Genesis 49:7 Go deeper
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Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. (KJV)
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אָר֤וּר'a.Rur[be] cursed
Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to curse
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 1
אַפָּם֙'a.Pamanger their
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 2
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 3
עָ֔ז'Azfierce
Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50, Judges 14:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 4
וְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.Tamand wrath their
Lemma: עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H5678
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fury
Used 34 times. Also: Job 21:30, Job 40:11, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:49, Psalms 85:3, Psalms 90:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5678; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 5
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 6
קָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahit is hard
Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to harden
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 2:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 7
אֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemI will divide them
Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to divide
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2505A; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 8
בְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.Koin Jacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 9
וַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.Tzemand I will scatter them
Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhu1cs)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Exodus 5:12, Numbers 10:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 10
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סbe.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Genesis 49:7 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Cursed [be] | → | אָרַר H0779 to curse |
| their anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it is strong | → | עַז H5794 strong |
| and their wrath | → | עֶבְרָה H5678 fury |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it is cruel | → | קָשָׁה H7185 to harden |
| I will disperse them | → | חָלַק H2505A to divide |
| in Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and scatter them | → | פּוּץ H6327A to scatter |
| in Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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