God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
God ſhall || enlarge Iaphet, and he ſhal dwel in the tents of Shem, and Canaan ſhalbe his ſeruant.
אֹהֶל , masculine noun, ʾohel — a tent (value 36)
H168,
אֹהֶל ʼôhel, o'-hel; from H166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance):—covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.tent
nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience
dwelling, home, habitation
the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle)
Used in 314 Verses, 26 Books 345  Occurrence Count
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582  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
יֶפֶת , proper masculine noun, yefet — a son of Noah (value 490)
H3315,
יֶפֶת Yepheth, yeh'-feth; from H6601; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity:—Japheth.Japheth = "opened"
the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
Used in 11 Verses, 2 Books 11  Occurrence Count
כְּנַעַן , masculine noun, proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, kənaʿan — a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land West of the Jordan (value 190)
H3667,
כְּנַעַן Kenaʻan, ken-ah'-an; from H3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffick.Canaan = "lowland"
proper masculine noun
the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine
proper locative noun
the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua
masculine noun
merchant, trader
Used in 91 Verses, 13 Books 94  Occurrence Count
עֶבֶד , masculine noun, ʿeved — slave, servant (value 76)
H5650,
עֶבֶד ʻebed, eh'-bed; from H5647; a servant:—× bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.slave, servant
slave, servant, man-servant
subjects
servants, worshippers (of God)
servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
servant (of Israel)
servant (as form of address between equals)
Used in 714 Verses, 31 Books 798  Occurrence Count
פָּתָה , verb, pata — to be spacious, wide or open (value 485)
H6601,
פָּתָה pâthâh, paw-thaw'; a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude:—allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).to be spacious, be open, be wide
(Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
(Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
(Qal)
to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
to be enticed, be deceived
(Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
(Piel)
to persuade, seduce
to deceive
(Pual)
to be persuaded
to be deceived
Used in 26 Verses, 13 Books 28  Occurrence Count
שָׁכַן , verb, shakhan — to settle down, abide, dwell (value 370)
H7931,
שָׁכַן shâkan, shaw-kan'; a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):—abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
(Qal)
to settle down to abide
to abide, dwell, reside
(Piel)
to make settle down, establish
to make or cause to dwell
(Hiphil)
to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
to cause to dwell or abide
Used in 123 Verses, 23 Books 128  Occurrence Count
שֵׁם , proper masculine noun, sheym — "name", oldest son of Noah (value 340)
H8035,
שֵׁם Shêm, shame; the same as H8034; name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity):—Sem, Shem.Shem = "name"
the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes
Used in 16 Verses, 2 Books 16  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 9:27Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃ |
| Verse #233 (Ch. #9) — 10 words, 38 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| God |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| shall enlarge |
H6601pata |
פָּתָה |
485 |
| Japheth, |
H3315yefet |
יֶפֶת |
490 |
| and he shall dwell |
H7931shakhan |
שָׁכַן |
370 |
| in the tents |
H168ʾohel |
אֹהֶל |
36 |
| of Shem; |
H8035sheym |
שֵׁם |
340 |
| and Canaan |
H3667kənaʿan |
כְּנַעַן |
190 |
| shall be his servant. |
H5650ʿeved |
עֶבֶד |
76 |
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