What does אֲזִקִּים (ʾăziqiym) mean in the Bible?
אֲזִקִּים (ʾăziqiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "manacles".
Hebrew · H246
אֲזִקִּים
Manacles
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אֲזִקִּים H246
Pronunciation ʾăziqiym
What does אֲזִקִּים (ʾăziqiym) mean in the Bible?
אֲזִקִּים (ʾăziqiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "manacles".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H246?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in chains (1), the chains (1).
Where does אֲזִקִּים (ʾăziqiym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 40:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in chains 1× Jeremiah 40:1
the chains 1× Jeremiah 40:4
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 40:1
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 2
Source forms
בָּֽאזִקִּים֙ 1x bā·ziq·qîm Jeremiah 40:1
הָאזִקִּים֮ 1x hā·ziq·qîm Jeremiah 40:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 40:4
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 40:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. manacles
Source Gloss
manacles
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
manacles BDB: manacle Usage: chains.
Word Origins
אֲזִקִּים is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain