1 Kings 20:30

“Those 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.”

1 Kings 20:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 20:30, word by word

Those who were leftנּוֹתָרִיםnotarim

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

Where else “notarim” appears
fledיָּנֻסוּyanusu

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

Where else “yanusu” appears
to Aphekאֲפֵקָafeka

Aphek

Aphek: the name of several cities; it means "fortress."

Where else “afeka” appears
the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
and the wallחוֹמָהchoma

wall

Wall, city wall.

Where else “choma” appears
fellתִּפֹּלtipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “tipol” appears
twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
and sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

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

Where else “shiva” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
And Ben-hadadבֶןven

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 “ven” appears
and cameיָּבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears
into a roomחֶדֶרcheder

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

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The context

29They 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.

30 · This verse (above)

31His servants said to him, “Look, please, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of loyal love. Let us put, please, sackcloth on our waists and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life.”

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