Hebrew · H4910, G757 · unreviewed

תִּמְשֹׁל

To rule · to be first (in political rank or power)

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מָשַׁל H4910 to rule

Pronunciation tamšîlēhû

To exercise authority or dominion; often God's sovereign reign over creation and human affairs

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ἄρχω G757 to be first (in political rank or power)

Pronunciation árchō

To rule or govern; in NT often means to begin an action or process (especially with infinitive).

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What does תִּמְשֹׁל (timshol) mean in the Bible?

מָשַׁל · ἄρχω is a Hebrew word meaning "to rule, govern, exercise authority".

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Meaning

to rule, govern, exercise authority

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 54×

Participle active 1Chr 29:12 · 1Kgs 5:1 · 2Chr 7:18 · 2Chr 9:26 · 2Chr 20:6 · 2Sam 23:3 · Eccl 9:17 · Ezek 19:11 · Gen 45:26 · Hab 1:14 · Isa 14:5 · Isa 16:1 · Isa 28:14 · Isa 40:10 · Isa 49:7 · Jer 33:26 31×

Imperfect Exod 21:8 · Gen 3:16 · Isa 19:4 · Judg 8:23 · Prov 17:2 · Prov 22:7 · Deut 15:6 · Isa 3:4 · Gen 4:7 · Gen 37:8 · Prov 12:24 13×

Perfect Isa 3:12 · Lam 5:8 · Dan 11:4 · Isa 63:19 · Ps 103:19 5×

Infinitive construct Judg 9:2 · Prov 19:10 2×

Infinitive absolute Gen 37:8 1×

Sequential imperfect Judg 8:22 1×

Jussive Ps 19:14 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×

Infinitive absolute Job 25:2 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 55 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 31 Imperfect 14 Perfect 5 Infinitive absolute 2 Infinitive construct 2 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 54 Hiphil 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 12 Indicative 5 Imperative 1 Indicative/cohortative 1 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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