Zephaniah 1:17

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והצרתי וַהֲצֵרֹתִי

None

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

יצר

yâtsar

Definition

to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress; be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3334

צרר

tsârar

Definition

to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive; adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6887

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָצַר

verb • Root יצר • Strongs / High • Page 635

A verb with multiple meanings cataloged as separate entries. I: To be narrow, pressed together. Figuratively: to be straitened, not to be free in movement, to have no room, to be in distress, trouble, sorrow, misfortune.

יָצַר

verb • Root יצר • Strongs / High • Page 635

A verb with multiple meanings cataloged as separate entries. II: (transitive) Properly, to cut, secare. The participle יֹצֵר is most frequently used as a noun.

יָצַר

verb • Root יצר • Strongs / High • Page 636

To form, to fashion, of a carver, joiner, or potter. Figuratively, to create, of God. Metaphorically, to destine, appoint, devise, or plot.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָרַר

verb • Root צרר • Strongs / High • Page 1139

(II. not used) tr. same as צָרַר II. to surround, to encircle, a place.

צָרַר

verb • Root צרר • Strongs / High • Page 1224

I. tr. 1. to collect, to bring together, colligere. 2. to enclose, to close around, to straiten, to besiege, a city or persons. 3. to be hard, thick, firm (of the hoofs of horses, fortification, persons), or to attack, to hurt, to injure.

צָרַר

verb / intr. • Root צרר • Strongs / High • Page 1251

I. 1. (Tr.) To collect, to press together, to bring together; to drive together; to bind, to shut in, to keep, to fence in, to secure, to make solitary. 2. To straiten, to enclose, hence to press upon, to compass as an enemy, generally to persecute. 3. (Intr.) To be straitened, pressed, in distress or necessity; to be narrow.

צָרַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1252

To press upon, to persecute, with accusat. To oppress, to distress, to besiege, to have pains (of a woman in childbirth).

צָרַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1252

(Not used) To be firm, hard, of rocks.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצַר

verb • Root יצר • Page 294

To be straitened; used intransitively. Found only in the future (Prov. 4:12, Is. 49:19, Job 18:7). Also used impersonally 'it went ill with him'. Metaphorically: to be distressed (Gen. 32:8).

יָצַר

verb • Page 293

I. 1. to form, make, create. Is. 44: 10, 12. Gen. 2: 7. Part. a potter. 2. metaphorically to imagine, devise. 2 K. 19: 25.

צָרַר

verb • Page 576

I. 1. To bind up or together (in a cloth or bundle). Ex. 12: 34, Job 26: 8, Prov. 30: 4. 2. To embrace or hold fast. Hos. 4: 19. 3. To shut up. 2 Sam. 20: 3.

צָרַר

verb • Page 576

II. 1. To be hostile to, to persecute. Num. 33: 55, Is. 11: 13. Hence צֹרֵר a persecutor, an enemy. 2. To be jealous, to be a rival. Lev. 18: 18.

צָרַר

verb • Page 576

III. i. q. צוּר no. I. but used intrans. to be narrow or straitened.

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential perfect first person common singular

LXX: θλίβομαι θλίψει ἐχθρῶν ἐπολέμησάν θλίβοντέσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3334:

θλίβομαι 3× (11.7%)

θλίψει 3× (9.9%)

H6887b:

ἐχθρῶν 4× (9.0%)

ἐπολέμησάν 2× (5.5%)

θλίβοντέσ 2× (4.7%)

לאדם לָאָדָ֗ם

None

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

אדם

ʼâdâm

Definition

ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

Root

from H119 (אדם);

Exhaustive

from אדם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H120

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָדָם

noun masculine • Root אדם • Strongs_Numbers • Page 64

Man, or collectively men, mankind; proper name of the first man, Adam.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֻדַּם

verb pual • Root אדם • Page 26

To be red-coloured. Nah. 2:4. Ex. 25:5. 35:7, 23.

