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עָדָה
ʻâdâh · Hebrew · Strong's H5710 · 10 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “take away”
What it means
to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
adorn, deck, pass by, take away
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“take away”
“deck”
“pass by”
also renders diérchomai (G1330), diaporeúomai (G1279)
“adorn”
also renders kosméō (G2885)
Where it appears
10 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Ezekiel 16:11 · HC/Vqw1cs/Sp2fs
I decked you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands, and put a chain on your neck.
Ezekiel 16:13 · HC/Vqw2fs
Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.
Ezekiel 23:40 · HC/Vqp2fs
“Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you washed yourself, painted your eyes, decorated yourself with ornaments,
Hosea 2:13 · HC/Vqw3fs
I will visit on her the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers and forgot me,” says Yahweh.
Isaiah 61:10 · HVqi3fs
I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Jeremiah 4:30 · HVqi2fs
You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with makeup, you make yourself beautiful in vain. Your lovers despise you. They seek your life.
Jeremiah 31:4 HVqi2fsJob 28:8 HVqp3msJob 40:10 HVqv2msProverbs 25:20 HVhrmsa
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.