Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 49:17 - Adder
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Dan | H1835 | דָּן |
[Proper Name Masculine] judge; {Dan} one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from {him} and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them |
shall be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
a serpent | H5175 | נָחָשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a snake (from its hiss) |
by | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
the way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
an adder | H8207 | שְׁפִיפֹן |
[Noun Masculine] a kind of serpent (as {snapping }) probably the cerastes or horned adder |
in | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
the path | H734 | אֹרַח |
[Noun Masculine] a well trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan |
that biteth | H5391 | נָשַׁךְ |
[Verb] to strike with a sting (as a serpent); {figuratively} to oppress with interest on a loan |
the horse | H5483 | סוּס |
[Noun Masculine] a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) |
heels | H6119 | עָקֵב |
[Noun Masculine] a heel (as protuberant); hence a track; figuratively the rear (of an army). (lier in wait is by mistake for H6120.) |
so that his rider | H7392 | רָכַב |
[Verb] to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively to place upon (for riding or {generally}) to despatch |
shall fall | H5307 | נָפַל |
[Verb] to {fall} in a great variety of applications (intransitively or {causatively} literally or figuratively) |
backward | H268 | אָחוֹר |
the hinder part; hence (adverbially) {behind} backward; also (as facing north) the West |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.