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Ehudאֵהוּדmadeוַיַּעַשׂfor himselfלוֹa sword;חֶרֶבit hadוְלָהּtwoשְׁנֵיedges,פֵיוֹתa cubitגֹּמֶדin length,אָרְכָּהּand he strapped itוַיַּחְגֹּר אוֹתָהּunderמִתַּחַתhis clothes,לְמַדָּיוonעַלhis rightיְמִינוֹthigh.יֶרֶךְ
Judges 3:16
Study it in the app“Ehud made for himself a sword; it had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it under his clothes, on his right thigh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 3:16, word by word
- Ehudאֵהוּדehud
Ehud
Ehud: a judge of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, who delivered the people from Eglon, king of Moab.
Where else “ehud” appears- madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- a swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- edgesפֵיוֹתfeot
edge
Edge of a weapon.
Where else “feot” appears- a cubitגֹּמֶדgomed
short cubit, span
A short measure of length, somewhat less than a cubit; it appears only here.
Where else “gomed” appears- in lengthאָרְכָּarka
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “arka” appears- and he strapped itיַּחְגֹּרyachgor
gird
Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.
Where else “yachgor” appears- his clothesמַדָּיmaday
garment
Clothing one wears, or rugs to sit on.
Where else “maday” appears- his rightיְמִינyemin
right side
The right side.
Where else “yemin” appears- thighיֶרֶךְyerech
thigh
The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.
Where else “yerech” appears
The context
15The sons of Israel cried out to YHWH, and YHWH raised up for them a savior, Ehud son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. The sons of Israel sent by his hand tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
16 · This verse (above)
17He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a man very fat.