UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to meet, to run into, to find, to come across, to come upon

Semantic domains: Meet (002003002017)

Core domains: Motion (110); Journey (092)

Definition: = process by which humans, animals, or deities come upon other humans or animals while travelling from one location to another, either or not expectedly; these encounters may be peaceful or result in aggression depending on the nature or intentions of one or both parties

Forms: vbqal-

GEN 32:18: RV GEN 32:17 · LV GEN 32:18 · Read together GEN 32:17

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OET-RV GEN 32:17

17 And he instructed the first one, saying, “When Esav my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going? And who do those animals belong to?’

OET-LV GEN 32:18

18  And_he/it _commanded DOM the_first to_say if/because he_will _meet _you ˊĒsāv my_brother/kindred and_he_will _ask _you to_say belong_to_whom you and_where are _you _going and_belong_to_whom these_animals before_you.

GEN 33:8: RV GEN 33:8 · LV GEN 33:8 · Read together GEN 33:8

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OET-RV GEN 33:8

8 Then Esav asked, “What were all these groups that I met?”
¶ “To win my master’s favour,” Ya’akov replied.

OET-LV GEN 33:8

8 And_he/it _said who to/for_yourself(m) is_all _of the_camp the_this which I _have _met and_he/it _said to_find favour in/on_both _eyes _of my_master.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 32:17 · RV GEN 33:8 · LV GEN 32:18 · LV GEN 33:8 · Read together GEN 32:17 · Read together GEN 33:8

EXO: RV EXO 4:24 · RV EXO 4:27 · LV EXO 4:24 · LV EXO 4:27 · Read together EXO 4:24 · Read together EXO 4:27

SA1: RV SA1 25:20 · LV SA1 25:20 · Read together SA1 25:20

SA2: RV SA2 2:13 · LV SA2 2:13 · Read together SA2 2:13

PRO: RV PRO 17:12 · LV PRO 17:12 · Read together PRO 17:12

JER: RV JER 41:6 · LV JER 41:6 · Read together JER 41:6

HOS: RV HOS 13:8 · LV HOS 13:8 · Read together HOS 13:8

Sense 2: to live alongside (someone else)

Semantic domains: Space (002002001016); Associate (002003002003)

Core domains: Relationship (142)

Definition: literally: to meet; hence: = process by which humans share a space with other humans where they have certain interests in common and may run into each other occasionally; ≈ used figuratively for animals only

Forms: vbqal-

ISA 34:14: RV ISA 34:14 · LV ISA 34:14 · Read together ISA 34:14

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OET-RV ISA 34:14

14 Wild animals will meet hyenas,
⇔ and the wild goats will bleat to each other.
⇔ The lilith owl will rest there,
⇔ ≈ and find a place for itself to nest.

OET-LV ISA 34:14

14 And_ wilderness-dwellers _they _will _meet DOM hyenas and_goat to his/its_neighbour it _will _call surely there the_night-creature it _will _rest and_it _will _find to/for_her/it a _resting _place.

Sense 3: to live alongside one another

Semantic domains: Space (002002001016); Associate (002003002003)

Core domains: Relationship (142)

Definition: literally: to meet one another; hence: = process by which humans share the same space where they have certain interests in common and may run into each other occasionally

Forms: vbnif-

PSA 85:11: RV PSA 85:10 · LV PSA 85:11 · Read together PSA 85:10

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OET-RV PSA 85:10

10 Loyal commitment and trustworthiness have met together.
⇔ ≈ Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

OET-LV PSA 85:11

11  Covenant _loyalty and_faithfulness they _meet _one _another righteousness and_peace they _kiss.

PRO 22:2: RV PRO 22:2 · LV PRO 22:2 · Read together PRO 22:2

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OET-RV PRO 22:2

2 Rich and poor meet each other at their end.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh is the creator of all of them.

OET-LV PRO 22:2

2 The_rich and_the_poor they _meet _one _another is_the_maker _of all _of _them _of_their YHWH.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: RV PSA 85:10 · LV PSA 85:11 · Read together PSA 85:10

PRO: RV PRO 22:2 · RV PRO 29:13 · LV PRO 22:2 · LV PRO 29:13 · Read together PRO 22:2 · Read together PRO 29:13

Sense 4: to encounter

Semantic domains: Happen (002002003003)

Definition: literally: to meet with an event; hence: = process by which humans undergo an event ◄ as if it where another human they met with on the road

Forms: vbpiel

JOB 5:14: RV JOB 5:14 · LV JOB 5:14 · Read together JOB 5:14

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OET-RV JOB 5:14

14 Even in the daytime, they remain in darkness.
⇔ Even at midday, they feel their way around as if it’s nighttime.

OET-LV JOB 5:14

14 By _day they _meet darkness and_like_night they _grope at_noon(s).

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פגשׁ

Form 1

Sense 1: to meet, to run into, to find, to come across, to come upon

Sense 2: to live alongside (someone else)

Sense 3: to live alongside one another

Sense 4: to encounter