Jeremiah 51:4

וְנָפְל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וּמְדֻקָּרִ֖ים בְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
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וְ נָפְל֥וּ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נָפְל֥וּ
Root word fall, fell, fallen, down, cast, …
Dictionary form: נָפַל · naw-PAHL

Verb — Qal, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), third person plural simple action — "he did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: shall fall
shall fall ×42 fell ×33 fall ×27 fallen ×16 and fell ×15 and fall ×14 is fallen ×11 are fallen ×8
More options
fall — Core, neutral rendering; works in most contexts.
collapse — Prefer when sudden or total structural/physical failure implied.
drop — Good for quick, uncontrolled downward motion.
be defeated — Use when military overthrow or conquest is the sense.
perish — Fits contexts of death or destruction of people or nations.
cast down — Suitable for deliberate or forceful throwing to the ground.

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BDB5296 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5298

נָפַל433 verb fall, lie (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, ᵑ7 נְפַל, Syriac ; compare also Arabic dedit praedam (NöZMG xl (1886), 725 Frä153 f.), Minaean נפל remove HomSudar. Chrest. 128); —

Qal366 Perfect ׳נ Judg 5:27 +, 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְלָה Gen 15:12 +, etc.; Imperfect יִפֹּל 1Sam 14:45 +, וַיִּפֹּל Judg 4:16 +; 1 singular אֶפֹּל 1Chr 21:13 (needless change from 1 plural נִפְּלָה || 2Sam 24:14 We Dr); 3 masculine plural יִפְּלוּ Hos 7:16 +, יִפֹּ֑לוּ Isa 3:25 +, 3 feminine plural תִּפֹּ֫לְנָה Ezek 13:11; Ezek 30:25, etc.; Imperative masculine plural נִפְלוּ Hos 10:8; Jer 25:27 Infinitive absolute נָפוֺל Esth 6:13 construct נְפֹל Isa 30:25 +; לִנְפֹּל Jer 51:49 +; suffix נָפְלוֺ 1Sam 29:3, נִפְלוֺ 2Sam 1:10, נִפְלָם Jer 49:21 (on these forms compare BaNB 104); Participle נֹפֵל Judg 4:22 +; feminine נֹפֶ֫לֶת Gen 15:12 +; plural נֹפְלִים Josh 8:25 + (insert also 1Sam 28:19b ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS; Klo כֹּרְעִים), etc.; —
1. fall, by accident, שָֿׁ֫מָּה׳וְנ Exod 21:33 (E) and there fall into it (a pit) an ox or an ass, compare Deut 22:4 (בַּדֶּרֶךְ, on the way),bird עַלפַּֿח Amos 3:5 subject person, 1Sam 4:18 (from seat, מֵעַל), Deut 22:8 (twice in verse) (from roof, מִן); often into (ב) pit (usually figurative) Prov 26:27; Prov 28:10, also (absolute), Prov 22:14, Eccl 10:8; Ps 7:16; Ps 57:7 (בְּתוֺךְ), compare Ps 35:8; Ps 141:10 (net), also, with אֶל, Isa 24:18 = Jer 48:44 fall בְּלֵב יַמִּים Ezek 25:27 opposed to קוּם Jer 8:4 compare Eccl 4:10 (twice in verse); with אָחוֺר fall backward Gen 49:17 (poem); with בְּעַד through 2Kgs 1:2 compare (of locusts) Joel 2:8 עַלחֶֿרֶב ׳נ causing death 1Sam 31:4; 1Sam 31:5 = 1Chr 10:4; 1Chr 10:5 עַלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה ׳נ 1Sam 17:49 (Goliath); subject thing, 2Kgs 2:13; 2Kgs 2:14 (מֵעַל), 2Kgs 6:5 (אֶלֿ into water), v2Kgs 6:6 (absolute); with עַל Lev 11:32; Lev 11:35; Lev 11:37; Lev 11:38, אֶלֿ vLev 11:33 absolute of tent Judg 7:13 + vJudg 7:13 (gloss, GFM, Bu); of wall Josh 6:5 (JE), Jer 51:44, figurative Ezek 13:11 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sm Co Berthol), vEzek 13:12 vEzek 13:14, לְאֶרֶץ Ezek 38:20 + תַּחְתֶּיהָ i.e. flat Josh 6:20 ׳נ of bricks Isa 9:9 (in figurative), פֶּרֶץ Isa 