UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: קֶשֶׁר · קִשֻּׁרִים

Sense 1: to be joined together, to be combined

Semantic domains: Attach (002003001001)

Definition: = process by which separate objects being joined together to form one unit

Forms: vbnif-

NEH 3:38: RV NEH 4:6 · LV NEH 3:38 · Read together NEH 4:6

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OET-RV NEH 4:6

6 So we kept on at building the wall, and eventually all the segments of wall were joined up together up to about half its full height, and so the people were encouraged to keep persevering.

OET-LV NEH 3:38

38  And_we _rebuilt DOM the_wall and_ all _of the_wall _it _was _joined _together to middle _of_its and_ a _heart to_people _he/it _was for_doing.

Sense 2: to put on (ornaments)

Semantic domains: Attach (002003001001)

Core domains: Clothing (033); Beauty (016)

Definition: = action by which humans attach ornaments to their body or clothing

Forms: vbpiel

Synonyms: לבשׁ

ISA 49:18: RV ISA 49:18 · LV ISA 49:18 · Read together ISA 49:18

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OET-RV ISA 49:18

18 Look up and see all around you,
⇔ they’re all gathering together—coming towards you.
⇔ Yahweh declares, As surely as I live,
⇔ you’ll ‘put them all on’ like jewelry,
⇔ and you’ll tie them on like a bride.

OET-LV ISA 49:18

18 Lift _up all _around eyes _of_your and_see of _them _of_all they _have _gathered _together they _have _come to/for_you(fs) by_the _life of _me the _utterance _of YHWH if/because of _them _of_all like_ornament[s] you _will _put _on and_you_will _tie _them _on like_bride.

Sense 3: to tie

Semantic domains: Attach (002003001001)

Definition: = causative actions by which humans attach ropes to other objects

Forms: vbqal-

GEN 38:28: RV GEN 38:28 · LV GEN 38:28 · Read together GEN 38:28

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OET-RV GEN 38:28

28 While she was giving birth, one of the babies poked out a hand and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around its wrist, saying, “This one came out first.”

OET-LV GEN 38:28

28 And_he/it _was when_she_gave _birth and_he _put _out a _hand and_ the_midwife _she/it _took and_she _tied on his/its_hand a _scarlet _thread to_say this _one he _came _out first.

JOS 2:18: RV JOS 2:18 · LV JOS 2:18 · Read together JOS 2:18

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OET-RV JOS 2:18

18 Take this red cord and when we invade the land, tie it in this window in the wall. Make sure that your parents and your siblings and their households are all here in your house.

OET-LV JOS 2:18

18 HERE we are_about _to _come on _the_earth DOM the _cord _of the _thread _of the _scarlet the_this you _will _bind in_window which you_let _us _down in_him/it and_DOM father _of_your and_DOM mother _of_your and_DOM brothers _of_your and_DOM all _of the _household _of your _father _of_your you _will _gather to_yourself to_the_house.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 38:28 · LV GEN 38:28 · Read together GEN 38:28

JOS: RV JOS 2:18 · RV JOS 2:21 · LV JOS 2:18 · LV JOS 2:21 · Read together JOS 2:18 · Read together JOS 2:21

Sense 4: to tie

Semantic domains: Attach (002003001001)

Definition: = causative action by which humans attach objects to other objects with a rope

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: ענד

DEU 6:8: RV DEU 6:8 · LV DEU 6:8 · Read together DEU 6:8

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OET-RV DEU 6:8

8 Your hands should always be applying them and your minds should always be evaluating them.

OET-LV DEU 6:8

8 And_you_will _tie _them for_a _sign on hand _of_your and_they _will _be for_marks between eyes _of_your.

DEU 11:18: RV DEU 11:18 · LV DEU 11:18 · Read together DEU 11:18

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OET-RV DEU 11:18

18 Memorise these words of mine and constantly think about them. Your hands should always be applying them and your minds should always be evaluating them.

OET-LV DEU 11:18

18 And_you(pl)_will _put DOM words/messages _of_my these on heart _of_your(pl) and_on being _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _tie DOM_them for_a _sign on hand _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be for_marks between eyes _of_your(pl).

