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That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. (KJV)

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וַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'Uand they were afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 1

מְאֹ֔דme.'Odvery

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 2

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 3

עִ֤יר'ir[was] a city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 4

גְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.Lahgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 5

גִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onGibeon

Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) · Strong's: H1391

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gibeon

Used 37 times. Also: Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1391; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 6

כְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.Chatlike one of

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 7

עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 8

הַמַּמְלָכָ֑הha.mam.la.Khah<the> royalty

Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 9

וְכִ֨יve.Khiand for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 10

הִ֤יאhi'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 11

גְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.Lah[was] great

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 12

מִן\־min-more than

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 13

הָעַ֔יha.'Ai<the> Ai

Lemma: עַי (ay) · Strong's: H5857G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ai

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:3, Joshua 7:4, Joshua 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5857G; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 14

וְכָל\־ve.kholand all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 15

אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ'a.na.Shei.hamen its

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 16

גִּבֹּרִֽים\׃gi.bo.Rim[were] warriors

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Joshua 10:2 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So [Adoni-zedek and his people] were greatly	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
alarmed	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
Gibeon	→	גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon
[was] a great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
city	→	עִיר H5892B city
like one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
of the royal	→	מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was larger	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
than	→	מִן־ H4480A from
Ai	→	עַי H5857G Ai
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
its men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
were mighty	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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