Judges 9:53 Go deeper

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull. (KJV)

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וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.Lekhand she threw

Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to throw

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 1

אִשָּׁ֥ה'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 9:53 word 2

אַחַ֛ת'a.Chatone

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

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

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 Judges 9:53 word 3

פֶּ֥לַחPe.lacha mill-stone of

Lemma: פֶּ֫לַח (pe.lach) · Strong's: H6400

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: millstone

Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:12, 2 Samuel 11:21, Job 41:24, Song of Solomon 4:3, Song of Solomon 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6400; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 4

רֶ֖כֶבRe.khevan upper mill-stone

Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393H

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

Meaning: chariot: millstone

Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:6, 2 Samuel 11:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7393H; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 5

עַל\־'al-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 9:53 word 6

רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 7

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 41 times. Also: Judges 8:31, Judges 9:1, Judges 9:3, Judges 9:4, Judges 9:6, Judges 9:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040H; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 8

וַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzand it crushed

Lemma: רָצַץ (ra.tsats) · Strong's: H7533

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to crush

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 25:22, Deuteronomy 28:33, Judges 10:8, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 12:4, 2 Kings 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7533; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 9

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 10

גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ\׃gul.gal.Toskull his

Lemma: גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת (gul.go.let) · Strong's: H1538

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: head

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 16:16, Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:2, Numbers 1:18, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1538; TAHOT Judges 9:53 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

But a	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
dropped	→	שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw
an upper	→	פֶּ֫לַח H6400 millstone
millstone	→	רֶ֫כֶב H7393H chariot: millstone
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
Abimelech’s	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040H Abimelech
head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
crushing	→	רָצַץ H7533 to crush
his skull	→	גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת H1538 head

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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