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And the lordsסַרְנֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםbrought upוַיַּעֲלוּto herלָהּsevenשִׁבְעָהfreshלַחִיםbowstringsיְתָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhad notלֹאbeen dried,חֹרָבוּand she bound himוַתַּאַסְרֵהוּwith them.בָּהֶם
Judges 16:8
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Judges 16:8, word by word
- And the lordsסַרְנֵיsarne
lord
One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.
Where else “sarne” appears- of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appears- brought upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaalu” appears- sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears- freshלַחִיםlachim
fresh, green
Fresh, green, freshly cut; moist.
Where else “lachim” appears- bowstringsיְתָרִיםyetarim
bowstring
Another word spelled the same: the taut string of a bow.
Where else “yetarim” appears- been driedחֹרָבוּchoravu
dry up
To be left without water, a river, a sea or a spring.
Where else “choravu” appears- and she bound himתַּאַסְרֵtaasre
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “taasre” appears
The context
7And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any human being.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Now the ambush was waiting for her in the room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he snapped the bowstrings as a strand of tow snaps when it smells fire. So his strength was not known.