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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 19:26 - Wife
Genesis 19:26 - But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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But his wife | H802 | אִשָּׁה |
[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582). |
looked | H5027 | נָבַט |
to {scan} that {is} look intently at; by implication to regard with {pleasure} favor or care |
back from behind | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
him and she became | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
a pillar | H5333 | נְצִיב |
[Noun Masculine] something {stationary} that {is} a {prefect} a military {post} a statue |
of salt | H4417 | מֶלַח |
[Noun Masculine] properly {powder} that {is} (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.