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They calledוַיִּקְרְאוּthe nameשֵׁםof that placeהַמָּקוֹם הַהוּאBochim,בֹּכִיםand they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּthereשָׁםto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Judges 2:5
Study it in the app“They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 2:5, word by word
- They calledיִּקְרְאוּyikru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikru” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of that placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- Bochimבֹּכִיםbochim
Bochim
Bochim: the place where the people wept on hearing the messenger of YHWH. Its name means "weepers."
Where else “bochim” appears- and they sacrificedיִּזְבְּחוּyizbchu
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbchu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
Translation note
“Bochim” means “those who weep.”
The context
4When the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
5 · This verse (above)
6Joshua sent away the people, and the sons of Israel went, each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.