Judges
Judges 12:11–12
11After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years. 12Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
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Judges 12:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Ibzan | אַֽחֲרָיו֙ | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| Elon | אֵיל֖וֹן | ’ê·lō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H356 Elon |
| the Zebulunite | הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑י | haz·zə·ḇū·lō·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2075 Zebulonite |
| judged | וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט | way·yiš·pōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| ten | עֶ֥שֶׂר | ‘e·śer | Number - feminine singular | H6235 ten |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
Judges 12:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elon | אֵל֣וֹן | ’ê·lō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H356 Elon |
| the Zebulunite | הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑י | haz·zə·ḇū·lō·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2075 Zebulonite |
| died | וַיָּ֖מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| and he was buried | וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר | way·yiq·qā·ḇêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| in Aijalon | בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן | bə·’ay·yā·lō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H357 Aijalon |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Zebulun | זְבוּלֻֽן׃פ | zə·ḇū·lun | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2074 Zebulun |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.