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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H8138 - Alter

Strong's No.:H8138

Hebrew:שָׁנָה

Transliteration:shânâh

Phonetic:shaw-naw'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:do ({speak} strike) {again} {alter} {double} (be given to) {change} {disguise} (be) {diverse} {pervert} {prefer} {repeat} {return} do the second time.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to {fold} that {is} duplicate (literally or figuratively (); by implication to transmute (transitively or intransitively)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to repeat, do again, change, alter

a. (Qal) to change

b. (Niphal) to be repeated

c. (Piel) to change, alter

d. (Hithpael) to disguise oneself


Bible References:
Alter

Translation
Occurrences:
again ( 2 )
alter ( 1 )
change ( 3 )
changed ( 3 )
changest ( 1 )
diverse ( 2 )
doubled ( 1 )
pervert ( 1 )
preferred ( 1 )
repeateth ( 1 )
returneth ( 1 )
struck ( 1 )
thyself ( 1 )
time ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.