63 occurrences

'Hither' in the Bible

hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfKept Alive By GodIndividuals Saving OthersIdentitypreservation

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGovernorsRulersPromotionSpiritual FathersGod Sending ProphetsCaused By GodProvidence, Of God In CircumstancesIdentityIdentity In Christ

And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God.

And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.

Verse ConceptsSeven Things

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him.

Verse ConceptsDawnWaitingAmbushActing All NightAttempting To Kill Specific People

When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

Verse ConceptsVoicesAsking Particular QuestionsRecognising Things

And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodGrainMealsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSittingVinegarWineRemaining Food

Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodHiding From PeopleBaggage

And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

Verse ConceptsSacrilegePeace offerings

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.

Verse ConceptsWatchman

And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThe Ark Moved Around

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

Verse ConceptsForbidden FoodGod's People Sinning

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

Verse ConceptsDawnPlunderingNearness To God

And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

Verse ConceptsInvestigating

Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

Verse ConceptsOptimismNot DyingDeath AvertedBitterness

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Early LifeChildren, examples ofSheepShepherds, As OccupationsThe Youngest ChildThose Who Kept Stock

And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

Verse ConceptsephodsMischiefThe Urim And Thummim

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

Verse ConceptsThe Urim And Thummim

So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

Verse ConceptsBraceletsHeadsHead coveringOrnamentsKilling Kings

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesZion, As A PlaceEntering Cities

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingOthers SummoningApproval To Kill Oneself

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

Verse ConceptsDuplicating Words

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksMiracles Of ElijahDivision Of WatersOuter GarmentsDry LandWaters Divided

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersMiracles Of ElishaDivision Of WatersWaters DividedWhere Is God?

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

Verse ConceptsSick IndividualsMan Of Godsyriadamascus

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidCastlesEntering Cities

and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for ye purpose that which will bring upon us a trespass against Jehovah, to add unto our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers houses , and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

Verse ConceptsSamaritansExiled ForeignersTimes Of People

Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

Verse ConceptsCup Of Suffering

Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofHarpsinstrumentsdrums

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Verse ConceptsWisdom And Guidance

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationSelf ExaltationMoving UpwardsAbasing PeopleWaiting Till Marriage

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

Verse ConceptsHarlotsParents Sinwitcheswhores

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither.

Verse ConceptsCripplesdisabilitiesLamenessGathering IsraelReturn From The NorthBirthHarming Pregnant WomenMotherhood

How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.

Verse ConceptsNew ThingsApostasy in OTChrist, The Seed OfCompassesWeak WomenBefore People ActBackslidingBacksliderswomanwandering

And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsSpreading StoriesLooking And SeeingPay Attention To People!God's Things RevealedWhy God Did Things

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace: he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth out of the midst of the fire.

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordGoing OutsideFurnaces

and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

Verse ConceptsMan's WaysNaked In ShameDistinctive ClothingGarments

And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.

Verse ConceptsLendingGod's NeedsWhy Do Others Do This?

And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithEvil GenerationsTwisted WaysDrawing Near To ChristNot Believing In JesusGod EnduringBefore God ActsChrist Not Always With People

And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanPoverty, Remedies ForStreetsHasteUsing RoadsTelling What People DidAngry People

But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod KillsOvercoming EnemiesEnemies

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.

Verse ConceptsMisunderstood TruthDrawing Water

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

Verse ConceptsOthers SummoningA Good Husband

And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

Verse ConceptsRabbiFinding PeopleWhen?lakes

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersKilling DisciplesCalling In Christ's NameIs It Really?Tying Up

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

Verse ConceptsTurning Upside DownPulling PeopleNot FindingTroubling Groups Of PeopleCauses of failure in

For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

Verse ConceptsStealingBlasphemyLack Of Holiness

And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of People's Situations

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

Verse ConceptsNecessityHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThe Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenGoing Up To HeavenTrumpets For SignallingPredicting The FutureGod's VoiceSpecial RevelationGoing To HeavenRainbowPurgatoryThe Rapturerevelation

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

Verse ConceptsHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityGoing Up To HeavenGod Speaks From HeavenTaken To HeavenThe Two Witnesses

And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;

Verse ConceptsBabylonAngels as God's servantsSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsAngels Doing God's WorkThe Great ProstituteVoice Of The ArchangelThe judgment of babylonwhores

And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChurchSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsEnd Of ActionsMarriage To God

Bible Theasaurus

Hither (88 instances)
Towards (233 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אז 
'az 
Usage: 141

אנה אן 
'an 
Usage: 40

הלאה 
Hal@ah 
Usage: 16

הלם 
Halom 
Usage: 11

הנּה 
hennah 
Usage: 55

כּה 
Koh 
Usage: 577

נגשׁ 
Nagash 
..near , come , ..nigh , bring , ... hither , offer , approach , forth ,
Usage: 125

עד 
`ad 
by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet
Usage: 784

עד 
`ad (Aramaic) 
till , until , unto , ever , for , to , but at , even , hitherto , mastery , on , within
Usage: 35

פּו פּא פּה 
Poh 
Usage: 82

ἄρτι 
Arti 
Usage: 21

δεῦρο 
Deuro 
Usage: 5

ἐνθάδε 
Enthade 
Usage: 6

μετακαλέω 
metakaleo 
Usage: 4

οὔπω 
Oupo 
not yet , hitherto ... not , as yet , no ... as yet
Usage: 13

ὧδε 
Hode 
Usage: 33

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