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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 4:23 - No
Jeremiah 4:23 - I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I beheld | H7200 | רָאָה |
[Verb] to {see} literally or figuratively (in numerous {applications} direct and {implied} {transitively} intransitively and causatively) |
| the earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
| and lo | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
| it was without form | H8414 | תֹּהוּ |
[Noun Masculine] a desolation (of {surface}) that {is} desert; figuratively a worthless thing; adverbially in vain |
| and void | H922 | בֹּהוּ |
[Noun Masculine] a {vacuity} that {is} (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin |
| and the heavens | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds {move} as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) |
| and they had no | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
| light | H216 | אוֹר |
[Noun Feminine] illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every {sense} including {lightning} {happiness } etc.) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.