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a peopleעַםgreatגָּדוֹלand tall,וָרָםthe sonsבְּנֵיof the Anakim,עֲנָקִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהknow,יָדַעְתָּand of whom youוְאַתָּהhave heard it said,שָׁמַעְתָּ“Whoמִיcan standיִתְיַצֵּבbeforeלִפְנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Anak?”עֲנָק
Deuteronomy 9:2
Study it in the app“a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, “Who can stand before the sons of Anak?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 9:2, word by word
- a peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- and tallרָםram
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ram” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the Anakimעֲנָקִיםanakim
Anakite
Anakite: a descendant of Anak, a people of very tall men who lived in Canaan.
Where else “anakim” appears- knowיָדַעְתָּyadata
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadata” appears- have heard it saidשָׁמַעְתָּshamata
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamata” appears- can standיִתְיַצֵּבyityatsev
take one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “yityatsev” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- of Anakעֲנָקanak
Anak
Anak, the ancestor of a people of Canaan, the Anakim, known for their great height.
Where else “anak” appears
The context
1Hear, Israel: you are crossing today the Jordan to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to the heavens,
2 · This verse (above)
3Know today that YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who crosses over before you as a consuming fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; and you will dispossess them and make them perish quickly, as YHWH has spoken to you.