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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 31:40 - Drought
Genesis 31:40 - Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thus I was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| in the day | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
| the drought | H2721 | חֹרֶב |
[Noun Masculine] drought or desolation |
| consumed | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| me and the frost | H7140 | קֶרַח |
[Noun Masculine] ice (as if {bald} that {is} smooth); {hence} hail; by {resemblance} rock crystal |
| by night | H3915 | לַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a twist (away of the {light}) that {is} night; figuratively adversity |
| and my sleep | H8142 | שֵׁנָה |
[Noun Feminine] from H3462; sleep |
| departed | H5074 | נָדַד |
[Verb] properly to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively to {rove} {flee } or (causatively) to drive away |
| from mine eyes | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.