And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they beſieged it, vntill an aſſes head was ſolde for foureſcore pieces of ſiluer, and the fourth part of a kab of doues doung for fiue pieces of ſiluer.
גָּדוֹל , adjective, proper masculine noun, substantive, gadol — great (value 43)
H1419,
גָּדוֹל gâdôwl, gaw-dole'; or גָּדֹל gâdôl; (shortened) from H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent:— aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.adjective
great
large (in magnitude and extent)
in number
in intensity
loud (in sound)
older (in age)
in importance
important things
great, distinguished (of men)
God Himself (of God)
substantive
great things
haughty things
greatness
proper masculine noun
Used in 497 Verses, 35 Books 525  Occurrence Count
דִּבְיוֹן , masculine noun, divyon — probably dove's dung (value 72)
H1686,
דִּבְיוֹן dibyôwn, dib-yone'; in the margin for the textual reading, חֶרְיוֹן cheryôwn; both, (in the plural only and) of uncertain derivation, probably some cheap vegetable, perhaps a bulbous root:—dove's dung.
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
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
חֲמוֹר , masculine noun, hamor — a male ass (value 254)
H2543,
חֲמוֹר chămôwr, kham-ore'; or (shortened) חֲמֹר chămôr; from H2560; a male ass (from its dun red):—(he) ass.Used in 93 Verses, 20 Books 96  Occurrence Count
חָמֵשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, hameysh — five (value 348)
H2568,
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).five
five (cardinal number)
a multiple of five (with another number)
fifth (ordinal number)
Used in 273 Verses, 21 Books 342  Occurrence Count
חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים , masculine noun, hareyyoniym — doves' dung (value 334)
H2755,
חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים chărêy-yôwnîym, khar-ay'-yo-neem'; from the plural of H2716 and the plural of H3123; or perhaps rather the plural of a single word חֲרָאיוֹן chărâʼyôwn, probably a kind of vegetable excrements of doves:—doves' dung.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
כֶּסֶף , masculine noun, kesef — silver, money (value 160)
H3701,
כֶּסֶף keçeph, keh'-sef; from H3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:—money, price, silver(-ling).silver, money
silver
as metal
as ornament
as colour
money, shekels, talents
Used in 343 Verses, 36 Books 399  Occurrence Count
עַד , conjunction, preposition, ʿad — as far as, even to, up to, until, while (value 74)
H5704,
עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.preposition
as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
of space
as far as, up to, even to
in combination
from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)
of time
even to, until, unto, till, during, end
of degree
even to, to the degree of, even like
conjunction
until, while, to the point that, so that even
Used in 1128 Verses, 39 Books 1262  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
צוּר , verb, tzur — to confine, bind, besiege (value 296)
H6696,
צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; a primitive root; to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile):—adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.to bind, besiege, confine, cramp
(Qal)
to confine, secure
to shut in, beseige
to shut up, enclose
(Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe
(Qal) to form, fashion, delineate
Used in 36 Verses, 16 Books 36  Occurrence Count
קַב , masculine noun, kav — kab (a measure of capacity) (value 102)
H6894,
קַב qab, kab; from H6895; a hollow, i.e. vessel used as a (dry) measure:—cab.a dry measure - cab, kab
about 1.5 litres, 1/6 of a seah, or 1/18 of an ephah
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
רֹאשׁ , masculine noun, rosh — head (value 501)
H7218,
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.):—band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
head (of man, animals)
top, tip (of mountain)
height (of stars)
chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
head, front, beginning
chief, choicest, best
head, division, company, band
sum
Used in 547 Verses, 35 Books 597  Occurrence Count
רֹבַע , masculine noun, rovaʿ — fourth part (value 272)
H7255,
רֹבַע rôbaʻ, ro'-bah; from H7251; a quarter:—fourth participleUsed in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
רָעָב , masculine noun, raʿav — famine, hunger (value 272)
H7458,
רָעָב râʻâb, raw-awb'; from H7456; hunger (more or less extensive):—dearth, famine, famished, hunger.famine, hunger
famine (in land, nation)
of Jehovah's word (fig)
hunger (of individuals)
Used in 88 Verses, 17 Books 100  Occurrence Count
שְׁמֹנִים , adjective, shəmoniym — an eighty (value 440)
H8084,
שְׁמֹנִים shemônîym, shem-o-neem'; or שְׁמוֹנִים shemôwnîym; multiple from H8083; eighty, also eightieth:—eighty(-ieth), fourscore.eighty, fourscore
eighty (as cardinal number)
eightieth (as ordinal number)
in combination with other numbers
Used in 37 Verses, 18 Books 38  Occurrence Count
שֹׁמְרוֹן , proper locative noun, shoməron — capital of N. kingdom of Isr (value 596)
H8111,
שֹׁמְרוֹן Shômerôwn, sho-mer-one'; from the active participle of H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine:—Samaria.Samaria = "watch mountain"
the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam
the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem
Used in 101 Verses, 11 Books 109  Occurrence Count
| 2 Kings 6:25Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדוֹל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד הֱי֤וֹת רֹאשׁ־חֲמוֹר֙ בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְרֹ֛בַע הַקַּ֥ב חרייונים בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָֽסֶף׃ |
| Verse #9700 (Ch. #319) — 18 words, 74 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And there was a great |
H1419gadol |
גָּדוֹל |
43 |
| famine |
H7458raʿav |
רָעָב |
272 |
| in Samaria: |
H8111shoməron |
שֹׁמְרוֹן |
596 |
| and, behold, they besieged |
H6696tzur |
צוּר |
296 |
| it, until an ass's |
H2543hamor |
חֲמוֹר |
254 |
| head |
H7218rosh |
רֹאשׁ |
501 |
| was sold for fourscore |
H8084shəmoniym |
שְׁמֹנִים |
440 |
| pieces of silver, |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
| and the fourth part |
H7255rovaʿ |
רֹבַע |
272 |
| of a cab |
H6894kav |
קַב |
102 |
| of dove's dung |
H1686divyon |
דִּבְיוֹן |
72 |
| for five |
H2568hameysh |
חָמֵשׁ |
348 |
| pieces of silver. |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
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