Genesis 49:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Judahיְהוּדָ֔ה
(ye·hu·dah,)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
is a lion's 
 
743b: a lionfrom arah
whelp;גּ֤וּר
(gur)
1482: a whelpfrom gur
From the prey,מִטֶּ֖רֶף
(mit·te·ref)
2964: prey, food, a leaffrom taraph
my son,בְּנִ֣י
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
you have goneעָלִ֑יתָ
(a·li·ta;)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up. He couches,כָּרַ֨ע
(ka·ra)
3766: to bow downa prim. root
he lies downרָבַ֧ץ
(ra·vatz)
7257: stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched outa prim. root
as a lion, 
 
743b: a lionfrom arah
And as a lion,וּכְלָבִ֖יא
(u·che·la·vi)
3833b: a lion, lionessfrom an unused word
whoמִ֥י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
dares rouseיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃
(ye·ki·men·nu.)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
him up? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
is a lion's
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
whelp
guwr  (goor)
a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion -- whelp, young one.
from the prey
tereph  (teh'-ref)
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
thou art gone up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
he stooped down
kara`  (kaw-rah')
to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate -- bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, very.
he couched
rabats  (raw-bats')
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
as a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
and as an old lion
labiy'  (law-bee')
(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
who shall rouse him up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?

King James Bible
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah is a young lion-- my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness--who dares to rouse him?

International Standard Version
Judah is a lion cub. My son, you have gone up from the prey. Crouching like a lion, he lies down, Like a lioness, who would dare rouse him?

NET Bible
You are a lion's cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness--who will rouse him?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Judah, you are a lion cub. You have come back from the kill, my son. He lies down and rests like a lion. He is like a lioness. Who dares to disturb him?

King James 2000 Bible
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you are gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
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