 1 Kings 21:13 וַיּוֹצִיאוּהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִיר, 2 Kings 23:6, though in this case אֶל־מִחוּץ לְ is more common, Leviticus 4:12, 21 אֶל־מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה, Leviticus 6:4; Leviticus 10:4; Leviticus 14:40, 41 + often P, Deuteronomy 23:11.
• ε. מִחוּצָה Ezekiel 40:40 on the outside, מִחוּצָה לְ Ezekiel 40:44.
• ζ. (late) חוּץ מִן outside of, Ecclesiastes 2:25 who can eat, and who enjoy, חוּץ מִמֶּנִּי outside of me, i.e. except me? (but read rather, with ᵐ5¹ ᵑ6² De³ Now⁴ and others, חוּץ מִמֶּנּוּ apart from, without him, i.e. God). (So Late Hebrew חוּץ מִן except, without, see De^{Ecclesiastes 2:25}; compare the Aramaic synonym בַּר מִן except Exodus 20:3 ᵑ7; apart from, without Isaiah 36:10 ᵑ7; Syriac ܠܒַר id.)

2. Of a definite locality

a. That which is outside the houses of a town, i.e. a street

• Isaiah 51:23 כַּחוּץ לַעֹבְרִים
• Jeremiah 37:21 חוּץ הָאֹפִים the Bakers' street
• Proverbs 1:20 בַּחוּץ ("" בָּרְחֹבוֹת: so Proverbs 7:12; Proverbs 22:13; Jeremiah 9:20)
• Often in plural, as חוּצוֹת אַשְׁקְלוֹן the streets of Ashkelon 2 Samuel 1:20
• חוּצוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 7:17, 34 +, Jeremiah passim
• 1 Kings 20:34 וְחֻצוֹת תָּשִׂים לְךָ בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק and streets (i.e. bazaars) shalt thou make thee in D., as my father made in Samaria (a concession involving the right of trading)
• Amos 5:16; Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 24:11 (as scene of mourning)
• Isaiah 5:25; Jeremiah 51:4; Ezekiel 11:6; Ezekiel 28:23 (as filled with corpses of slain)
• בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל־חוּצוֹת i.e. in conspicuous places, Nahum 3:10; Lamentations 2:19; Lamentations 4:1; Isaiah 51:20
• טִיט חוּצוֹת mire of streets Zechariah 10:5 (trampled on by warriors), in simile, of foes trodden under foot, Psalm 18:43; Micah 7:10 (so כְּחֹמֶר חוּצוֹת Isaiah 10:6), metaphor of cheapness and abundance Zechariah 9:3.

b. More generally, that which is outside enclosed cities, the open country

• Job 18:17 וְלֹא שֵׁם־לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ, compare Proverbs 24:27
• In the plural Job 5:10 וְשֹׁלֵחַ מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי חוּצוֹת
• Proverbs 8:26; Psalm 144:13 (as place where flocks abound)

¹ Septuagint.

² Peshitta (Syriac).

³ Franz Delitzsch, Commentary on Ecclesiastes.

⁴ Wilhelm Nowack, Handkommentar zum Alten Testament.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute, Suffix directional he

LXX: ἔξω ἔξωθεν ὁδοῖσ ἐξόδοισ αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2351:

ἔξω 81× (50.1%)

ἔξωθεν 33× (19.5%)

ὁδοῖσ 7× (3.1%)

ἐξόδοισ 6× (2.7%)

αὐτῆσ 4× (1.7%)

πλατείαισ 3× (1.3%)

--- 3× (1.9%)

dκαὶ 2× (1.2%)

ἐξόδων 2× (1.2%)

ὁδῶν 2× (1.2%)

אל אֶל־

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H413

אֵל (nearly always followed by maqqeph), in poetry אֱלֵי (compare עֲלֵי, עֲדֵי), but only in Job (1 Samuel 3:22; 1 Samuel 5:26; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 29:19), with suffix אֱלַי, אֵלֶיךָ, אֱלֶיךְ, etc. אֱלֵינוּ, אֲלֵיכֶם & (5 times) אֲלֵכֶם, אֲלֵיהֶם & אֲלֵהֶם (both very often); once אֱלֵימוֹ Psalm 2:5, אֲלֵיהֶן, once אֲלֵהֶן Exodus 1:19 (Assyrian ilî, Arabic عربي), preposition denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).

