Joshua
Joshua 10:2
2So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| alarmed | וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ | way·yî·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Gibeon | גִּבְע֔וֹן | giḇ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1391 Gibon |
| a great | גְּדוֹלָה֙ | gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| city | עִ֤יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| like one | כְּאַחַ֖ת | kə·’a·ḥaṯ | Preposition-k; Number - feminine singular construct | H259 one |
| of the royal | הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה | ham·mam·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| it | הִ֤יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was larger | גְדוֹלָה֙ | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Ai | הָעַ֔י | hā·‘ay | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its men | אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ | ’ă·nā·še·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| were mighty | גִּבֹּרִֽים׃ | gib·bō·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1368 strong, mighty |
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Deuteronomy 11:25 · Joshua 2:24 · Exodus 15:14–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.