Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
NOwe it came to paſſe in the dayes when yͤ Iudges † ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a certaine man of Bethlehem Iudah, went to ſoiourne in the countrey of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two ſonnes.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
בֵּית לֶחֶם , proper locative noun, beyt lehem — "place of bread", a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun (value 490)
H1035,
בֵּית לֶחֶם Bêyth Lechem, bayth leh'-khem; from H1004 and H3899; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"
a city in Judah, birthplace of David
a place in Zebulun
Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 41  Occurrence Count
בֵּן , masculine noun, beyn — son (value 52)
H1121,
בֵּן bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.son, grandson, child, member of a group
son, male child
grandson
children (pl. - male and female)
youth, young men (pl.)
young (of animals)
sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
people (of a nation) (pl.)
of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
a member of a guild, order, class
Used in 3654 Verses, 37 Books 4899  Occurrence Count
גּוּר , verb, gur — to sojourn (value 209)
H1481,
גּוּר gûwr, goor; a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid):—abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, × surely.to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely
(Qal)
to sojourn, dwell for a time
to abide, stay, temporarily dwell
(Hithpolel)
to seek hospitality with
to assemble oneself
to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together
(Qal)
to stir up strife
to quarrel
(Hithpolel) to excite oneself
to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid
(Qal)
to fear, be afraid
to be in awe, stand in awe
Used in 94 Verses, 22 Books 97  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  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
יְהוּדָה , proper masculine noun, yəhuda — probably "praised", a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Israelites (value 30)
H3063,
יְהוּדָה Yehûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'; from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:—Judah.Judah = "praised"
the son of Jacob by Leah
the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob
the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah
the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon
a Levite in Ezra's time
an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah
a priest in the time of Nehemiah
Used in 754 Verses, 33 Books 818  Occurrence Count
יוֹם , masculine noun, yom — day (value 56)
H3117,
יוֹם yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.day, time, year
day (as opposed to night)
day (24 hour period)
as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
as a division of time
a working day, a day's journey
days, lifetime (pl.)
time, period (general)
year
temporal references
today
yesterday
tomorrow
Used in 1930 Verses, 39 Books 2250  Occurrence Count
יָלַךְ , verb, yalakh — again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow, (value 60)
H3212,
יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak'; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 936 Verses, 34 Books 1031  Occurrence Count
מוֹאָב , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, moʾav — a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settled (value 49)
H4124,
מוֹאָב Môwʼâb, mo-awb; from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m- and H1; from (her [the mother's]) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants:—Moab.Moab = "of his father"
proper masculine noun
a son of Lot by his eldest daughter
the nation descended from the son of Lot
proper locative noun
the land inhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot
Used in 158 Verses, 21 Books 180  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
שָׂדֶה , masculine noun, sadeh — field, land (value 309)
H7704,
שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh'; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.field, land
cultivated field
of home of wild beasts
plain (opposed to mountain)
land (opposed to sea)
Used in 309 Verses, 30 Books 332  Occurrence Count
שְׁנַיִם , adjective, dual masculine/feminine noun, shənayim — two (a cardinal number) (value 400)
H8147,
שְׁנַיִם shenayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shettayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.two
two (the cardinal number)
two, both, double, twice
second (the ordinal number)
in combination with other numbers
both (a dual number)
Used in 646 Verses, 31 Books 762  Occurrence Count
שָׁפַט , verb, shafat — to judge, govern (value 389)
H8199,
שָׁפַט shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'; a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule.to judge, govern, vindicate, punish
(Qal)
to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)
to rule, govern, judge
to decide controversy (of God, man)
to execute judgment
discriminating (of man)
vindicating
condemning and punishing
at theophanic advent for final judgment
(Niphal)
to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together
to be judged
(Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)
Used in 182 Verses, 31 Books 200  Occurrence Count
| Ruth 1:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ שְׁפֹ֣ט הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔ים וַיְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֧ית לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה לָגוּר֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב ה֥וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנָֽיו׃ |
| Verse #7129 (Ch. #233) — 19 words, 75 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Now it came to pass in the days |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| when the judges |
H8199shafat |
שָׁפַט |
389 |
| ruled, |
H8199shafat |
שָׁפַט |
389 |
| that there was a famine |
H7458raʿav |
רָעָב |
272 |
| in the land. |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| And a certain man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| of Beth–lehem–judah |
H1035beyt lehem |
בֵּית לֶחֶם |
490 |
| went |
H3212yalakh |
יָלַךְ |
60 |
| to sojourn |
H1481gur |
גּוּר |
209 |
| in the country |
H7704sadeh |
שָׂדֶה |
309 |
| of Moab, |
H4124moʾav |
מוֹאָב |
49 |
| he, and his wife, |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| and his two |
H8147shənayim |
שְׁנַיִם |
400 |
| sons. |
H1121beyn |
בֵּן |
52 |
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