Cognates:

• Assyrian ilî
• Arabic عربي

1. Motion to or unto a person or place

• Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 8:9; Genesis 14:22; Genesis 16:9 etc.
• After every kind of verb expressing motion (בּוֹא, הָלַךְ, יָצָא etc.) So with נָתַן to give (though לְ is here more common) Genesis 21:14; Genesis 35:4; Deuteronomy 13:2 +; מָכַר to sell Deuteronomy 37:36, etc.
• Metaphorical Jeremiah 2:19 וְלֹא פַּחַדְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ and that my fear (cometh) not unto thee (compare Job 31:23).
• Peculiarly Genesis 6:16 אֵל אַמָּה unto the length of a cubit, etc.
• And metaphor in the phrase אֵל (אֱלֵי) גִּיל unto exultation Hosea 9:11; Job 3:22.
• Once, exceptionally (si vera 1.) = even: Job 5:5 וְאֵל מִצִּגִּים יִקָּחֶהָ and even out of thorns he taketh it.
• Sometimes pregnant, as Isaiah 66:17; Jeremiah 41:7 זָנָה אֵל commit whoredom (by going) to Numbers 25:1; Ezekiel 16:26, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 16:29; דָּרַשׁ אֵל seek (by resorting) to Deuteronomy 18:11; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 11:10 +; חָבַר אֵל join together (& come) unto Genesis 14:3; הִשְׁכִּימוּ אֵל rise early (and go) to Genesis 19:27; Genesis 24:11 הִבְרִיךְ אֵל made to kneel down at; Genesis 47:18 תַּם אֵל i.e. has been made over to; מָחַד אֵל to come in fear to Hosea 3:5; Micah 7:17.
• Opposite is מִן, as מִן הַקָּצֶה אֵל הַקָּצֶה from end to end Exodus 26:28; מֵה אֵל מֵה Ezra 9:11 (synonym 2 Kings 21:16 מֵה לָפֶה).
• And of time (rare) מֵעֵת אֵל עֵת 1 Chronicles 9:25; מִיּוֹם אֵל יוֹם Numbers 30:15 (P) 1 Chronicles 16:23 (in the Psalm 96:2 מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם).

2. Where the limit is actually entered, into

• Genesis 6:18 and thou shalt enter into the ark Genesis 7:1; Genesis 19:3; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 42:17; & so after verbs of throwing, casting, putting Genesis 37:22 (הִשְׁלִיכוּ) Genesis 39:20 וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֵל בֵּית הַסֹּהַר put him into the prison house, Exodus 28:30 (Leviticus 8:8) Deuteronomy 23:25; so after קָבַר to bury Genesis 23:19; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 49:29; שָׁחַט to squeeze Genesis 40:11; מָחָה to blot out Numbers 5:23, etc.; metaphor Genesis 6:6 was pained into or unto his heart, שָׁם אֵל לֵב, הָשִׁיב to place, bring into ( = lay to ) heart Deuteronomy 4:39; 2 Samuel 19:20 and elsewhere In connection with a number or multitude into which something enters, in among: 1 Samuel 10:22 behold he had hid himself אֵל הַכְּלִים in among the baggage, Jeremiah 4:3 sow not אֵל קֹצִים in among thorns.

