Judges 9:52 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.”

Judges 9:52 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 9:5212 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יָּבֹ֤אwayābōʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙ʾăbiymelekə

AbimelechnounH40

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

הַ/מִּגְדָּ֔לhamigədāl

castleparticleH4026

flower · tower. Compare the names following

וַ/יִּלָּ֖חֶםwayilāḥem

devourconjH3898

eat · ever · fight · overcome ···

בּ֑/וֹbwō

pron

וַ/יִּגַּ֛שׁwayigaš

approachconjH5066

bring (forth · hither · near) · come (hither ···

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

פֶּ֥תַחpetaḥ

doornounH6607

entering · entrance · gate · opening ···

הַ/מִּגְדָּ֖לhamigədāl

castleparticleH4026

flower · tower. Compare the names following

לְ/שָׂרְפ֥/וֹləśārəpwō

(cause topronH8313

make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly

בָ/אֵֽשׁbāʾēš

burningpronH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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