The Hebrew root has a range of meanings: (1) “to melt,” of courage (Ps 107:26) or troops retreating (“melting away” in fear) in battle (1 Sam 14:16); (2) ...

The phrase "in the day"in Hebrew is an idiom meaning "for certain"(cf. Exod. 10:28; 1 Kings 2:37, 42). "Before Adam and Eve fell into sin, God made a ...

[1:13] sn The word for land here is associated with a Hebrew verb meaning “to be dry” and is the same noun used in v. 9 of dry ground in contrast with the sea, ...

The name itself was common enough as Josephus shows. Jehovah is Salvation as seen in Joshua for the Hebrews and in Jesus for all believers. "The meaning of the ...

[17:26] tn The verb עָנַשׁ, here a Qal infinitive construct, properly means “to fine” (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT) but is taken here to mean “to punish” in general. The ...

1:4). On the other hand, the meaning “vulva” never appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. Therefore, apart from this disputed usage there is no evidence that this term ...

[2:6] tn Heb “behind me.” The preposition בַּעַד (ba'ad) with a pronominal suffix and with the meaning “behind” is found also in Judg 3:23. Jonah pictures himself ...

Nevertheless, others have followed the later Hebrew meaning for שֶׁלֶג (sheleg) – “soap” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT). Even though that makes a nice parallelism ...

... Hebrew, meaning “to pay regard to” (BDB 1037 s.v. ... First, does the noun חֶסֶד (khesed) here mean (1) ... On the other hand, the only other use of חֶסֶד in the book ...

[9:18] sn The meaning of the word is “to satiate; to fill,” as in “drink to the full, be satisfied.” Job is satiated – in the negative sense – with bitterness.