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They foundוַיִּמְצְאוּAdoni-bezekאֶת אֲדֹנִי בֶזֶקat Bezekבְּבֶזֶקand foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainst him,בּוֹand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizzite.וְאֶת הַפְּרִזִּי
Judges 1:5
Study it in the app“They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him, and they struck the Canaanite and the Perizzite.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:5, word by word
- They foundיִּמְצְאוּyimtsu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsu” appears- Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִיadoni
Adoni-bezek
Adoni-bezek: a Canaanite king of Bezek. His name means "lord of Bezek."
Where else “adoni” appears- at Bezekבֶזֶקvezek
Bezek
Bezek: a place where Judah and Simeon defeated the Canaanite; also the place where Saul mustered Israel (1 Samuel 11:8).
Where else “vezek” appears- and foughtיִּלָּחֲמוּyilachamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachamu” appears- and they struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- and the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi
Perizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appears
The context
4Judah went up, and YHWH gave the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they struck them at Bezek, ten thousand men.
5 · This verse (above)
6Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued him, seized him, and cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet.