Genesis 37:33
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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...
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
טָרַף
ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
קָרַע
qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
Key Terms in This Verse
טָרַף ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Study H2963 →קָרַע qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
Study H7167 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →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 →Cross References
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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