Hosea 5:8

תִּקְע֤וּ שׁוֹפָר֙ בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה בָּרָמָ֑ה הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ בִּנְיָמִֽין
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

תִּקְע֤וּ
תִּקְע֤וּ
Root word blow, blew, fastened, blown, clap, …
Dictionary form: תָּקַע · taw-KA

Verb — Qal, Imperative, second person masculine plural simple action — "he did" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

In the KJV here: blow
blew ×6 blow ×5 and blew ×4 and blow ×3 and he blew ×3 shall blow ×3 and blowing ×2 and they blew ×2
More options
sound — Best for trumpets/horns in liturgical or military contexts.
blast — Vivid, forceful; suits a single loud horn burst.
drive — For thrusting or driving something in firmly, e.g. a peg.
clap — Fits the idiom of clapping hands as a gesture.
fasten — When securing or pitching something in place.
strike — General forceful contact; use when other senses are too narrow.

BDB9238 H8628

BDB9237 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9239

תָּקַע verb thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic תְּקַע strike, blow horn; Ethiopic blow trumpet); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ת Gen 31:25 +, 1 singular וְתָקַעְתִּ֫י Jer 7:18, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular תִּקְעוּ Jer 3:37 +, suffix וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ Exod 10:19, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תִּקְעוּ Hos 5:8 +; Infinitive absolute תָּקוֺעַ Josh 6:9; Josh 6:13 construct לִתְקוֺעַ Judg 7:12, ׳כִּת Isa 18:3 Participle active תִּקֵעַ Prov 17:18 +, ect.; passive feminine תְּקוּעָה Isa 22:25 —
1. thrust, drive, weapon (accusative) into (ב) a person Judg 3:21; Judg 4:21; 2Sam 18:14, peg into (ב) something Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25 (compare Judg 4:21); hence pitch a tent (accusative), i.e. drive its pegs: Gen 31:25 a Jer 6:3 ( + עַל against, in figure), accusative omitted Gen 31:25b; thrust, drive, beat (strands of hair together) בַּיָּחֵד Judg 16:4, insert a; so vJudg 16:13 (so ᵐ5; compare GFMComm. and PAOS Oct, 1889, 176 ff.); thrust, drive locusts seaward (ה locative), Exod 10:19 (J); compare בְּ ׳ת 1Sam 31:10 of fastening bodies to wall, and similarly 1Chr 10:10 (but read in both הוֺקִיעוּ √ יקע Lag We Dr and modern).
2. give a blast, blow (German 'stossen'), with ב of instrument (usually horn or clarion) Josh 6:4; Josh 6:8; Josh 6:9; Josh 6:13 (twice in verse); Josh 6:16; Josh 6:20 (JE), Judg 3:27; Judg 6:34; Judg 7:18 (twice in verse); Judg 7:19; Judg 7:20 + 14 t., + Num 10:3; Num 10:4; Num 10:8; Num 10:10 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה), also Ezek 7:14 (see תָּקוֺעַ below); ׳ת alone Judg 7:20; Num 10:7 (P; opposed to חֵרִיעַ sound an alarm), with accusative תְּרוּעָה vNum 10:5 vNum 10:6 vNum 10:6 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה); with accusative of instrument Judg 7:22; Hos 5:8; Isa 18:3; Jer 4:5; Jer 6:1; Jer 51:27; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:15; Ps 81:4, + תקעו Josh 6:9 (Kt; Qr תֹּקְעֵי).
3. strike, clap hands; in triumph, כַּף עָלֶיךָ ׳ת Nah 3:19, כָ֑ף ׳ת Ps 47:2 also (late) of gesture ratifying a bargain, specifically pledging oneself to become surety, only Proverbs (all || עַרַב): לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ ׳ת Prov 17:18; Prov 22:26 absolute Prov 11:15. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular
1. יִתָּקַע שׁוֺפָר Amos 3:6 if a horn be blown, compare ׳בְּשׁ ׳יִתּ Isa 27:13 it shall be blown (a blast shall be given) on a horn.
2. מִיהֿוּא לְיָדִי יִתֵָּ˜קעַ ׃ Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?

blow, blew, fastened, blown, clap, …
tāqaʿ
to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
  • to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast
    • (Qal)
      • to thrust, drive (of weapon)
        • "to give a blast, give a blow"to strike or clap hands
      (Niphal)
      • to be blown, blast (of horn)
        • "to strike or pledge oneself

שׁוֹפָר֙
שׁוֹפָר֙
Root word trumpet, trumpets, cornet, cornets
Dictionary form: שׁוֹפָר · shoh-PAWR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: ye the cornet
of the trumpet ×19 the trumpet ×11 with the trumpets ×8 a trumpet ×7 the trumpets ×5 trumpets ×4 ye the trumpet ×2 and the trumpets ×1
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ram's horn — Most precise; clarifies the instrument's actual material and form.
shofar — Retains Hebrew term; preferred in Jewish/liturgical contexts.
horn — Broad, simple term; good for general or non-specialist audiences.
signal horn — Emphasizes its function as a signaling instrument.
trumpet — Modernizes KJV; acceptable where brass connotation is not misleading.

