Amos 2:15
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
תָּפַשׂ
tâphas
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
קֶשֶׁת
qesheth
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
קַל
qal
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
רָכַב
râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
סוּס
çûwç
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
תָּפַשׂ tâphas
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
Study H8610 →רָכַב râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Study H7392 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →קֶשֶׁת qesheth
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
Study H7198 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
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