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But he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“It is notאֵיןthe soundקוֹלof the shoutעֲנוֹתof victory,גְּבוּרָהand it is notוְאֵיןthe soundקוֹלof the cryעֲנוֹתof defeat;חֲלוּשָׁהthe soundקוֹלof singingעַנּוֹתIאָנֹכִיhear.”שֹׁמֵעַ
Exodus 32:18
Study it in the app“But he said, “It is not the sound of the shout of victory, and it is not the sound of the cry of defeat; the sound of singing I hear.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:18, word by word
- But he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the shoutעֲנוֹתanot
sing in turns
To sing in turns, so that one choir answers the other.
Where else “anot” appears- of victoryגְּבוּרָהgevura
victory
Triumph in battle, won by strength.
Where else “gevura” appears- of defeatחֲלוּשָׁהchalusha
defeat
Defeat, weakness. It occurs only in Exodus 32:18.
Where else “chalusha” appears- hearשֹׁמֵעַshomea
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shomea” appears
The context
17When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And it happened, as soon as he came near to the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, that Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.