אָדָם

m. prim. • Page 26

1. man, i. q. Lat. homo, and collectively men. Subordinate meanings include: (1.) other men, in opposition to those already named (Jer. 32:20; Judg. 18:7, 28; Ps. 73:5); common men (Job 31:33; Hos. 6:7; Ps. 82:7); (2.) men of inferior rank, when opposed to איש. 2. man, i. q. איש = Lat. vir, very rarely (Ecc. 7:28). 3. any one (Lev. 1:2). 4. proper name of the first man. 5. proper name of a city on the Jordan (Josh. 3:16).

Preposition -For/Into Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0120:

No stats available

והלכו וְהָלְכוּ

and they are walking

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

הלך

hâlak

Definition

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Root

akin to H3212 (ילך); a primitive root;

Exhaustive

akin to ילך; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1980

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Strongs / High • Page 401

An intransitive verb meaning to go, to walk, or to move forward in the widest sense. It applies to people, animals, and inanimate objects (e.g., a border extending, a report spreading, a ship sailing, the moon walking). The fundamental signification is varied by numerous prepositions indicating direction or manner, such as to go to/against (אֶל), to go with/accompany (עִם), to go after/follow (אַחֲרֵי), and to go before (לִפְנֵי).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 402

To go, to walk; to disappear, pass, retire; to stalk; also used as an auxiliary verb.

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 755

to go to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 186

To go, in whatever manner; applied to things animate and inanimate (e.g., ark floating, boundary extending, report circulating). Various constructions include: (1) with accusative 'to go through' (Deut. 1:19); (2) with 'ב' 'to go with' (Ex. 10:9); (3) with 'עם' or 'את' 'to be conversant with' (Job 34:8); (4) with 'אַחֲרֵי' 'to go after, follow' (Gen. 24:5, 37:17).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 187

To go, walk. (Continued senses on this page): 2. To walk, figuratively for to live. Ps. 15:2, Is. 33:15, Mic. 2:11. 3. To depart, to die. Gen. 15:2, Ps. 39:14. 4. To pass away, to perish. Ps. 78:39, Job 19:10, 14:20. 5. To run, flow (spoken of water). Is. 8:8, Joel 4:18, Ezek. 7:17, 21:12. 6. To go on, continue, last. Gen. 26:13, Judg. 4:24, 1 Sam. 14:19, 2 Sam. 5:10, 18:25, Gen. 8:3.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐπορεύθη ἐπορεύθησαν δεῦρο πορεύεσθαι ἀπῆλθεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1980:

ἐπορεύθη 192× (11.4%)

ἐπορεύθησαν 77× (4.7%)

δεῦρο 53× (3.5%)

πορεύεσθαι 52× (3.0%)

ἀπῆλθεν 50× (3.0%)

πορευθῆναι 39× (2.3%)

πορεύου 35× (2.3%)

πορεύσονται 35× (2.2%)

πορεύσομαι 34× (2.2%)

ἐπορεύετο 33× (2.1%)

כעורים כַּעִוְרִים

None

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

עור

ʻivvêr

Definition

blind (literally or figuratively)

Root

intensive from H5786 (עור);

Exhaustive

intensive from עור; blind (literally or figuratively); blind (men, people).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5787

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִוֵּר

pihil verb • Root עור • Strongs / High • Page 1068

Pihil: 1. (not used) to be firmly closed, of the eyes; mentally, to be closed up, obstinate. 2. to make blind, to blind; figur. to bribe, i. e. to close up the eyes of a judge.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עִוֵּר

verb • Root עור • Page 498

To blind, to deprive of sight. 2 K. 25:7; Jer. 39:7. Metaphorically Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19.

עִוֵּר

m. verbal adj. • Root עור • Page 498

Blind. Ex. 4:11; Lev. 19:14. Metaphorically Is. 42:7; Ps. 146:8.

