Difference between revisions of "Ground; Grounded"

<p> ''''' ground ''''' , ''''' ground´ed ''''' ( אדמה , <i> ''''' 'ădhāmāh ''''' </i> , ארץ , <i> ''''' 'erec ''''' </i> ; γῆ , <i> ''''' gḗ ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) "Ground" is in the King James Version the translation of <i> ''''' 'ădhāmāh ''''' </i> , "the soil," the ground so called from its red color, frequently also translated "earth" and "land" (&nbsp; [[Genesis]] 2:5 f, etc.; &nbsp; Exodus 3:5; &nbsp;Exodus 8:21 , etc.); it is more often the translation of <i> ''''' 'erec ''''' </i> , which means rather <i> the earth </i> , most often translated "earth" and "land" (&nbsp;Genesis 18:2; &nbsp;Psalm 74:7; &nbsp;Isaiah 3:26 , etc.); other words are <i> ''''' ḥelḳāh ''''' </i> , "portion," "field" (&nbsp;2 Samuel 23:12 , the Revised Version (British and American) "plot"); <i> ''''' ḥārı̄sh ''''' </i> , "ploughing" (&nbsp;1 Samuel 8:12 ); <i> ''''' sādheh ''''' </i> , "a plain," "a field" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:13 , the Revised Version (British and American) "plot of ground"); for other special words see [[Dry]]; [[Fallow]]; [[Parched]] . </p> <p> (2) In the New [[Testament]] the common word for "ground" is <i> ''''' gē ''''' </i> , "earth," "soil," "land" (&nbsp; Matthew 13:8; &nbsp;Acts 7:33 , "holy ground," etc.); other words are <i> ''''' ágros ''''' </i> , "field" (&nbsp;Luke 14:18 , "I have bought a piece of ground" the Revised Version (British and American) "field"); <i> ''''' chōrı́on ''''' </i> , "spot," "place" (&nbsp;John 4:5 , "parcel of ground"). </p> <p> (3) As past participle of "to grind," "ground" appears as the translation of <i> ''''' rı̄phōth ''''' </i> , pounded grain (&nbsp; 2 Samuel 17:19 , the Revised Version (British and American) "bruised"); "ground" is also the translation of <i> ''''' ṭāḥan ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Exodus 32:20; &nbsp;Numbers 11:8; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 9:21 , the Revised Version (British and American) "grinding"). </p> <p> (4) "Ground," as the basis or foundation of anything, occurs in &nbsp;1 Timothy 3:15 as the translation of <i> ''''' hedraı́ōma ''''' </i> (from <i> ''''' édaphos ''''' </i> ), "the pillar and ground of the truth," the Revised Version, margin "stay." </p> <p> "Grounded" is used in the sense of <i> founded </i> , <i> based </i> , <i> fixed in </i> (&nbsp; Isaiah 30:32 ), "and in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him," the King James Version margin "Hebrew every passing of the rod founded," the Revised Version (British and American) "and every stroke (margin "Hebrew passing") of the appointed staff (margin "Or staff of doom (Hebrew foundation)"), which [[Yahweh]] shall lay upon him"; following, &nbsp;Isaiah 30:31 , "with his rod will he (Yahweh) smite him"; Delitzsch, "every stroke of the rod of destiny which Yahweh causes to fall upon Asshur"; the word is <i> ''''' mūṣādhāh ''''' </i> , from <i> ''''' yāṣadh ''''' </i> , "to place," "to found," "to appoint," "to ordain," hence, "appointed rod (of punishment)," seems the simplest rendering. </p> <p> In &nbsp;Ephesians 3:17 we have "rooted and grounded in love," and in &nbsp; Colossians 1:23 , "if ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled," the Revised Version (British and American) "steadfast," both <i> ''''' themelióō ''''' </i> , "to lay a foundation." In [[Ecclesiasticus]] 18:6 "ground" is used for the "bottom of things," but the Revised Version (British and American) has "to track them out" ( <i> ''''' exichneúō ''''' </i> ), "to trace out." </p> <p> (5) Figurative uses of "ground" are as representing <i> the </i> <i> heart </i> in relation to its reception of words of truth and righteousness (&nbsp; Jeremiah 4:3; &nbsp;Hosea 10:12 , "Break up your fallow ground"); to the word of the kingdom as preached by Christ (&nbsp;Matthew 13:8 , &nbsp;Matthew 13:23 ); dry, parched, thirsty ground stands for a poor condition (&nbsp;Psalm 107:33 , &nbsp;Psalm 107:15; &nbsp;Isaiah 35:7; &nbsp;Isaiah 44:3; &nbsp;Isaiah 53:2; &nbsp;Ezekiel 19:13 ). </p>

<p> ''''' ground ''''' , ''''' ground´ed ''''' ( אדמה , <i> ''''' 'ădhāmāh ''''' </i> , ארץ , <i> ''''' 'erec ''''' </i> ; γῆ , <i> ''''' gḗ ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) "Ground" is in the King James Version the translation of <i> ''''' 'ădhāmāh ''''' </i> , "the soil," the ground so called from its red color, frequently also translated "earth" and "land" (&nbsp; [[Genesis]] 2:5 f, etc.; &nbsp; Exodus 3:5; &nbsp;Exodus 8:21 , etc.); it is more often the translation of <i> ''''' 'erec ''''' </i> , which means rather <i> the earth </i> , most often translated "earth" and "land" (&nbsp;Genesis 18:2; &nbsp;Psalm 74:7; &nbsp;Isaiah 3:26 , etc.); other words are <i> ''''' ḥelḳāh ''''' </i> , "portion," "field" (&nbsp;2 Samuel 23:12 , the Revised Version (British and American) "plot"); <i> ''''' ḥārı̄sh ''''' </i> , "ploughing" (&nbsp;1 Samuel 8:12 ); <i> ''''' sādheh ''''' </i> , "a plain," "a field" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:13 , the Revised Version (British and American) "plot of ground"); for other special words see [[Dry]]; [[Fallow]]; [[Parched]] . </p> <p> (2) In the New [[Testament]] the common word for "ground" is <i> ''''' gē ''''' </i> , "earth," "soil," "land" (&nbsp; Matthew 13:8; &nbsp;Acts 7:33 , "holy ground," etc.); other words are <i> ''''' ágros ''''' </i> , "field" (&nbsp;Luke 14:18 , "I have bought a piece of ground" the Revised Version (British and American) "field"); <i> ''''' chōrı́on ''''' </i> , "spot," "place" (&nbsp;John 4:5 , "parcel of ground"). </p> <p> (3) As past participle of "to grind," "ground" appears as the translation of <i> ''''' rı̄phōth ''''' </i> , pounded grain (&nbsp; 2 Samuel 17:19 , the Revised Version (British and American) "bruised"); "ground" is also the translation of <i> ''''' ṭāḥan ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Exodus 32:20; &nbsp;Numbers 11:8; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 9:21 , the Revised Version (British and American) "grinding"). </p> <p> (4) "Ground," as the basis or foundation of anything, occurs in &nbsp;1 Timothy 3:15 as the translation of <i> ''''' hedraı́ōma ''''' </i> (from <i> ''''' édaphos ''''' </i> ), "the pillar and ground of the truth," the Revised Version, margin "stay." </p> <p> "Grounded" is used in the sense of <i> founded </i> , <i> based </i> , <i> fixed in </i> (&nbsp; Isaiah 30:32 ), "and in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him," the King James Version margin "Hebrew every passing of the rod founded," the Revised Version (British and American) "and every stroke (margin "Hebrew passing") of the appointed staff (margin "Or staff of doom (Hebrew foundation)"), which [[Yahweh]] shall lay upon him"; following, &nbsp;Isaiah 30:31 , "with his rod will he (Yahweh) smite him"; Delitzsch, "every stroke of the rod of destiny which Yahweh causes to fall upon Asshur"; the word is <i> ''''' mūṣādhāh ''''' </i> , from <i> ''''' yāṣadh ''''' </i> , "to place," "to found," "to appoint," "to ordain," hence, "appointed rod (of punishment)," seems the simplest rendering. </p> <p> In &nbsp;Ephesians 3:17 we have "rooted and grounded in love," and in &nbsp; Colossians 1:23 , "if ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled," the Revised Version (British and American) "steadfast," both <i> ''''' themelióō ''''' </i> , "to lay a foundation." In [[Ecclesiasticus]] 18:6 "ground" is used for the "bottom of things," but the Revised Version (British and American) has "to track them out" ( <i> ''''' exichneúō ''''' </i> ), "to trace out." </p> <p> (5) Figurative uses of "ground" are as representing <i> the </i> <i> heart </i> in relation to its reception of words of truth and righteousness (&nbsp; Jeremiah 4:3; &nbsp;Hosea 10:12 , "Break up your fallow ground"); to the word of the kingdom as preached by Christ (&nbsp;Matthew 13:8 , &nbsp;Matthew 13:23 ); dry, parched, thirsty ground stands for a poor condition (&nbsp;Psalm 107:33 , &nbsp;Psalm 107:15; &nbsp;Isaiah 35:7; &nbsp;Isaiah 44:3; &nbsp;Isaiah 53:2; &nbsp;Ezekiel 19:13 ). </p>

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