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Lexicon :: Strong's G2339 - thēra

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θήρα
Transliteration
thēra (Key)
Pronunciation
thay'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ther (a wild animal, as game)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
24x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

θήρα thḗra, thay'-rah; from θήρ thḗr (a wild animal, as game); hunting, i.e. (figuratively) destruction:—trap.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2339 in the following manner: trap (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2339 in the following manner: trap (1x).

  1. a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them

  2. metaph. of preparing destruction for men

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θήρα thḗra, thay'-rah; from θήρ thḗr (a wild animal, as game); hunting, i.e. (figuratively) destruction:—trap.
STRONGS G2339:
θήρα [Latin fera; perhaps from root to run, spring, prey, Vanicek, p. 415; cf. Curtius § 314], -ας, ἡ; from Homer down; a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them; hence, figuratively, of preparing destruction for men, [A. V. a trap], Romans 11:9, on which cf. Fritzsche.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
11:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2339 matches the Greek θήρα (thēra),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:28 - Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:7 - ‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25 - Then he said, “Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son’s game and bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 - As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that you may bless me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:13 - If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up
and as a lion it lifts itself;
it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey
and drunk the blood of the slain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 - He is like a lion eager to tear,
as a young lion lurking in ambush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it!
And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his destruction!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 - Blessed be the LORD,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:15 - I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:8 - The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus the LORD said to me,
“As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey,
and when a band of shepherds is called out against him
he is not terrified by their shouting
or daunted at their noise,
so the LORD of hosts will come down
to fight[fn] on Mount Zion and on its hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:2 - And the revolters have gone deep into slaughter,
but I will discipline all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:13 - Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm[fn] planted in a meadow;
but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the forest,
when he has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from his den,
if he has taken nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your[fn] chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - Woe to the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder—
no end to the prey!
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