Judges 16:1 Go deeper

Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

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

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 1

שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.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 16:1 word 2

עַזָּ֑תָה'a.Za.tahGaza towards

Lemma: עַזָּה (az.zah) · Strong's: H5804

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gaza

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 10:41, Joshua 11:22, Joshua 15:47, Judges 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5804; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 3

וַיַּרְא\־vai.yar'-and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 4

שָׁם֙shamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 5

אִשָּׁ֣ה'i.Shaha woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 6

זוֹנָ֔הzo.Naha prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 7

וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he went

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935L

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

Meaning: to come (in): marry

Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 23:12, 1 Samuel 1:19, 2 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935L; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 8

אֵלֶֽיהָ\׃'e.Lei.hainto her

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 16:1 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

One day Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
went	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
to Gaza	→	עַזָּה H5804 Gaza
where	→	שָׁם H8033G there
. . .	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
he saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
a prostitute	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
and went in to spend the night	→	בּוֹא H0935L to come (in): marry
with her	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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