Exodus 12:9
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
בָּשַׁל
bâshal
properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
כָּרָע
kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
קֶרֶב
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
Key Terms in This Verse
קֶרֶב qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Study H7130 →בָּשַׁל bâshal
properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
Study H1310 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →כָּרָע kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
Study H3767 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →Cross References
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
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