Our wanna-be learned Thunderr, asked me if I knew what "bestow" means? He clearly implied with such a question that he does. But does he? The following is out of my M-W Collegiate:
Main Entry:be£stow
Pronunciation:bi-*st*
Function:transitive verb
Etymology:Middle English, from be- + stowe place— more at STOW
Date:14th century
1 : to put to use : APPLY *bestowed his spare time on study*
2 : to put in a particular or appropriate place : STOW
3 : to provide with quarters : PUT UP
4 : to convey as a gift — usually used with on or upon
synonyms see GIVE
–be£stow£al \-*st*-*l\ noun
(emphases mine)
To add-
Strongs #5148: AHLB#: 1307-H (V)
1307) Hn% (Hn% NHh) ac: Guide co: Rest ab: ?: The pictograph n is a picture of a seed representing continuance, the h is a picture of a wall that separates the inside from the outside. Combined these mean "continue outside". The shepherd would guide his flock to a place of water. Here is water for drinking as well as green grass for pasturing. Once the flock arrives, they are free to rest after the long journey. A guided journey to a place of rest. A sigh of rest. (eng: night - from the German nocht, as the time of rest)
A) Hn% (Hn% NHh) ac: ? co: Rest ab: ?
Nf2) Thn% (Thn% N-HhT) - Rest: [freq. 8] |kjv: rest, set, quietness, lighting| {str: 5183}
hf1) Ehnm% (Ehnm% MN-HhH) - Gift: What is brought to another. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [freq. 213] |kjv: offering, present, gift, oblation, sacrifice, meat| {str: 4503, 4504}
C) Hna% (Hna% ANHh) ac: Sigh co: ? ab: ?: A sigh of rest.
V) Hna% (Hna% A-NHh) - Sigh: To sigh or groan out of a desire for rest. [freq. 12] (vf: Niphal) |kjv: sigh, groan, mourn| {str: 584}
Nm) na% (Hna% A-NHh) - I: In the sense of sighing or breathing. [Aramaic only; The plural form of this word meaning, we, is anhnaor anhna] [df: ana hna] [freq. 20] |kjv: I, me, we| {str: 576, 586}
Nf1) Ehna% (Ehna% AN-HhH) - Groan: The expression of burden and the desire for rest. [freq. 11] |kjv: sighing, groaning, sigh, mourning| {str: 585}
fm) Ihna% (Ihna% AN-HhY) - I: In the sense of sighing or breathing. [The plural form of this word meaning, we, is fnhna, fnhn and fna] [df: ykna yna] [freq. 29] |kjv: I, me, we, ourselves, mine| {str: 580, 587, 589, 595, 5168}
F) Hne% (Hne% HNHh) ac: ? co: Rest ab: ?
Nf1) Ehne% (Ehne% HN-HhH) - Rest: [freq. 1] |kjv: release| {str: 2010}
H) Ehn% (Ehn% NHhH) ac: Guide co: ? ab: ?
V) Ehn% (Ehn% N-HhH) - Guide: [freq. 39] (vf: Paal, Hiphil) |kjv: lead, guide, bestow, govern, put, straiten| {str: 5148}
J) Hfn% (Hfn% NWHh) ac: Rest co: Rest ab: ?: A place of quiet and rest from burdens, work or enemy.
V) Hfn% (Hfn% NWHh) - Rest: [freq. 64] (vf: Paal) |kjv: rest, cease, confederate, down, lay, quiet, remain| {str: 5117}
Nm) Hfn% (Hfn% NWHh) - Rest: [freq. 4] |kjv: rest| {str: 5118}
am) Hfnm% (Hfnm% M-NWHh) - Rest: [freq. 7] |kjv: rest| {str: 4494}
kf1) Ehfnm% (Ehfnm% M-NW-HhH) - Rest: [freq. 21] |kjv: rest, comfortable, ease, quiet, still| {str: 4496}
L) Hni% (Hni% YNHh) ac: Sit co: Rest ab: ?
V) Hni% (Hni% Y-NHh) - Sit: [freq. 75] (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hophal) |kjv: leave, up, lay, suffer, place, put, set, down, alone, bestow, pacify, still, withdraw, withhold| {str: 3240}
Adopted Roots;
A2392 Mhn Comfort
AHLB
Hebrew Word: naha
Strong's Reference: H5148
Definition: lead, guide, (ASV and RSV similar with the latter superior at 1Sa_22:4; 1Ki_10:26) both of which evidence a confusion of naha and nuah; cf ASV 2Ki_18:11 , and inferior at Psa_67:4 [H5].
