Judges 15:19

“And Elohim split open the hollow that is in Lehi, and water came out of it, and he drank, and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En-hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.”

Judges 15:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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the hollowמַּכְתֵּשׁmachtesh

hollow

A hollow in the rock shaped like a mortar, at Lehi, from which water flowed.

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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.

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came outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetsu” appears
and he drankיֵּשְׁתְּyesht

drink

Drink.

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and his spiritרוּחruch

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

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returnedתָּשָׁבtashav

return

To go back to a place.

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and he revivedיֶּחִיyechi

recover

To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.

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he calledקָרָאkara

name

To give someone a name.

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its nameשְׁמָshema

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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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.

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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.

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