3. Of direction towards anything

• (a) Of physical acts or states, as Genesis 30:40 נָתַן מִנִּי הַצֹּאן אֵל, Genesis 39:7 נָשָׂא עֵינָיו אֵל, Exodus 25:20; Numbers 6:26, נָשָׂא פָּנָיו אֵל (2 Kings 9:32 differently), 2 Kings 24:1 שָׁת מִנִּיו אֵל, Joshua 8:18; Psalm 28:2; 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:30 (to pray towards) 1 Kings 8:38; pregnantly חָרַד אֵל to tremble (turning) to Genesis 42:28, תָּמַהּ אֵל to wonder (turning) towards Genesis 43:33; Isaiah 13:8, מָחַד אֵל Jeremiah 36:16: without a verb מֵנִּים אֵל מֵנִּים face to face Genesis 32:31 +; מֵה אֵל מֵה Numbers 12:8; כִּאֲיִנֵּנוּ אֵלֶיךָ the face of Laban, that he is not toward me; כָּלוּ אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lamentations 4:17; Isaiah 63:15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Kings 14:13; Psalm 40:6; alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; 2 Kings 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hosea 3:3 וְגַם אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ Ezekiel 36:9; Haggai 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֵל).
• (b) With words such as אָמַר to say to Genesis 3:1 + often, דִּבֵּר Genesis 8:15 + often, קָרָא Genesis 19:5, הִגִּיד Genesis 20:17 etc., שָׁמַע to hearken to Genesis 16:11, הִלֵּל to praise to Genesis 12:15 (compare Ezekiel 13:19 חִלֵּל אֵל to profane to), הִזְכִּיר Ezekiel 40:14.
• (c) With words expressing the direction of the mind, as קָוָה to wait Psalm 27:14 +; יָחַל to hope Isaiah 51:5; נָשָׂא נֶפֶשׁ אֵל to lift up the soul (i.e. set the desire) towards Deuteronomy 24:15; Psalm 25:1; שָׁם לֵב אֵל, שִׁית to set the heart (mind) to Exodus 9:21 and elsewhere; לָמַד אֵל to accustom oneself to Jeremiah 10:2; חָרַד אֵל to shew fear towards 2 Kings 4:13; Genesis 43:30; Deuteronomy 28:32 and thy eyes כָּלוּ אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lamentations 4:17; Isaiah 63:15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Kings 14:13; Psalm 40:6; alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; 2 Kings 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hosea 3:3 וְגַם אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ Ezekiel 36:9; Haggai 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֵל).

4. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, against

• Genesis 4:8 אֵל הֶבֶל and Cain rose up against Abel (so 1 Samuel 24:8) 1 Samuel 22:12; Exodus 14:5; Numbers 32:14; with נִקַּם Joshua 10:6, הָלַךְ Judges 1:10; Judges 20:30; with בָּא of calamity, etc., coming to or upon any one Genesis 42:21; Judges 9:57; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Kings 14:10 +; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 3:8 their tongue and doings are אֵלִי Isaiah 32:6 (לְדַבֵּר אֵל) Hosea 7:15 (compare Nahum 1:9) Hosea 12:5 וַיָּשַׁר אֵל מַלְאָךְ and he strove against the angel. Here also belongs in particular the phrase הִנְנִי אֵל Behold I am against (thee, you, etc.) Nahum 2:14; Nahum 3:5; Jeremiah 21:13 (Jeremiah 23:30-32 עַל) Jeremiah 50:31; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 13:8, Ezekiel 13:20; Ezekiel 21:8; Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:22; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 35:3; Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1 (Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 26:3; Ezekiel 28:22; Ezekiel 29:3 עַל: on Ezekiel 36:9 see above)

5. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to

• As Leviticus 18:18 thou shalt not take אִשָּׁה אֵל אֲחֹתָהּ a woman to, in addition to, her sister, Joshua 13:22 (Numbers 31:8 עַל); 1 Samuel 14:34 at eat אֵל הַחֹם together with the blood (1 Samuel 14:32 & Generally עַל); 1 Kings 10:7 הוֹסַף אֵל (generally עַל); Jeremiah 25:26; Ezekiel 7:26 שְׁמֻעָה אֵל שְׁמֻעָה (עַל); Ezekiel 44:7; Lamentations 3:41 let us lift up לְבָבֵנוּ אֵל כַּפֵּינוּ our hearts together with the hands (compare Arabic عربي, Qor 4:2; W AG ii. § 51 c).

