Judges 11:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
זָנָה
a prostitute
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זָנָה
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
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חַיִל
strength
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חַיִל
Strength, wealth, army, force. Chayil. A woman of chayil. Not just moral goodness but active powerful capability in every area of life.
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בֵּן
was the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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גִּלְעָד
Gilead
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גִּלְעָד
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
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יִפְתָּח
Jephthah
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יִפְתָּח
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
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גִּבּוֹר
a mighty man of
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גִּבּוֹר
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
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