אֵל
ʼêl · H411 · Hebrew · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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these, those
Marker identifying a set of multiple objects with a set that already exists in the mind of the hearers
Examples1 Chronicles 20:8 These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָלַדto bear 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- זֹאת zôʼth · H2063 · this
- Both are demonstrative pronouns in the identifier domain (זֹאת (zôʼth, H2063) "this/these," אֵל (ʼêl, H411) "these/those"), which appears to be genuine functional overlap as near-synonyms in the demonstrative category.
- זֶה zeh · H2088 · this
- Both words are demonstrative pronouns with an overlapping function of pointing to or identifying something.
Semantic domains 6 entries
- Deities001001001
- This demonstrative אֵל ("these") shares its consonants with the divine name but carries no deity sense of its own here; it functions as the plural demonstrative pointing to the specific referents in view, as "these nations" (Deuteronomy 7:22).
- Names of Deities003001004
- The homograph carries no divine-name sense in this use; it is the plural demonstrative, as "these cities" (Genesis 19:25).
- Names of Constructions003001003
- This entry carries no place-name sense; it is the plural demonstrative pointing back to specific cities or lands already named, as "those cities" destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:25).
- Large002001001037
- The word does not itself denote size; it simply gathers the referents in view, as "these nations" (Deuteronomy 7:22).
- Able002001001001
- This demonstrative use carries no sense of ability or power; it points to specific people or nations, as "these nations" driven out little by little (Deuteronomy 7:22).
- Identifiers004003
- אֵל functions as a demonstrative identifier, singling out the specific group in view, as "these" descended from the giants of Gath (1 Chronicles 20:8).
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H411. el I. אֵל pronoun plural masculine & feminine = the more usual אֵלֶּה, these 1Ch…
I. אֵל pronoun plural masculine & feminine = the more usual אֵלֶּה, these 1Ch 20:8; with article הָאֵל Gen 19:8; Gen 19:25; Gen 26:3; Gen 26:4; Lev 18:27; Deu 4:42; Deuteronomy 7:72; Deu 19:11. (Merely an orthographic variation of אֵלֶּה, and doubtless pronounced similarly; the kindred dialects have in Genl. a dissyllabic form: see below אֵלֶּה. Written similarly in Phoenician, e.g. CIS Deu 3:22; Deu 14:5; Deut 93:3(האל), but ZMG1875, 240 (Neo-Punic) אלא; in Plaut. Poen. see I. 9 transliterated ily; SchroedPhoenician Gr. p. 81, 160, 286 ff.)
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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