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Hebrew wordlink #879

OSHB Gen 2:20 עֵזֶר (ˊēzer) Strongs=5828 Lemma=‘עֵזֶר’
contextual word gloss=‘a_helper’ word gloss=‘helper’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-4004 Event=God_creates_man_and_woman TimeSeries=Creation_of_Adam_and_Eve

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Other uses (3) of identical word form עֵזֶר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עֵזֶר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_helper’, ‘help’.

GEN 2:18 contextual word gloss=‘a_helper’ word gloss=‘helper’ OSHB GEN 2:18 word 11

OET-LV: 18 And_ YHWH _he/it _said god not is_good to _be the_humankind for_him/it_being _alone I _will _make for_him/it a _helper like_in _front _of_him/it. (GEN_2:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then Yahweh God said, “It’s not good for the man to be alone, so I’ll make a suitable helper for him.” (GEN 2:18)

PSA 89:20 contextual word gloss=‘help’ word gloss=‘helper’ OSHB PSA 89:20 word 7

OET-LV: 20  then you _spoke in_a _vision to_your _faithful _of_people and_she/it _said I _have _placed help on a _warrior I _have _raised _up a _chosen_one from_the_people. (PSA_89:20)

OET-RV: 20 I have chosen David my servant—
⇔ ≈ I’ve anointed him with my sacred oil. (PSA 89:20)

DAN 11:34 contextual word gloss=‘help’ word gloss=‘helper’ OSHB DAN 11:34 word 3

OET-LV: 34 And_when_they_stumble they _will _be _helped help a _little and_they _will _join _themselves to_them many_people by_intrigues. (DAN_11:34)

OET-RV: 34 When they fall, they’ll receive a little help. Many will join themselves with them in hypocrisy. (DAN 11:34)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘עֵזֶר’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘Ezer’, ‘a_helper’, ‘help’.