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Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְwas princeוַיָּשַׂרoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלthreeשָׁלֹשׁyears.שָׁנִים
Judges 9:22
Study it in the app“Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 9:22, word by word
- Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְavimelech
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” appears- was princeיָּשַׂרyasar
rule
To rule over a people as its head, with power.
Where else “yasar” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears
Translation note
Here the Hebrew does not say “reigned” or “judged”: it uses a verb of the family of “prince” or “chief.”
The context
21Jotham fled and escaped, and he went to Beer and lived there because of Abimelech his brother.
22 · This verse (above)
23Elohim sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem, and the lords of Shechem betrayed Abimelech,