BDB8995 H7782

BDB8994 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8996

שֹׁפָר, שׁוֺפָר72 noun masculineIsa 27:13 horn, for blowing (Aramaic שׁיפורא √ dubious; CAdlerPAOS 1889, Clxxi ff. compare Assyrian šappar(u) a species of wild goat; in any case the ׳שׁ is a curved horn, as of cow or ram, compare DrAmos 2:2 (with illustrations)); — absolute ׳שׁוֺ 2Sam 6:15 +, ׳שׁ Exod 19:16 +; construct שׁוֺפַר Lev 25:9 plural שׁוֺפָרוֺת Judg 7:22 +, construct שׁוֺפְרוֺת Josh 6:4 +; suffix שׁוֺפְרֹתֵיהֶם Judg 7:8 — horn, mostly as used in war, rarely, and chiefly late, as sacred instrument: Hos 8:1; Judg 7:8; Judg 7:16; Isa 58:1 (simile) Job 39:25 (׳בְּדֵי שׁ, see דַּי 2 a); (הַ)יּוֺבְלִים ׳שׁ Josh 6:4 rams' horns (see יבל), so vJosh 6:6 vJosh 6:8 vJosh 6:13 (all E); ׳קוֺל (הַ)שׁ Exod 19:16; Exod 19:19; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20 (all E), Amos 2:2 + 13 t.; ׳תָּקַע בַּשּׁ = give a blast with the horn, Judg 3:27; Judg 6:34; Josh 6:4 + 9 t. Joshua, 1Sam 13:3; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 1:39 + 9 t., +(׳י subject) Zech 9:14 ׳תָּקַע שׁ Hos 5:8; Amos 3:6 (verb Niph`al), Jer 4:5 + 7 t., +׳תֹּקְעֵי הַשּׁ Josh 6:9 Qr (Kt תָּֽקְעוּ); compare לִתְקוֺעַ ׳הַשּׁ Judg 7:20, ׳בְּתֵקַע שׁ Ps 150:3 also תְּרוּעָה ׳הֶעֱבִיר שׁ Lev 25:9 a (H), compare vLev 25:9 b (P), וּתְרוּעָה ׳יוֺם שׁ Zeph 1:16 used on religious occasions, Josh 6:4ff.; Lev 25:9; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:15; Ps 47:6; Ps 81:4; Ps 98:6; Ps 150:3; 2Chr 15:14. — On ׳שׁ see AdlerThe Shophar (1894) DrAmos 2:2 HptWe Psalms Transl. 221 f. AbrahamsHast. DB TRUMPET.

trumpet, trumpets, cornet, cornets
šôpār
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
  • horn, ram's horn

בַּ גִּבְעָ֔ה
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
גִּבְעָ֔ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("In gibeah")
Dictionary form: גִּבְעָה · ɡib-AW

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: in gibeah
gibeah ×15 in gibeah ×9 of gibeah ×7 to gibeah ×7 unto gibeah ×2 are in gibeah ×1 into gibeah ×1 out of gibeah ×1
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Gibeah — Standard modern rendering; use as a proper place name.
Gibeah of Benjamin — Clarifies location when context is ambiguous.
the hill town of Gibeah — Descriptive; highlights topographic meaning for readers.
Gibeah (Saul's city) — Gloss for passages centered on Saul's hometown.

BDB1453 H1390 H1394

BDB1452 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1454

II. גִּבְעָה proper name, of a location (hill) — ׳ג Josh 15:57 +; (הַ)גִּבְעָ֫תָה Judg 20:4 + 5 t.; גִּבְעַת Josh 18:28 construct גִּבְעַת 1Sam 11:4 + 9 t.; absolute always with article except Josh 15:57; Josh 18:28; Judg 19:12; Judg 20:31; 1Sam 10:26; 2Chr 13:2 —

1. a city of Judah Josh 15:57 (perhaps one of two villages called Gabaa, Gabatha in Onomasticon see LagOnom. 246, 128; 2nd ed 255, 160).
2. city of Benjamin Judg 19:14; Judg 19:16 + 20 t. Judges; 1Sam 10:26; 1Sam 14:2; 1Sam 22:6; 1Sam 26:1; 2Sam 23:29 = 1Chr 11:31 also Hos 5:8; Hos 9:9; Hos 10:9 (twice in verse) (compare Judg 19:12ff. Judg 13:2 perhaps also 1Sam 7:1; 1Sam 10:10; 2Sam 6:3; 2Sam 6:4 read also (for גבע) 1Sam 13:16; Judg 20:10; Judg 20:33 = גִּבְעַת Josh 18:28 called also גִּבְעַת בִּנְיָמִין 1Sam 13:2; 1Sam 13:15; 1Sam 14:16, & גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל 1Sam 11:4; 1Sam 15:34; Isa 10:29; 2Sam 21:6 read probably גִּבְעוֺן ᵐ5 We Dr.
3. a city of Ephraim, called גִּבְעַת ִ˜פּינְחָס Josh 24:33.

gibeah
gibʿâ
hill
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
  • a city in the mountain district of Judah
    • "a city of Benjamin, birthplace of king Saul"a city in Kirjath-jearim of Ephraim

חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה
חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה
Root word trumpets, trumpeters, trumpet
Dictionary form: חֲצֹצְרָה · huh-tsoh-tseh-RAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the trumpet
with trumpets ×9 with the trumpets ×7 and with trumpets ×3 trumpets ×3 and the trumpeters ×2 and the trumpets ×2 also with the trumpets ×1 and the trumpet ×1
More options
trumpet — Standard modern term; broadly applicable in any context.
silver trumpet — Clarifies the material; useful when Num 10 context matters.
signal trumpet — Highlights its function for assembly or battle calls.
ceremonial trumpet — Emphasizes ritual/worship use in temple or festival settings.
war trumpet — Foregrounds military usage; prefer in battle narratives.
horn — Broader term; use only when register demands simplicity.

BDB3067 H2689

BDB3066 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3068

חֲצֹצְרָה noun feminine clarion (Late Hebrew חֲצוֺצֶרֶת, Aramaic חֲצוֺצַרְתָּצ) — mostly P and late; — absolute ׳ח Hos 5:8 plural absolute חֲצֹצְרוֺת Num 10:8 + 22 t.; חֲצֹצְרֹת Num 10:9; Num 10:10 construct id. Num 31:6; 2Chr 13:12 חֲצוֺצְרֹת Num 10:2 clarion:

1. as secular instr. Hos 5:8 (|| שׁוֺפָר) 2Kgs 11:14 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 23:13 (twice in verse).
2. as sacred instr. 2Kgs 12:14, especially for use by priests (only P, Ps 98 and Chronicles).
  a. ׳תקע בח (of blowing a single long blast) Num 10:3; Num 10:4; Num 10:7; Num 10:8, to gather congregation or ׳נשׂיא together, and, on festivals, over sacrifice, 'to be remembered before ׳י,' vNum 10:10.
  b. ׳תקע תרועה בח, or ׳הריע בח (of sounding alarm, — a series of quick blasts) for camps to move Num 10:5; Num 10:6, also in battle, vNum 10:9, 'to be remembered before ׳י;' so Num 31:6; 2Chr 13:12 (compare v2Chr 13:14), both התרועה ׳ח.
  c. especially in Chr's descriptions of ceremonies at festivals, to express rejoicing: 1Chr 13:8; 1Chr 15:28 (|| קוֺל שׁוֺפָר), 1Chr 16:6; 1Chr 16:42; 2Chr 15:14 (|| שׁוֺפָר), 2Chr 20:28; 2Chr 29:26; 2Chr 29:27; Ezra 3:10; Neh 12:35; Neh 12:41; Ps 98:6 (|| קוֺל שׁוֺפָר); ׳הָרִים קוֺל בח 2Chr 5:13 ׳מחצצרים בח 1Chr 15:24; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 13:14 in 2Chr 29:28 this participle agrees with noun in sense, and is masculine; and the clarions (= players on the clarions) sounded. — The חֲצֹצְרָה, or (sacred) clarion, was a long, straight, slender metal tube, with flaring end, see BenzArchäol. 277; distinguished thus from the שׁוֺפָר which was originally a ram's horn, and probably always retained the horn-shape; the שׁוֺפָר is mentioned constantly in the earlier literature, and was used by watchmen, warriors, etc., as well as priests (see Benzib. 276 and שׁוֺפָר).

