Genesis 49:8

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee."

Word-by-Word Analysis

יְהוּדָה

Yᵉhûwdâh

H3063

Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

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thou art he whom thy

אָח

ʼâch

H251

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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shall

הָלַל

hâlal

H1984

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...

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thy

יָד

yâd

H3027

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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shall be in the

צַוָּאר

tsavvâʼr

H6677

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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of thine

אֹיֵב

ʼôyêb

H341

hating; an adversary

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thy

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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shall

קֶשֶׁת

qesheth

H7198

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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down

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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thee

Key Terms in This Verse

neck H6677

צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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bow H7198

קֶשֶׁת qesheth

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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praise H1984

הָלַל hâlal

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

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enemies H341

אֹיֵב ʼôyêb

hating; an adversary

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brethren H251

אָח ʼâch

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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Judah H3063

יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh

Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

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father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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hand H3027

יָד yâd

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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before H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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children H1121

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 condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29 cross-reference

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Hebrews 7:14 cross-reference

For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

1 Chronicles 5:2 cross-reference

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

Genesis 29:35 cross-reference

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Deuteronomy 33:7 cross-reference

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

Joshua 10:24 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your ...

2 Samuel 22:41 cross-reference

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Ezekiel 21:29 cross-reference

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

2 Chronicles 17:2 cross-reference

And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

Revelation 11:15 cross-reference

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Hebrews 10:13 cross-reference

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

Genesis 42:6 cross-reference

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Judges 20:18 cross-reference

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, ...

2 Samuel 5:3 cross-reference

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

Isaiah 9:7 cross-reference

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even ...

Genesis 46:12 cross-reference

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 1:27 cross-reference

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

2 Chronicles 30:11 cross-reference

Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 24:9 cross-reference

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men...

Numbers 26:22 cross-reference

These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

Revelation 5:5 cross-reference

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Psalm 76:1 cross-reference

In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

2 Chronicles 15:9 cross-reference

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God...

2 Chronicles 14:8 cross-reference

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were m...

Numbers 10:14 cross-reference

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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