Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 22:9 - Because
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Then they shall answer | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
Because | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
they have forsaken | H5800 | עָזַב |
[Verb] to {loosen} that {is} relinquish: {permit} etc. |
the covenant | H1285 | בְּרִית |
[Noun Feminine] a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) |
of the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
their God | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative |
and worshipped | H7812 | שָׁחָה |
[Verb] to {depress} that {is} prostrate (especially reflexively in homage to royalty or God) |
other | H312 | אַחֵר |
[Adjective] properly hinder; generally {next} {other } etc. |
gods | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative |
and served | H5647 | עָבַד |
[Verb] to work (in any sense); by implication to {serve} {till } (causatively) {enslave} etc. |
them |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.