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So on thatהַהוּאdayבַיּוֹםhe called himוַיִּקְרָא לוֹJerubbaal,יְרֻבַּעַלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Let Baalהַבַּעַלcontendיָרֶבwith him,בּוֹbecauseכִּיhe tore downנָתַץhis altar.”אֶת מִזְבְּחוֹ
Judges 6:32
Study it in the app“So on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal contend with him, because he tore down his altar.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:32, word by word
- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- he called himיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּעַלyerubaal
Jerubbaal
Jerubbaal, the other name of Gideon. It means "let Baal contend": it was given to him when he tore down the altar of Baal (Judges 6:32).
Where else “yerubaal” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Let Baalבַּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- contendיָרֶבyarev
quarrel
To fight with words.
Where else “yarev” appears- he tore downנָתַץnatats
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “natats” appears- his altarמִזְבְּחmizbch
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbch” appears
Translation note
“Jerubbaal” sounds in Hebrew like “let Baal contend.” From here on Gideon also bears that name (Judges 7:1).
The context
31Joash said to all who stood around him, “Are you going to contend for Baal? Or are you going to save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn down his altar.”
32 · This verse (above)
33All Midian, Amalek, and the sons of the east gathered together, crossed over, and camped in the valley of Jezreel.