Numbers 18:17
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
שָׂעִיר
sâʻîyr
shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
גָּאַל
gâʼal
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
נָזָה
nâzâh
to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
דָּם
dâm
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe...
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
מִנְחָה
minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּאַל gâʼal
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
Study H1350 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
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