9 occurrences

'Best' in the Bible

So her husband Elkanah said to her, "Do what you think best. Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise." So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Nursing Mothers

Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toFat PeopleKickingPraising Specific PeopleDishonoring God

He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.

Verse ConceptsTaking Possessions

He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

Verse ConceptsServants Of PeopleLoss Of Donkeys

Saul said, "Let's go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout them until the break of day. We won't leave any of them alive!" They replied, "Do whatever seems best to you." But the priest said, "Let's approach God here."

Verse ConceptsDawnPlunderingNearness To God

Then he said to all Israel, "You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side." The army replied to Saul, "Do whatever you think is best."

However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.

Verse ConceptsFatnessCovetousness, Example OfAnnihilation

Saul said, "They were brought from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord our God. But everything else we slaughtered."

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle -- the best of what was to be slaughtered -- to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal."

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐποικοδομέω 
Epoikodomeo 
Usage: 8

חבט 
Chabat 
Usage: 5

כּתת 
Kathath 
Usage: 17

מקשׁה 
Miqshah 
Usage: 10

נתק 
Nathaq 
Usage: 27

G27
ἀγαπητός 
Agapetos 
Usage: 60

G71
ἄγω 
Ago 
bring , lead , go , bring forth , , vr bring
Usage: 55

ἀναθεματίζω 
Anathematizo 
Usage: 4

ἐπάγω 
Epago 
Usage: 3

θηρίον 
therion 
Usage: 46

κατάγω 
Katago 
Usage: 10

κατακαίω 
Katakaio 
Usage: 10

λύω 
Luo 
Usage: 28

προερέω 
Proereo 
Usage: 7

προσφέρω 
Prosphero 
offer , bring unto , bring to , bring , offer up , offer unto , offer to ,
Usage: 36

אוּלם 
'uwlam 
but , but truly , surely , very deed , howbeit , wherefore , truly , not translated
Usage: 18

אחר אחור 
'achowr 
Usage: 41

בּין 
Beyn 
Usage: 284

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

גּלל 
Galal 
because , ... sake , because of thee , for
Usage: 9

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

דּקק 
Daqaq 
Usage: 13

הלם 
Halam 
Usage: 9

חבשׁ 
Chabash 
Usage: 33

חדר 
Cheder 
Usage: 38

חזה חזא 
Chaza' (Aramaic) 
see , saw , beheld , had , wont , beheld
Usage: 31

חשׂך 
Chasak 
Usage: 28

יבל 
Yabal 
Usage: 18

יונקת 
Yowneqeth 
Usage: 6

יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

כּליל 
Kaliyl 
Usage: 15

כּנע 
Kana` 
Usage: 36

כּפף 
Kaphaph 
Usage: 5

להט 
Lahat 
set on fire , burn up , burn , kindle , flaming
Usage: 11

מל מואל מול מוּל 
Muwl 
Usage: 35

מצוּר מצור 
Matsowr 
Usage: 26

מרה מר 
Mar 
Usage: 38

מריא 
M@riy' 
Usage: 8

מרורה מררה 
M@rorah 
Usage: 4

נאץ 
Na'ats 
Usage: 25

נבלה 
N@belah 
Usage: 48

נהג 
Nahag 
Usage: 31

נוּץ 
Nuwts 
Usage: 3

נפץ 
Naphats 
Usage: 22

סוּג 
Cuwg 
Usage: 14

עוּר 
`ivver 
Usage: 26

עות 
`avath 
Usage: 11

עיט 
`ayit 
Usage: 8

עולה עלה 
`olah 
Usage: 288

עלל 
`alal (Aramaic) 
bring in , come in , went in , bring , went , come
Usage: 11

עקב 
`eqeb 
because , reward , end , because , by , for , if
Usage: 15

פּנה 
Panah 
Usage: 134

פּצח 
Patsach 
Usage: 8

פּרק 
Paraq 
Usage: 10

פּרר 
Parar 
Usage: 51

צמח 
Tsemach 
Usage: 12

קדד 
Qadad 
bow...head , stoop , bow
Usage: 15

קדם קדם 
Qodam (Aramaic) 
before , before , of , him ,
Usage: 42

רק 
Raq 
only, surely, nothing but, except, but, in any wise
Usage: 107

רקמה 
Riqmah 
Usage: 12

רשׁף 
Resheph 
Usage: 7

שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

שׂרף 
Saraph 
Usage: 117

תּאשּׁוּר 
T@'ashshuwr 
Usage: 2

G12
ἄβυσσος 
Abussos 
Usage: 9

αἰώνιος 
Aionios 
Usage: 47

ἀλάβαστρον 
Alabastron 
Usage: 4

ἄμαχος 
amachos 
not a brawler , no brawler
Usage: 2

ἀπαγγέλλω 
Apaggello 
Usage: 40

ἄπιστος 
Apistos 
Usage: 17

ἀσχημονέω 
Aschemoneo 
Usage: 2

ἀτενίζω 
Atenizo 
Usage: 14

δέσμιος 
Desmios 
prisoner , be in bonds , in bonds
Usage: 16

διότι 
Dioti 
Usage: 18

εἰσάγω 
Eisago 
bring in , bring , lead
Usage: 9

εἰσφέρω 
Eisphero 
bring , bring in , lead
Usage: 5

ἐμπορεύομαι 
Emporeuomai 
buy and sell , make merchandise , vr buy and sell
Usage: 2

ἐξάγω 
Exago 
Usage: 12

ἐπιφέρω 
Epiphero 
Usage: 5

εὐαγγελίζω 
Euaggelizo 
Usage: 50

καίω 
Kaio 
Usage: 7

κατακαυχάομαι 
Katakauchaomai 
Usage: 4

κατενώπιον 
Katenopion 
before , in sight of , in sight , before the presence of
Usage: 5

καυχάομαι 
Kauchaomai 
Usage: 37

κλίνω 
Klino 
lay , bow , bow down , be far spent , turn to fight , wear away
Usage: 5

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58

οἰκοδομέω 
Oikodomeo 
build , edify , builder , build up , be in building , embolden
Usage: 22

ὄπίσω 
Opiso 
Usage: 20

παῤῥησιάζομαι 
Parrhesiazomai 
Usage: 9

πικραίνω 
Pikraino 
Usage: 4

πλήν 
Plen 
Usage: 11

πρίν 
Prin 
Usage: 7

προάγω 
Proago 
Usage: 15

πρόδηλος 
Prodelos 
Usage: 3

προκαταγγέλλω 
Prokataggello 
Usage: 4

προπέμπω 
Propempo 
Usage: 9

προσρήγνυμι 
Prosregnumi 
Usage: 0

προτείνω 
Proteino 
bind , vr bind
Usage: 1

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