Bible Verse Dictionary
Malachi 2:7 - Law
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
the priest's lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
should keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
and they should seek | H1245 | בָּקַשׁ |
[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after |
the law | H8451 | תּוֹרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a precept or {statute} especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch |
at his mouth | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
he | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
is the messenger | H4397 | מֲלְאָךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a messenger; specifically of {God} that {is} an angel (also a {prophet} priest or teacher) |
of the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
of hosts | H6635 | צָבָא |
[Noun Masculine] a mass of persons (or figurative {things}) especially regularly organized for war (an army); by implication a {campaign} literally or figuratively (specifically {hardship} worship) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.