Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Wil a man rob God? yet ye haue robbed me. But ye ſay, Wherein haue we robbed thee? In tithes & offerings.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  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
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
אַתָּה , personal pronoun, ʾatta — you (masc. sing.) (value 406)
H859,
אַתָּה ʼattâh, at-taw'; or (shortened); אַתָּ ʼattâ; or אַת ʼath; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי ʼattîy; plural masculine אַתֶּם ʼattem; feminine אַתֶּן ʼatten; or אַתֵּנָה ʼattênâhlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה ʼattênnâh; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you:—thee, thou, ye, you.you (second pers. sing. masc.)
Used in 997 Verses, 39 Books 1092  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
מַעֲשֵׂר , masculine noun, maʿaseyr — tenth part, tithe (value 610)
H4643,
מַעֲשֵׂר maʻăsêr, mah-as-ayr'; or מַעֲשַׂר maʻăsar; and (in plural) feminine מַעַשְׂרָה maʻasrâh; from H6240; a tenth; especially a tithe:—tenth (part), tithe(-ing).tithe, tenth part
tenth part
tithe, payment of a tenth part
Used in 27 Verses, 9 Books 31  Occurrence Count
קָבַע , verb, kavaʿ — perhaps to rob (value 172)
H6906,
קָבַע qâbaʻ, kaw-bah'; a primitive root; to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud:—rob, spoil.(Qal) to rob
meaning dubious
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 6  Occurrence Count
תְּרוּמָה , feminine noun, təruma — contribution, offering (for sacred uses) (value 651)
H8641,
תְּרוּמָה terûwmâh, ter-oo-maw'; or תְּרֻמָה terumâh; (Deuteronomy 12:11), from H7311; a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute:—gift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).contribution, offering
a heave offering
any offering
an offering to God
an offering (of grain, money, etc)
contribution
Used in 63 Verses, 12 Books 75  Occurrence Count
| Malachi 3:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע אָדָ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ קֹבְעִ֣ים אֹתִ֔י וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֣ה קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָ הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Will a man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| rob |
H6906kavaʿ |
קָבַע |
172 |
| God? |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| Yet ye have robbed |
H6906kavaʿ |
קָבַע |
172 |
| me. But ye say, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| Wherein have we robbed |
H6906kavaʿ |
קָבַע |
172 |
| thee? In tithes |
H4643maʿaseyr |
מַעֲשֵׂר |
610 |
| and offerings. |
H8641təruma |
תְּרוּמָה |
651 |
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