30:13 towes vIsa 30:25, foundations Jer 50:15 wall fell upon (על) 1Kgs 20:30, so of house Judg 16:30; Job 1:19, mountains Hos 10:8 mountain also absolute Job 14:18 (compare נָבֵל), height Ezek 38:20 tree Eccl 11:3 (twice in verse) (ב location), compare Isa 10:34 (בְ instrumental, in figure), Zech 11:2 (absolute); branches Ezek 31:12 (figurative); a grain Amos 9:9 (אֶרֶץ = to earth); of dew 2Sam 17:12 (with על), hailstones Ezek 13:11 blood (אַ֫רְצָה) 1Sam 26:20 hair of head (ארצה) 1Sam 14:45; 2Sam 14:11; 1Kgs 1:52 horns of altar Amos 3:14 (לָאָרֶץ); peg Isa 22:25 fruit עַלפֶּֿה Nah 3:12 crown Lam 5:16 arm from (מִן) shoulder Job 31:22 of sword (apparently) 2Sam 20:8 (but on text see Commentaries); fire from heaven, absolute 1Kgs 18:38 with מִן Job 1:16 ; hand of ׳י Ezek 8:1 (with עַלֿ; but read וַתְּהִי ᵐ5 Co Berthol); spirit of ׳י Ezek 11:5 (עַלֿ); of lot (גּוֺרָל) Ezek 24:6; Jonah 1:7 (both with עַל), 1Chr 26:14 (with לְ; || יָצָא), + Esth 3:7 ᵐ5 Ry Wild (עַל); compare Hiph`il 3; hence (of share, inheritance) fall, be allotted, to (לְ) Judg 18:1 (ב = as: בְּ 17 c; so Num 34:2; Ezek 47:14), Ps 16:6, absolute Josh 17:5. — On Ezek 47:22b see
Hiph`il 3.
2. a. Especially of violent death (c. 96 t.), Judg 5:27 (3 t. in verse) (+ שָׁדוּד), 1Sam 4:10; 1Sam 14:13; 2Sam 11:17; 2Sam 21:9; 1Kgs 22:20 = 2Chr 18:9, etc.; + וַיָּמָת, etc.; 2Sam 1:4; 2Sam 2:23 (twice in verse); חָלָל ׳נ fall pierced (fatally) Judg 9:40; 1Sam 17:52; 1Sam 31:1 = 1Chr 10:1 +; חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב Ezek 35:8 compare בְּתוֺח חֲלָלִים Ezek 32:20 תַּחַת הֲרוּגִים ׳נ Isa 10:4 פְּגָרִים ׳נ corpses fall Jer 9:21; Num 14:29 (P), vNum 14:32 (JE); by the sword, בַּחֶרֶב Amos 7:17; Hos 7:16; Hos 14:1; Isa 3:25; 2Sam 1:12; Ezek 5:12; Ezek 6:11; Num 14:3; Num 14:43 (JE), (+ בָּרָעָב, בַּדֶּבֶר), etc.; לְפִי חֶרֶב ׳נ Josh 8:24 (JE), Judg 4:16 ; בְּיַד by the hand of 2Sam 21:22; 2Sam 24:14 (twice in verse) = 1Chr 21:13 (twice in verse), 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 20:8 ; תַּחַת רגליִ ׳נ fall under my feet 2Sam 22:39 = Ps 18:39.
  b. figurative = go to ruin, perish, etc. (c. 30 t.); Amos 5:2; Amos 8:14 +; often || כָּשַׁל Isa 3:8; Isa 8:15 (+ other words), Isa 31:3; Jer 8:12; Jer 46:12; Jer 50:32; Ps 27:2; Prov 24:17 || כָּרַע Ps 20:9 figurative of earth Isa 24:20 (opposed to קוּם), Haman falls before (לִפְנֵי) Mordecai Esth 6:13 (twice in verse); compare Isa 14:12 (absolute); peculiar to Prov are בְּרִשְׁעָה ׳נ Prov 11:5, בְּרַע Prov 13:17, בְּרָעָה Prov 17:20; Prov 28:14.
  c. figurative = experience calamity Mic 7:8 (opposed to קוּם), Ps 37:34; Ps 145:14; Prov 24:16.
  d. fall, of a city Jer 51:8 (|| וַתִּשָּׁבֵר).
3. a. Fall prostrate, Judg 19:26; Judg 19:27, + אַ֫רְצָה Job 1:20 fall at full length (in a faint) וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹאֿ קוֺמָתוֺ 1Sam 28:20 sink down Num 24:4; Num 24:16 (J E; supernatural influence); of arms of Pharaoh Ezek 30:25 (opposed to חָזַק).
  b. fall = prostrate oneself before (לִפְנֵי) man Gen 50:18 (E), 2Sam 19:19; Gen 44:14 (J; + אַ֫רְצָה); before ׳י 2Chr 20:18 אֶלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה ׳נ before ׳י or his representative Josh 5:14; Josh 7:6 (both J E); also (ארצה omitted) Ezek 43:3; Ezek 44:4 before man 2Sam 14:22 more often עַלפָּֿנָיו ׳נ, before man 2Sam 9:6; 1Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 18:39; Ruth 2:10, before ׳י Gen 17:3; Gen 17:17 + 6 t. P, Ezek 3:23; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13; 1Chr 21:16; Dan 8:17 + אַ֫רְפָה, before man 2Sam 14:4, before ׳י Judg 13:20 לְאַפָּיו אַ֫רְצָה 1Sam 20:41, לְאַפֵּי דָוִד עַלפָּֿנֶיהָ 1Sam 25:23, ארצה ׳נ 2Sam 1:2 (all before man); עַלרַֿגְלָיו ׳נ fall at one's feet 1Sam 25:24; 2Kgs 4:37, ׳לִפְנֵי ר Esth 8:3. See synonym below קדד.
