Numbers 31:12
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶלְעָזָר
ʼElʻâzâr
Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
עֵדָה
ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
מַחֲנֶה
machăneh
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e...
עֲרָבָה
ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
מוֹאָב
Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
יְרִיחוֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
Study H6160 →מַחֲנֶה machăneh
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
Study H4264 →מוֹאָב Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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