trumpets, trumpeters, trumpet
ḥăṣōṣĕrâ
a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
  • trumpet, clarion

בָּ רָמָ֑ה
בָּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
רָמָ֑ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("In ramah")
Dictionary form: רָמָה · raw-MAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: in ramah
in ramah ×9 ramah ×7 to ramah ×7 of ramah ×5 and ramah ×2 him at ramah ×2 at ramah ×1 him in ramah ×1
More options
Ramah — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Ramath — Alternate form; use when text specifically distinguishes compound names.
the town of Ramah — Adds clarity when context needs geographic explicitness.

BDB7673 H7213 H7311 H7414

BDB7672 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7674

[רָאַם] verb (Masora Thes and others) rise (si vera lectio, || form of רום); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular רָ˜אֲמָה Zech 14:10, but < read רָאמָה = רָ֫מָה (√רום), Ges«GKC:72p»§ 72p.

BDB7810 H7414 H7436 H7216

BDB7809 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7811

II. רָמָה proper name, of a location usually with article ׳הָר the Height, Rama, הָרָמָה (except Jer 31:15; Neh 11:33):

1. in Benjamin, on border of Ephraim, Hos 5:8; 1Kgs 15:17; 1Kgs 15:21; 1Kgs 15:22 = 2Chr 16:1; 2Chr 16:5; 2Chr 16:6; Judg 4:5; Judg 19:3; Isa 10:29; Jer 31:15; Jer 40:1; Josh 18:25 (P), Ezra 2:26 = Neh 7:30, probably also Neh 11:33 ᵐ5 usually Ραμα; modern er-Râm, 5 miles north of Jerusalem, BuhlGeogr. 172.
2. in hill-country of Ephraim (= 1?), home of Samuel 1Sam 1:19; 1Sam 2:11; 1Sam 7:17; 1Sam 8:4; 1Sam 15:34; 1Sam 16:13; 1Sam 19:18; 1Sam 19:22a (all with ה locative, הָרָמָָ֫חָה), v1Sam 19:19 v1Sam 19:22 b; v1Sam 19:23 v1Sam 19:23; 1Sam 20:1; 1Sam 25:1; 1Sam 28:3, = הָרָמָתַיִם 1Sam 1:1 (see צוּפִי); ᵐ5 Αρμαθαιμ, Ραμα; perhaps (if distinct from
1.) = Besit-Rima, 13 miles east-northeast of Lydda (GASmGeogr. 254 BuhlGeogr. 170); or Râm-allah, 3 miles southwest of Bethel (EwHist. ii. 421 and others) [compare also Ἀριμαθαμα; Matt 27:57 +].
3. in Asher Josh 19:29 (P), Ραμα; perhaps Râmiye, approximately 12 miles east of Ladder of Tyre RobBR iii. 79 BuhlGeogr. 231.
4. in Naphtali, Josh 19:36 (P), Αραηλ, A ᵐ5L Ραμα; modern Râmeh, approximately 8 miles west-southwest of Safed BuhlGeogr. 222.
5. (בּ)רָמָה 2Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 22:6 Ρεμμωθ, Ραμωθ; ᵐ5L Ραμαθ Γαλ.), see רָמוֺת
1. — See DrHast. DB. RAMAH p. 847.

BDB7813 H7216 H7433 H1568 H7414 H7418 H7432 H3406

BDB7812 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7814

רָ(א)מוֺת26 proper name

1. location Heights, Ramôth; —
  a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Josh 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer vJosh 21:36 P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:65, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Josh 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Josh 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1Kgs 4:13 + 19 t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1 d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag287. 91) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome Ib.145. 1Kgs 145:31 says E!], hence DiGen 31:54 BuhlG. 261 f. conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; SmerrillEast of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH G. conjectures (on general grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASmG. 586 some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in DrDt Add. xviii f., q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others).
  b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1Sam 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת
3.
  c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1Chr 6:58 (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Josh 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Josh 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also DiJosh 19:21).
2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5 c, p.438.

BDB7814 H7414 H7436

BDB7813 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7815

רָמָתַיִם proper name, of a location ׳הָר 1Sam 1:1, see II.רָמָה

2. above

ramah, ramath
rāmâ
hill
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
  • a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah
    • "the home place of Samuel located in the hill country of Ephraim"a fortified city in Naphtali"landmark on the boundary of Asher, apparently between Tyre and Zidon"a place of battle between Israel and Syria
    • also 'Ramoth-gilead'
    a place rehabited by the Benjamites after the return from captivity

הָרִ֙יעוּ֙
הָרִ֙יעוּ֙
Root word shout, shouted, noise, alarm, triumph, …
Dictionary form: רוּעַ · ROO-ah

Verb — Hiphil, Imperative, second person masculine plural causative — "he made (someone) do" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

In the KJV here: cry aloud
shouted ×8 shout ×6 make a joyful noise ×5 and shouted ×2 triumph ×2 and cried ×1 and make a joyful noise ×1 and sound an alarm ×1
More options
shout — Most direct modern equivalent; fits battle or celebration contexts.
raise a war cry — Prefer for military or battle-charge settings.
cheer — Suits joyful, celebratory, or worship contexts.
acclaim — Formal register; good for liturgical or royal proclamation scenes.
sound an alarm — Use when the signal or warning function is primary.
cry out in triumph — Captures victory nuance when exultation is emphasized.

