Judges 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־שִׁמְע֣וֹן אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And yēlek yəhûdāh with šimʿôn ʾāḥîw and yakkû the kənaʿănî yôšēb ṣəpat and yaḥărîmû ʾôtāh and yiqrāʾ the šēm of the ʿîr ḥormāh.

Grammar Details

*yēlek*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun, Judah
*šimʿôn*: proper noun, Simeon
*ʾāḥîw*: noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his brother
*yakkû*: hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they struck/smote
*kənaʿănî*: proper noun with definite article, Canaanite
*yôšēb*: qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/inhabiting
*ṣəpat*: proper noun, Zephath
*yaḥărîmû*: hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they utterly destroyed/devoted to destruction
*ʾôtāh*: direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her/it
*yiqrāʾ*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*šēm*: common noun, masculine singular - name
*ʿîr*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*ḥormāh*: proper noun, Hormah

Word Meanings

*yēlek*: went/proceeded with
*yakkû*: struck/smote/defeated
*yôšēb*: inhabitant of/dwelling in
*yaḥărîmû*: devoted to destruction/utterly destroyed/placed under ban
*ḥormāh*: destruction/devoted to destruction (name meaning)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 21:3 : 3 And Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.
Josh 19:4 : 4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
Judg 1:3 : 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
2 Chr 14:10 : 10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Num 21:2-3
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80%
2And Israel vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
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Num 14:45
75%
45Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.
Judg 1:18-19
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74%
18Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.
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Judg 1:8-10
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8And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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Judg 1:2-4
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2And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
3And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
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Josh 19:4
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30and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
Deut 3:6
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Deut 1:44
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44And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.
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1 Chr 4:30
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30and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
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17but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;
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Ezek 39:16
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Josh 10:30
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Josh 11:11-12
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11And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
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Deut 13:15
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Josh 10:37
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37and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.
Neh 11:29
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1 Sam 30:30
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1 Chr 4:41
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