1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:23

²³He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall.^h Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

Footnotes

h 11:23 5 cubits is approximately 7 feet 6 inches or 229 centimeters tall.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
also struck down	הִכָּה֩	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
an Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִ֜י	ham·miṣ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
a huge	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
man	מִדָּ֣ה׀	mid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
five	חָמֵ֣שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֗ה	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
Although the Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִ֤י	ham·miṣ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
had a spear	חֲנִית֙	ḥă·nîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
like a weaver’s	אֹרְגִ֔ים	’ō·rə·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H707 weave
beam	כִּמְנ֣וֹר	kim·nō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4500 beam
in his hand	וּבְיַ֨ד	ū·ḇə·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Benaiah went against	וַיֵּ֥רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
with a club	בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט	baš·šā·ḇeṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
snatched	וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל	way·yiḡ·zōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
the spear	הַחֲנִית֙	ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
from	הַמִּצְרִ֔י	ham·miṣ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
hand	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
and killed	וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ	way·ya·har·ḡê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
with his own spear	בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃	ba·ḥă·nî·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2595 spear

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.