Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 20:38 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 20:38, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait that they should make a great rise up flame with smoke out of the city”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗ד | H4150 | Now there was an appointed sign | properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for |
| 2 | הָיָ֛ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | לְאִ֥ישׁ | H376 | between the men | a 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) |
| 4 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 5 | עִם | H5973 | and | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
| 6 | הָֽאֹרֵ֑ב | H693 | the liers in wait | to lurk |
| 7 | הֶ֕רֶב | H7235 | that they should make a great | to increase (in whatever respect) |
| 8 | לְהַֽעֲלוֹתָ֛ם | H5927 | rise up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 9 | מַשְׂאַ֥ת | H4864 | flame | properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a pr |
| 10 | הֶֽעָשָׁ֖ן | H6227 | with smoke | smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) |
| 11 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 12 | הָעִֽיר׃ | H5892 | out of the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
Verse Context
Judges 20:37And the liers in wait hasted and rushed upon Gibeah drew themselves along...
Judges 20:38 (current)Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait that they should make a great rise up flame with smoke out of the city
Judges 20:39retired And when the men of Israel battle Benjamin began...