Isaiah 1:25

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואשיבה וְאָשִׁיבָה

and I am turning her back

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

שוב

shûwb

Definition

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7725

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 755

to return to

שׁוּב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1389

Intransitive: properly, to turn; to turn away from; to revolve; to come back or revert to; to be restored; to return home; to remain behind.

שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 1391

To turn, turn back, return (intransitive); to turn about, turn away (i.e., not to expect war), to convert, repent, to turn the face, to turn the hand (for attack or protection), to turn away anger (of God or man); to drive back, to withhold, to hinder, to lead back.

שׁוּב

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Aramaic example of interchange with ת.

שׁוּב

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example of interchange of שׁ and ת.

שׁוּב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1390

To turn back, to return (to an earlier state, place, or person). To be converted, to repent (turn to God). Also, to repeat (used commonly with another verb to express the idea of doing again).

שׁוּב

adverb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 1390

Again, besides, in addition (used as an adverb, often abridged or associated with the infinitive לָשׁוּב).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׂוֹב

verb • Root שיב • Page 635

To have gray hairs; see שֵׂיב.

שׁוּב

verb / fut. יָשׁוּב / apoc. יָשֵׁב • Page 657

1. to turn, turn back, return. Gen. 27: 45. 2 Chr. 30: 9. 2. to cease, desist, from a purpose or from evil. Jer. 4: 28. Ezek. 18: 24. 3. to turn back from a person.

שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Page 658

To turn back, to return. (2) Spoken of things without life, to go or come back (Is. 29:17, Gen. 3:19). (3) Joined with another verb, forms a periphrasis of 'again' or 'anew' (Gen. 30:31 אָשׁוּבָה, 2 K. 1:13 וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח). (4) Causative, to lead or bring back (Num. 10:36). (5) Particularly in the phrase שׁוּב שְׁבוּת 'to bring back captives' (Ezek. 35:9).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H7725

I. שׁוּב (approximate number of occurrences: 1056) verb — turn back, return.

Cognates:

• Late Hebrew שׁוּב idem
• Moabite (Mesha Inscription^{8f. 12}) השיב (Hiph`il)
• Sabean תֿיב, התֿב (especially requite)
• Arabic ثاب return
• Aramaic תּוּב, 𐡕𐡅𐡁

— Qal₆₈₅ Perfect שָׁב Genesis 18:33 +, 3 feminine singular שָׁ֫בָה Ruth 1:15 +, וְשָׁבַת consecutive Ezekiel 46:17 (GKC^{§ 72o}), 2 masculine singular שַׁבְתָּ Psalm 85:2; Imperfect יָשׁוּב Hosea 11:5 +, יָשֻׁב Psalm 146:4; Lamentations 3:3, jussive יָשֹׁב Judges 7:3 +, וַיָּ֫שָׁב Genesis 26:18 +; Imperative שׁוּב Genesis 31:3 +, שֻׁב Exodus 4:19, שׁוּ֫בָה Hosea 14:2 +; Infinitive absolute שׁוֺב Genesis 8:3 +, construct שׁוּב Exodus 4:21 +, שֹׁב Joshua 2:16 (GKC^{§ 72q}); Participle שָׁב Genesis 43:18 +, passive construct שׁוּבֵי Micah 2:8.

1. Turn back

• With מִן local Judges 3:19; Judges 8:13
• From following מֵאַחֲרֵי 2 Samuel 11:15; Ruth 1:16
• From pursuing 1 Samuel 17:53; 2 Samuel 2:26, 30
• In fear Job 39:22; Proverbs 30:30
• Figurative of repulse or defeat Psalm 9:4; Psalm 74:21
• From a promise or vow Judges 11:35

2. Return, come or go back

• From person מֵעַל 1 Samuel 17:15; 2 Samuel 10:14
• From foreign land 2 Kings 8:3; Ruth 1:6; Ezra 6:21
• Going back and forth עֹבֵר וָשָׁב Zechariah 7:14; Ezekiel 35:7

3. Return unto

a. Go back

• To person or location Genesis 21:32; Genesis 28:21; Numbers 23:5
• To God (+ אֶל) Exodus 5:22; Exodus 32:31

b. Come back

• To person or location Genesis 8:9; Exodus 24:14
• From exile Joshua 1:15; Zechariah 1:16

4. Of dying and revival

a. Of dying

• To the dust אֶלֿ(הֶ)עָפָר Genesis 3:19; Psalm 104:29; Ecclesiastes 3:20
• To Sheol Psalm 9:18

b. Of revival

• Return to house Job 7:10; 2 Samuel 12:13

5. Figurative of human relations

• Return to leader or king Judges 11:8; 1 Kings 12:27
• Return to state or course of life Isaiah 23:17; Ezekiel 16:55
• Change course of action Jeremiah 34:15; Job 6:29

6. Figurative specifically of spiritual relations

a. Apostatize (turn back from God)

• Numbers 14:43; 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Kings 9:6

b. Turn back to God (repent)

• Hosea 6:1; Hosea 14:3; 1 Kings 8:33
• Repent (absolute) Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 4:1

c. God's anger turning away

• Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 13:18; Jonah 3:9

7. Of inanimate things

• Waters Genesis 8:3; Exodus 14:26
• Wind Psalm 78:39; Shadow 2 Kings 20:9
• Sword 2 Samuel 1:22; Word Isaiah 45:23
• Restoration to healthy condition 1 Kings 13:6; Exodus 4:7

8. Denoting repetition

+ verb, return (and) do = do again:

• Genesis 26:18; 1 Samuel 3:5, 6
• Jeremiah 18:4; Malachi 1:4

9. Transitive

In phrase שׁוּב שְׁבוּת restore captivity:

• Isaiah 52:8; Psalm 85:5; Nahum 2:3

— Po`el 1. Bring back: Jeremiah 50:19; Ezekiel 39:27; Isaiah 49:5. 2. Restore, refresh: Psalm 23:3; Isaiah 58:12. 3. Lead away (entice): Ezekiel 38:4; Isaiah 47:10. 4. Apostatize: Jeremiah 8:5.

