Judges 1:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־שִׁמְע֣וֹן אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And yēlek yəhûdāh with šimʿôn ʾāḥîw and yakkû the kənaʿănî yôšēb ṣəpat and yaḥărîmû ʾôtāh and yiqrāʾ the šēm of the ʿîr ḥormāh.

Grammar Details

*yēlek*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun, Judah
*šimʿôn*: proper noun, Simeon
*ʾāḥîw*: noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his brother
*yakkû*: hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they struck/smote
*kənaʿănî*: proper noun with definite article, Canaanite
*yôšēb*: qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/inhabiting
*ṣəpat*: proper noun, Zephath
*yaḥărîmû*: hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they utterly destroyed/devoted to destruction
*ʾôtāh*: direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her/it
*yiqrāʾ*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*šēm*: common noun, masculine singular - name
*ʿîr*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*ḥormāh*: proper noun, Hormah

Word Meanings

*yēlek*: went/proceeded with
*yakkû*: struck/smote/defeated
*yôšēb*: inhabitant of/dwelling in
*yaḥărîmû*: devoted to destruction/utterly destroyed/placed under ban
*ḥormāh*: destruction/devoted to destruction (name meaning)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 21:3 : 3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
Josh 19:4 : 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
Judg 1:3 : 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
2 Chr 14:10 : 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.

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