Judges 7:25
Old Testament • 23 words with Strong's data
"And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
עֹרֵב
ʻÔrêb
Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
עֹרֵב
ʻÔrêb
Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
צוּר
tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
עֹרֵב
ʻÔrêb
Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
יֶקֶב
yeqeb
a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
עֹרֵב
ʻÔrêb
Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
יֶקֶב yeqeb
a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)
Study H3342 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →Cross References
And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
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