Hebrew Interlinear

Numbers 21:1 Interlinear

heard the Canaanite And when king Arad which dwelt in the south came against Israel by the way of the spies then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עH8085heardto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2הַכְּנַֽעֲנִ֤יH3669the Canaanitea kenaanite or inhabitant of kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the canaanites standing for their neighbors the ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c
3מֶֽלֶךְH4428And when kinga king
4עֲרָד֙H6166Aradarad, the name of a canaanite and an israelite
5יֹשֵׁ֣בH3427which dweltproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
6הַנֶּ֔גֶבH5045in the souththe south (from its drought); specifically, the negeb or southern district of judah, occasionally, egypt (as south to palestine)
7כִּ֚יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8בָּ֣אH935cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
9בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478against Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
10דֶּ֖רֶךְH1870by the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
11הָֽאֲתָרִ֑יםH871of the spiesatharim, a place near palestine
12וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙H3898then he foughtto feed on; figuratively, to consume
13בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478against Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
14וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀H7617and tookto transport into captivity
15מִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
16שֶֽׁבִי׃H7628some of them prisonersexiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty

Verse Context

Numbers 21:1 (current)heard the Canaanite And when king Arad which dwelt in the south came against Israel by the way of the spies then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners
Numbers 21:2vowed And Israel a vow unto the LORD and said ...

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