— Pu`lal Participle feminine מְשׁוֺבֶ֫בֶת Ezekiel 38:8 restored.

— Hiph`il₃₅₃ Perfect הֵשִׁיב Genesis 41:13 +, הֱשִׁיבוֺתָ Psalm 85:4; Imperfect יָשִׁיב Exodus 21:34 +, וַיָּ֫שֶׁב Genesis 20:14 +; Imperative הָשֵׁב Genesis 20:7 +; Infinitive construct הָשִׁיב Genesis 42:35 +.

1. Cause to return, bring back

• From exile 1 Kings 8:34; Jeremiah 27:22
• Recover, rescue Genesis 14:16; Psalm 35:17
• Put back / Draw back: Genesis 29:3; Exodus 4:7; Lamentations 2:3
• Give back, restore, pay back: Genesis 20:14; Deuteronomy 24:13; Leviticus 25:27
• Requital: 1 Samuel 6:8; Psalm 72:10

2. Refreshing and Reporting

• Refresh soul (נֶפֶשׁ) Lamentations 1:11; Psalm 19:8
• Bring back word, report, answer Genesis 37:14; Numbers 22:8; 1 Kings 12:6

3. Turning away and Revoking

• Repel, defeat, reject 2 Kings 18:24; Isaiah 14:27; 1 Kings 2:16
• Turn away face or anger Numbers 25:11; Proverbs 15:1; Psalm 78:38
• Reverse, revoke judgment or blessing Amos 1:3; Numbers 23:20

— Hoph`al Perfect הוּשַׁב Genesis 42:28 returned; Participle הַמּוּשָׁב Genesis 43:12; Imperfect וַיוּשַׁב Exodus 10:8 was brought back.

Aramaic

I. תּוּב (Biblical Hebrew שׁוּב) verb — return.

1. Pe`al return (of brightness or knowledge)
   • Imperfect יְתוּב Daniel 4:33
   • Imperfect Daniel 4:31
2. Haph`el restore, return (answer)
   • Perfect הֲתִיב Daniel 2:14
   • Perfect הֲתִיבוּנָא Ezra 5:11
   • Imperfect יַהֲתִיבוּן Ezra 6:5
   • Infinitive לַהֲתָבוּתָח Daniel 3:16

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

² Mesha Inscription (Moabite Stone).

³ Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum (CIS).

Conjunction, Verb Hiphil first person common singular

LXX: ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπέστρεψεν ἐπιστρέψαι ἐπιστρέψει ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H7725:

ἐπέστρεψεν 58× (5.0%)

ἀπέστρεψεν 36× (3.2%)

ἐπιστρέψαι 35× (2.9%)

ἐπιστρέψει 30× (2.6%)

'' 24× (2.0%)

ἀποστρέψαι 23× (1.8%)

ἀποστρέψω 21× (1.9%)

ἀνέστρεψεν 21× (1.9%)

πάλιν 21× (1.8%)

ἐπιστρέψω 20× (1.8%)

ידי יָדִי

the hand of myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יד

yâd

Definition

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

Root

a primitive word; in distinction from H3709 (כף), the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)

Exhaustive

a primitive word; in distinction from כף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3027

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָד

noun / feminine • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 577

The hand, as that which lays hold of or seizes. Can also refer to the arm. It is used in a wide variety of metaphorical and technical senses, including assistance, power, custody, and human cooperation. Dual form: יָדַיִם, plural form: יָדוֹת.

יָד

noun / feminine • Root יד • Strongs / High • Page 578

The hand. It is used in a wide variety of literal and figurative senses, including: force, violence; divine power, punishment, or inspiration (the 'hand of God'); a sign of assurance or a pledge ('giving the hand'); a medium of action or agency; guidance and oversight; possession; power and might; mediation ('by the hand of').

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָד

com. gen. • Page 270

1. The hand. Phrases include: assisting someone (1 Sam. 22:17), divine destruction (Ex. 9:3), divine inspiration or prophecy (Ezek. 1:3, Jer. 15:17), promising or striking hands (Ezra 10:19), and submission (2 Chr. 30:8, Ezek. 17:18). 2. Metaphorical uses: without human aid (Dan. 8:25), from generation to generation (Prov. 11:21). 3. Prepositional combinations: 'in the hand of' or 'by' (1 Sam. 14:34), 'through' (Num. 15:23), 'into the power or charge of' (Gen. 9:2, Ps. 95:7), 'before' (1 Sam. 21:14), and 'because of' (Job 8:4, Is. 64:6).

