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And it happened,וַיְהִיat the turnלִתְשׁוּבַתof the year,הַשָּׁנָהthat Ben-hadadוַ בֶּן הֲדַדcountedיִּפְקֹדAramאֲרָםand went upוַיַּעַלto Aphekאֲפֵקָהfor warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainstעִםIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Kings 20:26
Study it in the app“And it happened, at the turn of the year, that Ben-hadad counted Aram and went up to Aphek for war against Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:26, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- at the turnתְשׁוּבַתteshuvat
return
Coming back; "when the year comes round": the next year.
Where else “teshuvat” appears- of the yearשָּׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- that Ben-hadadבֶּןben
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ben” appears- countedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “yifkod” appears- Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- and went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- to Aphekאֲפֵקָafeka
Aphek
Aphek: the name of several cities; it means "fortress."
Where else “afeka” appears- for warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
25And you, count for yourself troops like the troops that fell from you, horse for horse and chariot for chariot; and let us fight against them on the plateau, and surely we will be stronger than they.” He listened to their voice and did so.
26 · This verse (above)
27The sons of Israel were counted and provisioned, and went to meet them; and the sons of Israel encamped opposite them like two little flocks of goats, while Aram filled the land.