Word study
Get
18 Hebrew and 10 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: get, gets, getting. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.
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How often each original word is translated “get” or one of its forms.
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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- קוּם qûmarise, stand up, standtranslated this way 47 times of its 594 uses · Strong’s H6965Verb · Translated: rise 68, got 61, set 44, Get 42Full study and all 570 verses →
Genesis 13:17 Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
Exodus 12:31 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
- לָקַח lâqachtaketranslated this way 26 times of its 938 uses · Strong’s H3947Verb · Translated: take 247, took 245, taken 40, get 26Full study and all 890 verses →
Genesis 27:13 His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
Exodus 5:11 Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”
- שָׁכַם shâkamstart, rise, earlytranslated this way 6 times of its 65 uses · Strong’s H7925Verb · Translated: got up early 13, got 11, again and again 8, get up early 5Full study and all 64 verses →
Exodus 8:20 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Judges 9:33 And in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
- יָצָא yâtsâgo or come outtranslated this way 5 times of its 1,035 uses · Strong’s H3318Verb · Translated: brought 108, went 103, go 82, came 78Full study and all 975 verses →
Genesis 19:12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here — a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
- הָלַךְ hâlakgo, come, walktranslated this way 5 times of its 1,461 uses · Strong’s H1980Verb · Translated: go 338, went 173, walk 116, Come 84Full study and all 1,299 verses →
Genesis 37:13 Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
Exodus 5:4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”
- בּוֹא bôcome in, come, go in, gotranslated this way 5 times of its 2,442 uses · Strong’s H935Verb · Translated: come 358, came 298, bring 209, brought 201Full study and all 2,217 verses →
- יָרַד yâradcome or go down, descendtranslated this way 4 times of its 372 uses · Strong’s H3381Verb · Translated: went 56, go 55, come 35, came 26Full study and all 341 verses →
1 Samuel 15:6 And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
- נָגַשׁ nâgashdraw near, approachtranslated this way 3 times of its 123 uses · Strong’s H5066Verb · Translated: approached 24, approach 12, come near 9, Bring 9Full study and all 110 verses →
Genesis 19:9 “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
2 Samuel 11:20 if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
- שָׁקָה shâqâhquaff, irrigate, furnish a potion totranslated this way 3 times of its 62 uses · Strong’s H8248Verb · Translated: drink 16, water 10, watered 6, drunk 3Full study and all 60 verses →
Genesis 19:34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
2 Samuel 23:15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
- סוּר sûrturn asidetranslated this way 3 times of its 294 uses · Strong’s H5493Verb · Translated: removed 46, remove 38, turn away 23, turn aside 16Full study and all 277 verses →
Genesis 35:2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
Joshua 24:23 “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
- נָתַן nâthangive, put, settranslated this way 3 times of its 1,957 uses · Strong’s H5414Verb · Translated: give 326, gave 206, given 187, put 135Full study and all 1,785 verses →
Genesis 42:27 At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
- הוֹי hôyAh, Alas, Hatranslated this way 3 times of its 51 uses · Strong’s H1945Interjection · Translated: Woe 36, Alas 8, Get 3, Ah 1Full study and all 47 verses →
Zechariah 2:6 “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Zechariah 2:7 “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”
- שָׂבַע sâbabe sated, satisfied, surfeitedtranslated this way 2 times of its 97 uses · Strong’s H7646Verb · Translated: satisfied 39, filled 11, satisfy 10, fill 7Full study and all 93 verses →
Job 19:22 Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
Lamentations 5:6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
- קָנָה qânâhget, acquiretranslated this way 2 times of its 82 uses · Strong’s H7069Verb · Translated: buy 16, bought 13, purchased 7, acquire 6Full study and all 75 verses →
Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
- חָבַל châbalbind, pledgetranslated this way 2 times of its 25 uses · Strong’s H2254Verb · Translated: destroy 3, security 2, broken 2, get collateral 2Full study and all 23 verses →
Proverbs 20:16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Proverbs 27:13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- נָגַע nâgatouch, reach, striketranslated this way 2 times of its 144 uses · Strong’s H5060Verb · Translated: touches 35, touched 20, touch 19, Whoever touches 6Full study and all 136 verses →
Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
- שָׁכַר shâkarbe, or beocme, drunk, drunkentranslated this way 2 times of its 19 uses · Strong’s H7937Verb · Translated: drunk 7, get drunk 2Full study and all 19 verses →
Jeremiah 25:27 “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
Lamentations 4:21 So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
- שָׁתָה shâthâhdrinktranslated this way 2 times of its 212 uses · Strong’s H8354Verb · Translated: drink 137, drank 24, drinking 20, drinks 6Full study and all 192 verses →
1 Kings 16:9 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
1 Kings 20:16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
Greek words (New Testament)
- ἐγείρω egeírōI wake, arouse, raise uptranslated this way 19 times of its 144 uses · Strong’s G1453Verb · Translated: raised 53, Get 18, risen 13, got 11Full study and all 138 verses →
Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Mark 2:9 “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
- ἀνίστημι anístēmiI raise up, set up, rise fromtranslated this way 16 times of its 107 uses · Strong’s G450Verb · Translated: got 20, Get 16, rise 14, stood 11Full study and all 106 verses →
Luke 11:7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- ἐμβαίνω embaínōI embarktranslated this way 3 times of its 16 uses · Strong’s G1684Verb · Translated: got 12, get 2, getting 1, got back into the boat 1Full study and all 16 verses →
Matthew 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Mark 5:18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
- μεθύσκω methýskōI make drunktranslated this way 3 times of its 4 uses · Strong’s G3182Verb · Translated: get drunk 3, intoxicated 1Full study and all 4 verses →
Luke 12:45 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- αἴρω aírōI raise, lift uptranslated this way 3 times of its 100 uses · Strong’s G142Verb · Translated: take 15, picked 10, pick 8, taken away 7Full study and all 96 verses →
John 2:16 To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- ἐξέρχομαι exérchomaiI go out, come outtranslated this way 2 times of its 215 uses · Strong’s G1831Verb · Translated: went 56, came 26, left 23, come 23Full study and all 209 verses →
Matthew 5:26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Luke 12:59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
- ἔχω échōI have, hold, possesstranslated this way 2 times of its 624 uses · Strong’s G2192Verb · Translated: has 63, have 52, with 35, you have 29Full study and all 560 verses →
Matthew 5:46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
John 4:11 “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
- ὑπάγω hypágōI go away, departtranslated this way 2 times of its 79 uses · Strong’s G5217Verb · Translated: go 42, going 22, went 2, Get 2Full study and all 75 verses →
- γίνομαι gínomaiI come into being, am borntranslated this way 2 times of its 544 uses · Strong’s G1096Verb · Translated: become 58, came 42, became 34, happened 28Full study and all 515 verses →
- μεθύω methýōI am drunktranslated this way 2 times of its 6 uses · Strong’s G3184Verb · Translated: drunk 3, drunkards 1, gets drunk 1, get drunk 1Full study and all 6 verses →
How to study a word well
- Start from the verse, not the dictionary. Find which Hebrew or Greek word stands in the verse you are studying. One English word often translates several different original words.
- Read every place the word is used. A word means what its writers used it to mean. The list of verses and the count by book show its range, and who uses it most.
- Look at how it is translated. A word rendered five different ways has a wider meaning than any one English word can carry.
- Notice the form. A command is not a statement, and a passive verb is something done to the subject. The form in your verse is part of the meaning.
- See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
- Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
- Come back to the verse. Context decides. A word does not carry every one of its meanings into every verse, and where a word came from does not settle what it means in a sentence written centuries later.
Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.