Judges 9:11
"But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And the fig tree said unto them,.... Rejecting the offer made: should I forsake my sweetness and my good fruit; for such the fruit of the fig tree is, sweet

and good: so Julian (d) the emperor shows from various authors, Aristophanes, Herodotus, and Homer, that nothing is sweeter than figs, excepting honey, and that no kind of fruit is better, and, where they are, no good is wanting: and go to be promoted over the trees? the same is designed by this as the former. (d) Opera, par. 2. ep. 24. Sarapioni, p. 142.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H0559 אָמַר
Definition:

1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H8384 תְּאֵן
Definition:

enah {teh-ay- naw'}; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree).NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof uncertain derivationDefinitionfig treeNASB Translationfig (1), fig tre enah {teh-ay- naw'}; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree).NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof uncertain derivationDefinitionfig treeNASB Translationfig (1), fig tre

H2308 חָדַל
Definition:

114t.;וְחָדַלconsecutiveNumbers 9:13;Psalm 49:9; 2masculine singularוְחָדַלְתָּ֫Exodus 23:5; pluralהָֽדְּלוּJudges 5:64t.;חָד֑לּוּ(compare Köi, 243)Judges 5:7;1 Samuel 2:5; 1pluralחָדַלְנוּJeremiah 44 114t.;וְחָדַלconsecutiveNumbers 9:13;Psalm 49:9; 2masculine singularוְחָדַלְתָּ֫Exodus 23:5; pluralהָֽדְּלוּJudges 5:64t.;חָד֑לּוּ(compare Köi, 243)Judges 5:7;1 Samuel 2:5; 1pluralחָדַלְנוּJeremiah 44

Possible Meanings:
  • cessation (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H4987 מֹתֶק
Definition:

11my sweetness(fig-tree loquitur), i.e. sweetness of the fruit.Topical LexiconMeaning and Literary ContextThe noun מֹתֶק appears once, within Jotham’s parable to the men of Shechem: “But the fig tree 11my sweetness(fig-tree loquitur), i.e. sweetness of the fruit.Topical LexiconMeaning and Literary ContextThe noun מֹתֶק appears once, within Jotham’s parable to the men of Shechem: “But the fig tree

H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H8570 תְּנוּבָה
Definition:

6; constructתְּנוּבֵתEzekiel 36:30;תְּנוּבָתִיJudges 9:11; pluralתְּנוּבֹתDeuteronomy 32:13,וֺת-Lamentations 4:9; especiallyשָׂדַי׳תfruit, produce, of fieldDeuteronomy 32:13;Lamentations 4:9; compareה 6; constructתְּנוּבֵתEzekiel 36:30;תְּנוּבָתִיJudges 9:11; pluralתְּנוּבֹתDeuteronomy 32:13,וֺת-Lamentations 4:9; especiallyשָׂדַי׳תfruit, produce, of fieldDeuteronomy 32:13;Lamentations 4:9; compareה

H2896 טוֹב
Definition:

Fromtowb; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the Fromtowb; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the

Possible Meanings:
  • good things (semantic_range)
  • goods (semantic_range)
  • goodness (semantic_range)
H1980 הָלַךְ
Definition:

26+;הָלָ֑ךְ2 Samuel 8:6+; 3 pluralהָֽלְכוּGenesis 14:24+;(הֶ)הָֽלְכוּאJoshua 10:24(Ges§ 23, 3; 138, 3 b Köi. 414 f.), etc.;Imperfectrarelya.3masculine singularיִהֲלֹךְJeremiah 9:34t. Job, Psalms;וַיַּ 26+;הָלָ֑ךְ2 Samuel 8:6+; 3 pluralהָֽלְכוּGenesis 14:24+;(הֶ)הָֽלְכוּאJoshua 10:24(Ges§ 23, 3; 138, 3 b Köi. 414 f.), etc.;Imperfectrarelya.3masculine singularיִהֲלֹךְJeremiah 9:34t. Job, Psalms;וַיַּ

Possible Meanings:
  • toll (semantic_range)
H5128 נוּעַ
Definition:

4+;וְנָע֫וּAmos 4:82t.;Imperfectוַיָּ֫נַעIsaiah 7:2; 3feminine singularתָּנוּעַIsaiah 24:20;אֲנוּעֲךָ2 Samuel 15:20Kt (but read Qr Hiph`il q. v.);יָנ֫וּעוּPsalm 109:10;יְנוּע֑וּןPsalm 59:16Kt (so read 4+;וְנָע֫וּAmos 4:82t.;Imperfectוַיָּ֫נַעIsaiah 7:2; 3feminine singularתָּנוּעַIsaiah 24:20;אֲנוּעֲךָ2 Samuel 15:20Kt (but read Qr Hiph`il q. v.);יָנ֫וּעוּPsalm 109:10;יְנוּע֑וּןPsalm 59:16Kt (so read

Possible Meanings:
  • quiver (semantic_range)
  • wave (semantic_range)
  • waver (semantic_range)
  • tremble (semantic_range)
  • totter (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H6086 עֵץ
Definition:

9tree, trees, wood; —׳עabsoluteGenesis 3:3+, constructGenesis 3:24+,עֵץֿGenesis 2:16+; suffixֵ˜עצְךָDeuteronomy 28:42, etc.; pluralעֵצִיםJudges 9:8+, constructעֲצֵיIsaiah 7:2+, suffixעֵצֶיךָDeuteronom 9tree, trees, wood; —׳עabsoluteGenesis 3:3+, constructGenesis 3:24+,עֵץֿGenesis 2:16+; suffixֵ˜עצְךָDeuteronomy 28:42, etc.; pluralעֵצִיםJudges 9:8+, constructעֲצֵיIsaiah 7:2+, suffixעֵצֶיךָDeuteronom

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