Hebrew Interlinear
Numbers 21:18 Interlinear
“the well digged The princes digged the nobles of the people it by the direction of the lawgiver with their staves And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּאֵ֞ר | H875 | the well | a pit; especially a well |
| 2 | חֲפָר֣וּהָ | H2658 | digged | properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore |
| 3 | שָׂרִ֗ים | H8269 | The princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 4 | כָּר֙וּהָ֙ | H3738 | digged | properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open |
| 5 | נְדִיבֵ֣י | H5081 | the nobles | properly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) |
| 6 | הָעָ֔ם | H5971 | of the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 7 | בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק | H2710 | it by the direction of the lawgiver | properly, to hack, i.e., engrave (judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive |
| 8 | בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם | H4938 | with their staves | support (abstractly), i.e., (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick |
| 9 | וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר | H4057 | And from the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 10 | מַתָּנָֽה׃ | H4980 | they went to Mattanah | mattanah, a place in the desert |
Verse Context
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