BDB7822 H7442 H7323 H7321

BDB7821 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7823

[רוּן] verb overcome (compare Arabic (), with or person, overcome, e.g. of wine); — assumed in Hebrew by Thes (after ᵐ5) and most modern to explain Hithpo`el Participle כְּגִבּוֺר מִתְרוֺנֵן מִיָּ֑יִן Ps 78:65 like a hero overcome by wine (compare || va); AV RV De Che and others shout (√רנן), compare ᵑ7; so Hup-Now, with alternate conjecture מִתְעוֺרֵר, and this sense more suitable (compare LuzzIl Pentateuco iii (1874), 162 (Lev 21:7) Perles79). — Prov 29:6 see רנן, רוץ.

BDB7823 H7321

BDB7822 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7824

[רוּעַ] verb Hiph`il40

1. raise a shout.
2. give a blast with clarion or horn (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Thes compare Arabic utter a grumbling cry); — Perfect 3 masculine plural הֵרִיעוּ Judg 15:14; Ezra 3:11, הֵרֵעוּ 1Sam 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרִיעַ Isa 42:13; Ps 41:12, וַיָּ֫רַע Josh 6:20, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הָרִיעִי Zech 9:9 masculine plural הָרִיעוּ Josh 6:10 +; Infinitive construct הָרִיעַ 2Chr 13:12; 2Chr 13:15 Participle plural מְרִיעִים Ezra 3:13 —
1. shout a war-cry, or alarm of battle, Josh 6:10 (3 t. in verse); Josh 6:16; Josh 6:20; Judg 7:21; 1Sam 17:52; Isa 42:13; 2Chr 13:15 (twice in verse); הריע תְּרוּעָה Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20 לקראת Judg 15:14 בַּמִּלְחָמָה 1Sam 17:20.
2. sound a signal for war or march: with חֲצֹצְרוֺת Num 10:7; Num 10:9 (P); || תקע שׁוֺפָר Hos 5:8, compare Joel 2:1 with על against 2Chr 13:12 so also probably Job 30:5 (against a thief).
3. shout in triumph over enemies: with עַל, Jer 50:15; Ps 41:12 absolute Zeph 3:14 (|| רנן).
4. shout in applause: absolute 1Sam 10:24; Zech 9:9, compare (of angels) Job 38:7.
5. shout with religious impulse: תְּרוּעָה ׳הר 1Sam 4:5; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:13 so in public worship with music and sacrifice, with לְ, to God Ps 47:2; Ps 66:1; Ps 81:2; Ps 95:1; Ps 95:2; Ps 98:4; Ps 100:1, לפני Ps 98:6 in joy, תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אֶרֶץ Isa 44:23 (|| תָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם).
6. cry out in distress, Isa 15:4 (but Du Bu יָָֽרְעוּ tremble); לָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵ֑עַ Mic 4:9 (of Zion under figure of woman, but perhaps read למה תָּרוֺעִי רֹעַ why art thou broken all to pieces? as Prov 11:15). Po`lal. Imperfect 3 masculine singular impersonal לֹא יְרֹעָ֑ע Isa 16:10 a shout shall not be uttered (of joy in harvest; || יְרֻנָּן). Hithpo`lel Imperfect 1 singular אֶתְרוֺעָ֑ע Ps 108:10 3 masculine plural יִתְרוֺעֲעוּ Ps 65:14 Imperative feminine singular הִתְרוֺעָ֑עִי Ps 60:10 —
1. shout in triumph: with על Ps 60:10 (subject Philistia; iron.) || Ps 108:10 (subject ׳י).
2. shout for joy, Ps 65:14 (meadows, valleys; || שׁיר).

shout, shouted, noise, alarm, triumph, …
rûaʿ
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)
  • to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast
    • (Hiphil)
      • to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle
        • "to sound a signal for war or march"to shout in triumph (over enemies)"to shout in applause"to shout (with religious impulse)"to cry out in distress
      (Polal) to utter a shout"(Hithpolel)
      • to shout in triumph
        • "to shout for joy
    (Niphal) destroyed

בֵּ֣ית
בֵּ֣ית
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: אָב · awb

Noun — Proper Name

his father ×133 of their fathers ×94 his fathers ×86 my father ×80 thy father ×51 of the fathers ×44 the father ×41 their fathers ×30
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father — Default choice; direct, natural, widely understood.
ancestor — Prefer when referring to distant forebears or lineage.
forefather — Slightly more formal; good for ancestral or covenantal contexts.
patriarch — Use for tribal or clan heads with religious authority.
family head — Highlights household-leader role in social/legal contexts.
founder — Suits contexts emphasizing originating or establishing a line.

BDB17 H1

BDB16 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB18

אָב1191 noun masculine father (Phoenician אב, Assyrian abu, Arabic , Sabean אב CISiv, 1, 37 1. 2 and others, Ethiopic Aramaic אַבָּא, — absolute אָב Gen 44:19 + 47 t.; construct אַב Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (compare in אַבְרָהָם ib. & elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposed אֲבִר see אברהם); אֲבִי (compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96) Gen 4:20 +; suffix אָבִי Gen 19:34 + (MI אבי); אָבִיךָ Gen 12:1 +; אָבִיו Gen 2:24 +; אָבִ֫יהוּ Judg 14:10 + 6t.; plural אָבוֺת Exod 12:3 +; construct אֲבוֺת Exod 6:25 + 7 t.; suffix אֲבוֺתַי (אֲבֹתַי, אֲבוֺתָ֑י) Gen 47:9 + 15 t.; אֲבוֺתֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:38 + 32 t. (late); אֲבוֺתָם Exod 4:5 + 106 t. etc.; —

