Joshua 11:9
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עָקַר
ʻâqar
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
סוּס
çûwç
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
רֶכֶב
rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
Key Terms in This Verse
עָקַר ʻâqar
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
Study H6131 →רֶכֶב rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
Study H7393 →Related Passages
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