Judges 8:26
Old Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מִשְׁקָל
mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
עֲדִי
ʻădîy
finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall
נְטִיפָה
nᵉṭîyphâh
a pendant for the ears (especially of pearls)
אַרְגָּמָן
ʼargâmân
purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
שַׁרְשְׁרָה
sharshᵉrâh
a chain; (architectural) probably a garland
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
Study H6677 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →Cross References
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