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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 12:2 - Make
Genesis 12:2 - And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And I will make | H6213 | עָשָׂה |
[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application |
| of thee a great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
| nation | H1471 | גּוֹי |
[Noun Masculine] a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of {animals} or a flight of locusts |
| and I will bless | H1288 | בָרַךְ |
[Verb] to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of {adoration}) and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the {king} as treason) |
| thee and make | H6213 | עָשָׂה |
[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application |
| thy name great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
| and thou shalt be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| a blessing | H1293 | בְּרָכָה |
[Noun Feminine] benediction; by implication prosperity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.