They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
They choſe new gods; then was warre in the gates: was there a ſhield or ſpeare ſeene among fourtie thouſand in Iſrael?
אָז , adverb, ʾaz — at that time (value 8)
H227,
אָז ʼâz, awz; a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore:—beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.then, at that time
temporal expressions
then (past)
then, if...then (future)
earlier
logical expressions
in that case
that (being so)
Used in 133 Verses, 27 Books 141  Occurrence Count
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582  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
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  Occurrence Count
אַרְבָּעִים , plural adjective, noun, ʾarbaʿiym — forty (value 323)
H705,
אַרְבָּעִים ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'; multiple of H702; forty:—forty.Used in 124 Verses, 21 Books 136  Occurrence Count
בָּחַר , verb, bahar — to choose (value 210)
H977,
בָּחַר bâchar, baw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select:—acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.to choose, elect, decide for
(Qal) to choose
(Niphal) to be chosen
(Pual) to be chosen, selected
Used in 162 Verses, 23 Books 170  Occurrence Count
חָדָשׁ , adjective, hadash — new (value 312)
H2319,
חָדָשׁ châdâsh, khaw-dawsh'; from H2318; new:—fresh, new thing.Used in 48 Verses, 20 Books 53  Occurrence Count
יִשְׂרָאֵל , proper masculine noun, yisraʾeyl — "God strives", another name of Jacob and his desc (value 541)
H3478,
יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'; from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:—Israel.Israel = "God prevails"
the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
the name of the nation after the return from exile
Used in 2231 Verses, 34 Books 2505  Occurrence Count
לָחֶם , masculine noun, lahem — perhaps war (value 78)
H3901,
לָחֶם lâchem, law-khem'; from H3898, battle:—war.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
מָגֵן , masculine noun, mageyn — a shield (value 93)
H4043,
מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane'; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה meginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.Used in 60 Verses, 18 Books 63  Occurrence Count
רָאָה , verb, raʾa — to see (value 206)
H7200,
רָאָה râʼâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):—advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
(Qal)
to see
to see, perceive
to see, have vision
to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
to look at, gaze at
(Niphal)
to appear, present oneself
to be seen
to be visible
(Pual) to be seen
(Hiphil)
to cause to see, show
to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
(Hophal)
to be caused to see, be shown
to be exhibited to
(Hithpael) to look at each other, face
Used in 1205 Verses, 38 Books 1300  Occurrence Count
רֹמַח , masculine noun, romah — a spear, lance (value 248)
H7420,
רֹמַח rômach, ro'-makh; from an unused root meaning to hurl; a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point:—buckler, javelin, lancet, spear.Used in 15 Verses, 9 Books 15  Occurrence Count
שַׁעַר , masculine noun, shaʿar — a gate (value 570)
H8179,
שַׁעַר shaʻar, shah'-ar; from H8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate:—city, door, gate, port (× -er).gate
gate (of entrance)
gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
city, town
gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
heaven
Used in 302 Verses, 29 Books 369  Occurrence Count
| Judges 5:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יִבְחַר֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִ֑ים מָגֵ֤ן אִם־יֵֽרָאֶה֙ וָרֹ֔מַח בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
| Verse #6632 (Ch. #216) — 13 words, 53 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| They chose |
H977bahar |
בָּחַר |
210 |
| new |
H2319hadash |
חָדָשׁ |
312 |
| gods; |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| then was war |
H3901lahem |
לָחֶם |
78 |
| in the gates: |
H8179shaʿar |
שַׁעַר |
570 |
| was there a shield |
H4043mageyn |
מָגֵן |
93 |
| or spear |
H7420romah |
רֹמַח |
248 |
| seen |
H7200raʾa |
רָאָה |
206 |
| among forty |
H705ʾarbaʿiym |
אַרְבָּעִים |
323 |
| thousand |
H505ʾelef |
אֶלֶף |
111 |
| in Israel? |
H3478yisraʾeyl |
יִשְׂרָאֵל |
541 |
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