Judges 21:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.”
זָכָר
Male, masculine. Zakar. God created male and female. Both equally bear His image. Both are essential to reflecting the fullness of who He is.
יָדַע
she had known
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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בְּתוּלָה
virgins
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בְּתוּלָה
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
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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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יָבֵשׁ
Jabesh
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יָבֵשׁ
Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
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כְּנַעַן
Canaan
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כְּנַעַן
Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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נַעֲרָה
young woman
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נַעֲרָה
a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
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שִׁילֹה
Shiloh
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שִׁילֹה
Shiloh, a place in Palestine
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