Original Language Studio
Malachi 3:11
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H1605 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to chide
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- corrupt, rebuke, reprove.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- גָעַרְתִּ֤י — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 37:10Ruth 2:16Psalms 9:6Psalms 68:31Psalms 106:9
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 גָּעַר 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.