Genesis 49:17
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּן
Dân
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
שְׁפִיפֹן
shᵉphîyphôn
a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder
אֹרַח
ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
נָשַׁךְ
nâshak
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
סוּס
çûwç
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
a root (literally or figuratively)
רָכַב
râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
אָחוֹר
ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Key Terms in This Verse
נָשַׁךְ nâshak
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Study H5391 →שְׁפִיפֹן shᵉphîyphôn
a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder
Study H8207 →רָכַב râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Study H7392 →אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Study H268 →דָּן Dân
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Study H1835 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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