1. father of individual Gen 2:24 (+ אֵם) Gen 11:28; Gen 11:29 (twice in verse); Gen 19:31; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33, + often (mostly J E D); of father as commanding Gen 50:16 (J) Jer 35:6 f Prov 6:20 (compare Gen 18:19 J Gen 28:1; Gen 28:6 P 1Sam 17:20; 1Kgs 2:1); instructing מוסר Prov 1:8; Prov 4:1 (compare Deut 8:5); specifically as begetter, genitor Prov 23:22; Zech 13:3 (twice in verse) (+ אֵם) Isa 45:10 compare Gen 49:4 (J) Lev 18:7; Lev 18:8; Lev 18:11 (P); rebuking Gen 37:10 loving Gen 37:4; Gen 44:20 (J E; compare Gen 22:2; Gen 25:28; Gen 37:3; 2Sam 14:1); pitying Ps 103:13 (in simile compare 2Sam 18:5); blessing Gen 27:41 (J E compare Gen 27:4 also Gen 28:1 P +); as glad Prov 10:1; Prov 15:20 compare Prov 29:3 grieving Gen 37:35 (J E; compare 2Sam 12:22; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:2 f) etc. Also as object of honour, obedience, love Exod 20:12 (E) = Deut 5:16; Exod 21:15; Exod 21:17 (E) Deut 21:18; Deut 21:19; Gen 28:7 (P) 1Kgs 19:20 (all + אֵם), 1Kgs 50:1; 1Kgs 50:5 (J) Mal 1:6 etc. Hence metaphor of intimate connection Job 17:14 to corruption I cry, My father art thou (|| אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָֽרִמָּה).
2. of God as father of his people (see RSSem 42), who constituted, controls, guides and lovingly watches over it: Deut 32:6; Jer 3:4; Jer 3:19; Jer 31:9; Isa 63:16 (twice in verse); Isa 64:7; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:10 (compare Exod 4:22; Exod 19:4 (JE) Deut 32:11; Hos 11:1); compare Jer 2:27 (of idolatrous Israel) אֹמְרִים לָעֵץ אָבִי אַתָּה וְלָאֶבֶן אַתְּ ילדתני׃; especially God as father of Davidic line 2Sam 7:14; Ps 89:27 f. of needy (late) Ps 68:6 (compare Ps 103:13) (in proper name, f. of individual, compare below)
3. head of household, family or clan; בֵּית אָבִי as abode Gen 38:11 (twice in verse); Lev 22:13 +; = family Gen 24:40 (|| מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי) Gen 41:51; Gen 46:31 + compare Num 18:1; Num 18:2; Josh 2:12; Josh 2:18; Josh 6:25 especially techn. of divisions of Israel בֵּית אָב לְמִשְׁפָּחוֺת Num 3:30; Num 3:35 = a father's house, i.e. a family or clan; more often plural (אבותם, אבותיו) בֵית אָבוֺת = father's houses = families, clans (compare Di on Exod 6:14) Exod 6:14; Exod 12:3; Num 1:2; Num 1:18 ff (often in Numbers) Josh 14:1; Josh 19:51; Josh 21:1 (twice in verse); Josh 22:14 (twice in verse) (always P in Hexateuch); also 1Chr 5:13; 1Chr 5:15 + often in Chronicles; compare רָאשֵׁי אבות הלוים (= ׳בית א ׳ר) Exod 6:25 compare 1Kgs 8:1; 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 7:11 + often Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah.
4. ancestor (a) of individual; grandfather (instead of precise term) Gen 28:13; Gen 32:10 (J; where used by Jacob of Abraham & then of Isaac); greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:13 great-greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:11 etc.; oft plural (= fathers, forefathers) Gen 15:15; Gen 46:34 (JE) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 21:3; 1Kgs 21:4; 2Kgs 19:12; 2Kgs 20:17 +; particularly שׁכב עם אבותיו 1Kgs 1:21; 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 11:21; 1Kgs 22:40 +; joined with ׳ויקבר עם אב 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:24; 1Kgs 22:51; 2Kgs 8:24; 2Kgs 15:38 compare v2Kgs 15:7, 2Kgs 16:20 + (all of kings of Judah); intensive, אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַאֲבוֺת אֲבֹתֶיךָ Exod 10:6 compare Dan 11:24 (b) of people Gen 10:21 (J) Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (P) Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 (J) Gen 36:9; Gen 36:43 (P) Deut 26:5; Isa 51:2; Isa 43:27 (where אביך הראשׁון thy first father, see Che) compare also Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 + often; plural Exod 3:13; Exod 3:15; Exod 3:16 (E) Deut 1:8; Josh 1:6; Judg 2:1; 1Sam 12:6 +; 1Sam 12:15 near the end read וּבְמַלְכְּכֶם ᵐ5 We Dr.
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art Gen 4:20; Gen 4:21.
6. figurative of producer, generator Job 38:28 הֲיֵשׁ לַמָּטָר אָ֑ב (|| הוֺלִיד אֶגְלֵיטָֽֿל׃ מִיֿ).
7. figurative of benevolence & protection Job 29:6 אָב אָֽנֹכִי לָֽאֶבְיוֺנִים, compare Job 31:18 of Eliakim Isa 22:21 perhaps also of gracious Messianic king אֲבִי עַד Isa 9:5 everlasting father (Ge Ew De Che Brd Di) — others divider of spoil (Abarb Hi Kn Kue BrMP).
8. term of respect & honour (Abbas, Pater, Papa, Pope); applied to master 2Kgs 5:13 priest Judg 17:10; Judg 18:19 prophet 2Kgs 2:12 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:21; 2Kgs 13:14 (twice in verse); compare 2Kgs 8:9 counsellor Gen 45:8 (E; compare δευτέρου πατρός ᵐ5 add. Esth 3:13 τῷ πατρί 1 Mac Esth 11:32); king 1Sam 24:12 artificer 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 4:16.
9. specifically, ruler, chief (late) 1Chr 2:24; 1Chr 2:42 (twice in verse); etc. (compare Ew§ 273 b) see also EwGeschichte. i. 524. H i. 365. On the force of אָב in proper names (in many probably a divine title), see CheEncy. Bib., ABI, NAMES WITH Nöib., NAMES, §§ 44, 45.

fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …
ʾāb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • father of an individual
    • "of God as father of his people"head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan"ancestor
    • grandfather, forefathers (of a person)
      • "of people
    originator or patron of a class, profession, or art"of producer, generator (figuratively)"of benevolence and protection (figuratively)"term of respect and honor"ruler or chief (specifically)

אָ֔וֶן
אָ֔וֶן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("At beth-aven")
Dictionary form: בֵּית אָוֶן · bate aw-WEN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: at beth-aven
of beth-aven ×2 at beth-aven ×1 beth-aven ×1 from beth-aven ×1 to beth-aven ×1 unto beth-aven ×1
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Beth-Aven — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
House of Wickedness — Literal sense; use when wordplay or meaning is highlighted.
House of Idolatry — Interpretive; reflects prophetic polemic against false worship.
House of Emptiness — Captures the 'aven' = vanity/nothingness nuance.
House of Trouble — Alternate sense of 'aven'; emphasizes moral corruption.

