What does אֵיפָה · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה mean in the Bible?
אֵיפָה · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general".
Hebrew · H374, H8003, H6664, H1961
אֵיפָה שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ
An ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general · complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly · the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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אֵיפָה H374 an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Pronunciation ʾēypāh
A dry measure for grain, expanding figuratively to represent any standard of measurement or divine apportionment.
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שָׁלֵם H8003 complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
צֶדֶק H6664 the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
Pronunciation ṣedeq
Moral and legal rightness unified: what aligns with divine order, covenant standards, and just relationships simultaneously.
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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
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What does אֵיפָה שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ (eifah shelemah vatsedeq yihyeh-lakh) mean in the Bible?
אֵיפָה · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general".
Full entry for אֵיפָה שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ (H374, H8003, H6664, H1961) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H374, H8003, H6664, H1961?
H374, H8003, H6664, H1961 is connected to 3,762 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Strong's H374, H8003, H6664, H1961
Lexical occurrences 3,762 verses Source Gloss
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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