Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Dan ſhalbe a ſerpent by the way, an † adder in the path, that biteth the horſe heeles, ſo that his rider ſhall fall backward.
אָחוֹר , substantive, ʾahor — the hind side, back part (value 215)
H268,
אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.the back side, the rear
backwards
hereafter (of time)
behind
Used in 41 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
אֹרַח , masculine noun, ʾorah — a way, path (value 209)
H734,
אֹרַח ʼôrach, o'-rakh; from H732; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan:—manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.way, path
path, road
the path, way, passing of life (fig.)
way of living (fig.)
traveller, wayfarer (meton)
Used in 58 Verses, 8 Books 59  Occurrence Count
דָּן , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, dan — "judge", a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in Northern Israel (value 54)
H1835,
דָּן Dân, dawn; from H1777; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them:—DanielDan = "a judge"
the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob
proper locative noun
a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine
Used in 63 Verses, 16 Books 70  Occurrence Count
דֶּרֶךְ , masculine noun, derekh — way, road, distance, journey, manner (value 224)
H1870,
דֶּרֶךְ derek, deh'-rek; from H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:—along, away, because of, by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).way, road, distance, journey, manner
road, way, path
journey
direction
manner, habit, way
of course of life (fig.)
of moral character (fig.)
Used in 626 Verses, 32 Books 699  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
נָחָשׁ , masculine noun, nahash — a serpent (value 358)
H5175,
נָחָשׁ nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'; from H5172; a snake (from its hiss):—serpent.serpent, snake
serpent
image (of serpent)
fleeing serpent (mythological)
Used in 28 Verses, 13 Books 31  Occurrence Count
נָפַל , verb, nafal — to fall, lie (value 160)
H5307,
נָפַל nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
(Qal)
to fall
to fall (of violent death)
to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of
to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
to lie, lie prostrate
(Hiphil)
to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
to overthrow
to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
to cause to fall
(Hithpael)
to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
(Pilel) to fall
Used in 403 Verses, 33 Books 429  Occurrence Count
נָשַׁךְ , verb, nashakh — to bite (value 370)
H5391,
נָשַׁךְ nâshak, naw-shak'; a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:—bite, lend upon usury.to bite
(Qal) to bite
(Piel) to bite
to pay, give interest, lend for interest or usury
(Qal) to give interest
(Hiphil) to make to give interest
Used in 14 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
סוּס , masculine noun, sus — a swallow, swift (type of bird) (value 126)
H5483,
סוּס çûwç, soos; or סֻס çuç; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight):—crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571.swallow, swift
horse
chariot horses
Used in 131 Verses, 27 Books 137  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עָקֵב , masculine noun, ʿakeyv — heel, footprint, hind part (value 172)
H6119,
עָקֵב ʻâqêb, aw-kabe'; or (feminine) עִקְּבָה ʻiqqebâh; from H6117; a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army):—heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120), (foot-) step.heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep
heel
mark of heel, footprint
hinder part, rear
Used in 13 Verses, 7 Books 13  Occurrence Count
רָכַב , verb, rakhav — to mount and ride, ride (value 222)
H7392,
רָכַב râkab, raw-kab'; a primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch:—bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.to mount and ride, ride
(Qal)
to mount, mount and sit or ride
to ride, be riding
rider (subst)
(Hiphil)
to cause to ride, cause to (mount and) ride
to cause to draw (plough, etc)
to cause to ride upon (fig)
Used in 75 Verses, 24 Books 78  Occurrence Count
שְׁפִיפֹן , masculine noun, shəfiyfon — horned viper (value 520)
H8207,
שְׁפִיפֹן shephîyphôn, shef-ee-fone'; from an unused root meaning the same as H7779; a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder:—adder.horned snake
(CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 49:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יְהִי־דָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ עֲלֵי־דֶ֔רֶךְ שְׁפִיפֹ֖ן עֲלֵי־אֹ֑רַח הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ עִקְּבֵי־ס֔וּס וַיִּפֹּ֥ל רֹכְב֖וֹ אָחֽוֹר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Dan |
H1835dan |
דָּן |
54 |
| shall be a serpent |
H5175nahash |
נָחָשׁ |
358 |
| by the way, |
H1870derekh |
דֶּרֶךְ |
224 |
| an adder |
H8207shəfiyfon |
שְׁפִיפֹן |
520 |
| in the path, |
H734ʾorah |
אֹרַח |
209 |
| that biteth |
H5391nashakh |
נָשַׁךְ |
370 |
| the horse |
H5483sus |
סוּס |
126 |
| heels, |
H6119ʿakeyv |
עָקֵב |
172 |
| so that his rider |
H7392rakhav |
רָכַב |
222 |
| shall fall |
H5307nafal |
נָפַל |
160 |
| backward. |
H268ʾahor |
אָחוֹר |
215 |
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