Judges

Judges 20:38

³⁸The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The men	לְאִ֥ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had arranged	הָיָ֛ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a signal	וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗ד	wə·ham·mō·w·‘êḏ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the men in ambush	הָאֹרֵ֑ב	hā·’ō·rêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
When they sent up	לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛ם	lə·ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
a great	הֶ֕רֶב	he·reḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
cloud	מַשְׂאַ֥ת	maś·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion
of smoke	הֶעָשָׁ֖ן	he·‘ā·šān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6227 smoke
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.