יָד

noun • Page 271

Definitions continued from previous page: 1. into the hand or hands of any one; through (Jer. 18:21). Plur. יָדוֹת: artificial hands, tenons, axle-trees. 2. the arm. 3. metaphorically, might, power, aid (Ex. 14:30, Deut. 32:36). 4. manner (1 K. 10:13, Ezra 3:10). 5. side, near (1 Sam. 19:3). Dual יָדַיִם: sides. Plur. יָדוֹת: ledges, side railings. 6. place (Deut. 23:13). 7. part (Dan. 12:7). 8. a monument, trophy (1 Sam. 15:12).

יָד

noun • Root יד • Page 271

Chaldee; equivalent to Hebrew יָד, hand. Emphatic state: יְדָא.

יָד

noun • Page 282

Mentioned in 1 Sam. 4:13 Kethib as an evident corruption for יַד (on the side), which stands in the Keri.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H3027

I. יָד (approximate number of occurrences: 1604) noun feminine (occasionally masculine Exodus 17:12) — hand.

Cognates:

• Aramaic יְדָא
• Zinjirli יד
• Arabic يد
• Sabean יד
• Ethiopic እድ
• Assyrian idu (strength)

— יָד absolute Genesis 38:28 +; construct יַד Genesis 41:35 +; suffix יָדִי Genesis 14:22 +, יָֽדְךָ Genesis 22:12 +, יֶדְכֶם Genesis 9:2 +; dual יָדַיִם Genesis 34:21 +, construct יְדֵי Genesis 24:30 +; plural יָדוֺת Genesis 43:24 +, suffix יְדֹתָיו Exodus 26:19 + etc.

1. Hand of man

Literally of the human hand Genesis 3:22; Genesis 4:11.

a. Specifically right or left hand

• Right hand יַד יְמִינ(וֺ) Genesis 48:17 (JE); Judges 7:20; Psalm 73:23
• Left hand יַד שְׂמאֹל(וֺ) Judges 3:21; Ezekiel 39:8

b. Specific parts or items on hand

• Palms of hands כַּמּוֺת יָדָיו 1 Samuel 5:4; 2 Kings 9:35
• Armpits אַצִּילוֺת יָדֶיךָ Jeremiah 38:12
• Thumbs בֹּהֶן יָדָיו Exodus 29:20 (Priests' Code)
• Bracelets on wrists Genesis 24:22 (J)

c. The hand in use

• Arms of the hands זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו Genesis 49:24
• Filling the hand (consecration as priest) מִלֵּא יַד Judges 17:5, 12; Exodus 28:41
• To stretch out the hand שָׁלַח יַד לְ Judges 5:26; בְּ in hostile sense 1 Samuel 24:7

d. Special phrases and idioms

• Kissing with the hand Job 31:27
• Silence (hand on mouth) Job 40:4; Micah 7:16
• Taking an oath (hand under thigh) Genesis 24:2 (J)
• Lifting the hand to swear נשׂא יָד Exodus 6:8; Ezekiel 20:28
• Giving a pledge נָתַן יָד Ezra 10:19

e. Hand as strong, helpful, or mighty

• Of man: fighting power Numbers 20:20 (JE); bold action בְּיָד רָמָה Exodus 14:8 (P)
• Of God: hand as smiting 1 Samuel 6:9; as delivering Exodus 13:3 (JE); as inspiration הָֽיְתָה יַד י׳ עַל Ezekiel 1:3; 2 Kings 3:15

2. Figurative meaning — strength, power, or ability

• Physical strength Joshua 8:20 (JE); Psalm 76:6
• Pecuniary ability תַּגִּיעַ יָדוֺ Leviticus 5:7, 11 (P)
• Dominion 2 Samuel 8:3; Exodus 14:31

3. Figurative meaning — side

• Side of a way 1 Samuel 4:13; gate 1 Samuel 4:18; stream Deuteronomy 2:37
• Direction or expanse רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם Genesis 34:21; Judges 18:10
• Place Deuteronomy 23:13; Numbers 2:17

4. Technical and architectural senses

• Sign or monument 1 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 18:18
• Share or portion Genesis 47:24 (J); 2 Samuel 19:44
• Repetitions or times Genesis 43:34; Daniel 1:20
• Axle-trees 1 Kings 7:32–33
• Supports or stays 1 Kings 7:35; 10:19
• Tenons of tabernacle boards Exodus 26:17 (P)

5. With prepositions

• אֶל־יַד: into custody of Esther 2:3; by the side of 2 Samuel 18:4
• בְּיַד: into the hand of (possession/power) Joshua 6:2; Judges 2:14; by agency of Genesis 38:20; Exodus 9:35
• כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ: according to royal munificence 1 Kings 10:13; Esther 1:7
• מִיַּד: out of the hand of (power/separation) Exodus 2:19; 1 Samuel 17:37; exact at the hand of Genesis 9:5
• עַל־יַד: under guidance/direction of 1 Chronicles 25:2; Jeremiah 5:31; by the side of 2 Samuel 15:2; Exodus 2:5
• תַּחַת יַד: under the power or authority of 1 Samuel 21:9; Genesis 16:9 (J)

Aramaic

I. יַד noun feminine hand (Biblical Hebrew יָד).

1. literally hand of man
   • construct יַד Ezra 5:12
   • emphatic יְדָא Daniel 5:5, 24
   • dual בִּידַ֫יִן Daniel 2:34, 45
2. figurative power
   • suffix יְדִי Daniel 3:15
   • Of lions Daniel 6:28
   • Of God Daniel 5:23

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

² Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

³ Elohist Source.