BDB1047 H1007

BDB1046 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1048

בֵּית אָ֫וֶן proper name, of a location (house of iniquity or idolatry? hardly likely unless as alteration of original בֵּית אוֺן, house of wealth or strength) eastward from Bethel Josh 7:2; Josh 18:12; 1Sam 14:23; 1Sam 13:5 ׳בֵּיתאֿ (on Hos 4:15; Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5 see ֵ˜בּיתְאֵל below); site unknown.

beth-aven
bêt ʾāwen
house of vanity
Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine
  • a city east of Bethel, site unknown

אַחֲרֶ֖י ךָ
אַחֲרֶ֖י
Preposition after, behind, afterward, following, followed, …
ךָ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: אַחַר · ah-HAHR

Preposition

In the KJV here: after
after ×313 and after ×47 and afterward ×28 behind ×25 after that ×23 from following ×21 after him ×15 after them ×14
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after — Most versatile; suits temporal and sequential contexts.
behind — Prefer for spatial/positional contexts.
following — Good for pursuit or discipleship contexts.
afterward — Purely temporal; signals what comes next in narrative.
since — Use when marking a causal or temporal starting point.
from then on — Emphasizes ongoing continuation after a turning point.

BDB336 H310

BDB335 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB337

אַחַר properly substantive the hinder or following part (compare the plural)

1. adverb a. of place, behind, twice Gen 22:13 (many MSS. ⅏ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Ol Ew read אֶחָד see Di) Ps 68:26.
  b. of time, afterwards Gen 10:18; Gen 18:5; Gen 24:55; Gen 30:21; Judg 19:5 +; וְאַחַר in laws of P, as Lev 14:8; Lev 14:19; Lev 15:28; Lev 22:7; Num 5:26 and elsewhere
2. preposition a. of place, behind, after Exod 3:1; Exod 11:5; 2Kgs 11:6; Song 2:9; Isa 57:8: הָלַח אַחַר to go after, follow Gen 37:17; 2Kgs 13:2; 2Kgs 23:3; Isa 65:2; Ezek 13:3; Job 31:7 חָיָה אַחַר 1Sam 12:14 מֵאַחַר from after 2Sam 7:8; Ps 78:71; Isa 59:13.
  b. of time, after Gen 9:28; Lev 25:15 al; הָאֵלֶּה אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים after these things Gen 15:1; Gen 22:1; Gen 39:7; Gen 40:1; 1Kgs 17:17; 1Kgs 21:1; Ezra 7:1; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:1 אַחַר כֵּן Lev 14:36; Deut 21:13; 1Sam 10:5 אַחַר זֶה (late) 2Chr 32:9 followed by infinitive Num 6:19; Jer 40:1; 1Chr 2:24; Job 21:3 עַד אַחַר till after Neh 13:19.
  c. Neh 5:15 strangely: Ew RV besides; but text probably corrupt, see Be Ry.
3. conjunction אַחַר אֲשֶׁר after that Ezek 40:1 and without אשׁר Lev 14:43; Jer 41:16; Job 42:7. As preposition & conjunction the plural אַחֲרֵי is much more frequently, which in any case must be used before suffixes. Plural only construct אַחֲרֵי with suffix אַחֲרַי, אַחֲרֶיךָ, etc.
1. substantive hinder part 2Sam 2:23 בְּאַחֲרֵי הַחֲנִית with the hinder end of the spear.
2. preposition a. of place, behind, after Gen 18:10 וְהוּא אַחֲרָיו and it behind him Deut 11:30; Judg 5:14; 1Sam 14:13; 1Sam 21:10; Hos 5:8 אַחֲרֶיךָ Behind thee! (sc. Look or The foe is); with a verbas הִבִּיט to look Gen 19:17; 1Sam 24:9, הֵנִיעַ ראֹשׁ to shake the head 2Kgs 19:21 ( = Isa 37:22), especially verbs expressing or implying motion, as בָּא to enter in (see Dr 2Sam 20:14) בִּעֵר, דָּבֵק, דָּלַק, הָיָה, הָלַח, מִלֵּא, פָּנָה, רָדַף, הִשְׁלִיח (see these words).
  b. of time, after Gen 9:9 זַרְעֲכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם your seed after you; similarly Gen 17:7-10; Gen 17:19; Gen 35:12; Gen 48:4; Exod 28:43; Num 25:13 all P (also Deut 1:8; Deut 4:37; Deut 10:15; 1Sam 24:22; 2Sam 7:12 ||), & with בָּנָיו Gen 18:19 J ( + בֵּיתוֺ) Exod 29:29 P Lev 25:46 H Deut 4:40; Deut 12:25; Deut 12:28; Jer 32:18; Jer 32:39; 1Chr 28:8; Prov 20:7, דּוֺרוֺתֵינוּ Josh 22:27, בֵּיתוֺ Job 21:21; Exod 10:14; Judg 10:3 etc.; with infinitive Gen 5:4 אַחֲרֵי הוֺלִידֹוֺ after his begetting Sheth, Gen 13:14; Gen 14:17; Gen 18:12; Gen 25:11 + often; אַחֲרֵיכֵֿן afterwards Gen 6:4 (אחרי כן אשׁר = afterwards, when, compare 2Chr 35:20) Gen 15:14; Gen 23:18; Gen 25:26; Gen 32:21; Gen 41:31; Gen 45:15 etc.; ויהי אחריכֿן as a formula of transition chiefly in 2 Samuel (2Sam 2:1; 2Sam 8:1 || 2Sam 10:1 || 2Sam 13:1; 2Sam 21:18 ||) compare 1Sam 24:6; Judg 16:4; 2Kgs 6:24; 2Chr 20:1; 2Chr 24:4 ; in late Hebrew אַחֲרֵי זֹאת Job 42:16; Ezra 9:10; 2Chr 21:18 ( + כָּלֿ 2Chr 35:20 (do.); compare Aramaic אַחֲרֵי דְנָה Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45, and בָּאתַר דְּנָה Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7. — The local (metaphor) and temporal senses blend Ps 49:14 וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ & after them (i.e. following, imitating them) men applaud their speech, compare Job 21:33.
3. conjunction אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר after that, with the finite verb Deut 24:4; Josh 7:8; Josh 9:16; Josh 23:1; Josh 24:20 +; without אשׁר Lev 25:48; 1Sam 5:9 . (The most common construction of אחרי is as a preposition with the infinitive construct) Josh 2:7 אַחֲרֵי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָ˜צְאוּ must be an error, either for אחרי אשׁר or for כאשׁר alone (notice אחריהם twice in the same verse); 2Sam 24:10 read אַחֲרֵי סָפַר see Dr.
4. with other prepositions: —
  a. מֵאַחֲרֵי57, 1Chr 17:7 מִןאַֿחֲרֵי (|| 2Sam 7:8 מֵאַחַר); (α) from behind Gen 19:26; 2Sam 2:23 from after i.e. from following after, usually with שׁוּב or סוּר 1Sam 24:2; 2Sam 2:22; 2Sam 2:26; 2Sam 2:30; 2Sam 11:15; Josh 22:16; Josh 22:18; Josh 22:23; Josh 22:29; 1Sam 15:11 +; with other verbs of motion, as עָלָה 1Sam 14:46; 2Sam 20:2, נַעֲלָה 2Sam 2:27, לָקַח Amos 7:15; 1Chr 17:7, זָנָה Hos 1:2 pregnantly Isa 30:21 thy ears shall hear a word מֵאַחֲרֶיךָ coming from behind thee, Jer 9:21 (that is נָפַל, see va) 1Sam 13:7 ᵐ5L We Dr חָֽרְדוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו (β) denoting position (מן = off, on the side of; see מן behind Exod 14:19 (twice in verse); Josh 8:2; Josh 8:4; Josh 8:14; 1Kgs 10:19; Neh 4:7 (מֵאַחֲרֵי לְ) 2Chr 13:13 b, (γ) of time (rare) Deut 29:21; Eccl 10:14 מֵאַחֲרֵי כֵן 2Sam 3:28; 2Sam 15:1; 2Chr 32:23.
  b. אֶלאַֿחֲרֵי 2Sam 5:23; 2Kgs 9:18 סֹב אֶלאַֿחֲרַי v2Kgs 9:19; Zech 6:6.
  c. עַלאַֿחֲרֵי Ezek 41:15 beside, at the back of.

