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And one from Jacobמִיַּעֲקֹבshall ruleוְיֵרְדְּand destroyוְהֶאֱבִידthe survivorשָׂרִידfrom the city.”מֵעִיר
Numbers 24:19
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Numbers 24:19, word by word
- And one from Jacobיַּעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- shall ruleיֵרְדְּyerd
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “yerd” appears- and destroyהֶאֱבִידheevid
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “heevid” appears- the survivorשָׂרִידsarid
survivor
Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.
Where else “sarid” appears- from the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
18And Edom shall be a possession, and Seir, his enemies, shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.
19 · This verse (above)
20And he saw Amalek and took up his poem and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end shall be to destruction.”