Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Unſtable as water, † thou ſhalt not excell, becauſe thou * wenteſt vp to thy fathers bed: then defiledſt thou it. || He went vp to my couche.
אָב , masculine noun, ʾav — father (value 3)
H1,
אָב ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.father of an individual
of God as father of his people
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
ancestor
grandfather, forefathers — of person
of people
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
of producer, generator (fig.)
of benevolence and protection (fig.)
term of respect and honour
ruler or chief (spec.)
Used in 1059 Verses, 31 Books 1207  Occurrence Count
אָז , adverb, ʾaz — at that time (value 8)
H227,
אָז ʼâz, awz; a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore:—beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.then, at that time
temporal expressions
then (past)
then, if...then (future)
earlier
logical expressions
in that case
that (being so)
Used in 133 Verses, 27 Books 141  Occurrence Count
אַל , adverb of negation, ʾal — not (a subjective neg.) (value 31)
H408,
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
do not, let not (with a verb)
let there not be (with a verb understood)
not, no (with substantive)
nothing (as substantive)
Used in 572 Verses, 37 Books 724  Occurrence Count
חָלַל , verb, halal — to bore, pierce (value 68)
H2490,
חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
(Niphal)
to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
ritually
sexually
to be polluted, be defiled
(Piel)
to profane, make common, defile, pollute
to violate the honour of, dishonour
to violate (a covenant)
to treat as common
(Pual) to profane (name of God)
(Hiphil)
to let be profaned
to begin
(Hophal) to be begun
to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
(Qal) to pierce
(Pual) to be slain
(Poel) to wound, pierce
(Poal) to be wounded
(Piel) to play the flute or pipe
Used in 132 Verses, 27 Books 141  Occurrence Count
יָצוּעַ , masculine noun, yatzuaʿ — a couch, bed (value 176)
H3326,
יָצוּעַ yâtsûwaʻ, yaw-tsoo'-ah; passive participle of H3331; spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively):—bed, chamber, couch.Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 8  Occurrence Count
יָתַר , verb, yatar — to remain over (value 610)
H3498,
יָתַר yâthar, yaw-thar'; a primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve:—excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.to be left over, remain, remain over, leave
(Qal) remainder (participle)
(Niphal) to be left over, remain over, be left behind
(Hiphil)
to leave over, leave
to save over, preserve alive
to excel, show pre-eminence
to show excess, have more than enough, have an excess
Used in 101 Verses, 23 Books 107  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
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
מִשְׁכָּב , masculine noun, mishkav — place of lying, a couch, act of lying (value 362)
H4904,
מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb, mish-kawb'; from H7901; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse:—bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
couch, bed
act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
lying down (for sexual contact)
Used in 44 Verses, 18 Books 46  Occurrence Count
עָלָה , verb, ʿala — to go up, ascend, climb (value 105)
H5927,
עָלָה ʻâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative:—arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.to go up, ascend, climb
(Qal)
to go up, ascend
to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat
to go up, come up (of animals)
to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)
to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)
to come up (before God)
to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)
to excel, be superior to
(Niphal)
to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away
to take oneself away
to be exalted
(Hiphil)
to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up
to bring up, bring against, take away
to bring up, draw up, train
to cause to ascend
to rouse, stir up (mentally)
to offer, bring up (of gifts)
to exalt
to cause to ascend, offer
(Hophal)
to be carried away, be led up
to be taken up into, be inserted in
to be offered
(Hithpael) to lift oneself
Used in 817 Verses, 36 Books 887  Occurrence Count
פַּחַז , masculine noun, pahaz — wantonness, recklessness (value 95)
H6349,
פַּחַז pachaz, pakh'-az; from H6348; ebullition, i.e. froth (figuratively, lust):—unstable.recklessness, wantonness, unbridled license, frothiness
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 49:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| פַּ֤חַז כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אַל־תּוֹתַ֔ר כִּ֥י עָלִ֖יתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אָ֥ז חִלַּ֖לְתָּ יְצוּעִ֥י עָלָֽה׃ פ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Unstable |
H6349pahaz |
פַּחַז |
95 |
| as water, |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| thou shalt not excel; |
H3498yatar |
יָתַר |
610 |
| because thou wentest up |
H5927ʿala |
עָלָה |
105 |
| to thy father's |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| bed; |
H4904mishkav |
מִשְׁכָּב |
362 |
| then defiledst thou |
H2490halal |
חָלַל |
68 |
| it: he went up |
H5927ʿala |
עָלָה |
105 |
| to my couch. |
H3326yatzuaʿ |
יָצוּעַ |
176 |
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