Judges 16:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.”
כָּתֵף
the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything
עַל
is on
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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שַׁעַר
the gate of
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שַׁעַר
Gate, entrance, city gate. Shaar. Enter His gates with thanksgiving. Come to God ready to engage not just observe.
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רֹאשׁ
the top of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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פָּנִים
the face of
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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חֶבְרוֹן
Hebron
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חֶבְרוֹן
Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites
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שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Samson
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שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Shimshon, an Israelite
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חֵצִי
the middle of
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חֵצִי
the half or middle
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