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And the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאdieמֵתוּwere struckהֻכּוּwith tumors,בַּטְּחֹרִיםand the cryוַ שַׁוְעַתof the cityהָעִירwent upתַּעַלto the heavens.הַשָּׁמָיִם
1 Samuel 5:12
Study it in the app“And the men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 5:12, word by word
- And the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- were struckהֻכּוּhuku
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “huku” appears- with tumorsטְּחֹרִיםtechorim
tumors
Tumors or painful swellings.
Where else “techorim” appears- and the cryשַׁוְעַתshavat
cry for help
Cry for help.
Where else “shavat” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- went upתַּעַלtaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “taal” appears- to the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
11So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, and let it return to its place, so that it does not put me to death, and my people.” For there was a deathly confusion throughout the city; the hand of Elohim was very heavy there.
12 · This verse (above)