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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 had a taste for fresh game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - Therefore, take your weapons - your quiver and your bow - and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:7 - 'Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat it and bless you in the presence of 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've done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25 - Isaac said, "Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. Then I will bless you." So Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac drank.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 - Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father's presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau said to him, "My father, get up and eat some of your son's wild game. Then you can bless me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac began to shake violently and asked, "Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:13 - If it is torn in pieces, then he will bring it for evidence, and he will not have to pay for what was torn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink 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 that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 - The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:15 - I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:8 - The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - Indeed, this is what the LORD says to me: "The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD who commands armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:2 - Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter, but I will discipline them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:13 - Just as lion cubs are born predators, so Ephraim will bear his sons for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - "I am against you!" declares the LORD who commands armies: "I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard."

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!
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