Judges 16:15 Go deeper
← Judges 16 · ← verse 14 · verse 16 →
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth . (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.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 16:15 word 1
אֵלָ֗יו'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 16:15 word 2
אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow?
Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how?
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 3
תֹּאמַ֣רto.Marwill you say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
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 16:15 word 4
אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhI love you
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 5
וְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.Khaand heart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 6
אֵ֣ין'einnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 7
אִתִּ֑י'i.Ti[is] with me
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 8
זֶ֣הzehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 9
שָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.Loshthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 10
פְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.Mimtimes
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 11
הֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.tayou have deceived
Lemma: תָּלַל (ta.lal) · Strong's: H2048B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to deceive
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 31:7, Exodus 8:29, Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Job 13:9, Isaiah 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2048B; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 12
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 13
הִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.tayou have told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 14
בַּמֶּ֖הba.Meh<in> how?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 15
כֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.Kha[is] strength your
Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Judges 16:15 word 16
גָדֽוֹל\׃ga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
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 Judges 16:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How | → | אֵיךְ H0349A how? |
| can you say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| I love you | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| she asked | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| when your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| is not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| with me | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| This | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| is the third | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| time | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| you have mocked | → | תָּלַל H2048B to deceive |
| me | → | |
| and failed | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to reveal | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| to me | → | |
| the source | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| of your great strength | → | כֹּחַ H3581B strength |
| . . . | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page