Study it in the app“And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he braced himself against them, one with his right hand and one with his left.”
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןgraspedיִּלְפֹּתthe twoאֶת שְׁנֵיmiddleהַתָּוֶךְpillarsעַמּוּדֵיon whichאֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶםthe houseהַבַּיִתrested,נָכוֹןand he braced himselfוַיִּסָּמֵךְagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםoneאֶחָדwith his right handבִּימִינוֹand oneוְאֶחָדwith his left.בִּשְׂמֹאלוֹ
Samson
Samson, son of Manoah, a Nazirite from birth and judge of Israel for twenty years. The name comes from the word for "sun."
Where else “shimshon” appearsgrasp
To wrap the arms around and hold.
Where else “yilpot” appearsboth
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tavech” appearspillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appearsbe firm
To be steady, well set, not moving.
Where else “nachon” appearslean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “yisamech” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsright hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “ymin” appearsleft
The side of the hand that is not the right.
Where else “semol” appears28And Samson called to YHWH and said, “Adonai YHWH, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, O Elohim, that I may take one vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
29 · This verse (above)
30And Samson said, “Let my soul die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with force, and the house fell on the lords and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he put to death at his death were more than those he had put to death in his life.
