Judges 16:12
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עֲבֹת
ʻăbôth
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
תּוֹלָע
tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
עָקֵב
ʻâqêb
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
לִשְׁכָּה
lishkâh
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
זְרוֹעַ
zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
חוּט
chûwṭ
a string; by implication, a measuring tape
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →עָקֵב ʻâqêb
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
Study H6119 →זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
Study H2220 →תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Study H8438 →לִשְׁכָּה lishkâh
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
Study H3957 →Cross References
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