Judges 20:44

“And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.”

Judges 20:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:44, word by word

And there fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “yiplu” appears
of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “binyamin” appears
eighteenשְׁמֹנָהshemona

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

Where else “shemona” appears
eighteenעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of valorחָיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

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The context

43They surrounded Benjamin, pursued him, trod him down without rest as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.

44 · This verse (above)

45And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the crag of Rimmon; and they gleaned of them on the highways five thousand men, and they pursued closely after him as far as Gidom, and struck of them two thousand men.

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