Ruth 2:7
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
לָקַט
lâqaṭ
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
קָצַר
qâtsar
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָסַף
yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
אָרַךְ
ʼârak
to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
קָצַר qâtsar
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
Study H7114 →לָקַט lâqaṭ
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
Study H3950 →יָסַף yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Study H3254 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →Cross References
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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