⁴ Priests' Code / Narrative.

⁵ Deuteronomic Source.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: χεῖρασ χειρὶ χειρὸσ χεῖρα χειρῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3027:

χεῖρασ 218× (12.8%)

χειρὶ 215× (12.3%)

χειρὸσ 169× (10.0%)

χεῖρα 139× (8.4%)

χειρῶν 100× (6.0%)

χεῖρά 87× (5.3%)

χεὶρ 75× (4.7%)

χερσὶν 61× (3.3%)

χειρί 55× (2.8%)

χειρόσ 50× (2.9%)

עליך עָלַיִךְ

upon yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

ך

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9032

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal second person feminine singular

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

ואצרף וְאֶצְרֹף

and I am refining

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

צרף

tsâraph

Definition

to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively); cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָרַף

verb / tr. • Root צרף • Strongs / High • Page 1251

I. (Intr.) To glow, to burn. (Tr.) To smelt, gold or silver; to purify, to refine, by fire. Fig. To make clear or bright; to prove.

צָרַף

verb • Root צרף • Strongs / High • Page 1251

II. (Not used) tr. To draw together, to bind, to tie together (only by transpos. for צָפַר II).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָרַף

verb / fut. יִצְרֹף • Page 576

1. To melt, fuse, particularly the precious metals. Hence צֹרֵף a founder or workman in gold and silver. 2. Particularly to refine gold, silver, etc. by the fire. 3. Metaphorically to refine, purify. 4. To try, examine, prove. Ps. 17: 3, 26: 2, 105: 19.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H6884

I. צָרַף (approximate number of occurrences: 33) verb — smelt, refine, test.

Cognates:

• Late Hebrew idem
• Phoenician מצרף smelter
• Assyrian ṣurrupu, refined, ṣarpu, silver, naṣraptu, crucible
• Arabic صرف pure, unmixed (especially of wine); compare pure silver, etc., Schulth¹; also Zim² (Hebrew, etc., borrowed from Assyrian); very doubtful is Sabean צרף silver, money, compare Mordtm³

— צָרַף absolute Jeremiah 6:29; suffix צְרָפָתְהוּ Psalm 105:19; 2 masculine singular suffix צְרַפְתָּנִי Psalm 17:3, etc.; Imperfect 1 singular אֶצְרֹף Isaiah 1:25, suffix אֶצְרְפֶנּוּ Judges 7:4; Imperative masculine singular צרופה Psalm 26:2 Kt, צָרְפָה Qr; Infinitive absolute צָרוֺף Jeremiah 6:29; construct לִצְרוֺף Daniel 11:35, etc.; Participle active suffix צוֺרְפָם Jeremiah 9:6, etc.; passive צָרוּף Psalm 12:7, etc.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. smelt, refine

• Jeremiah 6:29 (twice in verse) figurative of purifying people
• Isaiah 1:25 (accusative of dross; figurative)
• Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 66:10 (simile of silver)
• כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּעֲלִיל Psalm 12:7
• Of אִמְרַת י׳ Psalm 18:31 = 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 119:140; Proverbs 30:5 (אִמְרַת אֱלוֺהַּ)
• refine (men, by trials) Daniel 11:35 (+ לִבָרֵר, לַלְבֵּן)

b. test, try

• Judges 7:4 I will test them (the warriors)
• Judges 7:3 (doubtful; see צפר)
• Of God's testing the hearts of men (often parallel to בָּחַן): Jeremiah 9:6; Isaiah 48:10; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 26:2; Psalm 66:10

c. test (and prove true) a man

• Psalm 105:19 (subject God's saying)

d. Participle active as noun

noun masculine smelter, refiner, goldsmith:

• Judges 17:4
• Jeremiah 10:9, 14
• Jeremiah 51:17
• Isaiah 40:19 (twice in verse); Isaiah 41:7; Isaiah 46:6
• Proverbs 25:4
• As a guild: Nehemiah 3:8, 32

Niph`al

— Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִצָּֽרְפוּ Daniel 12:10 many shall be refined (by suffering; + יִתְבָּֽרְרוּ, יִתְלַבְּנוּ).

Pi`el

— Participle מְצָרֵף as noun masculine a refiner:

• כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף Malachi 3:2 (simile of God)
• Malachi 3:3 (+ מְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף)

¹ Friedrich Schulthess, Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen (GGA), 1902, 673.

² Heinrich Zimmern, GGA, 1899, 250; Die Keilinschriften und das Alte Testament (KAT 3), 650.

³ Mordtmann, Himjarische Inschriften, pp. 14, 29; Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum (CIS), iv, No. 291, 1.1.

Conjunction, Verb Qal first person common singular

LXX: χρυσοχόοσ πυρώσω πεπυρωμένον ἀργυροκοπεῖ ὡσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6884:

χρυσοχόοσ 3× (8.1%)

πυρώσω 3× (7.7%)

πεπυρωμένον 3× (7.7%)

ἀργυροκοπεῖ 2× (5.7%)

ὡσ 2× (5.7%)

πυροῦται 2× (4.9%)

αὐτούσ 2× (4.0%)

כבר כַּבֹּר

already long ago

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

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

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

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

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בר

bôr

Definition

vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap forwashing, or a flux formetals

Root

the same as H1252 (בר);

Exhaustive

the same as בר; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap forwashing, or a flux formetals; [idiom] never so, purely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1253

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 256

Son (Aramaic); corresponds to Hebrew בֵּן.

