Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 15:17 Interlinear

And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand and called that place Ramathlehi

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיְהִי֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹH3615And it came to pass when he had made an endto end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
3לְדַבֵּ֔רH1696of speakingperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
4וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְH7993that he cast awayto throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
5הַלְּחִ֖יH3895the jawbonethe cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
6מִיָּד֑וֹH3027out of his handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
7וַיִּקְרָ֛אH7121and calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
8לַמָּק֥וֹםH4725that placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
9הַה֖וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
10רָ֥מַתH0
11לֶֽחִי׃H7437Ramathlehiramath-lechi, a place in palestine

Verse Context

Judges 15:16said And Samson With the jawbone of an ass heaps heaps...
Judges 15:17 (current) And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand and called that place Ramathlehi
Judges 15:18athirst And he was sore and called on the LORD and said...

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