Judges 9:44
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
פָּשַׁט
pâshaṭ
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
רוּץ
rûwts
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּשַׁט pâshaṭ
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Study H6584 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →פֶּתַח pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
Study H6607 →נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂbîymelek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
Study H40 →Cross References
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
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