Genesis 16:9
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
עָנָה
ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
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...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Key Terms in This Verse
עָנָה ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Study H6031 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →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)
Study H5315 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →Cross References
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
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