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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Numbers 24:9 - Down
Numbers 24:9 - He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He couched | H3766 | כָּרַע |
[Verb] to bend the knee; by implication to {sink} to prostrate |
| he lay down | H7901 | שָׁכַב |
[Verb] to lie down (for {rest} sexual {connection} decease or any other purpose) |
| as a lion | H738 | אֲרִי |
[Noun Masculine] a lion |
| and as a great lion | H738 | אֲרִי |
[Noun Masculine] a lion |
| who | H4310 | מִי |
also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix |
| shall stir him up | H6965 | קוּם |
[Verb] to rise (in various {applications} {literally} {figuratively} intensively and causatively) |
| Blessed | H1288 | בָרַךְ |
[Verb] to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of {adoration}) and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the {king} as treason) |
| is he that blesseth | H1288 | בָרַךְ |
[Verb] to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of {adoration}) and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the {king} as treason) |
| thee and cursed | H779 | אָרַר |
[Verb] to execrate |
| is he that curseth | H779 | אָרַר |
[Verb] to execrate |
| thee |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.