Ruth 1:4
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מוֹאָב
Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →מוֹאָב Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
Study H4124 →סָבִיב çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Study H5439 →Cross References
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
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