Original Language Studio
Genesis 3:19
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2188 · Hebrew
- Definition
- perspiration
- Derivation
- from H2111 (זוּעַ) (in the sense of H3154 (יֶזַע));
- KJV renderings
- sweat.
- Grammar
- בְּ — preposition
- זֵעַ֤ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זֵעָה here.
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.