Numbers
Numbers 21:3
3And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.b
Footnotes
- b 21:3 Hormah means destruction.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| Israel’s | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| plea | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| and delivered up | וַיִּתֵּן֙ | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the Canaanites | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| devoted | וַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם | way·ya·ḥă·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| them | אֶתְהֶ֖ם | ’eṯ·hem | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| their cities | עָרֵיהֶ֑ם | ‘ā·rê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
| so they named | וַיִּקְרָ֥א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the place | הַמָּק֖וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| Hormah | חָרְמָֽה׃פ | ḥā·rə·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2767 Chormah |
Cross-references
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Numbers 14:45 · Deuteronomy 1:44 · 1 Samuel 30:30 · Psalm 102:17 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 10:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.