Micah 7:13

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והיתה וְהָיְתָה

and she has become

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

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H1961

I. הָיָה (approximate number of occurrences: 3570) verb — fall out, come to pass, become, be (SI¹; SI² היה; parallel form of הוה, Arabic هوى, Aramaic הֲוָא; see הָוָה).

Cognates:

• Sinaitic Inscriptions הית
• Arabic هوى
• Aramaic הֲוָא

— Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָיָה Genesis 3:1 +; וְהָיָה consecutive Genesis 4:14 +; 3 feminine singular הָֽיְתָה Genesis 1:2 +; הָיָ֑תָה Isaiah 14:24; וְהָֽיְתָה consecutive Genesis 9:13 +; 2 masculine singular הָיִיתָ Deuteronomy 5:15 +; 1 singular הָיִיתִי Genesis 31:40; 3 plural הָיוּ Genesis 6:4 +; 2 masculine plural הֱיִיתֶם Exodus 22:20 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִהְיֶה Genesis 1:29 +; jussive יְהִי Genesis 1:3 +; וַיְהִי Genesis 1:3 +; 3 feminine singular תִּהְיֶה Genesis 21:30 +; 1 singular אֶהְיֶה Exodus 3:12 +; Imperative masculine singular הֱיֵה Exodus 18:19 +; Infinitive absolute הָיוֺ Genesis 18:18; construct הֱיוֺת Genesis 2:18 +; Participle feminine הוֺיָה Exodus 9:3.

1. Happen and Come to Pass

a. Fall out, happen

• מֶה־הָיָה הַדָּבָר 1 Samuel 4:16 (how has the matter fallen out?)
• 2 Samuel 1:4
• מֶה־הָיָה לוֺ Exodus 32:1, 23 (Jehovist-Elohist Source)

b. Occur, take place, come about

• 1 Samuel 4:17 (a slaughter has taken place)
• 2 Samuel 18:6 (the battle took place)
• Genesis 26:28 (Jehovist Source)
• וַיְהִי־כֵן Genesis 1:7, 9, 11 (Priests' Code)

2. Come into being and Become

a. Arise, appear, come (absolute)

• Exodus 12:80 (there arose a great cry)
• Genesis 9:16 (the bow shall appear)
• Genesis 1:3 (יְהִי אוֺר let light appear)

b. Become (with predicate noun or adjective)

• Genesis 3:20 (mother of all living)
• Genesis 4:2 (became a shepherd)
• וִהְיִיתֶם כֵּאלֹהִים Genesis 3:5 (become like gods)

c. Become (with לְ)

• Genesis 2:7 (became a living soul)
• Exodus 4:3 (became a serpent)
• Genesis 28:21 (Yahweh shall be my God)

3. Exist and Be

a. Exist, be in existence

• 1 Samuel 1:28 (all the days he lives)
• Genesis 2:5 (shrub not yet in the earth)
• Exodus 3:14 (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה I am that I am)

b. Abide, remain, continue

• Exodus 24:18 (remained in the mount)
• Joshua 19:10 (extend as far as)

Niph`al — Perfect נִהְיָה 1 Kings 1:27; 3 feminine singular נִהְיְתָה Judges 19:30 — be done, be brought about, occur.

• Exodus 11:6 (such as hath not occurred)
• Deuteronomy 4:32
• Proverbs 13:19 (a desire realized)

¹ Sinaitic Inscriptions.

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

³ Friedrich Eduard König, Historisch-kritisches Lehrgebäude der hebräischen Sprache (1881–1897).

⁴ Septuagint (LXX).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person feminine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

הארץ הָאָרֶץ

the Earthly One

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

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

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

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

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

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

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

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H776

I. אֶרֶץ (approximate number of occurrences: 2407) noun feminine Genesis 10:11 & (seldom) masculine Genesis 13:16 — earth, land.

Cognates:

• Phoenician אֶרֶץ
• Assyrian irṣitu (compare COT Glossary)
• Arabic أرض
• Sabean אֶרֶץ (for example, Osiris 9, DHM ZMG 1875, 594, 614; Semitic Sprachforschung 12, compare Prä BAS i. 374 note)
• Aramaic אַרְעָא, ܐܪܥܐ

— אֶרֶץ absolute Genesis 1:24 +; construct Genesis 2:11 +; אָרֶץ Genesis 1:10 +; with article always הָאָרֶץ Genesis 1:11 +; with הָ locative אַרְצָה Genesis 11:31 +, (this form also in poetry = אֶרֶץ Job 34:13 +); suffix אַרְצִי Job 20:15 +; (אַרְצֶנּוּ) אַרְצְכֶם Job 12:1 +, etc.; plural אֲרָצוֹת Jeremiah 28:8 (65 times); construct אַרְצוֹת Ezekiel 39:27 (6 times); suffix אַרְצֹתָם Genesis 10:5 (2 times).

