UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: עֹרֶף

Sense 1: to break the neck

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Body (019); Animal (010); Life and Death (099)

Definition: literally: to neck; hence: = causative action by which humans kill animals by breaking their neck, which is normally done to unclean animals that, according to the law, cannot be sacrificed

Forms: vbqal-

EXO 13:13: RV EXO 13:13 · LV EXO 13:13 · Read together EXO 13:13

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OET-RV EXO 13:13

13 In the case of the oldest donkey foal, you must buy it back by killing a lamb instead of it. If you don’t buy it back, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. You must buy back every one of your oldest sons,

OET-LV EXO 13:13

13 And_all firstborn _of a _donkey you _will _redeem with_a _sheep and_if not you _will _redeem_it and_you_will _break _its _neck and_all/each/any/every firstborn _of humankind among_sons _of_your you _will _redeem.

EXO 34:20: RV EXO 34:20 · LV EXO 34:20 · Read together EXO 34:20

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OET-RV EXO 34:20

20 If it’s a male donkey, a lamb can be given as a ransom instead, but if you don’t pay a ransom then you must kill the donkey. It’s compulsory to ransom your eldest sons. Don’t come to worship me without bringing something.

OET-LV EXO 34:20

20 And_the_firstborn _of a _donkey you _will _redeem with_a _sheep and_if not you _will _redeem_it and_you_will _break _its _neck all _of the _firstborn _of your(pl)_sons _of_your you _will _redeem and_not people _will _present _themselves presence _of_my empty.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 13:13 · RV EXO 34:20 · LV EXO 13:13 · LV EXO 34:20 · Read together EXO 13:13 · Read together EXO 34:20

DEU: RV DEU 21:4 · RV DEU 21:6 · LV DEU 21:4 · LV DEU 21:6 · Read together DEU 21:4 · Read together DEU 21:6

ISA: RV ISA 66:3 · LV ISA 66:3 · Read together ISA 66:3

Sense 2: to break down, to demolish

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Destruction (052)

Definition: literally: to break the neck (of an altar); hence: = causative action by which deities cause an altar to be destroyed, possible by causing its horns to be broken off

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: שׁדד

HOS 10:2: RV HOS 10:2 · LV HOS 10:2 · Read together HOS 10:2

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OET-RV HOS 10:2

2 Their heart is deceitful.
⇔ → Now they must bear their guilt.
⇔ He will break down their altars.
⇔ ≈ He’ll destroy their pillars.

OET-LV HOS 10:2

2 Heart _of_their it _is _smooth now they _will _be _held _guilty he he _will _break altars _of_their he _will _destroy pillars _of_their _sacred.

Form 2

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: עֲרִיפִים · עֲרָפֶל · רעף

Sense 1: to overflow

Semantic domains: Flow (002002001007)

Core domains: Liquids (101)

Definition: literally: to drip; hence: = state in which an area is saturated with water to the extent that it starts overflowing; this can be used for the clouds when they start producing rain, but also for the earth after abundant rain; ≈ often used figuratively to denote an abundance of good things

Forms: vbqal-

DEU 32:2: RV DEU 32:2 · LV DEU 32:2 · Read together DEU 32:2

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OET-RV DEU 32:2