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The nameוְשֵׁםof the womanהָאִשָּׁהwho was struck,הַמֻּכָּהthe Midianite,הַמִּדְיָנִיתwas Cozbiכָּזְבִּיdaughterבַתof Zur;צוּרheהוּאwas headרֹאשׁof the peoplesאֻמּוֹתof a fathers’ houseבֵּית אָבin Midian.בְּמִדְיָן
Numbers 25:15
Study it in the app“The name of the woman who was struck, the Midianite, was Cozbi daughter of Zur; he was head of the peoples of a fathers’ house in Midian.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 25:15, word by word
- The nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- who was struckמֻּכָּהmuka
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “muka” appears- the Midianiteמִּדְיָנִיתmidyanit
Midianite
Midianite: a descendant of Midian, son of Abraham and Keturah.
Where else “midyanit” appears- was Cozbiכָּזְבִּיkazbi
Cozbi
Cozbi, a Midianite woman, daughter of a chief of Midian. The name means "false."
Where else “kazbi” appears- daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of Zurצוּרtsur
Zur
Zur, a Midianite chief, father of Cozbi; also an Israelite. The name means "rock."
Where else “tsur” appears- was headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the peoplesאֻמּוֹתumot
people, tribe
People, tribe, nation.
Where else “umot” appears- of a fathers’ houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of a fathers’ houseאָבav
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “av” appears- in Midianמִדְיָןmidyan
Midian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appears
Places in this verse
Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
The context
14The name of the man of Israel who was struck, who was struck with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, chief of a fathers’ house of the Simeonites.
15 · This verse (above)
16YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,