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And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 1

שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonSamson

Lemma: שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) · Strong's: H8123

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samson

Used 38 times. Also: Judges 13:24, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:7, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8123; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 2

בִּלְחִ֣יbil.Chiwith [the] jawbone of

Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H

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

Meaning: jaw

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Job 16:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 3

הַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.Morthe donkey

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: donkey

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 4

חֲמ֖וֹרcha.Mora heap

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) · Strong's: H2565

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heap

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2565; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 5

חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםcha.mo.ra.Ta.yimtwo heaps

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) · Strong's: H2565

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: heap

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2565; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 6

בִּלְחִ֣יbil.Chiwith [the] jawbone of

Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H

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

Meaning: jaw

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Job 16:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 7

הַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.Morthe donkey

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: donkey

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 8

הִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiI struck down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 9

אֶ֥לֶף'E.lefa thousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 10

אִֽישׁ\׃'Ishman

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Judges 15:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
With the jawbone	→	לְחִי H3895H jaw
of a donkey	→	חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey
I have piled them	→	חֲמוֹר H2565 heap
into heaps	→	חֲמוֹר H2565 heap
With the jawbone	→	לְחִי H3895H jaw
of a donkey	→	חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey
I have slain	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
a thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G 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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