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But the people,וַ הָעָםthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלstrengthened themselvesיִּתְחַזֵּקand againוַיֹּסִפוּdrew upלַעֲרֹךְfor warמִלְחָמָהin the placeבַּמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey had drawn upעָרְכוּon the firstבַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןday.יּוֹם
Judges 20:22
Study it in the app“But the people, the men of Israel, strengthened themselves and again drew up for war in the place where they had drawn up on the first day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:22, word by word
- But the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- strengthened themselvesיִּתְחַזֵּקyitchazek
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “yitchazek” appears- and againיֹּסִפוּyosifu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosifu” appears- drew upעֲרֹךְaroch
draw up
To set soldiers in lines, ready for battle.
Where else “aroch” appears- for warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- in the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- on the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
21And the sons of Benjamin came out from Gibeah and brought down in Israel on that day twenty-two thousand men to the ground.
22 · This verse (above)
23And the sons of Israel went up and wept before YHWH until evening, and they inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I again draw near to war with the sons of Benjamin my brother?” And YHWH said, “Go up against him.”