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And the ambushוְהָאֹרֵבhurriedהֵחִישׁוּand rushedוַיִּפְשְׁטוּagainstאֶלGibeah;הַגִּבְעָהand the ambushוַ הָאֹרֵבmarchedיִּמְשֹׁךְand struckוַיַּךְallאֶת כָּלthe cityהָעִירwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
Judges 20:37
Study it in the app“And the ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; and the ambush marched and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:37, word by word
- And the ambushאֹרֵבorev
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orev” appears- hurriedהֵחִישׁוּhechishu
hurry
To move or act quickly, losing no time.
Where else “hechishu” appears- and rushedיִּפְשְׁטוּyifshtu
raid
To make a raid.
Where else “yifshtu” appears- Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “giva” appears- marchedיִּמְשֹׁךְyimshoch
go
To set out toward a place, often as a group.
Where else “yimshoch” appears- and struckיַּךְyach
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- with the edgeפִיfi
edge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears
The context
36So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck down. The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.
37 · This verse (above)
38Now the agreed signal between the men of Israel and the ambush was that they should send up from the city a great cloud of smoke.