And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhenבִּthey make a long blastמְשֹׁךְwith the hornבְּקֶרֶןof the ram,הַיּוֹבֵלwhen you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶםthe soundאֶת קוֹלof the horn,הַשּׁוֹפָרthat allכָלthe peopleהָעָםshall raiseיָרִיעוּa greatגְדוֹלָהacclamation,תְּרוּעָהand the wallחוֹמַתof the cityהָעִירwill fallוְנָפְלָהin its place,תַּחְתֶּיהָand the peopleהָעָםshall go up,וְעָלוּeach manאִישׁstraight ahead.”נֶגְדּוֹ
Joshua 6:5
Study it in the app“And it shall be, when they make a long blast with the horn of the ram, when you hear the sound of the horn, that all the people shall raise a great acclamation, and the wall of the city will fall in its place, and the people shall go up, each man straight ahead.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:5, word by word
- And it shall beהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- they make a long blastמְשֹׁךְmeshoch
prolong
To make something last longer.
Where else “meshoch” appears- with the hornקֶרֶןkeren
horn
The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.
Where else “keren” appears- of the ramיּוֹבֵלyovel
ram's horn
The horn of a ram, blown like a trumpet.
Where else “yovel” appears- when you hearשָׁמְעֲshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the hornשּׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- shall raiseיָרִיעוּyariu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “yariu” appears- a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- acclamationתְּרוּעָהterua
acclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “terua” appears- and the wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- will fallנָפְלָהnafla
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafla” appears- shall go upעָלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- straight aheadנֶגְדּnegd
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negd” appears
The context
4And seven priests shall carry seven rams’ horns before the ark. And on the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the horns.
5 · This verse (above)
6So Joshua son of Nun called to the priests and said to them, “Carry the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven rams’ horns before the ark of YHWH.”