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: RV DEU 6:8 · RV DEU 11:18 · LV DEU 6:8 · LV DEU 11:18 · Read together DEU 6:8 · Read together DEU 11:18

PRO: RV PRO 3:3 · RV PRO 6:21 · RV PRO 7:3 · LV PRO 3:3 · LV PRO 6:21 · LV PRO 7:3 · Read together PRO 3:3 · Read together PRO 6:21 · Read together PRO 7:3

JER: RV JER 51:63 · LV JER 51:63 · Read together JER 51:63

Sense 5: "to tie" = to keep together

Semantic domains: Attach (002003001001)

Definition: = causative action by which humans tie a rope between two objects ► in order to keep them together

Forms: vbpiel

Antonyms: פתח

JOB 38:31: RV JOB 38:31 · LV JOB 38:31 · Read together JOB 38:31

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OET-RV JOB 38:31

⇔  31 Can you tie together the stars of Pleiades,
⇔ ≈ or loosen Orion’s belt?

OET-LV JOB 38:31

31 Will_you _bind _on the _bonds _of Pleiades or the _cords _of Orion will _you _loosen.

Sense 6: to be bound

Semantic domains: Happen (002002003003)

Core domains: Permanence (120)

Definition: literally: to be tied in an object; = process by which an event continues to take place within a certain location

Forms: vbqal-

PRO 22:15: RV PRO 22:15 · LV PRO 22:15 · Read together PRO 22:15

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OET-RV PRO 22:15

15 Foolish ideas are natural in the mind of a youth.
⇔ → but the rod bringing discipline drives it far from them.

OET-LV PRO 22:15

15 Foolishness is_bound in_the_heart _of a _youth a _rod _of discipline it_will _put _it _far _away from_him.

Sense 7: to be bound (to someone else) > to love

Semantic domains: Love (002001002018)

Core domains: Affection (004)

Definition: literally: (someone's self) is attached (to someone else's self); hence: = process by which humans experience a deep affection for other humans

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-

Synonyms: אהב

GEN 44:30: RV GEN 44:30 · LV GEN 44:30 · Read together GEN 44:30

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OET-RV GEN 44:30

30 “So now, if I was to return home to your servant my father without that young man, since his father’s soul is bound to his soul,

OET-LV GEN 44:30

30 And_now just_as_I _come to servant _of_your father _of_my and_the_lad not_he is_with_us and_life _of_his is_bound _up with_life _of_his.

SA1 18:1: RV SA1 18:1 · LV SA1 18:1 · Read together SA1 18:1

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OET-RV SA1 18:1

18 After David had finished speaking to the king, him and Yonatan (Jonathan) became close friends, in fact Yonatan really loved him.

OET-LV SA1 18:1

18 And_he/it _was just_as_he _finished to_speak to Shāʼūl and_the _self _of Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) it _was _bound with_the _self _of Dāvid and Yōnātān like_his _own _of_self.

Sense 8: to bind

Semantic domains: Bind (002003001002)

Core domains: Control (040); Animal (010)

Definition: = causative action by which humans tie (part of) the body of an animal with a rope or cord ► in order to keep it under control

Forms: vbqal-

JOB 39:10: RV JOB 39:10 · LV JOB 39:10 · Read together JOB 39:10

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OET-RV JOB 39:10

10 Will you use a rope to guide the wild bull to plough straight,
⇔ ≈ or will he come along afterwards to harrow over the furrows?

OET-LV JOB 39:10

10 Will_you _bind the_wild _ox in_a _furrow _of rope _of_its or will _it _harrow valleys behind_you.

JOB 40:29: RV JOB 41:5 · LV JOB 40:29 · Read together JOB 41:5

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OET-RV JOB 41:5

5 Will you play with it like with a pet,
⇔ ≈ and tie it on a leash for your girls?

OET-LV JOB 40:29

29  Will_you _play in/on/over_him/it like_bird and_will_you _bind _it for_girls _of_your.

Sense 9: to conspire, to plot against

Semantic domains: Think (002004002014)

Core domains: Plan (124); Aggression (006)

Definition: = action by which humans devise a plan concerning other humans ► with the intention to harm that person

Forms: vbqal-; vbhit-

SA1 22:8: RV SA1 22:8 · LV SA1 22:8 · Read together SA1 22:8

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OET-RV SA1 22:8

8 Yes, all of you have conspired against me. Not one of you informed me when my own son made a pact with that son of Yishay. And none of you took my side or even informed me that my son has encouraged my servant to lie in ambush against me as he is today!”

OET-LV SA1 22:8