Judges

Judges 9:53

⁵³But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But a	אַחַ֛ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
dropped	וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ	wat·taš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
an upper	פֶּ֥לַח	pe·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6400 cleavage, mill-stone
millstone	רֶ֖כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Abimelech’s	אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
head	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
crushing	וַתָּ֖רִץ	wat·tā·riṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7533 crush
his skull	גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃	gul·gā·lə·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1538 skull, head, poll

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