And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםsplit openיִּבְקַעthe hollowאֶת הַמַּכְתֵּשׁthat isאֲשֶׁרin Lehi,בַּלֶּחִיand waterוַ מַיִםcame outיֵּצְאוּof it,מִמֶּנּוּand he drank,וַיֵּשְׁתְּand his spiritוַ רוּחוֹreturned,תָּשָׁבand he revived.וַיֶּחִיThereforeעַל כֵּןhe calledקָרָאits nameשְׁמָהּEn-hakkore,עֵין הַקּוֹרֵאwhichאֲשֶׁרisin Lehiבַּלֶּחִיtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
Judges 15:19
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With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 15:19, word by word
- And Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- split openיִּבְקַעyivka
split
To cleave something in two, like wood or the sea.
Where else “yivka” appears- the hollowמַּכְתֵּשׁmachtesh
hollow
A hollow in the rock shaped like a mortar, at Lehi, from which water flowed.
Where else “machtesh” appears- in Lehiלֶּחִיlechi
jawbone
The jawbone of an animal, with its teeth.
Where else “lechi” appears- and waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- came outיֵּצְאוּyetsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetsu” appears- and he drankיֵּשְׁתְּyesht
drink
Drink.
Where else “yesht” appears- and his spiritרוּחruch
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appears- returnedתָּשָׁבtashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashav” appears- and he revivedיֶּחִיyechi
recover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “yechi” appears- he calledקָרָאkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears- its nameשְׁמָshema
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appears- En-hakkoreעֵיןen
En-hakkore
En-hakkore, the spring that burst out at Lehi. The name means "spring of the one who calls."
Where else “en” appears- in Lehiלֶּחִיlechi
Lehi
Lehi, a place in Judah where Samson struck the Philistines. The name means "jawbone."
Where else “lechi” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
Translation note
“En-hakkore” means “spring of the one who calls.”
The context
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?”
19 · This verse (above)
20And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.