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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 6:27 - Set
Jeremiah 6:27 - I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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I have set | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
thee for a tower | H969 | בָּחוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] an assayer of metals |
and a fortress | H4013 | מִבְצָר |
[Noun Masculine] a {fortification} {castle } or fortified city; figuratively a defender |
among my 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 |
that thou mayest know | H3045 | יָדַע |
[Verb] to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of {senses} {figuratively} {literally} euphemistically and inferentially (including {observation} care: recognition; and causatively {instruction} designation: {punishment} etc.) |
and try | H974 | בָּחַן |
[Verb] to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively to investigate |
their way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.