BDB337 H310

BDB336 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB338

אַחֲרַי adjective Prov 28:23 (si vera lectio)

BDB3524 H310 H3186

BDB3523 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3525

(ו)ייחר Kt 2Sam 20:5 (Qr וַיּ֫וֺחֶר) see אחר above and Drsm.

BDB9289 H311 H310 H870

BDB9288 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9290

[אחר] plural with אַחֲרֵי, preposition after (Cappadocian and Egyptian Aramaic אחר afterwards (LzbEph.i. 361 S-Cpap C 8), probably Nabataean אחר after (Lzb212 SAC16); Egyptian Aramaic אחריכם (S-CPap. c 8+); ᵑ7 (sometimes) אֲחוֺרֵי; Biblical Hebrew אַחַר); — אַחֲרֵי דְנָה after this Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45 with suffix אַחֲרֵיהֹן Dan 7:24. Usu. Aramaic synonym בָּאתַר, q. v.

after, behind, afterward, following, followed, …
ʾaḥar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
    • as an adverb
      • behind (of place)
        • "afterwards (of time)
      as a preposition
      • behind, after (of place)
        • "after (of time)"besides
      after that"as a substantive
      • hinder part
      with other prepositions
      • from behind
        • "from following after

בִּנְיָמִֽין
בִּנְיָמִֽין
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Thee o benjamin")
Dictionary form: בִּנְיָמִין · bin-yaw-MEEN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: thee o benjamin
of benjamin ×89 and benjamin ×27 benjamin ×21 and in benjamin ×2 belongeth to benjamin ×2 the benjamites ×2 also of benjamin ×1 and against benjamin ×1
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Benjamin — Standard proper noun; use for the patriarch or tribe name.
Benjaminite — For an individual member of the tribe of Benjamin.
Benjaminites — Plural; refers to the tribal group collectively.
tribe of Benjamin — Clarifying phrase when tribal identity needs emphasis.

BDB1176 H1144

BDB1175 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1177

בִּנְיָמִין Gen 35:18 +; usually בִּנְיָמִן proper name, masculine166 (son of (the) right hand) —

1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּןאֿוֺנִי (q. v.) Gen 35:18 own brother of Joseph Gen 35:24; Gen 42:4; Gen 43:29; Gen 45:12 compare Gen 42:36; Gen 45:15; Gen 45:34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin Num 1:11; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:12; Judg 5:14 + 23 t. Judges; 32 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hos 5:8; Ezek 48:23; Obad 1:19; Ps 68:28; Ps 80:3 בְּנֵי בנימן (literal Gen 46:21) of tribe Num 1:36; Num 2:22; Num 7:60; Num 26:38; Num 26:41; Josh 18:20; Josh 18:28; Judg 20:3; Judg 20:14; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:18; Judg 20:21; Judg 20:23; Judg 20:24; Judg 20:28; Judg 20:30; Judg 20:31; Judg 20:32; Judg 20:36; Judg 20:48; Judg 21:18; Judg 21:20; Judg 21:23; 2Sam 2:25; 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 23:29; 1Chr 8:40; 1Chr 9:3; 1Chr 9:7; 1Chr 11:31; 1Chr 12:17; 1Chr 12:30; Neh 11:4; Neh 11:7; Neh 11:31; Jer 6:1; Judg 1:21 (twice in verse) (but בני יהודה in || Josh 15:63 compare BuRS 7); explicitly מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן Num 1:37; Num 2:22; Num 13:9; Num 34:21; Josh 21:4; 1Chr 6:45 compare Josh 21:17 מַטֵּה ׳בְנֵי ב Num 10:24; Josh 18:11; Josh 18:21; 1Chr 6:50 ׳שֵׁבֶט ב 1Sam 10:20; 1Sam 10:21; 1Kgs 12:21 observe also ׳כָּלשִֿׁבְטֵי ב Judg 20:12 compare 1Sam 9:21 אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 20:41; 1Sam 4:12 compare אִישׁ מִבִּןיָֿ֯מִין 1Sam 9:1 אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 21:21; 1Sam 9:16; 2Sam 21:14; Jer 1:1; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 37:12 compare Jer 32:8 ׳גְּבוּל ב 1Sam 10:2; Ezek 48:22 (strike out Co) vEzek 48:24 בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן 2Sam 3:19 בֵּית ׳יְהוּדָה וּב 1Kgs 12:23; 2Chr 11:1 in name of a temple-gate הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳שַׁעַר ב Jer 20:2 compare Jer 37:13; Jer 38:7; Ezek 48:32; Zech 14:10.
2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
1. 1Chr 7:10.
3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezra 10:32 compare Neh 3:23; Neh 12:34. — בנימן בני פרץ 1Chr 9:4 Kt read with Qr ׳בָּנִי מִןבְּֿנֵי פ.

