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Isaiah 46:6
“They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זוּלzûwl · zool
H2107 · Hebrew
H2107 · Hebrew
- Definition
- probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely; figuratively, to treat lightly
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2151 (זָלַל));
- KJV renderings
- lavish, despise.
- Grammar
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- זָּלִ֤ים — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Lamentations 1:8
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 זוּל 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.