UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Definition: literally: to pour (people) out on the hands of the sword; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to die a violent death

Forms: vbhif-; vbnif- (passive)

Collocations: נגר עַל־יְדֵי־חֶרֶב

Show passage in OET: PSA 63:11

OET-RV PSA 63:10

10 They’ll experience the wrong end of the sword—
⇔ they’ll become food for jackals.

OET-LV PSA 63:11

11  People_will _pour _him over the_hands _of the_sword the_portion _of foxes they _will _be.

Show passage in OET: JER 18:21

OET-RV JER 18:21

21 Therefore, hand their children over to famine,
⇔ and send war to punish them.
⇔ Let their wives be childless and become widowed,
⇔ and let their husbands die from disease—
⇔ their young men killed in battle.

OET-LV JER 18:21

21 For_so/thus/hence give DOM children _of_their to_famine and_pour_them over the_hands _of the_sword and_ wives _of_their _may _they _become childless and_widows and_men _of_their may _they _be slain _of death men _of_their _young struck _down _of the_sword in_battle.

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: OET PSA 63:10

JER: OET JER 18:21

EZE: OET EZE 35:5

Sense 4: to pour down stones

Semantic domains: Move (002002001011)

Core domains: Motion (110); Destruction (052)

Definition: literally: to pour stones; hence: = causative action by which deities cause stones to fall down from a higher elevation, ◄ as liquids are poured from a cup

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: נגר אֲבָנִים

Show passage in OET: MIC 1:6

OET-RV MIC 1:6

6 “I will make Shomron a heap of ruins in the countryside—
⇔ ≈ a place for planting vineyards.
⇔ Then I’ll pour the stones from her buildings down into the valley
⇔ ≈ and I’ll uncover her foundations.

OET-LV MIC 1:6

6 And_I _will _make Shomrōn into _(the)_heap _of _ruins _of the_field into_planting _place(s)_of a _vineyard and_I _will _pour _down to_valley stones _of_its and_foundations _of_its I _will _uncover.

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Sense 5: to stretch out

Semantic domains: Stance (002001001058)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: literally: to pour out (one's) hand; hence: = action by which humans stretch out one of their hands

Forms: vbnif-

Collocations: נגר יָד

Show passage in OET: PSA 77:3

OET-RV PSA 77:2

2 When I had troubles, I asked my master for help.
⇔ At night I stretched my hands out, and they didn’t get tired.
⇔ The knot in my stomach wouldn’t go away.

OET-LV PSA 77:3