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Hebrew wordlink #275539

OSHB Prov 22:29 מָהִיר (māhīr) Strongs=4106 Lemma=‘מָהִיר’
contextual word gloss=‘skilled’ word gloss=‘skilled’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (2) of identical word form מָהִיר (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מָהִיר’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘skilled’.

EZRA 7:6 contextual word gloss=‘skilled’ word gloss=‘skilled’ OSHB EZRA 7:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6 That ˊEzrāʼ he _came _up from_Bāⱱel and_he was_a _scribe skilled in_the _law _of Mosheh which he _had _given YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _gave to_him/it the_king according_to _the _hand _of YHWH his/its_god on/upon/above_him/it all _of request _of_his. (EZR_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 was a skilled expert in the law that Yisrael’s god Yahweh had given through Mosheh (Moses). With the favour of his god Yahweh helping Ezra, the king had granted all his requests, and he travelled from Babylon to Yerushalem. (EZR 7:6)

PSA 45:2 contextual word gloss=‘skilled’ word gloss=‘ready’ OSHB PSA 45:2 word 12

OET-LV: 2  heart _of_my it _is _aroused a _message good am_speaking I work(s)_of_my to_the_king tongue _of_my is_a _stylus a _scribe skilled. (PSA_45:2)

OET-RV: 2 You are more perfect to look at than the children of humanity.
⇔ Your lips move with grace,
⇔ so we know that God has blessed you forever. (PSA 45:2)

Hebrew words (4) other than מָהִיר (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘skilled’

NUM 31:27 תֹּפְשֵׂי (tofsēy) Lemma=‘תָּפַשׂ’ contextual word gloss=‘[those]_skilled_of’ word gloss=‘engaged_of’ OSHB NUM 31:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 And_you _will _divide DOM the_booty between those_skilled _of the _battle who_went_out to_war and_between all _of the_congregation. (NUM_31:27)

OET-RV: 27 Then you must divide it all out equally between the two groups: those who went out to battle, and all the rest of the community. (NUM 31:27)

2 CHR 2:13 חֲכָמֶיךָ (ḩₐkāmeykā) Lemmas=‘חָכָם’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘your_skilled_of, [people]’ morpheme glosses=‘artisans_of, your’ OSHB 2 CHR 2:13 word 31

OET-LV: 13  a _son _of a _woman one _of the _daughters _of Dān and_his _of_father was_a _man Tyrian who_knows for_doing in_gold and_in_silver in_bronze in_iron in_stone(s) and_in_wood(s) in_purple in_violet and_in _(the)_linen and_in_crimson and_to_engrave every _of engraving and_to_design any _of design which it _will _be _given to_him/it with your _skilled _of_people and_the _skillful_people_of my_master Dāvid I _will _show_you(ms). (CH2_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 “I’ll send Huram-Avi to you—he’s a skilled craftsman (CH2 2:13)

2 CHR 26:5 הַמֵּבִין (hammēⱱīn) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בִּין’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, was]_skilled’ morpheme glosses=‘the, instructed’ OSHB 2 CHR 26:5 word 6

OET-LV: 5 And_he/it _was to_seek god in_the _days _of Zəkar^yāh who_was_skilled in_the _seeing the_ʼElohīm and_in_the _days _of his _seeking DOM YHWH he_made _him _prosper the_ʼElohīm. (CH2_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 He strived to follow God during the lifetime of Zekaryah who instructed him. During the time that he obeyed Yahweh, God made him successful. (CH2 26:5)

2 CHR 34:12 מֵבִין (mēⱱīn) Lemma=‘בִּין’ contextual word gloss=‘[one_who_was]_skilled’ word gloss=‘skilled’ OSHB 2 CHR 34:12 word 21

OET-LV: 12 And_the_men were_working in_faithfulness in_work and_over_them Yaḩat/(Jahath) were_appointed and_ˊOⱱad^yāh the_Lēviyyiy of the _descendants _of Mərārī and_Zəkar^yāh and_Məshullām of the _descendants _of the _Qəhātites to_act _as _overseers and_the_Lēviyyiy every _of one _who _was_skilled in_instruments _of song. (CH2_34:12)

OET-RV: 12 and the workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Yahat and Ovadyah (Levites descended from Merari), as well as Zekaryah and Meshullam (descendants of Levi’s son Kohat), and all the Levites who were good on their musical instruments. (CH2 34:12)