Judges 3:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.”
חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
יָמִין
right/ his
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יָמִין
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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יָרֵךְ
the thigh of
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יָרֵךְ
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
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שְׁנַיִם
two
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שְׁנַיִם
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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גֹּמֶד
was a cubit
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גֹּמֶד
properly, a span
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פֵּיָה
lips
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פֵּיָה
an edge
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