King James Version
Numbers 25:15 in the King James Version says “And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.”
Numbers 25:15 · KJV
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. chief: Heb. house of a father
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“the daughter”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“he was head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and of a chief”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“in Midian”
H4080midjan, a son of abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
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