Leviticus 27:16
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
קָדַשׁ
qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
אֲחֻזָּה
ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
חֹמֶר
chômer
properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
סָלָה
çâlâh
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
Key Terms in This Verse
חֹמֶר chômer
properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
Study H2563 →קָדַשׁ qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Study H6942 →אֲחֻזָּה ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
Study H272 →Cross References
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit