1 Kings 20:29

“They encamped these opposite those seven days. And it happened on the seventh day that the battle was joined; and the sons of Israel struck Aram, a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.”

1 Kings 20:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 20:29, word by word

They encampedיַּחֲנוּyachanu

encamp

To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.

Where else “yachanu” appears
oppositeנֹכַחnochach

opposite

On the opposite side, facing something.

Where else “nochach” appears
sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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that the battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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was joinedתִּקְרַבtikrav

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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and the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of 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.

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struckיַּכּוּyaku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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Aramאֲרָםaram

Aram

Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.

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a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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foot soldiersרַגְלִיragli

on foot

On foot: a grown man who marches on foot.

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in oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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The context

28The man of Elohim came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Because Aram has said, “YHWH is an Elohim of mountains, and he is not an Elohim of valleys,” I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you will know that I am YHWH.’”

29 · This verse (above)

30Those who were left fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty and seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, into a room within a room.

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