Judges

Judges 9:1

¹Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal^a went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

Footnotes

a 9:1 Jerubbaal is another name for Gideon and probably means let Baal contend; here and throughout this chapter; see Judges 6:32|JDG 6:32.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙	yə·rub·ba·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
went	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his mother’s	אִמּ֑וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
brothers	אֲחֵ֖י	’ă·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
at Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔מָה	šə·ḵe·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
and said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
them	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
and to all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the clan	מִשְׁפַּ֛חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
of his mother	אִמּ֖וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.