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On the cityבָּעִירthey rush,יָשֹׁקּוּon the wallבַּחוֹמָהthey run,יְרֻצוּןinto the housesבַּבָּתִּיםthey climb,יַעֲלוּthroughבְּעַדthe windowsהַחַלּוֹנִיםthey enterיָבֹאוּlike the thief.כַּגַּנָּב
Joel 2:9
Study it in the app“On the city they rush, on the wall they run, into the houses they climb, through the windows they enter like the thief.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 2:9, word by word
- On the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- they rushיָשֹׁקּוּyashoku
rush about; long eagerly
To run back and forth eagerly, like an animal seeking its prey; from this, to desire greedily.
Where else “yashoku” appears- on the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- they runיְרֻצוּyerutsu
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yerutsu” appears- into the housesבָּתִּיםbatim
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “batim” appears- they climbיַעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- the windowsחַלּוֹנִיםchalonim
window
Window: an opening in a wall.
Where else “chalonim” appears- they enterיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- like the thiefגַּנָּבganav
thief
Thief.
Where else “ganav” appears
The context
8And one does not push his brother; each man marches on his highway; and through the weapons they fall, but they do not break off.
9 · This verse (above)
10Before it the earth quakes, the heavens shake; sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.