How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy,
whom the
LORD hath not defied?
How ſhall I curſe, whom God hath not curſed? or how ſhall I defie, whom the Lord hath not defied?
אֵל , masculine noun, ʾeyl — God, in pl. gods (value 31)
H410,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'god, god-like one, mighty one
mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes
angels
god, false god, (demons, imaginations)
God, the one true God, Jehovah
mighty things in nature
strength, power
Used in 235 Verses, 22 Books 243  Occurrence Count
זָעַם , verb, zaʿam — to be indignant (value 117)
H2194,
זָעַם zâʻam, zaw-am'; a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged:—abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.to denounce, express indignation, be indignant
(Qal)
to have indignation, be indignant, be angrily indignant, be defiant
to be abhorrent
to express indignation in speech, denounce, curse
(Niphal) to show indignation, show anger
Used in 11 Verses, 8 Books 12  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
נָקַב , verb, nakav — to pierce (value 152)
H5344,
נָקַב nâqab, naw-kab'; a primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel):—appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint
(Qal)
to pierce, bore
to prick off, designate
(Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified
(Qal) to curse, blaspheme
Used in 23 Verses, 13 Books 24  Occurrence Count
קָבַב , verb, kavav — to utter a curse against, curse (value 104)
H6895,
קָבַב qâbab, kaw-bab'; a primitive root; to scoop out, i.e. (figuratively) to malign or execrate (i.e. stab with words):—× at all, curse.to curse, utter a curse against
(Qal) to curse
Used in 9 Verses, 2 Books 9  Occurrence Count
| Numbers 23:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מָ֣ה אֶקֹּ֔ב לֹ֥א קַבֹּ֖ה אֵ֑ל וּמָ֣ה אֶזְעֹ֔ם לֹ֥א זָעַ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ |
| Verse #4425 (Ch. #140) — 10 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| How |
H4100ma |
מָה |
45 |
| shall I curse, |
H5344nakav |
נָקַב |
152 |
| whom God |
H410ʾeyl |
אֵל |
31 |
| hath not cursed? |
H6895kavav |
קָבַב |
104 |
| or how shall I defy, |
H2194zaʿam |
זָעַם |
117 |
| whom the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| hath not defied? |
H2194zaʿam |
זָעַם |
117 |
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