And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
And he brought him forth abroad, and ſaid, Looke now towards heauen, and tell the ſtarres, if thou be able to number them. And hee ſaid vnto him, * So ſhall thy ſeed be.
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  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
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
זֶרַע , masculine noun, zeraʿ — a sowing, seed, offspring (value 277)
H2233,
זֶרַע zeraʻ, zeh'-rah; from H2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:—× carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.seed, sowing, offspring
a sowing
seed
semen virile
offspring, descendants, posterity, children
of moral quality
a practitioner of righteousness (fig.)
sowing time (by meton)
Used in 205 Verses, 28 Books 227  Occurrence Count
חוּץ , masculine noun, hutz — the outside, a street (value 104)
H2351,
חוּץ chûwts, khoots; or (shortened) חֻץ chuts; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors:—abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.outside, outward, street, the outside
Used in 158 Verses, 29 Books 164  Occurrence Count
יָכֹל , verb, yakhol — to be able, have power (value 60)
H3201,
יָכֹל yâkôl, yaw-kole'; or (fuller) יָכוֹל yâkôwl; a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might):—be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able
(Qal)
to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach
to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor
to have ability, have strength
Used in 182 Verses, 32 Books 189  Occurrence Count
יָצָא , verb, yatzaʾ — to go or come out (value 101)
H3318,
יָצָא yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'; a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.:—× after, appear, × assuredly, bear out, × begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, × scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, × still, × surely, take forth (out), at any time, × to (and fro), utter.to go out, come out, exit, go forth
(Qal)
to go or come out or forth, depart
to go forth (to a place)
to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
to come out of
(Hiphil)
to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
to bring out of
to lead out
to deliver
(Hophal) to be brought out or forth
Used in 991 Verses, 37 Books 1055  Occurrence Count
כֹּה , adverb, koh — thus, here (value 25)
H3541,
כֹּה kôh, ko; from the prefix k and H1931; properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now:—also, here, hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), mean while, yonder.thus, here, in this manner
thus, so
here, here and there
until now, until now...until then, meanwhile
Used in 540 Verses, 26 Books 575  Occurrence Count
כּוֹכָב , masculine noun, kokhav — a star (value 48)
H3556,
כּוֹכָב kôwkâb, ko-kawb'; probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince:—star(-gazer).star
of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)
Used in 37 Verses, 18 Books 37  Occurrence Count
נָא , particle, naʾ — I (we) pray, now (value 51)
H4994,
נָא nâʼ, naw; a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:—I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.I (we) pray, now, please
used in entreaty or exhortation
Used in 374 Verses, 30 Books 403  Occurrence Count
נָבַט , verb, navat — to look (value 61)
H5027,
נָבַט nâbaṭ, naw-bat'; a primitive root; to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care:—(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.to look, regard
(Piel) to look
(Hiphil)
to look
to regard, show regard to, pay attention to, consider
to look upon, regard, show regard to
Used in 67 Verses, 16 Books 69  Occurrence Count
סָפַר , masculine noun, verb, safar — to count, recount, relate (value 340)
H5608,
סָפַר çâphar, saw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:—commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.verb
to count, recount, relate
(Qal)
to count (things)
to number, take account of, reckon
(Niphal) to be counted, be numbered
(Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare
to recount (something), rehearse
to talk
to count exactly or accurately
(Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
masculine noun
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary
learned man, scribe
Used in 154 Verses, 24 Books 160  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 15:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיּוֹצֵ֨א אֹת֜וֹ הַח֗וּצָה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַבֶּט־נָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה וּסְפֹר֙ הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֖ל לִסְפֹּ֣ר אֹתָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ כֹּ֥ה יִהְיֶ֖ה זַרְעֶֽךָ׃ |
| Verse #366 (Ch. #15) — 18 words, 70 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And he brought him forth |
H3318yatzaʾ |
יָצָא |
101 |
| abroad, |
H2351hutz |
חוּץ |
104 |
| and said, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| Look |
H5027navat |
נָבַט |
61 |
| now toward heaven, |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
| and tell |
H5608safar |
סָפַר |
340 |
| the stars, |
H3556kokhav |
כּוֹכָב |
48 |
| if thou be able |
H3201yakhol |
יָכֹל |
60 |
| to number |
H5608safar |
סָפַר |
340 |
| them: and he said |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| unto him, So |
H3541koh |
כֹּה |
25 |
| shall thy seed be. |
H2233zeraʿ |
זֶרַע |
277 |
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