Judges 5:20
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
כּוֹכָב
kôwkâb
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
מְסִלָּה
mᵉçillâh
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
סִיסְרָא
Çîyçᵉrâʼ
Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
Key Terms in This Verse
מְסִלָּה mᵉçillâh
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
Study H4546 →סִיסְרָא Çîyçᵉrâʼ
Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
Study H5516 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more whi...
And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them...
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