The hiltהַנִּצָּבalsoגַםwent inוַיָּבֹאafterאַחַרthe blade,הַלַּהַבand the fatוַ הַחֵלֶבclosedיִּסְגֹּרoverבְּעַדthe blade,הַלַּהַבforכִּיhe did notלֹאpullשָׁלַףthe swordהַחֶרֶבout of his belly;מִבִּטְנוֹand the excrementהַפַּרְשְׁדֹנָהcame out.וַיֵּצֵא
Judges 3:22
Study it in the app“The hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the excrement came out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 3:22, word by word
- The hiltנִּצָּבnitsav
hilt, handle
Hilt: the part of a weapon by which it is held.
Where else “nitsav” appears- went inיָּבֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- the bladeלַּהַבlahav
blade
The gleaming edge of a weapon.
Where else “lahav” appears- and the fatחֵלֶבchelev
fat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelev” appears- closedיִּסְגֹּרyisgor
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “yisgor” appears- pullשָׁלַףshalaf
draw out
Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.
Where else “shalaf” appears- the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- out of his bellyבִּטְנbitn
belly
The belly; also one's innermost part.
Where else “bitn” appears- and the excrementפַּרְשְׁדֹנָparshdona
dung
A word that appears only here; it is understood as "dung."
Where else “parshdona” appears- came outיֵּצֵאyetse
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “yetse” appears
Translation note
The last word of the verse appears only here; “excrement” is the most probable sense.
The context
21Ehud reached out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
22 · This verse (above)
23Ehud went out to the porch, closed the doors of the upper room behind him, and locked them.