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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Exodus 5:12 - Straw
Exodus 5:12 - So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| So 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 |
| were scattered abroad | H6327 | פּוּץ |
[Verb] to dash in {pieces} literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) |
| throughout all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| the land | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
| of Egypt | H4714 | מִצְרַיִם |
[Noun] {Mitsrajim} that {is} Upper and Lower Egypt |
| to gather | H7197 | קָשַׁשׁ |
[Verb] to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative from H7179; to forage for {straw} stubble or wood; figuratively to assemble |
| stubble | H7179 | קַשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] straw (as dry) |
| instead of straw | H8401 | תֶּבֶן |
[Noun Masculine] properly {material} that {is} (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.