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And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen he had finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹspeaking,לְדַבֵּרthat he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְthe jawboneהַלְּחִיfrom his hand,מִיָּדוֹand he calledוַיִּקְרָאthatהַהוּאplaceלַמָּקוֹםRamath-lehi.רָמַת לֶחִי
Judges 15:17
Study it in the app“And it happened, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and he called that place Ramath-lehi.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 15:17, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- when he had finishedכַלֹּתchalot
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appears- speakingדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- that he threwיַּשְׁלֵךְyashlech
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlech” appears- the jawboneלְּחִיlechi
jawbone
The jawbone of an animal, with its teeth.
Where else “lechi” appears- from his handיָּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- Ramath-lehiרָמַתramat
Ramath-lehi
Ramath-lehi, the name Samson gave to the place. It means "height of the jawbone."
Where else “ramat” appears
Translation note
“Ramath-lehi” means “height of the jawbone.”
The context
16And Samson said, “With the jawbone of the donkey, a heap, two heaps; with the jawbone of the donkey I have struck a thousand men.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And he became very thirsty, and he called to YHWH and said, “You have given into the hand of your servant this great salvation, and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”