1. Forms and Grammatical Notes

• Absolute: אֶרֶץ — Genesis 1:24 +
• Construct: אַרְצֵי — Genesis 2:11 +
• With article: הָאָרֶץ — Genesis 1:11 +
• Locative: אַרְצָה — Genesis 11:31 + (also in poetry equivalent to אֶרֶץ Job 34:13 +)
• Suffix forms:
  • אַרְצִי — Job 20:15 +
  • אַרְצְכֶם — Job 12:1 +
• Plural:
  • Absolute: אֲרָצוֹת — Jeremiah 28:8 (65 times)
  • Construct: אַרְצוֹת — Ezekiel 39:27 (6 times)
  • Suffix: אַרְצֹתָם — Genesis 10:5 (2 times)

2. Meanings and Uses

a. Earth (whole earth, opposed to a part)

• Genesis 18:18, Genesis 18:25
• Genesis 22:18 (= הָאֲדָמָה Genesis 12:3)
• Jeremiah 25:26, Jeremiah 25:29, Jeremiah 25:30
• Jeremiah 26:6
• Isaiah 37:16, Isaiah 37:20 = 2 Kings 19:15
• 2 Kings 19:19
• Zechariah 4:10, Zechariah 4:14 +

b. Earth, opposed to heaven or sky

• Genesis 1:2
• Exodus 20:4
• Deuteronomy 5:8
• Deuteronomy 30:19
• Judges 5:4
• Lamentations 2:1
• Isaiah 37:16 = 2 Kings 19:15
• Psalm 146:6
• 1 Chronicles 21:16
• 1 Chronicles 29:11
• 2 Chronicles 2:11 +
• As permanent: Ecclesiastes 1:4
• Built on foundations or pillars: 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalm 104:5; Job 38:4; Isaiah 48:13; Isaiah 51:13, Isaiah 51:16
• Compare also: Isaiah 24:18; Psalm 82:5
• Firm, shaking as terrible: 1 Samuel 14:4; 2 Samuel 22:8 = Psalm 18:8; Job 9:6; compare Psalm 46:2 & Psalm 46:6
• Also: Amos 8:8; Isaiah 2:19, Isaiah 2:21; Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 24:19, Isaiah 24:20; Psalm 60:4; Psalm 77:19; Psalm 99:1; Psalm 114:7
• Hung on nothing: Job 26:7
• With waters under it: Exodus 20:4 = Deuteronomy 5:8; compare Genesis 7:11
• Personified, addressed: Deuteronomy 32:1; Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 22:29; Isaiah 1:2; Micah 1:2; Job 16:18

c. Earth = inhabitants of earth

• Genesis 6:11
• 1 Kings 2:2
• 1 Kings 10:24
• Psalm 33:8
• Psalm 66:4
• תְּהִלַּת כָּל הָאָרֶץ Proverbs 8:31
• Job 37:12

2. Land (country, territory)

• a. Country, territory: שִׁנְעַר הָאָרֶץ Genesis 10:10; מִצְרַיִם הָאָרֶץ Genesis 21:21; compare also Genesis 10:11; Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31; Genesis 13:10; Genesis 47:6, Genesis 47:27; Genesis 50:8; Isaiah 7:18; Isaiah 23:1; Isaiah 23:13; Isaiah 27:13; Psalm 78:12; Jeremiah 25:20; 1 Chronicles 1:43; personified Isaiah 62:4; Ecclesiastes 10:16, Ecclesiastes 10:17
• b. District, region: Genesis 19:28; Genesis 22:2; Joshua 11:3; Psalm 42:7
• c. Tribal territory: Deuteronomy 34:2; Judges 21:21; 1 Samuel 9:4, 1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Samuel 13:7; 1 Kings 15:20; Isaiah 8:23; and smaller territories 1 Samuel 9:4, 1 Samuel 9:5
• d. Piece of ground: Genesis 23:15
• e. Specifically land of Canaan or Israel: Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:1; Genesis 12:5; Genesis 12:6; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 31:3; Exodus 14:34; Deuteronomy 17:14; Deuteronomy 18:9; 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:4 +; especially object of יָרַשׁ possess Deuteronomy 3:20 (Deuteronomy, Psalms and elsewhere); so after נָחַל Joshua 19:49 +; נָתַן Deuteronomy 1:21 +
• f. = Inhabitants of land: Leviticus 19:29; Ezekiel 14:13; Deuteronomy 24:4; Zechariah 12:12 etc.
• g. Used of Sheol: Job 10:21, Job 10:22 (compare Assyrian irṣit la târat, land without return, in Descent of Ishtar, see Jeremiah 10:65); see also Psalm 139:15; Isaiah 44:23

3. Ground, surface of ground = אֲדָמָה

• Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:30
• Genesis 18:2
• Genesis 33:3
• Genesis 38:9
• Exodus 4:3
• Exodus 16:4
• Ruth 2:10
• 1 Samuel 5:4 + very often in Samuel

4. Soil, as productive = אֲדָמָה

• Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12
• Leviticus 19:9
• Leviticus 25:9
• Leviticus 26:4; compare Numbers 14:7, Numbers 14:8
• Isaiah 36:7 = 2 Kings 18:32
• Psalm 72:6
• Psalm 72:16
• Psalm 107:34
• Psalm 107:35
• Ezra 9:12
• Nehemiah 9:35

5. Phrases

• a. People of the land: עַם הָאָרֶץ of non-Israelites Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 23:13 (P) Numbers 14:9 (JE); as well as Israel Leviticus 20:4 (H) 2 Kings 15:5; 2 Kings 16:15; 2 Kings 21:24 (twice in verse); especially common people, opposed to officials, princes Leviticus 4:27 (P) Ezekiel 7:27; 2 Kings 11:18, 2 Kings 11:19
• b. In measurements of distance: כִּבְרַת הָאָרֶץ the space or distance of country (see כִּבְרָה) Genesis 35:16, so כִּבְרַת אֶרֶץ some distance Genesis 48:7; 2 Kings 5:19
• c. Country of the plain: אֶרֶץ הַמִּישׁוֹר Deuteronomy 4:33; Jeremiah 48:21; מִישׁוֹר הָאָרֶץ figurative Psalm 143:10 (but read אֹרַח according to Bi, Gr, Che, compare Psalm 27:11)
• d. Land of the living: חַיִּים הָאָרֶץ Psalm 27:13; הַחַיִּים הָאָרֶץ Psalm 142:6
• e. Ends of the earth: קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ Isaiah 42:10; Isaiah 43:6 (|| רָחוֹק) Psalm 135:7; Proverbs 17:24, so אַפְסֵי אֶרֶץ Proverbs 30:4 +; קְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 41:5, Isaiah 41:9

6. Plural אֲרָצוֹת

The plural אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late, Jeremiah 16:15 (6 times Jeremiah); 23 times Ezekiel; Isaiah 36:20; Isaiah 37:11 = 2 Kings 18:35; 2 Kings 19:11 (Isaiah 37:18 read הַגּוֹיִם see Che Di & compare 2 Kings 19:17); 22 times Chronicles; Daniel 9:7; Daniel 11:40, Daniel 11:42; Psalm 105:44; Psalm 106:27; Psalm 107:3; Psalm 116:9; besides these only P Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31; Leviticus 26:36, Leviticus 26:39, except Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4 (J R) Genesis 41:54 (JE); it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc., see especially absolute Ezekiel 20:32; Ezekiel 22:4; = the various petty divisions of Canaan afterward united under Israel's control Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, compare 1 Chronicles 13:2 אַרְצוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל, 2 Chronicles 11:23 אַרְצוֹת יְהוּדָה.

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

² || Parallel of words (synonymous or contrasted); also of passages; sometimes 'see parallel' or 'so also in parallel'.

³ t. times (following a number).

⁴ + Prefixed or added, indicates 'All passages cited'. Also used as 'plus', denoting often that other passages might be cited.

⁵ ? Sign of doubt.

⁶ J Jehovist (Yahwist) Source.

⁷ P Priests' Code / Narrative.

⁸ JE Jehovist-Elohist Source.

⁹ H Holiness Code.

¹⁰ R Redactor.

¹¹ Bi G. Bickell.

¹² Gr G. Gesenius.

¹³ Che T. K. Cheyne.

¹⁴ Di A. Dillmann.

¹⁵ DHM D. H. Müller.

¹⁶ ZMG Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft.

¹⁷ BAS Beiträge zur Assyriologie und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft.

¹⁸ COT Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

לשממה לִשְׁמָמָה

to a desolation

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

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

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שממה

shᵉmâmâh

Definition

devastation; figuratively, astonishment

Root

or שממה; feminine of H8076 (שמם);

Exhaustive

or שממה; feminine of שמם; devastation; figuratively, astonishment; (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8077

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמָמָה

adjective / fem. • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1449

waste, desolate. Used as fem. the waste land.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁמָמָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1449

astonishment, horror. Commonly wastness, desolation, a waste heap.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמָמָה

f. verbal noun • Root שמם • Page 686

1. Desolation, a waste (Is. 1:7; Jer. 12:10; Ezek. 33:28). 2. Amazement, astonishment (Ezek. 7:27).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H8077

I. שְׁמָמָה (approximate number of occurrences: 55) noun feminine — a devastation, waste.

— שְׁמָמָה absolute Exodus 23:29 +; plural construct שִׁמְמוֺת Jeremiah 51:26 +.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. Waste, usually of land, city, house, etc.

• Exodus 23:29 (Elohist Source)
• Isaiah 1:7¹
• Leviticus 26:33 (Holiness Code)
• Jeremiah 4:27 (14 times in Jeremiah; e.g. מֵאֵין אָדָם ונו Jeremiah 32:43, מֵאֵין ישֵׁב Jeremiah 34:22)
• Ezekiel 6:14 (18 times in Ezekiel; in Ezekiel 35:7 read שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה for ִ˜שׁמְמָה וּשְׁמָמָה²)

b. Other applications

• Of a prince: יִלְבַּשׁ שְׁמָמָה Ezekiel 7:27
• Of idols: Micah 1:7
• In the phrase כּוֺם שַׁמָּה וּשְׁמָמָה Ezekiel 23:33

For Ezekiel 35:12 see שׁמם Qal; for ִ˜שׁמְמָה in Ezekiel 35:7 see above.

¹ Probably strike out, with words following; see Studer, Jahrbücher für protestantische Theologie, 1877, 714 (Stu JP Th.); F. Brown, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1890, 84 (FB JBL).

² So Hitzig (Hi), Cornill (Co), Toy, Kraetzschmar (Krae) and others.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀφανισμὸν ἔρημοσ pεἰσ ἔρημον ἀπώλειαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8077a:

ἀφανισμὸν 13× (18.9%)

ἔρημοσ 7× (12.0%)

pεἰσ 6× (10.3%)

ἔρημον 5× (8.3%)

ἀπώλειαν 5× (7.5%)

ἀφανισμόν 4× (6.1%)

ἀφανισμοῦ 3× (5.1%)

ἄβατον 3× (4.6%)

ἠφανισμένη 2× (3.2%)

על עַל־

upon/against/yoke

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

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

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%)

ישביה יֹשְׁבֶיהָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישב

yâshab

Definition

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3427

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 656

To sit, remain, dwell. The fundamental meaning is to keep firmly in a place, to hold it firmly, to possess it, and therefore to sit. Piel (יִשֵּׁב): to pitch a dwelling. Hifil (הוֹשִׁיב): to cause to sit, to cause to dwell, to cause to be inhabited. Hophal (הוּשַׁב): to be inhabited, to be made to dwell, to be settled in.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Page 301

1. To seat one's self, to sit (Ps. 9:8, Ps. 80:2, Is. 37:16). Includes sitting as a judge (Ps. 9:8) or lying in wait (Ps. 10:8). 2. To continue (Gen. 24:55, 29:19, Hos. 3:3). 3. To dwell (Gen. 13:6, Gen. 4:20, Ps. 22:4). 4. Passive: to be inhabited or habitable (Is. 13:20, Jer. 17:6). Niph. נוֹשַׁב to be inhabited (Ex. 16:35).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H3427

I. יָשַׁב (approximate number of occurrences: 1090) verb — sit, remain, dwell.

Cognates:

• Late Hebrew id.
• Aramaic יְתֵיב
• Mesha Inscription¹ ישב, Judges 1:8, 19 וישב, Judges 1:13 ואשב
• Phoenician ישב
• Zinjirli ישב
• Assyrian ašâbu
• Arabic وثب (leap, jump), Himyaritic dialect (sit)
• Ethiopic ወሰበ (marry, consummate marriage)