6. Metaphor in regard to, concerning, on account of

• Thus הִתְאַבֵּל אֵל to mourn concerning 1 Samuel 15:35; הִנָּחֵם אֵל to repent as regards 2 Samuel 24:16; הִתְפַּלֵּל אֵל to pray with regard to 1 Samuel 1:27; 2 Kings 19:20; צָעַק אֵל to cry 2 Kings 8:3 (2 Kings 8:5 עַל); נֶעֱצַב אֵל be pained 1 Samuel 20:34; נִחַם אֵל to comfort 2 Samuel 10:2; more Generally 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 21:22; אֵל נֶפֶשׁ on account of, for the sake of, one's life 1 Kings 19:3; 2 Kings 7:7 (Genesis 19:17 עַל). (עַל is more common in this sense.) And specially with verbs of saying, narrating, telling, etc. with regard to, as אָמַר אֵל Genesis 20:2; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 37:21, Isaiah 37:33 +; דִּבֵּר אֵל 2 Samuel 7:19; Jeremiah 40:16 b; סִמֵּר אֵל Psalm 2:7; Psalm 69:27; צָוָה אֵל Isaiah 23:11; שָׁמַע אֵל Ezekiel 19:4; הַשְׁמֻעָה אֵל the report regarding . . . 1 Samuel 4:19. (Not frequently, ext. in the case of אָמַר.)

7. Of rule or standard, according to (rare)

• אֵל מִצְוָה according to the command of, Joshua 15:13; Joshua 17:4; Joshua 21:3 (generally עַל מִצְוָה); אֵל נָבוֹן according to what is fixed = of a certainty 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 26:4 (see Dr); perhaps Psalm 5:1; Psalm 80:1 (Psalm 45:1 עַל).

8. Expressing presence at a spot, against; at, by

• Not merely after verbs expressing or implying motion (compare 1), as Joshua 11:5 and they came and encamped together אֵל מֵי מְרוֹם at the waters of Merom, 1 Samuel 5:4 cut off (and fallen) on to the threshold, 2 Samuel 2:23 and elsewhere and smote him אֵל הַחֹמֶשׁ in or on the belly, Deuteronomy 33:28; Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7; but also in other cases, as Joshua 5:3 and he circumcised the Israelites אֵל גִּבְעַת הָעֲרָלִים at the hill of the foreskins, Joshua 22:11 have built an altar אֵל גְּלִילוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן by the districts of Jordan, Judges 12:6; 2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 14:30 & 2 Samuel 18:4 אֵל יַד at the side of (elsewhere לְיַד, עַל יַד), 1 Kings 13:20 as they were sitting אֵל הַשֻּׁלְחָן at the table, 2 Kings 11:14 אֵל הַמֶּלֶךְ by the king, Jeremiah 41:12 and found him by the great waters, etc., Jeremiah 46:10 אֵל נְהַר מְרָתַיִם by the Euphrates, Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 11:11; Ezekiel 17:8; Ezekiel 31:7; Ezekiel 40:18; Ezekiel 43:3; Ezekiel 47:7; Ezekiel 48:12.

9. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to

• Thus אֵל אַחֲרֵי 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 9:18, 2 Kings 9:19 סֹב אֵל אַחֲרֵי turn to behind me, Zechariah 6:5 (where אֵל is pleonastic, probably due to clerical error; note יָצָא אֵל before & after); אֵל בֵּין in between Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14; אֱל בֵּינֹת similarly Ezekiel 10:2; אֵל בֵּית to (the part) within (see below בַּיִת), in within Leviticus 16:15; 2 Kings 11:15 have her forth in within the ranks; אֵל מוּל see מוּל; אֵל מִנֶּגֶב to the south of Joshua 15:3; אֵל מִחוּץ to the outside of Leviticus 4:12, Leviticus 4:21 +; אֵל נֹכַח to the front of Numbers 19:4; אֵל תַּחַת Judges 6:19; 1 Kings 8:6 and elsewhere (see below תַּחַת).

