What does בַּת · θυγάτηρ mean in the Bible?
בַּת · θυγάτηρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation".
Hebrew · H1323, G2364
בַּת
A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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θυγάτηρ G2364 a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
Pronunciation thygátēr
Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.
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What does בַּת (bat) mean in the Bible?
בַּת · θυγάτηρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1323, G2364?
H1323, G2364 is connected to 590 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation
Strong's H1323, G2364
Lexical occurrences 590 verses Source Gloss
daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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