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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Amos 8:4 - Shekel
Amos 8:4 - Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Hear | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
this | H2063 | זֹאת |
[Feminine] this (often used adverbially) |
O ye that swallow up | H7602 | שָׁאַף |
[Verb] to inhale eagerly; figuratively to covet; by implication to be angry; also to hasten |
the needy | H34 | אֶבְיוֹן |
destitute |
even to make the poor | H6041 | עָנִי |
[Adjective] {depressed} in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035 subjectively and H6041 objectively) |
of the land | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
to fail | H7673 | שָׁבַת |
[Verb] to {repose} that {is} desist from exertion; used in many implied relations ({causatively} figuratively or specifically) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.