Judges

Judges 16:9

9While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”

But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
While the menוְהָאֹרֵ֗בwə·hā·’ō·rêḇConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH693 lie in wait
were hiddenיֹשֵׁ֥בyō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in herלָהּ֙lāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
roomבַּחֶ֔דֶרba·ḥe·ḏerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2315 chamber, room
she called outוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןšim·šō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8123 Samson
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
hereעָלֶ֖יךָ‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height
But he snappedוַיְנַתֵּק֙way·nat·têqConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
the bowstringsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay·ṯā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
a strandפְּתִֽיל־pə·ṯîl-Noun - masculine singular constructH6616 cord, thread
of yarnהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙han·nə·‘ō·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5296 tow
searedיִנָּתֵ֤קyin·nā·ṯêqVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
by a flameאֵ֔שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
So the source of his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃kō·ḥōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3581 strength, power
remained unknownוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not

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