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OSHB Isa 45:6 אֶפֶס (ʼefeş) Strongs=657 a Lemma=‘אֶפֶס’
contextual word gloss=‘nothing’ word gloss=‘there_is_no_one’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-712 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Other uses (8) of identical word form אֶפֶס (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֶפֶס’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘[are]_nothing’, ‘nevertheless’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘only’.

NUM 13:28 contextual word gloss=‘nevertheless’ word gloss=‘but’ OSHB NUM 13:28 word 1

OET-LV: 28 Nevertheless if/because is_strong the_people which_dwells on _the_earth and_the_cities are_fortified large very and_also those _born _of (the)_ˊĀnāq we _saw there. (NUM_13:28)

OET-RV: 28 However, the people living in that land are powerful, and the cities are very well fortified. Also, some of the Anak people group live there. (NUM 13:28)

NUM 23:13 contextual word gloss=‘only’ word gloss=‘only’ OSHB NUM 23:13 word 13

OET-LV: 13 And_he/it _said to_him/it Bālāq wwww please with_me to a _place another where you_will _see _it from_there only outskirt[s]_of_its you _will _see and_all _of_of _it not you _will _see and_curse_it to_me from_there. (NUM_23:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then King Balak told Bileam, “Please come with me to another place that you’ll be able to see them from. You won’t be able to see all of them, only the edge of that large group, but you’ll will curse Yisrael for me from there.” (NUM 23:13)

DEU 15:4 contextual word gloss=‘nevertheless’ word gloss=‘however’ OSHB DEU 15:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 Nevertheless if/because not he _will _be among_you a _needy_person if/because surely _(bless) he_will _bless _you YHWH on _the_earth which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance to_take_possession _of _it. (DEU_15:4)

OET-RV: 4 However, there shouldn’t be any poor among you, because your god Yahweh will bless you in the land that he’s giving you to own as an inheritance, (DEU 15:4)

JDG 4:9 contextual word gloss=‘nevertheless’ word gloss=‘but’ OSHB JDG 4:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 And_she/it _said certainly _(go) I _will _go with_you nevertheless if/because not it _will _be honour _of_your on the_way which you are_going if/because in_the_hand _of a _woman YHWH he _will _sell DOM Şīşərāʼ and_ Dəbōrāh _she/it _arose and_she _went with Bārāq to_Qedesh. (JDG_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 “I’ll certainly go with you,” she said, “but it won’t be you that’s honoured afterwards, but rather Yahweh will use a woman to defeat Sisera.” So Deborah accompanied Barak to Kedesh. (JDG 4:9)

2 SAM 12:14 contextual word gloss=‘nevertheless’ word gloss=‘but’ OSHB 2 SAM 12:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 Nevertheless if/because indeed _(declare _contemptible) you _have _declared _contemptible DOM the _enemies _of YHWH by_thing the_this also the_son (the)_born to/for_yourself(m) surely _(die) he _will _die. (SA2_12:14)

OET-RV: 14 Nevertheless, because you have utterly disrespected Yahweh in this matter, also your new son is certainly going to die.” (SA2 12:14)

ISA 41:29 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_nothing’ word gloss=‘nothing’ OSHB ISA 41:29 word 4

OET-LV: 29 There of _them _of_all are_deception are_nothing deeds _of_their are_a _wind and_emptiness images _of_their _molten. (ISA_41:29)

OET-RV: 29 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 41:29)

ISA 54:15 contextual word gloss=‘not’ word gloss=‘not’ OSHB ISA 54:15 word 4

OET-LV: 15 There actually _(stir _up _trouble) anyone _will _stir _up _trouble not from_DOM_me whoever is_stirring _up _trouble with_you on_you he _will _fall. (ISA_54:15)

OET-RV: ⇔  15 ◙
⇔ … (ISA 54:15)

AMOS 9:8 contextual word gloss=‘nevertheless’ word gloss=‘yet’ OSHB AMOS 9:8 word 12

OET-LV: 8 Here the _eyes _of my_master YHWH are_on_kingdom (the)_sinful and_I _will _destroy DOM_her/it from_under the _surface _of the_soil nevertheless if/because not totally_destroy I _will _destroy DOM the _house _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) the _utterance _of YHWH. (AMO_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 Listen, the eyes of my master Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom of Yisrael,
⇔ and I will destroy it from the face of the earth,
⇔ except that I won’t totally wipe out Yakob’s descendants.
§ That is Yahweh’s declaration. (AMO 9:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘אֶפֶס’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[are]_nothing’, ‘nevertheless’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘only’, ‘there_not_of’.

Hebrew words (16) other than אֶפֶס (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘nothing’

Have 16 other words (חִנָּם, לְאָיִן, חִנָּם, כְאַיִן, כְאַיִן, כְּאַיִן, חִנָּם, בְּאֶפֶס, לְאַל, אָפֶס, כְאַיִן, מֵאַיִן, כְּאַיִן, כְּאַיִן, וּכְאֶפֶס, חִנָּם) with 8 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘אֶפֶס’, Lemma=‘חִנָּם’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘אֶפֶס’, Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַל’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַיִן’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘אַיִן’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘כְּ’, ‘אֶפֶס’)

GEN 29:15 חִנָּם (ḩinnām) Lemma=‘חִנָּם’ contextual word gloss=‘for_nothing’ word gloss=‘for_nothing’ OSHB GEN 29:15 word 8

OET-LV: 15 And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ if/because my_brother/kindred are_you and_you_will _serve _me for _nothing tell to/for_me what wage[s]_of_is_your. (GEN_29:15)

OET-RV: 15 Lavan said to him, “Should you work for me for nothing just because you’re my relative? Tell me, what should I pay you?” (GEN 29:15)

