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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 17:4 - Abraham
Genesis 17:4 - As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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As for me | H589 | אֲנִי |
I |
behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
my covenant | H1285 | בְּרִית |
[Noun Feminine] a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) |
is with | H854 | אֵת |
[Preposition] properly nearness (used only as a preposition or {adverb}) near; hence generally {with} by: {at} {among } etc. |
thee and thou shalt be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
a father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
of many | H1995 | הָמוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] a {noise} tumult: crowd; also {disquietude} wealth |
nations | H1471 | גּוֹי |
[Noun Masculine] a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of {animals} or a flight of locusts |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.