Genesis 34:17
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
מוּל
mûwl
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּל mûwl
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
Study H4135 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →Cross References
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