Judges 8:9
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
פְּנוּאֵל
Pᵉnûwʼêl
Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שָׁלוֹם
shâlôwm
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
מִגְדָּל
migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Key Terms in This Verse
פְּנוּאֵל Pᵉnûwʼêl
Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Study H6439 →מִגְדָּל migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Study H4026 →שָׁלוֹם shâlôwm
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
Study H7965 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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