Judges 3:20
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֵהוּד
ʼÊhûwd
Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
קַיִץ
qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
עֲלִיָּה
ʻălîyâh
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אֵהוּד
ʼÊhûwd
Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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...
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
כַּפֹּרֶת
kappôreth
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֲלִיָּה ʻălîyâh
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
Study H5944 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →קַיִץ qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
Study H7019 →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 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
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