Genesis 49:5 Go deeper

Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. (KJV)

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שִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onSimeon

Lemma: שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) · Strong's: H8095G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Simeon

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 29:33, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 42:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8095G; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 1

וְלֵוִ֖יve.le.Viand Levi

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Levi

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Exodus 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 2

אַחִ֑ים'a.Chim[are] brothers

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 3

כְּלֵ֥יke.Lei[are] weapons of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 4

חָמָ֖סcha.Masviolence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16, Judges 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 5

מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם\׃me.khe.ro.tei.Hemswords their

Lemma: מְכֵרָה (me.khe.rah) · Strong's: H4380

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: sword

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4380; TAHOT Genesis 49:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Simeon	→	שִׁמְעוֹן H8095G Simeon
and Levi	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
are brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
their swords	→	מְכֵרָה H4380 sword
are weapons	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
of violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence

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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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