Bible Verse Dictionary
Exodus 17:2 - Wherefore
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Wherefore | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
did chide | H7378 | רִיב |
[Verb] properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
with | H5973 | עִם |
[Preposition] adverb or {preposition} with (that {is} in conjunction {with}) in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) |
Moses | H4872 | מֹשֶׁה |
[Proper Name Masculine] drawing out (of the {water}) that {is} rescued; {Mosheh} the Israelitish lawgiver |
and said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
Give | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
us water | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
that we may drink | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
And Moses | H4872 | מֹשֶׁה |
[Proper Name Masculine] drawing out (of the {water}) that {is} rescued; {Mosheh} the Israelitish lawgiver |
said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
unto them Why | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
chide | H7378 | רִיב |
[Verb] properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
ye with | H5973 | עִם |
[Preposition] adverb or {preposition} with (that {is} in conjunction {with}) in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) |
me wherefore | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
do ye tempt | H5254 | נָסָה |
[Verb] to test; by implication to attempt |
the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.