Jeremiah 41:8
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
שֶׁמֶן
shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
דְּבַשׁ
dᵉbash
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
English grammatical function word ('forbare'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('forbare'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Study H3458 →שֶׁמֶן shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Study H8081 →Cross References
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raime...
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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