Deuteronomy 21:20
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
סָרַר
çârar
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
מְרִי
mᵉrîy
bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
זָלַל
zâlal
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
סָבָא
çâbâʼ
to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
Key Terms in This Verse
זָלַל zâlal
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
Study H2151 →מְרִי mᵉrîy
bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
Study H4805 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
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