Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 37:29 - Rent
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And Reuben | H7205 | רְאוּבֵן |
[Proper Name Masculine] see ye a son; {Reuben} a son of Jacob |
returned | H7725 | שׁוּב |
[Verb] to turn back ({hence} away) transitively or {intransitively} literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again |
unto | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
the pit | H953 | בּוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or prison) |
and behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
Joseph | H3130 | יוֹסֵף |
[Proper Name Masculine] let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); {Joseph} the name of seven Israelites |
was not | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
in the pit | H953 | בּוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or prison) |
and he rent | H7167 | קָרַע |
[Verb] to {rend} literally or figuratively ({revile } paint the {eyes} as if enlarging them) |
his clothes | H899 | בֶּגֶד |
[Noun Masculine] a {covering} that {is} clothing; also treachery or pillage |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.