Our root represents the conducting of one along the right path. For synonyms see
ndhag. Our root occurs thirty -nine times.
The root is sometimes synonymous with nahag "to herd" to a predetermined destination; e.g. lead away captive (Job_12:23), herd/lead a flock (Psa_78:53, Psa_78:72). Elsewhere it is equal to nasal "to lead/guide tenderly;" e.g. Psa_31:3 [H4], to lead (naha), and tenderly lead/guide (ncihal) out of trouble (cf. Job_31:18).
God is often the one who "leads." So, Abraham's servant reported God as his "guider" (Gen_24:27). In the Exodus this guidance was manifested by the pillars of cloud and fire which preceeded (led) Israel (Exo_13:21). The Psalms frequently recall how God led his people along the right path and beseech him to do so again. This request is for far more than guidance. It is that God be before them showing the way of righteousness (Psa_5:8 [H9]; Psa_23:3). Moreover, the pious are to be led by God's commandments (Pro_6:22) in conjunction with the integrity of his heart (Pro_11:3). The nations are obligated to worship God because he will judge and govern (i.e. graciously guide, Psa_67:4 [H5]; cf. Psa_31:3 [H4]) in the messianic kingdom. L.J.C.
Hebrew Word: nimum
Strong's Reference: None
Definition: See no. 1344b.
Hebrew Word: nashush
Strong's Reference: None
Definition: See no. 1349 b.
Hebrew Word: nahir
Strong's Reference: None
Definition: See no. 1346c.
1Ki 10:26 and gatheredH622 H8799 Conj-w+V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף SolomonH8010 N-proper-ms šə·lō·mōh שְׁלֹמֹה֮ chariotsH7393 N-ms re·ḵeḇ רֶ֣כֶב and horsemen;H6571 Conj-w+N-mp ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm וּפָרָשִׁים֒ and hadH1961 Conj-w+V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms way·hî- וַיְהִי־ heH0 Prep+3ms lōw ל֗וֹ N1 a thousandH505 Number-ms ’e·lep̄ אֶ֤לֶף and fourH702 Conj-w+Number-fs wə·’ar·ba‘- וְאַרְבַּע־ hundredH3967 Number-fp mê·’ō·wṯ מֵאוֹת֙ chariots,H7393 N-ms re·ḵeḇ רֶ֔כֶב and twoH8147 Conj-w+Number-md ū·šə·nêm- וּשְׁנֵים־ [and] tenH6240 Number-ms ‘ā·śār עָשָׂ֥ר thousandH505 Number-ms ’e·lep̄ אֶ֖לֶף horsemen,H6571 N-mp pā·rā·šîm פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים N2 and whom he
stationedH5148 H8686 Conj-w+V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms+3mp way·yan·ḥêm וַיַּנְחֵם֙ in citiesH5892 Prep-b+N-fpc bə·‘ā·rê בְּעָרֵ֣י the chariot,H7393 Art+N-ms hā·re·ḵeḇ הָרֶ֔כֶב and withH5973 Conj-w+Prep wə·‘im- וְעִם־ the kingH4428 Art+N-ms ham·me·leḵ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ in Jerusalem.H3389 Prep-b+N-proper-fs bî·rū·šā·lim בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
1Ki 10:26 And Sh'lomo gathered together merkavot and parashim; and he had a thousand and four hundred merkavot, and twelve thousand parashim, whom
he kept in his chariot cities and with HaMelech in Yerushalayim.
(26) Gathered together chariots.—See above, 1Ki_4:26. This gathering of chariots—the sign of military conquest and extended empire—is evidently noticed here in connection with the growth of commerce and wealth, as one of the powers which held Solomon’s kingdom together. Josephus (Ant. viii. 7, 4), in mentioning them, gives a vivid description of the use of these chariots and horsemen for progresses of royal magnificence and pleasure. But their chief use was. no doubt, military. The “chariot cities” would be the fortified posts, in the various parts of Solomon’s own dominions and in the tributary countries.
J.