NUM 11:5 חִנָּם (ḩinnām) Lemma=‘חִנָּם’ contextual word gloss=‘for_nothing’ word gloss=‘for_nothing’ OSHB NUM 11:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 We _remember DOM the_fish which we _ate in_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) for _nothing DOM the_cucumbers and_DOM the_watermelons and_DOM the_leek[s] and_DOM the_onions and_DOM the_garlic(s). (NUM_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for free, as well as the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic, (NUM 11:5)

JOB 24:25 לְאַל (ləʼal) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘into, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘to, nothing’ OSHB JOB 24:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 And_if not then who will_he _prove _me _a _liar and_will _he _make into_nothing speech _of_my. (JOB_24:25)

OET-RV: 25 If that isn’t true, then who will prove me a liar
⇔ ≈ and demonstrate that my words mean nothing? (JOB 24:25)

PSA 39:6 כְאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[is]_like, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ OSHB PSA 39:6 word 6

OET-LV: 6  here handbreadths you _have _made days _of_my and_my _of_lifespan is_like_nothing before_you is_only all _of vanity all _of humankind which_stands Şelāh. (PSA_39:6)

OET-RV: 6 Surely every person walks around like a shadow.
⇔ Surely everyone hurries about to accumulate riches although they don’t know who’ll inherit them. (PSA 39:6)

PSA 73:2 כְּאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘as, nearly’ OSHB PSA 73:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 And_I like_a _little they _had _turned _aside feet _of_my like_nothing they _had _been _poured _out steps _of_my. (PSA_73:2)

OET-RV: 2 but as for me, my feet almost slipped.
⇔ My steps were caused to nearly slide out from under me (PSA 73:2)

ISA 34:12 אָפֶס (ʼāfeş) Lemma=‘אֶפֶס’ contextual word gloss=‘nothing’ word gloss=‘nothing’ OSHB ISA 34:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 Nobles _of_its and_there_will_not_be there that _which_a _kingship people _will _call and_all princes _of_its they _will _be nothing. (ISA_34:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙ (ISA 34:12)

ISA 40:17 כְּאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[are]_as, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ OSHB ISA 40:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 all _of the_nations are_as_nothing before_him from_nothingness and_emptiness they _are _regarded to_him/it. (ISA_40:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (ISA 40:17)

ISA 40:23 לְאָיִן (ləʼāyin) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘to, nothing’ OSHB ISA 40:23 word 3

OET-LV: 23 The_one_who_appoints rulers to_nothing judges _of the_earth like_nothingness he _makes. (ISA_40:23)

OET-RV: ⇔  23 ◙
⇔ … (ISA 40:23)

ISA 41:11 כְאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ OSHB ISA 41:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 There they _will _be _ashamed and_they _will _be _put _to _shame all _of those_who _are_angry on/over_you(fs) they _will _be as_nothing and_ the _people _of _they _will _perish your _strife _of_of. (ISA_41:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  11 ◙
⇔ … (ISA 41:11)

ISA 41:12 כְאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ OSHB ISA 41:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 You_will _seek _them and_not you_will _find _them the _people _of your _strife _of_of they _will _be as_nothing and_as_nothing the _people _of your _warfare _of_of. (ISA_41:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 41:12)

ISA 41:12 וּכְאֶפֶס (ūkəʼefeş) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘כְּ’, ‘אֶפֶס’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, as, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘and, like, nothing’ OSHB ISA 41:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 You_will _seek _them and_not you_will _find _them the _people _of your _strife _of_of they _will _be as_nothing and_as_nothing the _people _of your _warfare _of_of. (ISA_41:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 41:12)

ISA 41:24 מֵאַיִן (mēʼayin) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[are]_from, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘than, nothing’ OSHB ISA 41:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 Here you(pl) are_from_nothing and_your _of_work is_from_something _worthless is_an _abomination one _who_he _chooses (in)_you(pl). (ISA_41:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙
⇔ … (ISA 41:24)

ISA 52:3 חִנָּם (ḩinnām) Lemma=‘חִנָּם’ contextual word gloss=‘for_nothing’ word gloss=‘for_nothing’ OSHB ISA 52:3 word 5

OET-LV: 3 if/because thus YHWH he _says for _nothing you(pl)_were _sold and_not with_money you(pl)_will _be _redeemed. (ISA_52:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙ (ISA 52:3)

ISA 52:4 בְּאֶפֶס (bəʼefeş) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘אֶפֶס’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, nothing’ OSHB ISA 52:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 If/because thus my_master he _says YHWH Miʦrayim/(Egypt) it _went _down people _of_my at_time to_sojourn there and_ʼAshshūr for_nothing it_oppressed _it. (ISA_52:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙ (ISA 52:4)

ISA 52:5 חִנָּם (ḩinnām) contextual word gloss=‘for_nothing’ word gloss=‘without_cause’ OSHB ISA 52:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 And_now wwww belongs_to_me here the _utterance _of YHWH if/because people _of_my it _was _taken for _nothing its _of_rulers they _wail the _utterance _of YHWH and_continually all _of the_day name _of_my is_reviled. (ISA_52:5)

OET-RV: 5 ◙ (ISA 52:5)

HAG 2:3 כְּאַיִן (kəʼayin) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘אַיִן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘as, nothing’ morpheme glosses=‘like, nothing’ OSHB HAG 2:3 word 18

OET-LV: 3 Who among_you(pl) is_the_one _who_remains who he _saw DOM the_house the_this in_its _of_splendour (the)_former and_what are_you(pl) seeing DOM_him/it now am_not is_as_it as_nothing in_your _two’s _of_eyes. (HAG_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 “Are there any of you still alive who saw the splendour of the former temple? How does it look to you now? It must now seem pretty much like nothing in comparison. (HAG 2:3)