Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 16:17 Interlinear
“That he told her all his heart and said a razor unto her There hath not come upon mine head for I have been a Nazarite unto God womb from my mother's if I be shaven will go then my strength from me and I shall become weak and be like any other man”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּגֶּד | H5046 | That he told | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 2 | לָ֣הּ | H0 | ||
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | לִבּ֗וֹ | H3820 | her all his heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 6 | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | H559 | and said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 7 | לָהּ֙ | H0 | ||
| 8 | מוֹרָה֙ | H4177 | a razor | a razor |
| 9 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 10 | עָלָ֣ה | H5927 | unto her There hath not come | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 11 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 12 | רֹאשִׁ֔י | H7218 | upon mine head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 13 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 14 | נְזִ֧יר | H5139 | for I have been a Nazarite | separate, i.e., consecrated (as prince, a nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn nazirite) |
| 15 | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | H430 | unto God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 16 | אֲנִ֖י | H589 | i | |
| 17 | מִבֶּ֣טֶן | H990 | womb | the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything |
| 18 | אִמִּ֑י | H517 | from my mother's | a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) |
| 19 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 20 | גֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙ | H1548 | if I be shaven | properly, to be bald, i.e., (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste |
| 21 | וְסָ֣ר | H5493 | will go | to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| 22 | מִמֶּ֣נִּי | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 23 | כֹחִ֔י | H3581 | then my strength | vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce) |
| 24 | וְחָלִ֥יתִי | H2470 | from me and I shall become weak | properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat |
| 25 | וְהָיִ֖יתִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 26 | כְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 27 | הָֽאָדָֽם׃ | H120 | and be like any other man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
Verse Context
Judges 16:16 And it came to pass when she pressed with her words ...
Judges 16:17 (current)That he told her all his heart and said a razor unto her There hath not come upon mine head for I have been a Nazarite unto God womb from my mother's if I be shaven will go then my strength from me and I shall become weak and be like any other man
Judges 16:18saw And when Delilah for he hath shewed ...