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יָהַב
yâhab · Hebrew · Strong's H3051 · 33 occurrences
The KJV renders 39 different Hebrew and Greek words as “give”
What it means
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
ascribe, bring, come on, give, set, take
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“give”
also renders chorēgéō (G5524), pareisphérō (G3923), poiéō (G4160), martyréō (G3140), metadídōmi (G3330), dōréomai (G1433), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), symbouleúō (G4823), apodídōmi (G591), aponémō (G632), diatássō (G1299), anapaúō (G373), kataphérō (G2702), epidídōmi (G1929), paréchō (G3930), charízomai (G5483), diadídōmi (G1239), apodekatóō (G586), bîyn (H995), gâdal (H1431), dâbar (H1696), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), châlaq (H2505), chânan (H2603), yᵉhab (H3052), yâṭab (H3190), yânaq (H3243), yâʻats (H3289), mâʻaṭ (H4591), nûwach (H5117), ʻâbar (H5674), râbâh (H7235), râgaʻ (H7280), rûwm (H7311), sûwm (H7761), shâqaṭ (H8252)
“take”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), poiéō (G4160), aporphanízō (G642), syllambánō (G4815), piázō (G4084), katéchō (G2722), dídōmi (G1325), apaírō (G522), ekbállō (G1544), harpázō (G726), drássomai (G1405), synaírō (G4868), metalambánō (G3335), kratéō (G2902), prosdéchomai (G4327), ʼâbad (H6), gâzâh (H1491), dâbaq (H1692), châzaq (H2388), châsaph (H2834), yâshab (H3427), nâçag (H5253), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉsâʼ (H5376), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădâʼ (H5709), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsûwd (H6679), qᵉbal (H6902), râbâh (H7235), tâmak (H8551), tâphas (H8610)
“bring”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), eisphérō (G1533), hístēmi (G2476), lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), apophérō (G667), érchomai (G2064), ágō (G71), phérō (G5342), komízō (G2865), paréchō (G3930), proságō (G4317), apágō (G520), ʼâthâh (H857), ʼâthâh (H858), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), nâdach (H5080), çûwr (H5493), qârâh (H7136), râkab (H7392), râʻaʻ (H7489), shîyth (H7896), shâphath (H8239)
“set”
also renders hístēmi (G2476), títhēmi (G5087), keîmai (G2749), apostéllō (G649), dídōmi (G1325), taktós (G5002), kathízō (G2523), dýnō (G1416), kathístēmi (G2525), tássō (G5021), yânach (H3240), yâçad (H3245), yâtsab (H3320), yâshab (H3427), yᵉthib (H3488), môwʻêd (H4150), mâlêʼ (H4390), mᵉnâʼ (H4483), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâqad (H6485), qûwm (H6966), râkab (H7392), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931)
“ascribe”
also renders nâthan (H5414)
Where it appears
33 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 29 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 16:28 HVqv2mp1 Chronicles 16:29 HVqv2mp1 Samuel 14:41 HVqv2ms/Sh2 Samuel 11:15 HVqv2mp2 Samuel 16:20 HVqv2mpDeuteronomy 1:13 HVqv2mpDeuteronomy 32:3 HVqv2mpExodus 1:10 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 11:3 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 11:4 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 11:7 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 29:21 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 30:1 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 38:16 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 47:15 HVqv2ms/ShGenesis 47:16 HVqv2mpJudges 1:15 HVqv2ms/ShJudges 20:7 HVqv2mpJob 6:22 HVqv2mpJoshua 18:4 HVqv2mpProverbs 30:15 HVqv2msPsalm 29:1 HVqv2mpPsalm 29:2 HVqv2mpPsalm 60:11 HVqv2ms/ShPsalm 96:7 HVqv2mpPsalm 96:8 HVqv2mpPsalm 108:12 HVqv2ms/ShRuth 3:15 HVqv2fsZechariah 11:12 HVqv2mp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.