And theseוְאֵלֶּהcame outיָצְאוּfromמִןthe cityהָעִירto meet them,לִקְרָאתָםso that they wereוַיִּהְיוּin the middleבַּתָּוֶךְof Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵלsomeאֵלֶּהon this sideמִזֶּהand someוְאֵלֶּהon that side;מִזֶּהand they struck themוַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָםuntilעַדnoבִּלְתִּיsurvivorשָׂרִידor fugitiveוּפָלִיטwas leftהִשְׁאִירto them.לוֹ
Joshua 8:22
Study it in the app“And these came out from the city to meet them, so that they were in the middle of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they struck them until no survivor or fugitive was left to them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 8:22, word by word
- came outיָצְאוּyatsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsu” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- to meet themקְרָאתָkerata
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerata” appears- so that they wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appears- in the middleתָּוֶךְtavech
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tavech” appears- of 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- and they struck themיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- survivorשָׂרִידsarid
survivor
Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.
Where else “sarid” appears- or fugitiveפָלִיטfalit
fugitive, survivor
Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.
Where else “falit” appears- was leftהִשְׁאִירhishir
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “hishir” appears
The context
21When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city and that the smoke of the city was going up, they turned back and struck the men of Ai.
22 · This verse (above)
23But the king of Ai they captured alive and brought him to Joshua.