Study it in the app“Asa had a force carrying large shield and spear: from Judah, three hundred thousand; and from Benjamin, carrying shield and drawing the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand. All these were mighty men of valor.”
Asaאָסָאhadוַיְהִי לְa forceחַיִלcarryingנֹשֵׂאlarge shieldצִנָּהand spear:וָרֹמַחfrom Judah,מִיהוּדָהthreeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתthousand;אֶלֶףand from Benjamin,וּמִבִּנְיָמִןcarryingנֹשְׂאֵיshieldמָגֵןand drawingוְדֹרְכֵיthe bow,קֶשֶׁתtwo hundredמָאתַיִםand eightyוּשְׁמוֹנִיםthousand.אָלֶףAllכָּלtheseאֵלֶּהwere mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof valor.חָיִל
Asa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appearsarmy
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appearslarge shield
A large guard covering the whole body.
Where else “tsina” appearsspear
Spear, lance.
Where else “romach” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearsshield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appearsbend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “dorche” appearsbow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appearseighty
Eighty.
Where else “shemonim” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears7He said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with wall and towers, doors and bars; the land is still before us, because we have sought YHWH our Elohim; we have sought him, and he has given us rest all around.” So they built and prospered.
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9Zerah the Cushite came out against them with a force of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