בַּר

noun masculine • Root ברר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

1. corn, grain, either winnowed and cleansed; 2. a field (Job 39, 4)

בַּר

adjective • Root ברר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

1. in a moral sense, tried, approved, pure, clear; 2. chosen, select, consequently a favourite; 3. clean, i.e. free from something, empty

בַּר

noun masculine • Root בן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

son (poetic); do homage to the son (Ps 2:12)

בַּר

noun masculine • Root בן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

son (Aramaic)

בָּר

noun masculine • Root שדה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

the field, open country, in opposition to the city (Aramaic)

בֹּר

noun masculine • Root ברר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 274

1. cleanness, pureness, integrity; 2. cleansing salt of lye or alkali, for washing or smelting metals

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בֹּר

noun masculine • Root ברר • Page 113

1. purity; joined with purity of hands as indicative of innocence (Ps. 18: 21, 25; Job 22: 30). 2. a cleansing or purifying substance, like alkali, lie, or borax (Is. 1: 25; Job 9: 30).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H1253

I. בֹּר noun masculine — lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metals Isaiah 1:25.

Read probably כַּכֻּר as in a furnace (cf. Isaiah 48:10); there seems no evidence that ‘lye’ (i.e. water mixed with the burnt ashes of plants containing potash, used formerly for washing) was ever used in refining gold or silver: compare J. Napier¹ and WAM in Smith’s DB² (see בֹּרִית).

¹ J. Napier, Ancient Workers in Metal (1856), 15, 20, 25.

² Smith’s Dictionary of the Bible, vol. ii, 368; American Revised Edition (1871, vol. iii), 1939.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1253:

No stats available

סיגיך סִיגָיִךְ

your withdrawn backsliders

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

סיג

çîyg

Definition

scoria

Root

or סוג; (Ezekiel 22:18), from H5472 (סוג) in the sense of refuse;

Exhaustive

or סוג; (Ezekiel 22:18), from סוג in the sense of refuse; scoria; dross.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5509

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סִיג

noun masculine • Root סוג • Strongs / High • Page 1010

m. = סִיג (dross, filth) Prov. 14:14, see סוּג I.

סִיג

noun masculine • Root סגג • Strongs / High • Page 1017

Dross, of metal, especially silver-dross; what is separated from, removed; unpurified, base metal.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סִיג

m. verbal • Root סוג • Page 473

Dross, recrement, scoria; the baser metal separated from the purer in smelting (Ezek. 22:18, 19; Is. 1:22, 25).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H5509

I. סִיג, שִׂיג noun masculine — dross, a moving back.

— absolute סִיג Ezekiel 22:18 Qere (סוג Kethiv), שִׂיג 1 Kings 18:27; plural סִיגִים Isaiah 1:22 (3 times); סִגִּים (van d. H.¹), סִגִֿים Ezekiel 22:18 (2 times); suffix סִיגָ֑יִךָ Isaiah 1:25.

1. A moving back or away

• שִׂיג לוֺ 1 Kings 18:27 there is a moving back to him, i.e., he has moved back, away (probably of temporary withdrawal, different from דֶּרֶךְ journey); omitted in ᵐ5^L, and considered a dittograph for שִׂיחַ by Klo² and Bur³ (שׂ for ס).

2. Dross

What is removed from metal, usually of silver:

• Proverbs 25:4 (+ מִכָּ֑סֶף)
• Proverbs 26:23 (כֶּסֶף סִיגִים)
• figurative of Israel: Isaiah 1:22, compare Isaiah 1:25
• Ezekiel 22:18 (twice), Ezekiel 22:19; in Ezekiel 22:18b סִיגִים כֶּסֶף (Masoretic Text), but בְּתוֺךְ כֶּסֶף סִיגִים in ᵐ5, Co⁴, and Berthol⁵; Co strikes out סִיגִים, though not Berthol or Toy⁶.
• Psalm 119:119

¹ E. van der Hooght, Biblia Hebraica.

² August Klostermann.

³ C. F. Burney.

⁴ C. H. Cornill.

⁵ Alfred Bertholet.

⁶ C. H. Toy.

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

LXX: ἀδόκιμον

LXX Usage Statistics

H5509:

ἀδόκιμον 2× (24.7%)

ואסירה וְאָסירָה

and I am removing

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

סור

çûwr

Definition

to turn off (literal or figurative)

Root

or שור; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or שור; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5493

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סוּר

verb • Root סור • Strongs / High • Page 1013

I. intr. to turn off, to turn away, to go aside, to go away, to withdraw from a person or place.

סוּר

verb • Root סור • Strongs / High • Page 1014

(I. Qal Intransitive) To turn off, to turn aside, to depart, to abandon, to leave off, to separate from; in a mental sense, to apostatize; to turn to, to apply to, to approach.

סוּר

verb • Root סר • Strongs / High • Page 1014

II. (Intransitive, only 3 pers. סָר) To be bad, bad-smelling, stinking, corrupt, foetere; hence to be degenerate, to be disturbed, to be sad, fearful, terrible, to be corrupt.

סוּר

verb • Root סרר • Strongs / High • Page 1014

III. (Transitive) 1. To sting, to prick, to pierce (of thorns). 2. To cut in, cut out, pierce, deepen, to make a cleft. 3. Metaphorically, to strive against, to be obstinate, rebellious.

