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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Judges 9:8 - Over
Judges 9:8 - The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The trees | H6086 | עֵץ |
[Noun Masculine] a tree (from its firmness); hence wood (plural sticks) |
| went forth | H1980 | הָלַךְ |
[Verb] a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of {applications} literally and figuratively) |
| on a time to anoint | H4886 | מָשַׁח |
[Verb] to rub with {oil} that {is} to anoint; by implication to consecrate; also to paint |
| a king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
| over | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| them and they said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| unto the olive tree | H2132 | זַיִת |
[Noun Masculine] an olive (as yielding illuminating {oil}) the {tree} the branch or the berry |
| Reign | H4427 | מָלַךְ |
[Verb] to reign; inceptively to ascend the throne; causatively to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel |
| thou over | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| us |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.