Preposition -Like Art, Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

LXX: τυφλῶν τυφλὸν τυφλοὶ --- τυφλόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5787:

τυφλῶν 4× (15.2%)

τυφλὸν 3× (11.4%)

τυφλοὶ 3× (10.2%)

--- 2× (7.6%)

τυφλόν 2× (7.6%)

ὡσ 2× (7.6%)

τυφλὸσ 2× (7.0%)

τυφλοὺσ 2× (6.5%)

τυφλοί 2× (5.9%)

כי כִּי

for

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

ליהוה לַיהוָה

to He is

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

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

חטאו חָטָאוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חטא

châṭâʼ

Definition

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn; bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2398

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָטָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 474

1. tr. to take from, to remove, to take away, to diminish; figurat. to diminish the soul, i. e. to injure. 2. intr. to miss, to want. 3. to miss the mark. 4. to err, in a moral sense, i. e. to sin.

חָטָא

verb • Root חטא • Strongs / High • Page 475

To sin, to transgress against a person or thing; metaphorically, to be under the penalty of sin, to make atonement for a crime.

חָטָא

verb • Root חטא • Strongs / High • Page 476

See חֵטְא.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָטָא

verb • Page 223

1. to slip, to fall. Prov. 19: 2. 2. to err, go astray, to miss the goal. Prov. 8: 36. Job 5: 24. 3. to sin, as a path from which the sinner strays. Gen. 20: 6, 9. 1 Sam. 2: 25. Lev. 4: 23. 4. to owe, to forfeit; Prov. 20: 2. Also includes Pi. (to be punished, offer as sin-offering, purify/cleanse); Hiph. (to miss mark, cause to sin, seduce); Hithpa. (to purify one's self, be beside one's self from terror).

חַטָּא

noun masculine • Root חטא • Page 223

1. a sinner. Gen. 13: 13.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἥμαρτεν ἐξήμαρτεν ἡμάρτομεν ἁμάρτῃ ἥμαρτον

LXX Usage Statistics

H2398:

ἥμαρτεν 25× (10.7%)

ἐξήμαρτεν 23× (9.7%)

ἡμάρτομεν 20× (8.5%)

ἁμάρτῃ 19× (8.1%)

ἥμαρτον 15× (6.3%)

ἡμάρτηκα 11× (4.7%)

ἡμάρτηκεν 6× (2.6%)

ἁμαρτήσονταί 5× (2.1%)

ἥμαρτόν 5× (2.1%)

--- 5× (2.1%)

ושפך וְשֻׁפַּךְ

None

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

שפך

shâphak

Definition

to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8210

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁפֶךְ

noun masculine • Root שפך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1471

m. the pouring out, of ashes, place of pouring out.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַךְ

verb • Root שפך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1468

(Kal not used) transitive. Same as שׁפך III. To pour out.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַךְ

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1470

1. To pour, to pour out (as water or libation). 2. To shed (blood), hence to murder. Figuratively, to pour out the soul (give free vent to feelings) or to pour contempt upon one. Also of things dry (to cast up a mound).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֻׁפַּךְ

puh. • Root שפך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1470

(Pual) to be poured out (of blood); to slip (of אֲשֻׁרִים).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׁפֶךְ

m. verbal • Root שפך • Page 695

A place of pouring out. Lev. 4: 12.

שָׁפַךְ

verb • Page 695

1. To pour, to pour out (Is. 57: 6); to shed blood (Gen. 9: 6); to pour out one’s soul in tears (Ps. 42: 5). 2. To throw up, e.g. a wall (2 K. 19: 32). Niph. to be poured out. Pu. idem. Hithpa. to be poured out (Lam. 4: 1).

conjunctive, Verb Pual sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐκχεῶ ἐκχέαι ἐξέχεαν ἐξέχεασ ἐκχεεῖ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8210:

ἐκχεῶ 11× (8.8%)

ἐκχέαι 9× (6.8%)

ἐξέχεαν 8× (6.4%)

ἐξέχεασ 7× (6.0%)

ἐκχεεῖ 7× (5.8%)

ἔκχεον 6× (5.2%)

ἐξέχεεν 6× (5.2%)

