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Exodus 1:10

“Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָהַבyâhab · yaw-hab'
H3051 · Hebrew
Definition
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
Grammar
  • הָ֥בָ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
  • ה — suffix (paragogic he)
Code HVqv2ms/Sh
Usage
Occurs 33 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:3Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:7Genesis 29:21Genesis 30:1

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.