Word study

Put

41 Hebrew and 19 Greek words behind this English word

The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: put, puts, putting. 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 “put” or one of its forms.

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

  • נָתַן nâthangive, put, settranslated this way 141 times of its 1,957 uses · Strong’s H5414Verb  ·  Translated: give 326, gave 206, given 187, put 135

    Genesis 38:28 And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.

    Exodus 12:7 They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

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  • מוּת mûthdietranslated this way 97 times of its 771 uses · Strong’s H4191Verb  ·  Translated: die 198, died 152, dead 89, put to death 47

    Genesis 26:11 So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

    Exodus 19:12 And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.

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  • שׂוּם sûmput, place, settranslated this way 93 times of its 560 uses · Strong’s H7760Verb  ·  Translated: put 84, set 71, make 45, made 39

    Genesis 21:14 Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

    Exodus 3:22 Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

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  • בּוּשׁ bûshbe ashamedtranslated this way 37 times of its 125 uses · Strong’s H954Verb  ·  Translated: ashamed 40, put to shame 36, shame 10, disgraced 8

    Psalm 25:2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

    Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

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  • נָכָה nâkâhsmitetranslated this way 32 times of its 496 uses · Strong’s H5221Verb  ·  Translated: struck 145, strike 59, put 31, defeated 28

    Numbers 21:24 And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok — but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

    Deuteronomy 13:15 you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

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  • לָבַשׁ lâbashput on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothedtranslated this way 25 times of its 109 uses · Strong’s H3847Verb  ·  Translated: clothed 28, put 22, wear 13, clothe 12

    Genesis 27:15 And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.

    Exodus 28:41 After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

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  • שָׁבַת shâbathcease, desist, resttranslated this way 13 times of its 71 uses · Strong’s H7673Verb  ·  Translated: put an end 13, cease 5, rest 5, rested 4

    Nehemiah 4:11 And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

    Isaiah 16:10 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.

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  • יָחַל yâchalwaittranslated this way 10 times of its 40 uses · Strong’s H3176Verb  ·  Translated: hope 8, wait 8, Put your hope 5, put my hope 3

    Psalm 33:22 May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

    Isaiah 42:4 He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”

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  • בּוֹא bôcome in, come, go in, gotranslated this way 9 times of its 2,442 uses · Strong’s H935Verb  ·  Translated: come 358, came 298, bring 209, brought 201Full study and all 2,217 verses →
  • חָגַר châgargird, gird on, gird oneselftranslated this way 9 times of its 42 uses · Strong’s H2296Verb  ·  Translated: put 8, around 3, strapped 3, armed 3

    Deuteronomy 1:41 “We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

    2 Samuel 3:31 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

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  • הָרַג hâragkill, slaytranslated this way 8 times of its 159 uses · Strong’s H2026Verb  ·  Translated: killed 50, kill 49, slain 12, slaughtered 6

    Joshua 13:22 The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

    2 Samuel 4:10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!

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  • שִׁית shîthput, settranslated this way 7 times of its 80 uses · Strong’s H7896Verb  ·  Translated: set 13, make 7, put 6, placed 5

    Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

    Exodus 33:4 When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.

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  • פּוּט PûṭLibyanstranslated this way 7 times of its 7 uses · Strong’s H6316Noun  ·  Translated: Put 7

    Genesis 10:6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

    1 Chronicles 1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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  • עָשָׂה âsâhdo, maketranslated this way 7 times of its 2,478 uses · Strong’s H6213Verb  ·  Translated: done 292, made 265, make 143, did 112Full study and all 2,206 verses →
  • סוּר sûrturn asidetranslated this way 6 times of its 294 uses · Strong’s H5493Verb  ·  Translated: removed 46, remove 38, turn away 23, turn aside 16

    Deuteronomy 21:13 and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

    Judges 10:16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

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  • רָכַב râkabmount and ride, ridetranslated this way 5 times of its 77 uses · Strong’s H7392Verb  ·  Translated: riding 12, ride 9, mounted 6, rider 5

    Exodus 4:20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

    2 Kings 13:16 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

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  • בָּטַח bâṭachtrusttranslated this way 5 times of its 120 uses · Strong’s H982Verb  ·  Translated: trust 51, trusts 15, trusted 11, trusting 6

    Judges 9:26 Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.

    1 Chronicles 5:20 And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

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  • פָּקַד pâqadattend to, visit, muster, appointtranslated this way 4 times of its 294 uses · Strong’s H6485Verb  ·  Translated: punish 41, numbered 26, appointed 15, counted 14

    Genesis 39:4 Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

    1 Kings 11:28 Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.

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  • כָּלָה kâlâhbe complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spenttranslated this way 4 times of its 206 uses · Strong’s H3615Verb  ·  Translated: finished 54, fail 12, consumed 9, completed 7

    Numbers 17:10 The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

    2 Kings 13:17 “Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

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  • מִשְׁלוֹחַ mishlôachoutstretchingtranslated this way 4 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s H4916Noun  ·  Translated: put 4, you do 2, sending 2, graze 1

    Deuteronomy 15:10 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

    Deuteronomy 23:20 You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

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  • 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 →
  • עָרַב ârabtake on pledge, give in pledge, exchangetranslated this way 4 times of its 22 uses · Strong’s H6148Verb  ·  Translated: puts up security 3, make a bargain 2, posts security 2

    Proverbs 6:1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

    Proverbs 11:15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

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  • לָקַח lâqachtaketranslated this way 3 times of its 938 uses · Strong’s H3947Verb  ·  Translated: take 247, took 245, taken 40, get 26

    Genesis 43:11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man — a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

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  • שׁוּב shûbturn back, returntranslated this way 3 times of its 1,007 uses · Strong’s H7725Verb  ·  Translated: return 218, returned 105, restore 62, turn 56

    Genesis 43:12 Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

    Numbers 17:10 The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

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  • עָוַר âvarmake blind, blindtranslated this way 3 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s H5786Verb  ·  Translated: put 3, blinds 2

    2 Kings 25:7 And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

    Jeremiah 39:7 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

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  • יָד yâdhandtranslated this way 2 times of its 1,403 uses · Strong’s H3027Noun  ·  Translated: hand 664, hands 349, through 64, power 22

    Exodus 4:7 “Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin.

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  • רָדַף râdaphpursue, chase, persecutetranslated this way 2 times of its 142 uses · Strong’s H7291Verb  ·  Translated: pursued 36, pursue 35, pursues 9, pursuers 9Full study and all 135 verses →
  • שָׁבַע shâbasweartranslated this way 2 times of its 185 uses · Strong’s H7650Verb  ·  Translated: swore 43, sworn 32, swear 28, swore an oath 12Full study and all 175 verses →
  • אָרַר ârarcursetranslated this way 2 times of its 62 uses · Strong’s H779Verb  ·  Translated: Cursed 42, curse 9, brings a curse 5, put a curse 2Full study and all 52 verses →
  • קָבַב qâbabutter a curse against, cursetranslated this way 2 times of its 14 uses · Strong’s H6895Verb  ·  Translated: curse 9, put a curse 2, cursed 2, at all 1Full study and all 12 verses →
  • אֵל êlmotion totranslated this way 2 times of its 4,199 uses · Strong’s H413Preposition  ·  Translated: to 1,941, to me 285, to you 149, to him 137Full study and all 3,455 verses →
  • קָשָׁה qâshâhbe hard, severe, fiercetranslated this way 2 times of its 28 uses · Strong’s H7185Verb  ·  Translated: stiffened 6, difficult 2, harden 2, stiffen 2Full study and all 28 verses →
  • שָׁפַת shâphathsettranslated this way 2 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s H8239Verb  ·  Translated: Put 2, lay 1, establish 1, fire 1Full study and all 4 verses →
  • בֵּן bênsontranslated this way 2 times of its 4,587 uses · Strong’s H1121Noun  ·  Translated: son 1,843, sons 892, Israelites 422, descendants 358Full study and all 3,473 verses →
  • אָסַר âsartie, bind, imprisontranslated this way 2 times of its 66 uses · Strong’s H631Verb  ·  Translated: bound 16, tied 5, prisoners 4, confined 3Full study and all 62 verses →
  • כָּסָה kâsâhcovertranslated this way 2 times of its 150 uses · Strong’s H3680Verb  ·  Translated: covered 51, cover 36, covers 16, covering 9Full study and all 148 verses →
  • בַּיִת bayithhousetranslated this way 2 times of its 1,913 uses · Strong’s H1004Noun  ·  Translated: house 1,132, temple 176, palace 117, household 93Full study and all 1,624 verses →
  • מִכְתָּב miktâbwritingtranslated this way 2 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s H4385Noun  ·  Translated: writing 3, put it in writing 2, like an inscription 1, written 1Full study and all 8 verses →
  • קָשַׁר qâsharbind, league together, conspiretranslated this way 2 times of its 44 uses · Strong’s H7194Verb  ·  Translated: conspired 18, Tie 4, tied 3, bind 3Full study and all 44 verses →
  • כָּלַם kâlambe humiliatedtranslated this way 2 times of its 38 uses · Strong’s H3637Verb  ·  Translated: humiliated 9, ashamed 7, disgraced 3, blush 2Full study and all 38 verses →
  • קָוָה qâvâhwait fortranslated this way 2 times of its 48 uses · Strong’s H6960Verb  ·  Translated: wait 20, hope 6, waited 4, hoped 3Full study and all 45 verses →

Greek words (New Testament)

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  4. 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.
  5. See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
  6. Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
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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.