Judges 11:5
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
עַמּוֹן
ʻAmmôwn
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
גִּלְעָד
Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יִפְתָּח
Yiphtâch
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אִישׁ־טוֹב
ʼÎysh-Ṭôwb
Ish-Tob, a place in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
גִּלְעָד Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
Study H1568 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
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