Joshua 10:2
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
מְאֹד
mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or ...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
עַי
ʻAy
Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
Key Terms in This Verse
מְאֹד mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
Study H3966 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →Cross References
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city wi...
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
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