סוּר

adjective • Root סרר • Strongs / High • Page 1014

Obstinate, rebellious (derived from סוּר III).

סוּר

adjective / noun • Strongs / High • Page 1015

separated, removed, forsaken, solitary, of a person driven from his home (adj.). 2. subst. masc. one departing (from God), a rebellious one. 3. (from סִיר III.) a branch, twig, of a vine. 4. n. p. of a gate of the palaceyard.

סוּר

verb • Root שור • Strongs / High • Page 1011

(not used) trans. to veil, to bind about, to tie; to cover, with an upper garment or veil.

סוּר

verb • Root סרר • Strongs / High • Page 1038

I. intr. same as סָרַר I. (part. סוֹרֵר) to turn off from, to turn away from, hence to apostatise, from God, to turn away (i. e. to sin).

סוּר

verb • Root סרר • Strongs / High • Page 1038

II. (not used) intr. same as סָרַר II. (סוֹרֵר) to be bad, ill-smelling, degenerate, disturbed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סוּר

verb • Page 471

1. to turn away, to depart. Ex. 32: 8. Judg. 16: 17. Gen. 49: 10. 1 Sam. 18: 12. 2. to be gone, to pass away. 1 Sam. 15: 32. Hos. 4: 18. 3. to turn in or lodge with any one. Judg. 4: 18. 18: 3, 15. Gen. 19: 2, 3. 4. to approach to any thing. Ex. 3: 3. Ruth 4: 1.

סוּר

verb • Page 472

Hiph. 1. to turn away. Deut. 7:4. to take off, remove. 2. to let any thing be brought. 2 Sam. 6:10. Hoph. pass. Lev. 4:31. Pil. to cause to deviate, to turn aside. Once Lam. 3:11.

סוּר

particle • Page 472

1. driven out, exiled. Is. 49:21. 2. prob. the wild shoots or branches of the vine, liter. what degenerates. Jer. 2:21. 3. name of a gate of the temple. 2 K. 11:6.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H5493

I. סוּר and [שׂוּד] (Hosea 9:12) (approximate number of occurrences: 300) verb — turn aside.

Cognates:

• Late Hebrew Hiph`il (cause to turn aside, or apostatize)
• Tel Amarna sûru (noun masculine rebel)¹

— סוּר absolute; סָר masculine singular Exodus 3:4 +; סָ֫רָה feminine singular 1 Samuel 16:14 +; סָ֑רְתִּי 1 singular Psalm 119:102; סָרוּ 3 plural Deuteronomy 9:12 +; סַרְתֶּם 2 masculine plural Deuteronomy 9:16 + etc.; construct סוּר Isaiah 7:17 +; suffix שׂוּרִי Hosea 9:12.

1. Qal Meanings

a. Turn aside, out of one's course

• 1 Samuel 6:12
• Deuteronomy 2:27
• from following: (+ מֵאַחֲרֵי) 2 Samuel 2:21–22, 2 Samuel 2:23
• from attacking: (+ מֵעַל) 2 Chronicles 20:10
• turn in unto (for shelter, refuge): (+ אֶלֿ) Genesis 19:2, 3 (Jehovist Source); Judges 4:18; (+ לְ) Judges 20:8; (+ שָׁם) Judges 18:3; Judges 19:15; 2 Kings 4:8
• figurative turn in: (+ הֵ֫נָּה) Proverbs 9:4, 16
• figurative turn aside from right path, from God: (+ מִן) Judges 2:17 (Jehovist Source); Deuteronomy 9:12; Proverbs 13:14; (+ מֵאַחֲרֵי) 1 Samuel 12:20
• turn aside from sins: (+ מִן) 2 Kings 3:3; 2 Kings 14:24; depart from evil: סָר מֵרָע Job 1:1, 8; Proverbs 3:7; Psalm 34:16

b. Depart

• of frogs: Exodus 8:7 (Jehovist Source); flies: Exodus 8:25 (Jehovist Source)
• of sword: 2 Samuel 12:10; sceptre: Genesis 49:10 (Jehovist Source)
• of God or His Spirit departing: (+ מִן) Hosea 9:12; (+ מֵעַל) Judges 16:20; 1 Samuel 28:16; (+ מֵעִם) 1 Samuel 16:14
• absolute (depart): Isaiah 52:11; Lamentations 4:15

c. Of lifeless things = be removed

• yoke: (+ מֵעַל) Isaiah 14:25; staves from ark: Exodus 25:16
• high places (בָּמוֺת): 1 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 15:4

d. Come to an end

• Amos 6:7
• Isaiah 11:13

2. Pô`lel

— סוֺרֵר Perfect 3 masculine singular Lamentations 3:11 he turned aside my ways.

