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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 8:17 - Sorrow
Jeremiah 8:17 - For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
| I will send | H7971 | שָׁלַח |
[Verb] to send {away} {for} or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| serpents | H5175 | נָחָשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a snake (from its hiss) |
| cockatrices | H6848 | צֶפַע |
[Noun Masculine] a viper (as thrusting out the {tongue} that {is} hissing) |
| among you which | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
| will not | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
| be charmed | H3908 | לַחַשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {whisper} that {is} by implication (in a good sense) a private {prayer} (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely an amulet |
| and they shall bite | H5391 | נָשַׁךְ |
[Verb] to strike with a sting (as a serpent); {figuratively} to oppress with interest on a loan |
| you saith | H5002 | נְאֻם |
[Noun Masculine] an oracle |
| 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.