Numbers 32:16
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
גְּדֵרָה
gᵉdêrâh
enclosure (especially for flocks)
מִקְנֶה
miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
טַף
ṭaph
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
Key Terms in This Verse
מִקְנֶה miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
Study H4735 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
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