Judges 15:16
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לְחִי
lᵉchîy
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
לְחִי
lᵉchîy
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
חָלָל
châlâl
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
Key Terms in This Verse
אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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