Note I. — In Genesis 20:13 אֵל כָּל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא שָׁמָּה וְג׳; Numbers 33:54 אֵל אֲשֶׁר וְג׳; Proverbs 17:8 (compare Deuteronomy 16:6); — אֵל appears to be used by a species of attraction; the idea of motion involved in the relative clause influencing illogically the beginning of the sentence and causing אֵל to be used instead of בְּ. In Deuteronomy 31:14 אֱלֵיהֶם, as pointed, can only be from אֵל III or IV (q. v.); if the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

Note 2. — There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel, to use אֵל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֵל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences. Thus (a) Joshua 5:14 וַיִּמָּל אֵל מָנָיִו; 1 Samuel 13:13 אַתְּמַמְלֵאתָּ אֵלִי שְׂרָאֵל; 1 Samuel 14:34 (see below 5); 1 Samuel 17:3 עֹמְדִים אֵל הָהָר (contracted עַל הָהָר Deuteronomy 11:29); Deuteronomy 19:16; 2 Samuel 6:3; 2 Samuel 20:23 (contracted 2 Samuel 8:16) 1 Kings 13:29; 1 Kings 18:46 (contracted 2 Kings 3:15 עַל) Jeremiah 35:15; Ezekiel 7:18. (b) Judges 6:37 and upon (עַל) all the earth let there be dryness, Judges 6:39 let there be dryness on (אֵל) the fleece; 1 Samuel 14:10 come up עָלֵינוּ, 1 Samuel 14:12 come up אֱלֵינוּ; 1 Samuel 16:23 & 1 Samuel 16:16 & 1 Samuel 18:10 צָלַח אֵל, 1 Samuel 10:6 and elsewhere צָלַח עַל; 1 Samuel 25:17 evil is determined אֵל אֲדֹנִינוּ וְעַל כָּל בֵּיתוֹ; 1 Samuel 25:25; 1 Samuel 27:10; 2 Samuel 2:9 וַיַּמְלֵךְ אֵל וְג׳ אֵל וְג׳ אֵל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳ עַל וְג׳; 2 Samuel 3:29 יָחֻל עַל וְאֵל; 2 Kings 8:3 & 2 Kings 8:5; Jeremiah 19:15; Jeremiah 25:2; Jeremiah 26:15 ye lay innocent blood עֲלֵיכֶם וְאֵל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת; Jeremiah 27:19; Jeremiah 28:8; Jeremiah 33:14; Jeremiah 34:7; Jeremiah 36:31; Jeremiah 37:13, Jeremiah 37:14; Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:11 & Ezekiel 18:15; Ezekiel 21:12 etc. Psalm 79:6 (Jeremiah 10:25 עַל twice). It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers. Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֵל, or even in juxtaposition with אֵל, as 1 Samuel 1:10 הִתְפַּלֵּל עַל to pray to (1 Samuel 1:26 אֵל); 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Samuel 25:25 אֵל עַל; 1 Kings 20:43 וַיֵּלֶךְ עַל בֵּיתוֹ (1 Kings 21:4 אֵל); Isaiah 22:15; Jeremiah 11:2; Jeremiah 23:35; Jeremiah 31:12. compare Dr Sm i. 13, 13; ii. 8, 7; 15, 4.

¹ If the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

² There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel, to use אֵל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֵל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences.

³ It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers.

⁴ Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֵל, or even in juxtaposition with אֵל.

⁵ Compare Driver, Samuel, i. 13, 13; ii. 8, 7; 15, 4.

