All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
All nations before him are as * nothing, and they are counted to him leſſe then nothing, and vanitie.
אַיִן , adverb, noun, negation, ʾayin — nothing, nought (value 61)
H369,
אַיִן ʼayin, ah'-yin; as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle:—else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370.nothing, not, nought
noun
nothing, nought
negation
not
to have not (of possession)
adverb
without
with prepostition
for lack of
Used in 686 Verses, 38 Books 787  Occurrence Count
אֶפֶס , masculine noun, ʾefes — a ceasing (value 141)
H657,
אֶפֶס ʼepheç, eh'-fes; from H656; (sometimes like H6466) cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot:—ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).Used in 43 Verses, 17 Books 44  Occurrence Count
גּוֹי , masculine noun, proper masculine noun, goy — nation, people (value 19)
H1471,
גּוֹי gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.masculine noun
nation, people
nation, people
usually of non-Hebrew people
of descendants of Abraham
of Israel
of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
proper masculine noun
Goyim? = "nations"
Used in 511 Verses, 34 Books 558  Occurrence Count
חָשַׁב , verb, hashav — to think, account (value 310)
H2803,
חָשַׁב châshab, khaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute:—(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count
(Qal)
to think, account
to plan, devise, mean
to charge, impute, reckon
to esteem, value, regard
to invent
(Niphal)
to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed
to be computed, be reckoned
to be imputed
(Piel)
to think upon, consider, be mindful of
to think to do, devise, plan
to count, reckon
(Hithpael) to be considered
Used in 122 Verses, 28 Books 124  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
נֶגֶד , adjective, adverb (with a preposition), substantive, neged — in front of, in sight of, opposite to (value 57)
H5048,
נֶגֶד neged, neh'-ghed; from H5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before:—about, (over) against, × aloof, × far (off), × from, over, presence, × other side, sight, × to view.substantive
what is conspicuous, what is in front of
adverb
in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of
in front of oneself, straightforward
before your face, in your view or purpose
with preposition
what is in front of, corresponding to
in front of, before
in the sight or presence of
parallel to
over, for
in front, opposite
at a distance
preposition
from the front of, away from
from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from
from before, in front of
as far as the front of
Used in 142 Verses, 30 Books 150  Occurrence Count
תֹּהוּ , masculine noun, tohu — formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness (value 411)
H8414,
תֹּהוּ tôhûw, to'-hoo; from an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain:—confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
formlessness (of primeval earth)
nothingness, empty space
that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)
wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
place of chaos
vanity
Used in 19 Verses, 7 Books 20  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 40:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדּ֑וֹ מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| All nations |
H1471goy |
גּוֹי |
19 |
| before him are as nothing; and they are counted |
H2803hashav |
חָשַׁב |
310 |
| to him less than nothing, |
H657ʾefes |
אֶפֶס |
141 |
| and vanity. |
H8414tohu |
תֹּהוּ |
411 |
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