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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Numbers 24:21 - Nest
Numbers 24:21 - And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And he looked on | H7200 | רָאָה |
[Verb] to {see} literally or figuratively (in numerous {applications} direct and {implied} {transitively} intransitively and causatively) |
| the Kenites | H7017 | קֵינִי |
[Adjective] a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin |
| and took up | H5375 | נָשָׂא |
[Verb] to {lift} in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} absolutely and relatively |
| his parable | H4912 | מָשָׁל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a pithy {maxim} usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an {adage} {poem} discourse) |
| and said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| Strong | H386 | אֵיתָן |
[Adjective] permanence; hence (concretely) permanent; specifically a chieftain |
| is thy dwellingplace and thou puttest | H7760 | שׂוּם |
[Verb] to put (used in a great variety of {applications} {literally} {figuratively} inferentially and elliptically) |
| thy nest | H7064 | קֵן |
[Noun Masculine] a nest (as {fixed }) sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively a chamber or dwelling |
| in a rock | H5553 | סֶלַע |
[Noun Masculine] a craggy {rock} literally or figuratively (a fortress) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.