Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.Deuteronomy 33:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּלְגָ֣ד אָמַ֔ר בָּר֖וּךְ מַרְחִ֣יב גָּ֑ד כְּלָבִ֣יא שָׁכֵ֔ן וְטָרַ֥ף זְר֖וֹעַ אַף־קָדְקֹֽד׃
- וּלְגָ֣דu.le.Gad“and of Gad”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from גָּד · “Gad” · Strong's H1410G
- אָמַ֔ר'a.Mar“he said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- בָּר֖וּךְba.Rukh“[be] blessed”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- מַרְחִ֣יבmar.Chiv“[one who] enlarges”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from רָחַב · “to enlarge” · Strong's H7337
- גָּ֑דGad“Gad”Noun, proper name of a man · from גָּד · “Gad” · Strong's H1410G
- כְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'“like a lion”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לָבִיא · “lion” · Strong's H3833C
- שָׁכֵ֔ןsha.Khen“he dwells”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- וְטָרַ֥ףve.ta.Raf“and he tears”Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
- זְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'“an arm”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from זְרוֹעַ · “arm” · Strong's H2220
- אַף־'af-“also”Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
- קָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.Kod“a scalp”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קׇדְקֹד · “crown” · Strong's H6936
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)