Judges 3:16
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֵהוּד
ʼÊhûwd
Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אַמָּה
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
חָגַר
châgar
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
יְמָנִי
yᵉmânîy
right (i.e. at the right hand)
יָרֵךְ
yârêk
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →יָרֵךְ yârêk
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
Study H3409 →אַמָּה ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
Study H520 →Cross References
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug...
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
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