Hebrew · H6912, H4714 · unreviewed

אַל־נָא תִקְבְּרֵנִי בְּמִצְרָיִם

To inter · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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קָבַר H6912 to inter
Pronunciation qābar
Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
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מִצְרַיִם H4714 Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Pronunciation miṣĕrayim
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What does אַל־נָא תִקְבְּרֵנִי בְּמִצְרָיִם (al-na tikbereni be-Mitsrayim) mean in the Bible?

קָבַר · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "do not bury me in Egypt".

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Meaning

do not bury me in Egypt
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×
Perfect 2Sam 2:4 · Ezek 39:15 · Gen 49:31 · Josh 24:32 · Num 11:34 · Gen 23:19
Sequential imperfect Gen 23:6 · Gen 23:11 · Gen 23:15 · Gen 49:29
Participle active 2Kgs 9:10 · 2Kgs 13:21 · Ps 79:3
Participle passive 1Kgs 13:31 · Eccl 8:10
Infinitive absolute Deut 21:23
Imperfect Jer 19:11
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Jer 8:2 · Jer 16:4 · Jer 16:6 · Jer 25:33 · Job 27:15 · Gen 15:15 · Jer 20:6 · Jer 22:19 · Ruth 1:17
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Participle active Ezek 39:14 · Jer 14:16 · Num 33:4
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Perfect Gen 25:10
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