Deuteronomy 21:4
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עֶגְלָה
ʻeglâh
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
אֵיתָן
ʼêythân
permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
גַּיְא
gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
עָבַד
ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
תָּקַע
tâqaʻ
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become ...
עֶגְלָה
ʻeglâh
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
גַּיְא
gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָבַד ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Study H5647 →אֵיתָן ʼêythân
permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
Study H386 →תָּקַע tâqaʻ
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
Study H8628 →עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
Study H5697 →עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
Study H5697 →גַּיְא gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Study H1516 →גַּיְא gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
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