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Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְpursued him,וַיִּרְדְּפֵהוּand he fledוַיָּנָסbefore him,מִפָּנָיוand manyרַבִּיםfellוַיִּפְּלוּslain,חֲלָלִיםup toעַדthe entranceפֶּתַחof the gate.הַשָּׁעַר
Judges 9:40
Study it in the app“Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and many fell slain, up to the entrance of the gate.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 9:40, 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- pursued himיִּרְדְּפֵyirdfe
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfe” appears- and he fledיָּנָסyanas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanas” appears- before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- and manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “yiplu” appears- slainחֲלָלִיםchalalim
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalalim” appears- the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the gateשָּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears
The context
39Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
40 · This verse (above)
41Abimelech stayed at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not live in Shechem.