Genesis 19:11
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
מְגִנָּה
mᵉginnâh
a covering (in a bad sense), i.e. blindness or obduracy
קָטָן
qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
לָאָה
lâʼâh
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
Key Terms in This Verse
מְגִנָּה mᵉginnâh
a covering (in a bad sense), i.e. blindness or obduracy
Study H4044 →קָטָן qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Study H6996 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →Cross References
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to...
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
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