αὐτὸ 6× (4.2%)

ἐξεχύθη 5× (4.1%)

ἐξέχεα 5× (4.0%)

דמם דָּמָם

the blood of themselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דם

dâm

Definition

blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

Root

from H1826 (דמם) (compare H119 (אדם));

Exhaustive

from דמם (compare אדם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1818

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

דָּם

noun masculine • Root דמה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 371

Blood, properly something viscous and flowing; can refer to the blood of animals or men, menstrual flux, life, blood-guiltiness, murder, or bloodshed.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּם

m. prim. const. • Page 168

1. blood. (Gen. 9:5). Phrases: 'to eat (flesh) with the blood' (1 Sam. 14:32ff); 'innocent blood' (2 K. 21:16); 'blood of grapes' (red wine, Gen. 49:11). 2. bloodshed, murder, bloodguiltiness. (Gen. 37:26, Lev. 17:4).

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

LXX: αἷμα αἵματοσ αἵματι αἵματα αἱμάτων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1818:

αἷμα 181× (46.7%)

αἵματοσ 68× (16.2%)

αἵματι 23× (5.7%)

αἵματα 17× (4.2%)

αἱμάτων 16× (4.4%)

αὐτῆσ 12× (2.3%)

αἷμά 7× (1.7%)

αἵμασιν 7× (1.6%)

'' 7× (1.7%)

ἔνοχοί 5× (1.5%)

כעפר כֶּעָפָר

None

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

עפר

ʻâphâr

Definition

dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

Root

from H6080 (עפר);

Exhaustive

from עפר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6083

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָפָר

noun masculine • Root עפר • Strongs / High • Page 1118

Dust, a dry, bruised, crushed part of earth (out of which the body of the first man was formed); hence 1. dust; 2. dry earth, clay; 3. sand; 4. earth generally; 5. something earthly, transitory, or a corpse.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָפָר

m. dec. iv. c. • Page 519

dust, earth. Gen. 2:7. 26:15. Lev. 14:42. Used for the grave (to lie in the dust). Gen. 3:19. Ps. 104:29. figurative for humility or frailty, Gen. 18:27.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χοῦν γῆν γῆσ ὡσ χοῦσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6083:

χοῦν 31× (23.5%)

γῆν 19× (14.7%)

γῆσ 15× (11.4%)

ὡσ 8× (7.1%)

χοῦσ 7× (5.3%)

---% 6× (4.3%)

χῶμα 5× (3.9%)

γῇ 4× (2.8%)

γῆ 4× (3.3%)

αὐτῆσ 3× (1.6%)

ולחמם וּלְחֻמָם

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

לחום

lâchûwm

Definition

properly, eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body

Root

or לחם; passive participle of H3898 (לחם);

Exhaustive

or לחם; passive participle of לחם; properly, eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body; while...is eating, flesh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3894

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לְחוּם

noun masculine • Page 344

1. food. Job 20:23. 2. flesh, body. Zeph. 1:17. (Arab. flesh.)

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3894:

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כגללים כַּגְּלָלִים׃

None

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

גלל

gâlâl

Definition

dung (as in balls)

Root

from H1556 (גלל);

Exhaustive

from גלל; dung (as in balls); dung.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1557

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גָּלָל

masculine noun • Root גלל • Strongs / High • Page 328

1. dunghill. 2. turning, circumstance, opportunity; as a preposition 'on account of'. 3. great, important.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כַּאֲשֶׁר

particle / adv. • Root אשר • Page 80

(1.) *according to what, as*; (2.) *as if*; (3.) *because*; (4.) *when*. References include Gen. 7:9, 34:12, Job 10:19, Num. 27:14, Mic. 3:4.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1557:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And I pressed upon man, and they went as the blind, because they sinned against Jehovah: and their blood was poured out as dust and their bread as dung.

LITV Translation:
And I will bring distress to men, and they shall walk like the blind, because they have sinned against Jehovah. And their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh like dung.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And I will greatly afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their flesh as dung.