The wellבְּאֵרthat the princesהָ שָׂרִיםdug,חֲפָרוּthat the noblesהָ נְדִיבֵיof the peopleהָעָםexcavated,כָּרוּwith the scepter,בִּמְחֹקֵקwith their staffs.”בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָםAnd from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּרthey went to Mattanah,מַתָּנָה
Numbers 21:18
Study it in the app“The well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people excavated, with the scepter, with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 21:18, word by word
- The wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- that the princesשָׂרִיםsarim
nobleman
Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.
Where else “sarim” appears- dugחֲפָרוּchafaru
dig
To make a well or a pit in the ground.
Where else “chafaru” appears- that the noblesנְדִיבֵיnedive
noble
A man of rank who governs or decides; the prince of a people.
Where else “nedive” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- excavatedכָּרוּkaru
dig
To dig a well or a grave.
Where else “karu” appears- with the scepterמְחֹקֵקmechokek
ruler's staff
The staff of the ruler.
Where else “mechokek” appears- with their staffsמִשְׁעֲנֹתָmishanota
staff
A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.
Where else “mishanota” appears- And from the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- they went to Mattanahמַתָּנָהmatana
Mattanah
Mattanah, a place in the wilderness. The name means "gift."
Where else “matana” appears
The context
17Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
18 · This verse (above)
19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,