They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
They all hold ſwords, being expert in warre: Euery man hath his ſword vpon his thigh, becauſe of feare in the night.
אָחַז , verb, ʾahaz — to grasp, take hold, take possession (value 16)
H270,
אָחַז ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'; a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession):— be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).grasp, take hold, seize, take possession
(Qal) to grasp, take hold of
(Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled
(Piel) to enclose, overlay
(Hophal) fastened
Used in 63 Verses, 20 Books 67  Occurrence Count
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
חֶרֶב , feminine noun, herev — a sword (value 210)
H2719,
חֶרֶב chereb, kheh'-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.sword, knife
sword
knife
tools for cutting stone
Used in 371 Verses, 33 Books 408  Occurrence Count
יָרֵךְ , feminine noun, yareykh — thigh, loin, side, base (value 230)
H3409,
יָרֵךְ yârêk, yaw-rake'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side:—× body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.thigh, side, loin, base
thigh
outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
loins (as the seat of procreative power)
side (flank) (of object)
base
Used in 32 Verses, 10 Books 34  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
לַיִל , masculine noun, layil — night (value 70)
H3915,
לַיִל layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).night
night (as opposed to day)
of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)
Used in 223 Verses, 30 Books 232  Occurrence Count
לָמַד , verb, lamad — to exercise in, learn (value 74)
H3925,
לָמַד lâmad, law-mad'; a primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive):—(un-) accustomed, × diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).to learn. teach, exercise in
(Qal) to learn
(Piel) to teach
(Pual) to be taught, be trained
Used in 80 Verses, 17 Books 85  Occurrence Count
מִלְחָמָה , feminine noun, milhama — a battle, war (value 123)
H4421,
מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).Used in 308 Verses, 27 Books 319  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
פַּחַד , masculine noun, pahad — dread (value 92)
H6343,
פַּחַד pachad, pakh'-ad; from H6342; a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling):—dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.terror, dread
dread
object of dread
Used in 48 Verses, 14 Books 49  Occurrence Count
| Song of Solomon 3:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כֻּלָּם֙ אֲחֻ֣זֵי חֶ֔רֶב מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אִ֤ישׁ חַרְבּוֹ֙ עַל־יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִפַּ֖חַד בַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ ס |
| Verse #17580 (Ch. #674) — 11 words, 43 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| They all hold |
H270ʾahaz |
אָחַז |
16 |
| swords, |
H2719herev |
חֶרֶב |
210 |
| being expert |
H3925lamad |
לָמַד |
74 |
| in war: |
H4421milhama |
מִלְחָמָה |
123 |
| every man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| hath his sword |
H2719herev |
חֶרֶב |
210 |
| upon his thigh |
H3409yareykh |
יָרֵךְ |
230 |
| because of fear |
H6343pahad |
פַּחַד |
92 |
| in the night. |
H3915layil |
לַיִל |
70 |
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