Judges 17:5

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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מִיכָה

Mîykâh

H4318

Micah, the name of seven Israelites

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had an

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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of

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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and

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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an

אֵפוֹד

ʼêphôwd

H646

a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image

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and

תְּרָפִים

tᵉrâphîym

H8655

Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol

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and

מָלֵא

mâlêʼ

H4390

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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of his

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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who

הָוָא

hâvâʼ

H1934

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

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his

כֹּהֵן

kôhên

H3548

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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Key Terms in This Verse

teraphim H8655

תְּרָפִים tᵉrâphîym

Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol

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consecrated H4390

מָלֵא mâlêʼ

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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Micah H4318

מִיכָה Mîykâh

Micah, the name of seven Israelites

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ephod H646

אֵפוֹד ʼêphôwd

a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image

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became H1934

הָוָא hâvâʼ

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

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gods H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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priest H3548

כֹּהֵן kôhên

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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sons H1121

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 condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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made H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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one H259

אֶחָד ʼechâd

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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Cross References

Genesis 31:19 cross-reference

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

Judges 8:27 cross-reference

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

Judges 18:14 cross-reference

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten im...

Judges 18:24 cross-reference

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

Genesis 31:30 cross-reference

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Exodus 29:9 cross-reference

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Hosea 3:4 cross-reference

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

Exodus 28:15 cross-reference

And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou...

1 Kings 12:31 cross-reference

And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

Hosea 8:14 cross-reference

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Ezra 1:7 cross-reference

Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

1 Samuel 23:6 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

Hebrews 5:4 cross-reference

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

Exodus 24:5 cross-reference

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

Exodus 28:4 cross-reference

And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his...

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