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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

עין

ʻayin

Definition

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

Root

probably a primitive word;

Exhaustive

probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5869

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַיִן

noun feminine • Root עין • Strongs / High • Page 1081

1. The eye, oculus, as the organ of sight; used figuratively for perception, attention, favorable/unfavorable views, and expression of emotion (e.g., proud, humble, joyous look). It also denotes the middle of the forehead (between the eyes), or proximity ('in the eyes of one'). 2. The eye as a fountain of tears. 3. A look or gaze (e.g., piercingly, enviously). 4. What presents itself to the sight: a phenomenon, appearance, sight, or prospect.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

The eye, bead or pearl, of wine.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

A fountain (constr. עֵין), pl. עֲיָנֹת.

עַיִן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1082

Proper name of a city of Simeon/Levitical city within Judah (7a), or a locality in the north-east of Palestine (7b).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַיִן

com. gen. • Page 503

1. an eye (Ezek. 12: 12). 2. 'before the eyes of any one' (Gen. 23: 11, 18). 3. 'in the eyes', i.e. in the judgment.

עַיִן

m. denom. • Root עין • Page 505

looking askance, envious. Found in 1 Sam. 18:9 Keri.

עַיִן

noun • Page 504

1. Ment or opinion, often conveying the idea of seeming or appearing (Gen. 19:14, 2 Sam. 10:3). 2. A bead or bubble in wine (Prov. 23:31). 3. Perhaps a look (Cant. 4:9). 4. Face, countenance, like פָנִים (Ps. 6:8, Num. 14:14). 5. The surface (Ex. 10:5, Num. 22:5). 6. Appearance, form (Num. 11:7, Lev. 13:5, Ezek. 1:4). 7. A spring, fountain, with plural עֵינוֹת (Gen. 16:7). The eye is figuratively considered a fountain of tears.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H5869

I. עַ֫יִן (approximate number of occurrences: 859) noun feminine^{Genesis 3:7} and (Zechariah 3:9; 4:10 Albr¹) masculine — eye.

Cognates:

• Phoenician ען
• Aramaic עֵינָא, עַיְינָא
• Palmyrene עינא
• Syriac ܥܰܝܢܳܐ
• Assyrian ênu, enu
• Arabic عَيْن
• Ethiopic ዐይን

— עַ֫יִן absolute Exodus 21:4 +; construct עֵין Exodus 21:26 +; suffix עֵינִי Genesis 44:21 +; suffix 3 masculine plural עֵינָם Isaiah 13:18, עֵינֵמוֺ Psalm 73:7; usually dual עֵינַיִם Genesis 20:16 +; construct עֵינֵי Genesis 3:7 +, עֵנֵי Isaiah 3:8; suffix עֵינַי Genesis 31:10 +, עֵינֶיךָ Judges 6:17 + etc.

1. Literally as physical organ

a. of man

• Exodus 21:6 (Elohist Source)
• Genesis 3:6 (Jehovist Source)
• Leviticus 26:16 (Holiness Code)
• Deuteronomy 34:4, 7 (Priests' Code / Narrative)
• Judges 16:28 (+ שְׁתֵּי)

b. anthropomorphically of God

• Psalm 33:18
• Psalm 34:16

c. of idols

• Psalm 115:5
• Psalm 135:16

d. of beasts

• Genesis 30:41 (Jehovist Source)
• Job 40:24 (hippopotamus)
• Job 41:10 (crocodile)
• Job 28:7 (bird)

e. in visions (of wheels, stones)

• Ezekiel 1:18
• Ezekiel 10:12
• Zechariah 3:9

f. subject of seeing

• Genesis 45:12 (Elohist Source)
• Deuteronomy 3:27 (with ראה)
• Genesis 13:10 (+ נָשָׂא lift up)
• Leviticus 13:12 (מַרְאֵה עֵינֵי as far as one can see)

