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ʻârab · Hebrew · Strong's H6148 · 23 occurrences
The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “become”
What it means
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
engage, intermeddle, mingle, mortgage, occupy, give pledges, become, put in surety, undertake
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“become”
“occupy”
“intermeddle”
also renders gâlaʻ (H1566)
Where it appears
23 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Kings 18:23 HVtv2msEzekiel 27:9 HR/VqcEzekiel 27:27 HC/VqrmpcEzra 9:2 HC/Vtp3cpGenesis 43:9 HVqi1cs/Sp3msGenesis 44:32 HVqp3msHosea 9:4 HVqi3mpIsaiah 36:8 HVtv2msIsaiah 38:14 HVqv2ms/Sp1csJeremiah 30:21 HVqp3msJob 17:3 HVqv2ms/Sp1csNehemiah 5:3 HVqrmpaProverbs 6:1 HVqp2msProverbs 11:15 HVqp3msProverbs 14:10 HVti3msProverbs 17:18 HVqrmsaProverbs 20:16 HVqp3msProverbs 20:19 HVti2msProverbs 22:26 HRd/VqrmpaProverbs 24:21 HVtj2msProverbs 27:13 HVqp3msPsalm 106:35 HC/Vtw3mpPsalm 119:122 HVqv2ms
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.