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But a certainאַחַתwomanאִשָּׁהthrewוַתַּשְׁלֵךְan upper millstoneפֶּלַח רֶכֶבonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְand crushedוַתָּרִץhis skull.אֶת גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ
Judges 9:53
Study it in the app“But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on the head of Abimelech and crushed his skull.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 9:53, word by word
- But a certainאַחַתachat
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “achat” appears- womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- threwתַּשְׁלֵךְtashlech
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “tashlech” appears- an upper millstoneפֶּלַחpelach
millstone
Heavy stone for grinding grain, especially the upper one.
Where else “pelach” appears- an upper millstoneרֶכֶבrechev
upper millstone
The upper millstone.
Where else “rechev” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of 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- and crushedתָּרִץtarits
crush
To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".
Where else “tarits” appears- his skullגֻּלְגָּלְתּgulgalt
skull
The bones of the head, which enclose the brain.
Where else “gulgalt” appears
Translation note
A hand mill had two stones; the upper one was the one that was turned.
The context
52Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and he approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 · This verse (above)
54He called at once to the young man who carried his weapons and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his young man ran him through, and he died.