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Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 1

דְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahDelilah

Lemma: דְּלִילָה (de.li.lah) · Strong's: H1807

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Delilah

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 16:4, Judges 16:6, Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Judges 16:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1807; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 2

עֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.Timropes

Lemma: עֲבֹת (a.vot) · Strong's: H5688

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

Meaning: cord

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5688; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 3

חֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.Shimnew

Lemma: חָדָשׁ (cha.dash) · Strong's: H2319H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: new

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 23:16, Leviticus 26:10, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2319H; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 4

וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huand she bound him

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 5

וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merand she said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 16:12 word 6

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

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 16:12 word 7

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines

Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Philistine

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 8

עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.kha[are] on you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 9

שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonO Samson

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 16:12 word 10

וְהָאֹרֵ֖בve.ha.'o.Revand the ambusher

Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ambush

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 11

יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[was] sitting

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 12

בֶּחָ֑דֶרbe.Cha.derin the chamber

Lemma: חֶ֫דֶר (che.der) · Strong's: H2315

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

Meaning: chamber

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:30, Exodus 8:3, Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 3:24, Judges 15:1, Judges 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2315; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 13

וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvay.na.te.Kemand he tore apart them

Lemma: נָתַק (na.taq) · Strong's: H5423

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to tear

Used 27 times. Also: Leviticus 22:24, Joshua 4:18, Joshua 8:6, Joshua 8:16, Judges 16:9, Judges 20:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5423; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 14

מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 15

זְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.Tavarms his

Lemma: זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) · Strong's: H2220

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: arm

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:16, Numbers 6:19, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2220; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 16

כַּחֽוּט\׃ka.Chutlike <the> thread

Lemma: חוּט (chut) · Strong's: H2339

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

Meaning: thread

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Joshua 2:18, 1 Kings 7:15, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Song of Solomon 4:3, Jeremiah 52:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2339; TAHOT Judges 16:12 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

So Delilah	→	דְּלִילָה H1807 Delilah
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
new	→	חָדָשׁ H2319H new
ropes	→	עֲבֹת H5688 cord
tied him up	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
with them	→
and called out	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
the Philistines are	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
here	→	עַל H5921A upon
But while the men	→	אָרַב H0693 to ambush
were hidden	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in her room	→	חֶ֫דֶר H2315 chamber
he snapped	→	נָתַק H5423 to tear
the ropes off	→	עַל H5921A upon
his arms	→	זְרוֹעַ H2220 arm
like [they were] threads	→	חוּט H2339 thread

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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