And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
And he tooke about fiue thouſand men, and ſet them to lye in ambuſh betweene Bethel and Ai, on the Weſt ſide || of the citie.
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
אֶלֶף , masculine noun, ʾelef — a thousand (value 111)
H505,
אֶלֶף ʼeleph, eh'-lef; prop, the same as H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand:—thousand.a thousand
as numeral
a thousand, company
as a company of men under one leader, troops
Used in 390 Verses, 25 Books 499  Occurrence Count
אָרַב , verb, ʾarav — to lie in wait (value 203)
H693,
אָרַב ʼârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to lurk:—(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.to lie in wait, ambush, lurk
(Qal)
to lie in wait
ambush (participle as subst)
(Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle)
(Hiphil) to lay an ambush
Used in 39 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
בֵּין , masculine substantive (always used as a preposition), beyn — an interval, space between (value 62)
H996,
בֵּין bêyn, bane; (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or:—among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between
Used in 248 Verses, 32 Books 362  Occurrence Count
בֵּית־אֵל , proper locative noun, beyt–ʾeyl — "house of God", a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah (value 443)
H1008,
בֵּית־אֵל Bêyth-ʼÊl, bayth-ale'; from H1004 and H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine:—Beth-el.Bethel = "house of God"
ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name)
a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag
Used in 65 Verses, 14 Books 72  Occurrence Count
חָמֵשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, hameysh — five (value 348)
H2568,
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).five
five (cardinal number)
a multiple of five (with another number)
fifth (ordinal number)
Used in 273 Verses, 21 Books 342  Occurrence Count
יָם , masculine noun, yam — sea (value 50)
H3220,
יָם yâm, yawm; from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south:—sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
sea (general)
mighty river (Nile)
the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
seaward, west, westward
Used in 339 Verses, 35 Books 389  Occurrence Count
לָקַח , verb, lakah — to take (value 138)
H3947,
לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
(Qal)
to take, take in the hand
to take and carry along
to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
to take up or upon, put upon
to fetch
to take, lead, conduct
to take, capture, seize
to take, carry off
to take (vengeance)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be taken away, be removed
to be taken, brought unto
(Pual)
to be taken from or out of
to be stolen from
to be taken captive
to be taken away, be removed
(Hophal)
to be taken unto, be brought unto
to be taken out of
to be taken away
(Hithpael)
to take hold of oneself
to flash about (of lightning)
Used in 909 Verses, 32 Books 964  Occurrence Count
עַי , proper locative noun, ʿay — a Canaanite city (value 80)
H5857,
עַי ʻAy, ah'ee; or (feminine) עַיָּא ʻAyâʼ; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת ʻAyâth; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine:—Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.Ai or Aija or Aiath or Hai = "heap of ruins"
a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the second city taken on the invasion of Canaan
a city of the Ammonites on the east of the Jordan and apparently attached to Heshbon
Used in 33 Verses, 6 Books 39  Occurrence Count
עִיר , masculine noun, ʿiyr — excitement (value 280)
H5892,
עִיר ʻîyr, eer; or (in the plural) עָר ʻâr; or עָיַר ʻâyar; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):—Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.excitement, anguish
of terror
city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
city, town
Used in 936 Verses, 37 Books 1080  Occurrence Count
שׂוּם , verb, sum — to put, place, set (value 346)
H7760,
שׂוּם sûwm, soom; or שִׂים sîym; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):—× any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.to put, place, set, appoint, make
(Qal)
to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
to set, direct, direct toward
to extend (compassion) (fig)
to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix
to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix
to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
(Hiphil) to set or make for a sign
(Hophal) to be set
Used in 548 Verses, 37 Books 579  Occurrence Count
| Joshua 8:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיִּקַּ֕ח כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם אוֹתָ֜ם אֹרֵ֗ב בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֥ם לָעִֽיר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And he took |
H3947lakah |
לָקַח |
138 |
| about five |
H2568hameysh |
חָמֵשׁ |
348 |
| thousand |
H505ʾelef |
אֶלֶף |
111 |
| men, |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| and set |
H7760sum |
שׂוּם |
346 |
| them to lie in ambush |
H693ʾarav |
אָרַב |
203 |
| between Beth–el |
H1008beyt–ʾeyl |
בֵּית־אֵל |
443 |
| and Ai, |
H5857ʿay |
עַי |
80 |
| on the west side |
H3220yam |
יָם |
50 |
| of the city. |
H5857ʿay |
עַי |
80 |
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