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Lexicon :: Strong's H572 - 'amtaḥaṯ

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אַמְתַּחַת
Transliteration
'amtaḥaṯ
Pronunciation
am-takh'-ath
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1265a

Strong’s Definitions

אַמְתַּחַת ʼamtachath, am-takh'-ath; from H4969; properly, something expansive, i.e. a bag:—sack.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H572 in the following manner: sack (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H572 in the following manner: sack (15x).

  1. sack, flexible container (for grain)

  2. (TWOT) spread out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַמְתַּחַת ʼamtachath, am-takh'-ath; from H4969; properly, something expansive, i.e. a bag:—sack.
STRONGS H572: Abbreviations
† אַמְתַּ֫חַת noun feminine sack, only Genesis 42-44; — א׳ construction Genesis 44:2, 12; suffix אַמְתַּחְתִּי Genesis 42:28, אַמְתַּחְתּוֺ Genesis 42:27 + 2 times; plural construct אַמְתְּחֹת Genesis 44:1; suffix אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ Genesis 43:18 + 3 times; אַמְתְּחֹתֵיכֶם Genesis 43:12, 23; — sack (s) in which brethren of Joseph carried corn from Egypt; in phrase בְּטִי אַמ׳ Genesis 42:27 in the mouth of the sack, so Genesis 43:12, 21; Genesis 44:1, 2, 8; elsewhere Genesis 42:28; Genesis 43:18, 21, 22, 23; Genesis 44:1, 11, 11, 12 (all J).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:27; 42:27; 42:28; 42:28; 43:12; 43:12; 43:18; 43:18; 43:21; 43:21; 43:22; 43:23; 43:23; 44:1; 44:1; 44:1; 44:2; 44:2; 44:8; 44:11; 44:11; 44:12; 44:12

H572

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H572 matches the Hebrew אַמְתַּחַת ('amtaḥaṯ),
which occurs 15 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:27 - When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:28 - He said to his brothers, "My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!" They were dismayed; they turned trembling one to another and said, "What in the world has God done to us?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks - perhaps it was an oversight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph's house. They said, "We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money - the full amount - in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:22 - We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - "Everything is fine," the man in charge of Joseph's household told them. "Don't be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:1 - He instructed the servant who was over his household, "Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:2 - Then put my cup - the silver cup - in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, along with the money for his grain." He did as Joseph instructed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8 - Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:11 - So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:12 - Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!
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