3. Hiph`il

— הֵסִיר Perfect 3 masculine singular 2 Kings 18:4 +; וַהֲסִרֹ֫תָ 2 masculine singular 1 Kings 3:31; הֲסִירֹ֫תִי 1 singular 2 Kings 23:27 +; יָסִיר Imperfect 3 masculine singular Isaiah 3:18 +; הָסֵר Imperative masculine singular 1 Kings 20:24 +; הָסִיר construct 2 Kings 6:32 +.

a. Cause to depart, remove, take away

• with מִן: Exodus 8:4, 27 (Jehovist Source); Exodus 23:25 (Elohist Source); Deuteronomy 7:15; 1 Samuel 28:3; Joshua 7:13 (Jehovist Source)
• with מֵעַל (take off): ring Genesis 41:42 (Elohist Source); garments Genesis 38:14, 19 (Jehovist Source); head 1 Samuel 17:46; plagues Exodus 8:4 (Jehovist Source)
• with מֵעִם (remove kindness/presence): 1 Samuel 18:13; 1 Chronicles 16:13
• remove idols/high places: 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:19; Genesis 35:2 (Elohist Source); Joshua 24:14 (Elohist Source)

b. Rare uses

• put aside (leave undone): Joshua 11:15 (Deuteronomist)
• retract words: Isaiah 31:2
• reject prayer: Psalm 66:20
• abolish sacrifice: Daniel 11:31

4. Hoph`al

— הוּסַר Perfect 3 masculine singular Leviticus 4:31; Daniel 12:11; יוּסַר Imperfect 3 masculine singular Leviticus 4:35 — be taken away, removed.

¹ Hugo Winckler, Glossar (Wkl Gloss).

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

³ Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

Conjunction, Verb Hiphil first person common singular

LXX: ἀπέστη ἐξέκλινεν ἐξέκλιναν περιελεῖ ἀπέστησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5493:

ἀπέστη 17× (5.8%)

ἐξέκλινεν 11× (3.6%)

ἐξέκλιναν 9× (2.8%)

περιελεῖ 8× (2.7%)

ἀπέστησεν 8× (2.5%)

ἐξῆρεν 7× (2.4%)

ἀφελῶ 7× (2.0%)

περιεῖλεν 6× (1.9%)

ἀπόστητε 6× (2.1%)

ἀπέστησα 5× (1.7%)

כל כָּל־

all

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H3605

I. כֹּל (approximate number of occurrences: 5415) noun masculine — the whole, all (once כּוֹל Jeremiah 33:8 Kt.).

Cognates:

• Moabite, Phoenician id.
• Aramaic כּוּל, כֹּל
• Arabic كل
• Sabean כל (compare DHM¹)
• Ethiopic ኩሉ
• Assyrian kullatu

— כֹּל absolute; construct כֹּל Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:20; כֹּל־ Psalm 138:2; more usually כָּל־ (with makkaph: without it, Psalm 35:10; Proverbs 19:7; Kö²); suffix 2 masculine singular in pause כֻּלָּךְ Micah 2:12; 2 feminine singular כֻּלֵּךְ Isaiah 14:29, Isaiah 14:31, כֻּלָּךְ Isaiah 22:1; Song of Solomon 4:7; 3 masculine singular כֻּלֹּה 2 Samuel 2:9 (Dr³) + 17 times, כֻּלּוֹ Genesis 25:25 + 16 times; 3 feminine singular כֻּלָּהּ Genesis 13:10 + 15 times, כֻּלָּא Ezekiel 36:5; 1 plural כֻּלָּנוּ (16 times); 2 plural כֻּלְּכֶם (18 times); 3 masculine plural כֻּלָּם (often), כּוּלָּם Jeremiah 31:34, כֻּלָּ֑הַם 2 Samuel 23:6 (and Jeremiah 15:10 כֻּלְּהֶם); 3 feminine plural כֻּלָּ֫נָה Genesis 42:36; Proverbs 31:29; כֻּלָּֽהְנָה 1 Kings 7:37.

1. With following Genitive

a. The whole of, all, every

• Genesis 2:2 כָּל־צְבָאָם (the whole of their host)
• Genesis 2:13 כָּל־אֶרֶץ כּוּשׁ (the whole of the land of Kush)
• כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה (the whole of the night)
• כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל (the whole of Israel)
• Deuteronomy 4:29 בְּכָל־לְבָֽבְךָ (with all thy heart)
• With plural nouns: Genesis 5:5 כל־ימי אדם (all the days of Adam); Genesis 37:35 כל־בניו (all his sons); Isaiah 2:2 כל־הגוים (all the nations); Genesis 43:9 כל הימים (continually)
• In poetry, noun may be undetermined: כָּל־יָדַיִם (every hand) Isaiah 13:7; Jeremiah 48:37; Ezekiel 21:12; כל־פנים (every face) Isaiah 25:8

b. Followed by singular, understood collectively

• Genesis 1:21 את כל נפשׁ החיה (every living soul)
• Genesis 2:9 כל עץ נחמד (every kind of tree)
• Genesis 6:12 כָּל־בָּשָׂר (all flesh)
• Numbers 12:3; Judges 16:17 כל האדם (the whole of mankind)
• Exodus 1:22 כל־הבן (all the sons)
• In late Hebrew: בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדוֹר Psalm 45:18; Esther 9:28; בכל־עיר ועיר 2 Chronicles 11:12

c. Genitive as a relative sentence

• Introduced by אשׁר: Genesis 1:31 את כל אשׁר עשׂה (all that he had made); Joshua 1:7 בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵךְ (wheresoever thou goest)
• Rarely with ellipse of relative: Genesis 39:4 וְכָל־יֶשׁ־לוֹ; Psalm 71:18 לְכָל־יָבוֹא

d. Idiomatic use with suffixes

• Placing suffix after the word qualified: 2 Samuel 2:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלֹּה (Israel, all of it); Isaiah 14:29 פלשׁת כלך (Philistia, all of thee!)
• Suffix of 3ms used for the mass: Exodus 14:7 עַל־כֻּלּוֹ (upon all of them); Psalm 29:9 כֻּלּוֹ אֹמֵר כָּבוֹד (every one says, Glory!)

