Judges 9:17
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
רָחַק
râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁלַךְ shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
Study H7993 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →רָחַק râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Study H7368 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto...
Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
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