— יָשַׁב absolute Genesis 13:12 +; Perfect 2 masculine singular יָשַׁבְתָּ Judges 5:16; 2 masculine plural יְשַׁבְתֶּם Deuteronomy 1:46; Imperfect יֵשֵׁב 1 Samuel 5:7, יֵשֶׁבֿ Genesis 44:33; Imperative masculine singular שֵׁב Genesis 20:15; Infinitive absolute יָשֹׁבֿ 1 Samuel 20:5; construct שֶׁ֫בֶת 1 Samuel 7:2; suffix שִׁבְתִּי 2 Samuel 7:5; Participle masculine י(וֺ)שׁב Genesis 4:20; feminine י(וֺ)שֶׁבֶת Judges 4:5.

1. Sit or Sit Down

a. Sit on or by

• On (עַל) a seat 1 Samuel 20:25, stone Exodus 17:12, throne Exodus 11:5
• In token of humiliation: on dust Isaiah 47:1, ground Ezekiel 26:16, ashes Jonah 3:6
• By (עַל) a well Exodus 2:15
• In (בְּ) house, street, doorway 2 Samuel 7:1; Genesis 38:14

b. Sit as authority (king or judge)

• Exodus 18:13; Joel 4:12
• Of Yahweh: Psalm 2:4; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 99:1 (+ כְּרוּבִים)

c. Special uses

• To perform a necessity of nature: Deuteronomy 23:14
• Of eyes: be set in their sockets Songs 5:12

2. Remain, stay, tarry

a. Tarry for a time

• With person (אֶת, עִם): Genesis 24:55; Genesis 27:44
• In a location (בְּ): 1 Samuel 7:2; 2 Samuel 10:5
• Abide, endure: Micah 5:3; Joel 4:20

3. Dwell, have one's abode

a. Physical dwelling

• In a land, city, or house: Genesis 4:16; Genesis 13:12; Deuteronomy 1:4
• In tents: Jeremiah 35:7
• With someone (אֶת, עִם, יַחְדָּו): Genesis 34:16; Genesis 13:6

b. As Substantive (Participle) — Dweller, inhabitant

• ישֵׁב אהלים dweller in tents Genesis 25:27
• ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ inhabitants of the land Exodus 23:21
• Without inhabitant (מֵאֵין ישׁב): Isaiah 5:9; Jeremiah 4:7

4. Of a land or city

figurative sit, abide seated, i.e., be inhabited:

• Jeremiah 17:6; Isaiah 13:20; Zechariah 2:8

Niph`al

Perfect 3 feminine singular נוֺשָׁ֑בָה Jeremiah 6:8; Participle נוֺשָׁבוֺת Ezekiel 12:20 — be inhabited.

• Of land: Exodus 16:35
• Of cities: Ezekiel 36:10

Pi`el

Perfect 3 masculine plural וְיִשְּׁבוּ Ezekiel 25:4 — set, pitch (encampments); but others read Qal וְיֵשְׁבוּ.

Hiph`il

Perfect 3 masculine singular השִׁיב Ezra 10:14; Imperfect וַיּוֺשֵׁב Genesis 47:11 — cause to sit, dwell; marry.

a. Cause to sit or place

• On a throne: 1 Kings 2:24
• In an assembly: 1 Kings 21:9

b. Cause to dwell

• In a location: 1 Samuel 12:8; Genesis 47:6
• Cause cities to be inhabited: Ezekiel 36:33

c. Marry (give a dwelling to)

• Foreign women: Ezra 10:2, 10; Nehemiah 13:23, 27

Hoph`al

Perfect וְהוּשַׁבְתֶּם Isaiah 5:8; Imperfect תוּשָׁב Isaiah 44:26 — be made to dwell, be inhabited.

¹ Mesha Inscription (Moabite Stone).

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

³ Olshausen, Lehrbuch der hebräischen Sprache (Ol).

Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: κατοικοῦντασ κατοικοῦντεσ ἐκάθισεν ἐκάθισαν κατῴκησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3427:

κατοικοῦντασ 88× (7.4%)

κατοικοῦντεσ 80× (6.4%)

ἐκάθισεν 61× (5.4%)

ἐκάθισαν 37× (3.4%)

κατῴκησεν 34× (3.1%)

ἐκάθητο 29× (2.8%)

κατῴκησαν 28× (2.6%)

κατῴκει 24× (2.3%)

κατοικοῦσιν 23× (2.0%)

κατοικεῖν 23× (2.2%)

מפרי מִפְּרי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פרי

pᵉrîy

Definition

fruit (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H6509 (פרה);

Exhaustive

from פרה; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6529

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Strongs / High • Page 1192

m. prop. what has broken forth, what has burst forth; hence 1. fruit (either natural or metaphorical).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרא • Strongs / High • Page 1193

1. Fruit, produce of the earth or of a tree; metaphorical applications include what is born/begotten of living beings (animals or men). 2. Figuratively: the fruit equals result, consequence of an action, hence atonement, reward, gain, profit, remnant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Page 553

1. Fruit of trees or ground (Ps. 107: 34). 2. Fruit of the body (posterity; Gen. 30: 2). 3. Metaphorically the consequences of an action (Is. 3: 10).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Page 554

an acquisition of the hands (Prov. 31: 16). The fruit of arrogance, i. e. what arises from arrogance (Is. 10: 12).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H6529

I. מְּרִי (approximate number of occurrences: 119) noun masculine Hosea 14:9 — fruit.

— מְּרִי absolute Hosea 9:16 +; מֶּ֑רִי Jeremiah 12:12 +; especially construct מְּרִי Genesis 4:3 +; suffix מִּרְיִי Proverbs 8:19, מֶּרְיְךָ Hosea 14:9, מִּרְיוֺ Genesis 3:6 +, וּפֶרְיְכֶם Ezekiel 36:8, מְּרִיהֶם Amos 9:14, מִּרְיָם Lamentations 2:20 +, מִּרְיָמוֺ Psalm 21:11, מְּרִיהֶן Jeremiah 29:28, מִּרְיָן Jeremiah 29:5, etc.

1. Meanings and Uses

a. Fruit of the ground and land

• מְּרִי הָאֲרָמָה Genesis 4:3 (Jehovist Source), fruit of the ground, of produce in general, so Deuteronomy 7:13 (9 times in Deuteronomy) + 3 times
• פ׳ הָאֶרֶץ Numbers 13:20, 26, 27 (Jehovist-Elohist Source) + 5 times, compare Ezekiel 25:4
• Fruit of vineyard: 2 Kings 19:29 = Isaiah 37:30; Zechariah 8:12; Isaiah 65:21; Song of Solomon 8:11–12
• In figure: Hosea 10:11 + 5 times + Ezekiel 17:14 (but strike out ¹)

b. Fruit of trees and gardens

• פ׳ הָעֵץ Genesis 3:2, 3, 6; Exodus 10:15 (Jehovist Source) + 21 times
• In figure: Amos 2:9; Hosea 9:16 + 4 times + Ezekiel 17:23 (read מּאֹרָה branches ²)
• Of gardens: Amos 9:14; Jeremiah 29:5, 28; figurative Song of Solomon 4:12, 16
• עֵץ מְּרִי fruit-tree Genesis 1:11; Psalm 148:9, compare Ecclesiastes 2:5
• אֶרֶץ מְּרִי Psalm 107:34; מְּרִי תְּבוּאָךְ Psalm 107:37 fruit of (consisting in) a crop
• Psalm 72:16 is dubious; Cheyne and Duhm interpret as 2; Baethgen proposes יִפְרוּ

2. Offspring

• Fruit of womb (בֶּטֶן) Genesis 30:2; Deuteronomy 7:13 + 9 times, compare Lamentations 2:20; Psalm 21:11
• Of cattle (בְּהֵמָה) Deuteronomy 28:4, 11, 51; Deuteronomy 30:9
• Of serpent, figurative of power conquering Philistia Isaiah 14:29

3. Figurative of actions and consequences

• Good consequences: Isaiah 3:10; Psalm 58:12
• Bad consequences: Hosea 10:13; Proverbs 1:31; Micah 7:13
• Of thoughts: Jeremiah 6:19; of result of removing sin Isaiah 27:9
• Result of labour (fruit of hands): Proverbs 31:16, 31
• Product of works of יהוה: Psalm 104:13; of wisdom Proverbs 8:19
• פ׳ צְדָקָה Amos 6:12, compare פ׳ צַדִּיק Proverbs 11:30 (read צֶדֶק ¹)
• Of doings (i.e. course of life, or character): Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 21:14; Jeremiah 32:19
• פ׳ פִיאִֿישׁ i.e. speech: Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 18:20
• Fruit of arrogance: Isaiah 10:12 (arrogant speech); fruit of tongue Proverbs 18:21

I, II. מָּרָה see III. פרר. מֶּרֶה see מֶּרֶא.