2. Eyes as showing mental qualities

a. Arrogance and Humility

• arrogance: Isaiah 2:11; Isaiah 5:15; Psalm 101:5; Proverbs 6:17
• humility: Job 22:29 (שַׁח עַיִן)
• pity: Deuteronomy 7:16 (לֹא תָחֹס עֵינְךָ not have pity)

3. Figurative of mental and spiritual faculties

a. Enlightenment and Vision

• Genesis 3:5, 7 (Jehovist Source)
• Numbers 24:4, 16 (גְּלּוּי עַיִן opened of eye)
• Psalm 123:2 (looking to God)

b. In the view/opinion of (בְּעֵינֵי)

• Genesis 16:4, 5 (Jehovist Source)
• Genesis 21:11 (Elohist Source)
• Deuteronomy 12:8 (הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו right in his own eyes)

4. Transferred meanings

a. Surface and Appearance

• surface of earth: Exodus 10:5, 15 (Jehovist Source)
• appearance: Leviticus 13:5; Numbers 11:7
• gleam/sparkle: Ezekiel 1:4; Proverbs 23:31 (of wine)

5. Other phrases

• eye for an eye: עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20
• eye to eye: עַיִן בְּעַיִן Numbers 14:14; Isaiah 52:8
• in the presence of: לְעֵינֵי Genesis 42:24; Exodus 4:30
• between the eyes (forehead): בֵּין עֵינַיִם Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 6:8

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II. עַ֫יִן (approximate number of occurrences: 23) noun feminine — spring (of water).

Cognates:

• Phoenician ען
• Assyrian ênu, înu
• Arabic عَيْن
• Ethiopic ዐይን
• Syriac ܥܰܝܢܳܐ
• Aramaic עֵינָא

— עַ֫יִן absolute 1 Samuel 29:1 +, עָ֑יִן Genesis 49:22; construct עֵין Genesis 24:13 +; plural עֲיָנֹת Deuteronomy 8:7, construct עֵינוֺת Exodus 15:27.

a. Particular springs

• עֵין חֲרֹד (En-harod) Judges 7:1
• עֵין הַקּוֺרֵא (En-hakkore) Judges 15:19
• עֵין רֹגֵּל (En-rogel) 2 Samuel 17:17; Joshua 15:7
• עֵין הַתַּנִּין (Dragon-spring) Nehemiah 2:13

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Aramaic

I. [עַיִן] noun feminine^{Ezra 5:5} — eye (Biblical Hebrew עַיִן).

1. literally eye
   • construct עֵין Ezra 5:5 (of God)
   • plural עַיְנִין Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:20 (of a horn)
   • dual construct עַיְנֵי Daniel 7:8 (of man)
   • suffix עַיְנַי Daniel 4:31

¹ Karl Albrecht, "Das Geschlecht der Hebräischen Hauptwörter," Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (ZAW) 16 (1896): 75.

² Elohist Source.

³ Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

⁴ Holiness Code.

⁵ Priests' Code / Narrative.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὀφθαλμοῖσ ἐναντίον ἐνώπιον ὀφθαλμοὺσ ὀφθαλμοὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5869b:

ὀφθαλμοῖσ 134× (13.0%)

ἐναντίον 111× (12.6%)

ἐνώπιον 87× (10.0%)

ὀφθαλμοὺσ 80× (7.8%)

ὀφθαλμοὶ 74× (6.9%)

ὀφθαλμοί 58× (5.6%)

ὀφθαλμῶν 54× (5.6%)

ὀφθαλμούσ 38× (3.8%)

κατ' 28× (3.2%)

ὀφθαλμόσ 27× (2.5%)

RBT Translation:

And to Stall-Fed is a brother, and his name is White,⁸¹² and White is running toward the Man the Outside-ward, toward the Eye.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And to Rebekah a brother, and his name Laban: and Laban will run to the man without at the fountain.

LITV Translation:
And Rebekah had a brother, his name being Laban. And Laban ran out to the man, to the fountain.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.

Footnotes

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Genesis 24:29

Strong’s #3837, White. From White (#3836) white.