Pfa. cxxxvii. 6. Above my chief joy, now wx¬ y, fuper capite lætitia mea. Job xl. 14, or 19. He is ראש WN, the chief of the ways of God. Latin tranfl. of Syriac, caput creaturarum Dei. Jer. xlix. 35. ראשית,I will break the bow of Elam the principal part of their ftrength, Vulg. fummam fortitudinem eorum. Exod. xxx. 23, WX7 D`DWI, aromata capitis. Latin tranfl. of the Syriac, aroma præftantiffimum; of the Arabic, præcipuis aromatibus. SECTION IX. By adding, more than all. 1 KINGS iv. 31. Solomon was wife more than all men 78, i. e. the wifeft of men. Job i. 3. This man was great more than all 5, the fons of the eaft; i. e. was the greateft of all the men of the east. 1 Kings xiv. 9. Thou haft done evil, more than all that were before thee; i. e. the moft evil. 22. Judah did evil, more than all that their fathers had done; i. e. the most evil. Comp. ver. 23, 24. 2 Chron. xi. 21. Rehoboam loved Maachah more. than all his wives and his concubines. K K Jer. xvii. 9. The heart is deceitful, more than all things, and N, defperately wicked; who can know it? The Latin tranfl. of the Arabic is, cor omni re magis profundum, eft humanum; quis illud agnofcat? Sept. Βάθεια η καρδια παρα πανία και ανθρωπος εστι, και τις γνωσέζαι αυτον. Parkhurst fays, I do not find that I ever denotes wickedness at all. Referring to Jer. xvii. 9, he renders it bad; i. e. infirm, weak, frail, as the heart of man. Ezek. xxxi. 5. His (the Affyrian's) height was exalted, above all the trees of the field; i. e. was the higheft. SECTION X. By the Adverb 782, Valde, added to a Noun or Verb. GEN. i. 31. It was very good; TND 31. Pf. cxix. 138. 18, and great faith. fulness. Gen. iv. 5. And Cain was angry TD very much, or vehemently. ,רעות מאד ;very good ,טבות מאד .2 .Jer. xxiv very bad. 2 Sam. xiii. 21. David was wrath 78 very much. Repeating the Adverb, increases the Force. Numb. xiv. 7. The land is good TND TND: i. e. moft exceedingly good. 2 Kings x. 4. TND TND 1871, but they were moft exceedingly afraid. Gen. vii. 19. The waters prevailed 7 DA moft exceedingly. Adding to TN, increases the Force. Gen. xxvii. 34. When Efau heard the words of his father, he cried grievously, with a great and bitter cry TN TV, very vehemently. Ifai. lxiv. 12. Wilt thou afflict us TRD TV, even grievously? or, to an exceedingly great degree. Repeating the Noun to which TD is added, increafes the Force. ,רעות רעות מאד טבות טבות מאד .3 .Jer. xxiv most exceedingly bad; moft exceedingly good. See ver. 2. .greatly increafes the Force,מאד מאד to גדול Adding Ezek. xxxvii. 10. 780 780 17 h, a very exceedingly great hoft. Newcome's tranfl. SECTION XI. By a Verb and Substantive of the same Pfa. xiv. 5; liii. 5. 972 1979, timuerunt timore. They were in great fear. Ezek. xv. 8; xiv. 13. hyn hyn, trespassed a trefpafs; i. e. grievously trefpaffed. trani. Newcome's xx. 27. huaa oh, in that they grievously trespassed against me. Newcome's transl. that it may lay a למען טבה טבה .10 .xxi flaughter; i. e. that it may make a fore flaughter. Newcome's tranfl. xxxii. 10. Their kings, w”, shall be afraid with fear; i. e. fhall be horribly afraid. Zech. i. 2. 3P 3P, Jehovah hath been angry with anger; i. e. hath been greatly angry. Newcome. Sore difpleafed. Eng. traní. Ads iv. 17. Απειλη απειλησωμεθα αύοις, let us ftrictly threaten them. Newcome. v. 28. Οι παραγγελια παρηγγείλαμεν υμιν, did not we strictly command you. Newcome. Luke xxii. 15. Eduμia eжTεJuμnoa, I have earneftly defired. Newcome. By adding to the Verb and Subftantive the Adjective 12, the Force is increased. -but it dis וירע אל-יונה רעה גדולה .Jonah iv. I pleafed Jonah with great displeasure; i. e. exceedingly. i. then the men feared וייראו יראה גדולה .10 . -and Jonah re וישמח יונה שמחה גדולה .6 .iv with great fear; i. e. were exceedingly afraid. joiced with great joy; i. e. rejoiced exceedingly. Nehem. ii. 10. fuit eis malo magno; bra nyn onb vnn, et malum i. e. it grieved them exceeedingly. Latin tranfl, of Arabic, ægre tulerunt vehe menter. By adding to the Verb and Substantive, the Force is greatly increafed. ,וישנאה אמנון שנאה גדולה מאד .15 .Sam. xiii 2 et odio habuit eam Amnon odio magno valde. Read the rest of the verse. Matt. ii. 1o. Εχαρησαν χαραν μεγάλην σφόδρα, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. SECTION XII. By two Verbs of the same Signification, one of which is usually in the Infinitive Mood. GEN. xxii. 17. In bleffing, I will bless thee, והרבה and in multiplying I will multiply ,אברכך |