[מֵּרָה], מֵּרוֺת Isaiah 2:20 see [חֲפַרְמָּרָה].

¹ Septuagint (LXX).

² C. H. Cornill.

³ Jehovist Source.

⁴ Jehovist-Elohist Source.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: καρπὸν καρποῦ καρπὸσ καρπῶν αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6529:

καρπὸν 35× (29.0%)

καρποῦ 12× (9.4%)

καρπὸσ 10× (7.9%)

καρπῶν 10× (7.5%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (4.6%)

γενήματα 7× (5.0%)

ἔκγονα 6× (4.6%)

καρποὺσ 6× (4.5%)

ἐκγόνοισ 5× (2.8%)

καρπόν 4× (3.6%)

מעלליהםס מַעַלְלֵיהֶם׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעלל

maʻălâl

Definition

an act (good or bad)

Root

from H5953 (עלל);

Exhaustive

from עלל; an act (good or bad); doing, endeavour, invention, work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4611

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲלָל

masculine noun • Root עלל • Strongs / High • Page 886

A deed or action, whether good or bad. Appears only in the plural form מַעֲלָלִים.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעֲלָל

m. verbal noun • Root עלל • Page 393

A deed, work, action. Found mostly in the plural. Used for 'great deeds' of God (Ps. 77:12) or 'actions' of men (Zech. 1:6, Jer. 35:15).

BDB

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

H4611

I. מַעֲלָל (approximate number of occurrences: 41) noun masculine Nehemiah 9:35 — deed, practice.

— only plural מַעֲלָלִים 1 Samuel 25:3; construct מַעַלְלֵי Psalm 77:12, Psalm 78:1; suffix מַעֲלָלֶיךָ Deuteronomy 28:20, מַעֲלָלָיו Hosea 4:9 +, מַעַלְלֵיכֶם Isaiah 1:16 +, מַעַלְלֵיהֶם Isaiah 3:10 +, etc.

1. Bad practices of men

Usually (especially Jeremiah 17 times) of bad practices of men:

• רַע מַעֲלָלִים 1 Samuel 25:3 he was evil in his practices
• Judges 2:19 (+ דֶּרֶךְ)
• Hosea 5:5, Hosea 7:2
• Isaiah 3:8
• Jeremiah 11:18
• Psalm 106:29, 39 (+ מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם)
• הָרָעִים מ׳ Nehemiah 9:35
• רֹעַ מ׳ the evil of your (their, etc.) practices Hosea 9:15, Isaiah 1:16, Jeremiah 4:4, Jeremiah 21:12 (suffix 3 masculine plural Kt, 2 masculine plural Qr) +
• מ׳ הָרָעִים Zechariah 1:4 Qr (+ דּ׳ הָרָעִים; Kt מעליליהם)
• מ׳ אֲשֶׁר לֹא טוֺבִים Ezekiel 36:31 (+ idem)
• הֵרֵעוּ מ׳ Micah 3:4
• מְּרִי מ׳ i.e. their consequences, Isaiah 3:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 32:19 (+ דֶּרֶךְ)

2. Deeds of God

• Of יהוה Psalm 77:12
• Of אֵל Psalm 78:7
• Compare Micah 2:7

3. General acts

• Acts of youth Proverbs 20:11 (+ מָּעֳלוֺ)

[מַעֲלִיל], מַעַלְלֵיהֶם Zechariah 1:4 Kt, see foregoing 1.

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

LXX: ἐπιτηδεύματα ἐπιτηδευμάτων ἐπιτηδεύμασιν ἔργων διαβούλια

LXX Usage Statistics

H4611:

ἐπιτηδεύματα 11× (27.6%)

ἐπιτηδευμάτων 7× (20.3%)

ἐπιτηδεύμασιν 4× (9.8%)

ἔργων 3× (8.5%)

διαβούλια 3× (8.0%)

ἐπιτηδεύματά 2× (5.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the land was for a desolation upon its inhabitants from the fruit of their doings.

LITV Translation:
But the land shall become a waste because of those dwelling in it, from the fruit of their doings.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the land shall be utterly desolate together with them that inhabit it, because of the fruit of their doings.