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Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsonבֶּןof Joashיוֹאָשׁreturnedוַיָּשָׁבfromמִןthe warהַמִּלְחָמָהby the ascentמִלְמַעֲלֵהof Heres.הֶחָרֶס
Judges 8:13
Study it in the app“Gideon son of Joash returned from the war by the ascent of Heres.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:13, word by word
- Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgidon
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Joashיוֹאָשׁyoash
Joash
Joash, the father of Gideon. Other people in the Bible bear this name, among them two kings (2 Kings 11-13). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yoash” appears- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- by the ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of Heresחָרֶסchares
Heres
Name of an ascent, meaning "the daystar".
Where else “chares” appears
The context
12Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw into terror the whole camp.
13 · This verse (above)
14He captured a young man of the men of Succoth and questioned him, and he wrote down for him the officials of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.