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Zebulunזְבֻלוּןis a peopleעַםthat exposedחֵרֵףits lifeנַפְשׁוֹto death,לָמוּתand Naphtali,וְנַפְתָּלִיonעַלthe heightsמְרוֹמֵיof the field.שָׂדֶה
Judges 5:18
Study it in the app“Zebulun is a people that exposed its life to death, and Naphtali, on the heights of the field.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:18, word by word
- Zebulunזְבֻלוּןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears- is a peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- that exposedחֵרֵףcheref
reproach
To defy or humble someone with words, to put them to shame.
Where else “cheref” appears- its lifeנַפְשׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears- to deathמוּתmut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “mut” appears- and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- the heightsמְרוֹמֵיmerome
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “merome” appears- of the fieldשָׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears
Translation note
Word for word: “despised his soul to death,” that is, he did not care about risking his life.
The context
17Gilead dwelt beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he reside as an alien by the ships? Asher sat at the shore of the seas, and by his inlets he dwelt.
18 · This verse (above)
19Kings came, they fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; gain of silver they did not take.