Judges

Judges 11:1

¹Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Jephthah	וְיִפְתָּ֣ח	wə·yip̄·tāḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
the Gileadite	הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י	hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1569 Giladite
was	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a mighty man	גִּבּ֣וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1368 strong, mighty
of valor	חַ֔יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of a prostitute	זוֹנָ֑ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and Gilead	גִּלְעָ֖ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
was his	יִפְתָּֽח׃	yip̄·tāḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
father	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.