And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
And hee ſaid, Who art thou? And ſhe anſwered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: ſpread therefore thy ſkirt ouer thine handmaid, for thou art || a neare kinſeman.
אָמָה , feminine noun, ʾama — a maid, handmaid (value 46)
H519,
אָמָה ʼâmâh, aw-maw'; apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave:—(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine
of humility (fig.)
Used in 49 Verses, 14 Books 56  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
אָנֹכִי , personal pronoun, ʾanokhiy — I (value 81)
H595,
אָנֹכִי ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'; sometimes, אָנֹכִי ʼânôkîy; a primitive pronoun; I:—I, me, × which.Used in 335 Verses, 26 Books 356  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
גָּאַל , verb, gaʾal — to redeem, act as kinsman (value 34)
H1350,
גָּאַל gâʼal, gaw-al'; a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.):—× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
(Qal)
to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
to redeem (by payment)
to redeem (with God as subject)
individuals from death
Israel from Egyptian bondage
Israel from exile
(Niphal)
to redeem oneself
to be redeemed
Used in 84 Verses, 17 Books 99  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
כָּנָף , feminine noun, kanaf — wing, extremity (value 150)
H3671,
כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf'; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt
wing
extremity
skirt, corner (of garment)
Used in 85 Verses, 22 Books 108  Occurrence Count
מִי , interrogative pronoun, miy — who? (value 50)
H4310,
מִי mîy, me; an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix:—any (man), × he, × him, O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), would to God.who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever
Used in 342 Verses, 35 Books 422  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
פָּרַשׂ , verb, paras — to spread out, spread (value 580)
H6566,
פָּרַשׂ pâras, paw-ras'; a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:—break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces
(Qal)
to spread out, display
to spread over
(Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out
(Piel)
to spread out
to scatter
Used in 66 Verses, 22 Books 67  Occurrence Count
רוּת , proper feminine noun, rut — "friendship", a Moabite ancestress of David (value 606)
H7327,
רוּת Rûwth, rooth; probably for H7468; friend; Ruth, a Moabitess:—Ruth.Ruth = "friendship"
daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David
Used in 12 Verses, 1 Book 12  Occurrence Count
| Ruth 3:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אָ֑תּ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ ר֣וּת אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ עַל־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ כִּ֥י גֹאֵ֖ל אָֽתָּה׃ |
| Verse #7182 (Ch. #235) — 14 words, 48 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And he said, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| Who art thou? And she answered, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| I am Ruth |
H7327rut |
רוּת |
606 |
| thine handmaid: |
H519ʾama |
אָמָה |
46 |
| spread |
H6566paras |
פָּרַשׂ |
580 |
| therefore thy skirt |
H3671kanaf |
כָּנָף |
150 |
| over thine handmaid; |
H519ʾama |
אָמָה |
46 |
| for thou art a near kinsman. |
H1350gaʾal |
גָּאַל |
34 |
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