Genesis 19:26
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
עַמּוּד
ʻammûwd
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
מֶלַח
melach
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
Key Terms in This Verse
מֶלַח melach
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
Study H4417 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →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
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed...
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be...
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