She made him sleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּonעַלher knees,בִּרְכֶּיהָand she calledוַתִּקְרָאfor a manלָאִישׁand she shavedוַתְּגַלַּחthe sevenאֶת שֶׁבַעlocksמַחְלְפוֹתof his head;רֹאשׁוֹand she beganוַתָּחֶלto afflict him,לְעַנּוֹתוֹand his strengthוַ כֹּחוֹleftיָּסַרhim.מֵעָלָיו
Judges 16:19
Study it in the app“She made him sleep on her knees, and she called for a man and she shaved the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength left him.”
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Judges 16:19, word by word
- She made him sleepתְּיַשְּׁנֵteyashne
sleep
To fall asleep, or sleep the sleep of death.
Where else “teyashne” appears- her kneesבִּרְכֶּיbirke
knee
Knee.
Where else “birke” appears- and she calledתִּקְרָאtikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikra” appears- for a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and she shavedתְּגַלַּחtegalach
shave
Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.
Where else “tegalach” appears- the sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- locksמַחְלְפוֹתmachlfot
braid, lock
Braid or long lock of hair.
Where else “machlfot” appears- of his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and she beganתָּחֶלtachel
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “tachel” appears- to afflict himעַנּוֹתanot
afflict
To make suffer, oppress.
Where else “anot” appears- and his strengthכֹּחkoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koch” appears- leftיָּסַרyasar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasar” appears
The context
18When Delilah saw that he had opened to her all his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, “Come up this time, for he has opened to me all his heart.” And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought up the silver in their hand.
19 · This verse (above)
20And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that YHWH had left him.