Deuteronomy 4:17 Go deeper
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The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, (KJV)
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תַּבְנִ֕יתtav.Nita likeness of
Lemma: תַּבְנִית (tav.nit) · Strong's: H8403
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pattern
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 25:40, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:18, Joshua 22:28, 2 Kings 16:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8403; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 1
כָּל\־kol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 2
בְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.Mahanimal
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 4
בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retz[is] on the earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 5
תַּבְנִית֙tav.Nita likeness of
Lemma: תַּבְנִית (tav.nit) · Strong's: H8403
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pattern
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 25:40, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:18, Joshua 22:28, 2 Kings 16:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8403; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 6
כָּל\־kol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 7
צִפּ֣וֹרtzi.Porbird of
Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: bird
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 8
כָּנָ֔ףka.Nafwing
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 10
תָּע֖וּףta.'Ufit flies
Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to fly
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 55:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 11
בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃ba.sha.Ma.yimin the heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| of any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| beast | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| that [is] | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| on the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| . . . | → | תַּבְנִית H8403 pattern |
| or bird | → | צִפּוֹר H6833 bird |
| . . . | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| flies | → | עוּף H5774A to fly |
| in the air | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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