Word study
Order
16 Hebrew and 14 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: order, ordered, orders, ordering. 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.
At a glance
How often each original word is translated “order” or one of its forms.
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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- צָוָה tsâvâhlay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, ordertranslated this way 33 times of its 491 uses · Strong’s H6680Verb · Translated: commanded 271, command 41, gave 16, instructed 13Full study and all 473 verses →
Genesis 12:20 Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
Exodus 36:6 After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more,
- אָמַר âmarutter, saytranslated this way 25 times of its 4,555 uses · Strong’s H559Verb · Translated: said 1,531, says 576, say 352, replied 341Full study and all 3,827 verses →
- מַעַן maanpurpose, intenttranslated this way 17 times of its 254 uses · Strong’s H4616Conjunction · Translated: so that 90, sake 44, that 21, to 18Full study and all 240 verses →
Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Deuteronomy 8:16 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
- צַו tsavinjunctiontranslated this way 8 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s H6673Noun · Translated: order 8, worthless idols 1Full study and all 3 verses →
Isaiah 28:10 For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
Isaiah 28:13 Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
- אֲמַר ămarsay, tell, commandtranslated this way 5 times of its 47 uses · Strong’s H560Verb · Translated: said 10, asked 6, tell 6, told 4Full study and all 46 verses →
Daniel 2:12 This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:46 At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.
- שָׁלַח shâlachsendtranslated this way 4 times of its 829 uses · Strong’s H7971Verb · Translated: sent 334, send 126, go 43, sending 19Full study and all 783 verses →
Exodus 9:19 So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”
Exodus 12:33 And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
- כּוּן kûnbe firmtranslated this way 3 times of its 213 uses · Strong’s H3559Verb · Translated: established 43, prepared 23, prepare 16, establish 15Full study and all 204 verses →
2 Chronicles 27:6 So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
Psalm 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- תּוֹלְדָה tôledâhdescent, family, historytranslated this way 2 times of its 39 uses · Strong’s H8435Noun · Translated: according to the records 12, account 11, genealogies 3, generations 2Full study and all 39 verses →
Genesis 25:13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Exodus 28:10 six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.
- עָשָׂה âsâhdo, maketranslated this way 2 times of its 2,478 uses · Strong’s H6213Verb · Translated: done 292, made 265, make 143, did 112Full study and all 2,206 verses →
Genesis 42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- נָשָׂא nâsâlift, take, carrytranslated this way 2 times of its 642 uses · Strong’s H5375Verb · Translated: bear 49, lift 45, lifted 41, carried 38Full study and all 601 verses →
Exodus 25:14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
Exodus 37:5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
- קוּם qûmarise, stand up, standtranslated this way 2 times of its 594 uses · Strong’s H6965Verb · Translated: rise 68, got 61, set 44, Get 42Full study and all 570 verses →
Ruth 4:5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”
- מוּת mûthdietranslated this way 2 times of its 771 uses · Strong’s H4191Verb · Translated: die 198, died 152, dead 89, put to death 47Full study and all 694 verses →
- טְעֵם ṭeêmtaste, judgment, commandtranslated this way 2 times of its 18 uses · Strong’s H2942Noun · Translated: decree 11, order 2Full study and all 16 verses →
Ezra 4:21 Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
- כָּתַב kâthabwritetranslated this way 2 times of its 219 uses · Strong’s H3789Verb · Translated: written 104, write 29, wrote 21, recorded 16Full study and all 210 verses →
- חֻקָּה chuqqâhsomething prescribed, enactment, statutetranslated this way 2 times of its 104 uses · Strong’s H2708Noun · Translated: statutes 62, statute 29, customs 4, statutory 2Full study and all 100 verses →
Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Jeremiah 33:25 This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
- דָבַר dâbarspeaktranslated this way 2 times of its 1,113 uses · Strong’s H1696Verb · Translated: speak 209, said 157, spoken 142, spoke 110Full study and all 1,025 verses →
Numbers 16:47 So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
Greek words (New Testament)
- ἵνα hínain order that, so thattranslated this way 23 times of its 584 uses · Strong’s G2443Conjunction · Translated: so that 226, to 162, that 95, order 23Full study and all 552 verses →
Matthew 12:10 and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Mark 3:2 In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- κελεύω keleúōI command, ordertranslated this way 20 times of its 25 uses · Strong’s G2753Verb · Translated: ordered 16, gave orders 2, directed 2Full study and all 25 verses →
- εἰς eisinto, in, among, till, fortranslated this way 8 times of its 1,383 uses · Strong’s G1519Preposition · Translated: to 481, into 306, in 179, for 133Full study and all 1,235 verses →
- τάξις táxisorder, position, ranktranslated this way 6 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s G5010Noun · Translated: order 6, duty 1, orderly 1, orderly condition 1Full study and all 8 verses →
- ἐπιτάσσω epitássōI give order, commandtranslated this way 4 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s G2004Verb · Translated: commands 3, order 2, ordered 2, commanded 1Full study and all 10 verses →
- ἀποστέλλω apostéllōI send forth, send, send away, dismisstranslated this way 3 times of its 132 uses · Strong’s G649Verb · Translated: sent 99, send 17, sending 8, sent word 2Full study and all 130 verses →
- διαστέλλομαι diastéllomaiI give a commission, ordertranslated this way 3 times of its 8 uses · Strong’s G1291Verb · Translated: admonished 2, ordered 2, gave strict orders 1, cautioned 1Full study and all 7 verses →
- διατάσσω diatássōI give orders to, prescribetranslated this way 3 times of its 16 uses · Strong’s G1299Verb · Translated: directed 4, ordered 2Full study and all 16 verses →
- πρός prósto, towards, withtranslated this way 3 times of its 549 uses · Strong’s G4314Preposition · Translated: to 359, with 43, for 32, against 20Full study and all 508 verses →
- παραγγέλλω parangéllōI notify, command, chargetranslated this way 3 times of its 29 uses · Strong’s G3853Verb · Translated: instructed 7, command 5, commanded 4, ordered 3Full study and all 29 verses →
- παραγγελία parangelíaa command, chargetranslated this way 2 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s G3852Noun · Translated: gave you strict orders 1, order 1, instructions 1, instruction 1Full study and all 5 verses →
- κοσμέω kosméōI put into order, adorntranslated this way 2 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s G2885Verb · Translated: adorned 4, put in order 2, adorn 2, decorate 1Full study and all 10 verses →
- ὅπως hópōshow, in order that, so thattranslated this way 2 times of its 44 uses · Strong’s G3704Conjunction · Translated: so that 17, to 11, that 6, so 2Full study and all 43 verses →
- ὥστε hṓsteso that, thereforetranslated this way 2 times of its 77 uses · Strong’s G5620Conjunction · Translated: so 18, so that 16, Therefore 13, that 9Full study and all 77 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.