Study it in the app“Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to the brothers of his mother, and spoke to them and to all the family of the house of the father of his mother, saying,”
Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּעַלwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Shechem,שְׁכֶמָהtoאֶלthe brothersאֲחֵיof his mother,אִמּוֹand spoke to themוַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶםand toוְאֶלallכָּלthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the houseבֵּיתof the fatherאֲבִיof his mother,אִמּוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר
Abimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJerubbaal
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” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearsShechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechema” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsShechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
1 · This verse (above)
2“Speak, please, in the ears of all the lords of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
