Blessed beתְּבֹרַךְabove womenמִנָּשִׁיםJael,יָעֵלthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Heberחֶבֶרthe Kenite;הַקֵּינִיabove womenמִנָּשִׁיםin the tentבָּאֹהֶלmay she be blessed.תְּבֹרָךְ
Judges 5:24
Study it in the app“Blessed be above women Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; above women in the tent may she be blessed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:24, word by word
- Blessed beתְּבֹרַךְtevorach
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “tevorach” appears- above womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- Jaelיָעֵלyael
Jael
Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite; she put Sisera to death. The name means "mountain goat."
Where else “yael” appears- of Heberחֶבֶרchever
Heber
Heber, the name of a grandson of Asher, of Heber the Kenite, husband of Jael, and of other Israelites.
Where else “chever” appears- the Keniteקֵּינִיkeni
Kenite
Kenite(s): a people of southern Canaan; Moses' father-in-law belonged to them.
Where else “keni” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears
Translation note
It can also be translated “blessed among women”; the same way of speaking appears in Luke 1:42.
The context
23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of YHWH, ‘surely curse its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of YHWH, to the help of YHWH against the mighty men.’
24 · This verse (above)
25Water he asked, milk she gave; in a bowl of nobles she presented curds.