Zebahזֶבַחand Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּעsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Riseקוּםyourselfאַתָּהand fall upon us,וּפְגַע בָּנוּforכִּיas the man is,כָאִישׁso is his strength.”גְּבוּרָתוֹSo Gideonגִּדְעוֹןroseוַיָּקָםand killedוַיַּהֲרֹגZebahאֶת זֶבַחand Zalmunna,וְאֶת צַלְמֻנָּעand he tookוַיִּקַּחthe crescentsאֶת הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere on the necksבְּצַוְּארֵיof their camels.גְמַלֵּיהֶם
Judges 8:21
Study it in the app“Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon rose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:21, word by word
- Zebahזֶבַחzevach
Zebah
Zebah, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed. The name means "sacrifice."
Where else “zevach” appears- and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּעtsalmuna
Zalmunna
Zalmunna, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed.
Where else “tsalmuna” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Riseקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- and fall upon usפְגַעfega
fall upon
To fall on someone to wound or kill him.
Where else “fega” appears- as the man isאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- so is his strengthגְּבוּרָתgevurat
strength
Strength of body or spirit to face something.
Where else “gevurat” appears- So 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- and killedיַּהֲרֹגyaharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “yaharog” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the crescentsשַּׂהֲרֹנִיםsaharonim
crescent ornament
Crescent: an ornament shaped like a new moon, hung on the neck of people and of camels.
Where else “saharonim” appears- were on the necksצַוְּארֵיtsavre
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavre” appears- of their camelsגְמַלֵּיgemale
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemale” appears
Translation note
The “crescents” were ornaments shaped like a crescent moon.
The context
20He said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man.
21 · This verse (above)
22The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son and your son’s son, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”