Amos 2:9
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אֱמֹרִי
ʼĔmôrîy
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
אֶרֶז
ʼerez
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
מַעַל
maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
a root (literally or figuratively)
תַּחַת
tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
תַּחַת tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Study H8478 →Cross References
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