benjamin, benjamins, benjamites
binyāmîn
son of the right hand
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother
    • "son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin"a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife"the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
תִּקְע֤וּ שׁוֹפָר֙ Pashta — a lesser break בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה Zaqef Qatan — a strong break חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בָּרָמָ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ Pashta — a lesser break בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ Tipeha — a lesser break בִּנְיָמִֽין Silluq — end of the verse

תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגִּבְעָה חֲצֹצְרָה בָּרָמָה הָרִיעוּ בֵּית אָוֶן אַחֲרֶיךָ בִּנְיָמִֽין׃
8
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Cross References

Joel 2:1

תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן וְהָרִיעוּ בְּהַר קָדְשִׁי יִרְגְּזוּ כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי-בָא יוֹם-יְהוָה כִּי קָרֽוֹב׃
1
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Hosea 4:15

אִם-זֹנֶה אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל אַל-יֶאְשַׁם יְהוּדָה וְאַל-תָּבֹאוּ הַגִּלְגָּל וְאַֽל-תַּעֲלוּ בֵּית אָוֶן וְאַל-תִּשָּׁבְעוּ חַי-יְהוָֽה׃
15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

Hosea 9:9

הֶעְמִיקוּ שִׁחֵתוּ כִּימֵי הַגִּבְעָה יִזְכּוֹר עֲוֹנָם יִפְקוֹד חַטֹּאותָֽם׃
9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

1 Samuel 15:34

וַיֵּלֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵל הָֽרָמָתָה וְשָׁאוּל עָלָה אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ גִּבְעַת שָׁאֽוּל׃
34
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

Jeremiah 4:5

הַגִּידוּ בִֽיהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם הַשְׁמִיעוּ וְאִמְרוּ ‫(ותקעו)‬ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בָּאָרֶץ קִרְאוּ מַלְאוּ וְאִמְרוּ הֵאָסְפוּ וְנָבוֹאָה אֶל-עָרֵי הַמִּבְצָֽר׃
5
Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.

Hosea 8:1

אֶל-חִכְּךָ שֹׁפָר כַּנֶּשֶׁר עַל-בֵּית יְהוָה יַעַן עָבְרוּ בְרִיתִי וְעַל-תּוֹרָתִי פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃
1
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

Isaiah 10:29

עָֽבְרוּ מַעְבָּרָה גֶּבַע מָלוֹן לָנוּ חָֽרְדָה הָֽרָמָה גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל נָֽסָה׃
29
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

Judges 5:14

מִנִּי אֶפְרַיִם שָׁרְשָׁם בַּֽעֲמָלֵק אַֽחֲרֶיךָ בִנְיָמִין בַּֽעֲמָמֶיךָ מִנִּי מָכִיר יָֽרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים וּמִזְּבוּלֻן מֹֽשְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט סֹפֵֽר׃
14
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

Jeremiah 6:1

הָעִזוּ׀ בְּנֵי בִניָמִן מִקֶּרֶב יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּבִתְקוֹעַ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר וְעַל-בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם שְׂאוּ מַשְׂאֵת כִּי רָעָה נִשְׁקְפָה מִצָּפוֹן וְשֶׁבֶר גָּדֽוֹל׃
1
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

1 Samuel 8:4

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-שְׁמוּאֵל הָֽרָמָֽתָה׃
4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

Judges 19:12

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו לֹא נָסוּר אֶל-עִיר נָכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד-גִּבְעָֽה׃
12
And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

Hosea 10:5

לְעֶגְלוֹת בֵּית אָוֶן יָגוּרוּ שְׁכַן שֹֽׁמְרוֹן כִּי-אָבַל עָלָיו עַמּוֹ וּכְמָרָיו עָלָיו יָגִילוּ עַל-כְּבוֹדוֹ כִּֽי-גָלָה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

1 Kings 12:29

וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-הָֽאֶחָד בְּבֵֽית-אֵל וְאֶת-הָֽאֶחָד נָתַן בְּדָֽן׃
29
And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

Joshua 7:2

וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֲנָשִׁים מִֽירִיחוֹ הָעַי אֲשֶׁר עִם-בֵּית אָוֶן מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵֽית-אֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר עֲלוּ וְרַגְּלוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ וַֽיַּעֲלוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַֽיְרַגְּלוּ אֶת-הָעָֽי׃
2
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

Joel 2:15

תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן קַדְּשׁוּ-צוֹם קִרְאוּ עֲצָרָֽה׃
15
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

2 Samuel 21:6

‫(ינתן)‬ יֻתַּן-לָנוּ שִׁבְעָה אֲנָשִׁים מִבָּנָיו וְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם לַֽיהוָה בְּגִבְעַת שָׁאוּל בְּחִיר יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲנִי אֶתֵּֽן׃
6
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang up them unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

Hosea 10:8

וְנִשְׁמְדוּ בָּמוֹת אָוֶן חַטַּאת יִשְׂרָאֵל קוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר יַעֲלֶה עַל-מִזְבְּחוֹתָם וְאָמְרוּ לֶֽהָרִים כַּסּוּנוּ וְלַגְּבָעוֹת נִפְלוּ עָלֵֽינוּ׃
8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

1 Samuel 7:17

וּתְשֻֽׁבָתוֹ הָֽרָמָתָה כִּֽי-שָׁם בֵּיתוֹ וְשָׁם שָׁפָט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽבֶן-שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃
17
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

Judges 20:4

וַיַּעַן הָאִישׁ הַלֵּוִי אִישׁ הָֽאִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה וַיֹּאמַר הַגִּבְעָתָה אֲשֶׁר לְבִנְיָמִן בָּאתִי אֲנִי וּפִֽילַגְשִׁי לָלֽוּן׃
4
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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