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Wheneverוְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהraisedיָרִיםhis hand,יָדוֹIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלprevailed;וְגָבַרand wheneverוְכַאֲשֶׁרhe loweredיָנִיחַhis hand,יָדוֹAmalekעֲמָלֵקprevailed.וְגָבַר
Exodus 17:11
Study it in the app“Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 17:11, word by word
- Wheneverהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- raisedיָרִיםyarim
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “yarim” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- prevailedגָבַרgavar
prevail
To be more powerful, win out.
Where else “gavar” appears- he loweredיָנִיחַyaniach
set down
To place someone in a spot and leave him there.
Where else “yaniach” appears- Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek
Amalek
Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.
Where else “amalek” appears
The context
10Joshua did as Moses told him, to fight against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 · This verse (above)
12But Moses’ hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other side; so his hands were steady until the setting of the sun.