Definition

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• (un-) accustomed
• diligently
• expert
• instruct
• learn
• skilful
• teach(-er
• -ing)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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