e. Affirming or denying of an entire class (any/none)

• Comparative: Genesis 3:1 מכל חית השׂדה (than any beast of the field)
• With negative (none): Exodus 12:16 כל־מלאכה לא יעשׂה (no work shall be done); Psalm 143:2 כי לא־יצדק לפניך כל־חי (for no living thing is righteous before thee)

f. Anomalous gender

feminine very anomalously, severed from its Genitive: 2 Samuel 1:9 כִּי־כָל־עוֹד נַפְשִׁי בִי; Job 27:3; Hosea 14:3 כָּל־תִּשָּׂא עָוֺן.

2. Absolutely

a. Without the article (all things, all)

• Genesis 9:3 את כֹּל; Genesis 16:12 וְיַד כֹּל בּוֹ; Numbers 11:6 אֵין כֹּל (there is nothing)
• Isaiah 44:24 עשֶֹׁה כֹּל (maker of all things); Proverbs 16:4
• As Comprehensive Genitive: Ezekiel 44:30 כָּל־בִּכּוּרֵי כֹל

b. With article (הַכֹּל)

• Referring to things just mentioned: Exodus 29:24 ושׂמת הַכֹּל; Leviticus 1:9; 1 Samuel 30:19 הַכֹּל השׁיב דוד
• In wider sense (the universe, to pan): Jeremiah 10:16 כי יוצר הַכֹּל הוא; Psalm 103:19
• In Ecclesiastes (often): Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 12:8 הַכֹּל הֶבֶל

Aramaic

I. כֹּל, כָּל־ noun masculine the whole, all (Biblical Hebrew כֹּל).

1. The whole of, all
   • כֹּל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶל Daniel 2:12
   • כל־מלכותא Daniel 6:4
   • suffix 3 masculine plural כָּלְּהוֹן Daniel 2:38; Daniel 7:19
2. With a singular noun, understood collectively (every, any, none)
   • Daniel 3:29 דִּי כָל־עַם (that every people)
   • Daniel 6:8 מִן־כָּל־אֱלָה (of any god)
   • Daniel 2:10 כל־מלך... לא (no king)
   • כָּל־דִּי (whoever/whatever) Daniel 6:8; Ezra 7:23
3. Emphatic כֹּלָּא (absolutely, all things)
   • Daniel 2:40 חָשֵׁל כֹּלָּא (crushing all things)
   • Daniel 4:9, Daniel 4:18 וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא־בֵהּ
   • Daniel 4:25 כֹּלָּא מְטָא (all came upon...)

¹ David Heinrich Müller, Epigraphische Denkmäler aus Arabien (1889).

² Eduard König, Historisch-kritisches Lehrgebäude der hebräischen Sprache (1881-1897).

³ S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text of the Books of Samuel (1890).

⁴ Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar, ed. E. Kautzsch, trans. A. E. Cowley (GKC).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

בדיליך בְּדִילָיִךְ׃

metal mixtures of yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בדיל

bᵉdîyl

Definition

alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin

Root

from H914 (בדל);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H913

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9022

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּדִיל

m. verbal from בָּדַל • Root בדל • Page 87

1. the stannum of the ancients, i.e. lead intermixed with silver ore. Is. 1: 25. 2. tin, plumbum album of the ancients. Num. 31: 22.

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H913

בְּדִיל [noun masculine]¹ — alloy, tin, dross (originally that which is separated from precious metal; compare Pliny, Natural History xxiv. 16, xxxiii. 9).

— בְּדִיל absolute Numbers 31:22 (4 times); plural suffix בְּדִילָיִךְ Isaiah 1:25.

1. alloy, Isaiah 1:25 figurative of evil of Jerusalem, which יְהוָה will remove (הָסִיר; סִגָּיִךְ).
2. tin (plumbum album) Numbers 31:22 (P; + זָהָב, כֶּסֶף, נְחֹשֶׁת, בַּרְזֶל, עֹפֶרֶת); figurative of Israel Ezekiel 22:18 (+ נְחֹשֶׁת, בַּרְזֶל, עֹפֶרֶת); in simile Ezekiel 22:20 (+ idem + כֶּסֶף); as article of commerce brought to Tyre from Tarshish Ezekiel 27:12 (+ כֶּסֶף, בַּרְזֶל, עֹפֶרֶת).
3. plummet, הָאֶבֶן הַבְּדִיל (appositive) Zechariah 4:10.

¹ The brackets indicate that the form enclosed is not actually found (assumed/reconstructed) or that the Hebrew offers no positive proof (e.g., gender).

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0913:

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RBT Translation:

and I am turning her back the hand of myself upon yourself and I am refining as the clean one your withdrawn backsliders and I am removing the whole metal mixtures of yourself

RBT Paraphrase:

"Nineveh"

And I am turning her back, the hand of myself, upon yourself and I am refining as the pure one your withdrawn backsliders and I am removing all the metal mixtures of yourself.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And I will turn back my hand upon thee, end I will straiten thy dross according to pureness, and I will remove all thine alloy:

LITV Translation:
And I will return My hand on you, and refine your dross, as with lye, and take away all your alloy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors.