Numbers
Numbers 21:28
28For a fire went out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the city of Sihon.
It consumed Ar of Moab,
the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a fire | אֵשׁ֙ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| went out | יָֽצְאָ֣ה | yā·ṣə·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from Heshbon | מֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן | mê·ḥeš·bō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2809 Cheshbon |
| a blaze | לֶהָבָ֖ה | le·hā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3852 id. |
| from the city | מִקִּרְיַ֣ת | miq·qir·yaṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7151 town, city |
| of Sihon | סִיחֹ֑ן | sî·ḥōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5511 Sihon |
| It consumed | אָֽכְלָה֙ | ’ā·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| Ar | עָ֣ר | ‘ār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6144 Ar |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֔ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| the rulers | בַּעֲלֵ֖י | ba·‘ă·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| of Arnon’s | אַרְנֹֽן׃ | ’ar·nōn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H769 Arnon |
| heights | בָּמ֥וֹת | bā·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1116 high place |
Cross-references
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Numbers 21:15 · Jeremiah 48:45–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.