Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 15:16 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 15:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

said And Samson With the jawbone of an ass heaps heaps With the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123And Samsonshimshon, an israelite
3בִּלְחִ֣יH3895With the jawbonethe cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
4הַֽחֲמ֔וֹרH2543of an assa male ass (from its dun red)
5חֲמֹֽרָתָ֑יִםH2565heapsa heap
6חֲמֹֽרָתָ֑יִםH2565heapsa heap
7בִּלְחִ֣יH3895With the jawbonethe cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
8הַֽחֲמ֔וֹרH2543of an assa male ass (from its dun red)
9הִכֵּ֖יתִיH5221have I slainto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
10אֶ֥לֶףH505a thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
11אִֽישׁ׃H376mena man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Verse Context

Judges 15:15And he found jawbone of an ass a new and put forth his hand...
Judges 15:16 (current)said And Samson With the jawbone of an ass heaps heaps With the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men
Judges 15:17 And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand...

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