  c. fall upon (עַל) one's neck, in embrace Gen 33:4; Gen 46:29 (both J), Gen 45:14 (E), עַלפְּֿנֵי אָבִיו Gen 50:1 (J).
4. a. Fall upon (עַל) = attack Jer 48:32 (figurative), compare Isa 16:9 with בְּ Josh 11:7 (D), absolute Job 1:15 אִישׁ אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ ׳נ Jer 46:16.
  b. desert or fall away to, go over to, with עַלֿ 2Kgs 25:11 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:15 (twice in verse), Jer 21:9; Jer 37:14; Jer 39:9; 1Chr 12:20; 1Chr 12:21 (twice in verse) (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:19 v.1Chr 12:20 v.1Chr 12:20), 2Chr 15:9, with אֶלֿ 2Kgs 7:4; Jer 37:13; Jer 38:19, absolute 1Sam 29:3; Jer 39:9.
  c. בְּיַד ׳נ fall into the hand (power) of Judg 15:18; Lam 1:7: — compare also
2. a. above
5. Figurative, of deep sleep, with עַל Gen 15:12 (J), 1Sam 26:12; Job 4:13; Job 33:15 face, countenance (in displeasure) Gen 4:5; Gen 4:6 (J); לֵב אָדָם עָלָיו ׳נ 1Sam 17:32 (of sinking heart); וַיִּפְּלוּ בְעֵינֵיהֶם) Neh 6:16 and they were cast down in their (own) eyes (compare BeRy, Ryle); of calamity followed by עַלֿ Isa 47:11; Eccl 9:12 terror, etc., followed by עַלֿ Gen 15:12 (J), Josh 2:9 (JE), Exod 15:16 (song), 1Sam 11:7; Job 13:11; Ps 55:5; Ps 105:38; Esth 8:17; Esth 9:2; Esth 9:3; Dan 10:7 reproach, followed by עַלֿ Ps 69:10 = fail to be accomplished Josh 21:43; Josh 23:14 (twice in verse) (all D), 1Kgs 8:56; 2Kgs 10:10 (+ אַ֫רְצָה); = not to be reckoned Num 6:12 (P); of word (דָּבָר) falling into (ב) Israel Isa 9:7 = fall out, turn out, result Ruth 3:18 (subject דָּבָר).
6. Other idiomatic uses are: לְמִשְׁכָּב ׳נ take to one's bed Exod 21:18 (E); settle Gen 25:18 (J); = alight quickly, מֵעַל הַגָּמָל Gen 24:64 (J), מֵעַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה 2Kgs 5:21 waste away Num 5:21; Num 5:22; Num 5:27 = be born Isa 26:18 (compare Hiph`il vIsa 26:19); = be offered, of supplication (׳לִפְנֵי י) Jer 36:7; Jer 37:20; Jer 42:2 (compare Hiph`il 6); with מִן = be inferior to Job 12:3; Job 13:2.
7. = lie, of Midianites, etc. (like locusts; ב location) Judg 9:12 = lie prostrate, 1Sam 19:24 usually participle Josh 7:10 (J E; עַלפָּֿנֶיךָ), 1Sam 5:3; 1Sam 5:4 (לְפָנָיו), Amos 9:11, עַלהַֿמִּטָּה Esth 7:8 of the dead 1Sam 31:8 = 1Chr 10:8; Deut 21:1; Ezek 32:27 (Co conjecture נְפִילִים [compare Gen 6:4], see also Berthol ToyHpt); נֹפֵל אַ֫רְצָה מֵת Judg 3:25 compare Judg 4:22 (omit ארצה); אַ֫רְצָה ׳פְּגָרִים נ 2Chr 20:24 compare also Ezek 32:22; Ezek 32:23; Ezek 32:24 (strike out in vEzek 32:22 Hi Co Berthol, in vEzek 32:23 ToyHpt). Hiph`il Perfect הִפִּיל 1Sam 3:19 +; 2 masculine singular suffix הִפַּלְתָּם Ps 73:18 3 plural הִפִּילוּ Judg 2:19 +; 1 plural הִפַּלְנוּ Neh 10:35, etc.; Imperfect יַפִּיל Exod 21:27, וַיַּפֵּל Gen 2:21 +, suffix יַפִּלֵם Ps 140:11 3 masculine plural יַפִּילוּ 2Kgs 3:25; Ps 22:19, יַפִּיל֑וּן Job 29:24, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַפִּלֶהָ Josh 13:6 masculine plural הַפִּילוּ 1Sam 14:42 Infinitive construct לְהַפִּיל 1Sam 18:25 +; לַנְפִּל Num 5:22 read לִנְפֹּל (Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2 Köi. 309 Ges«GKC:66»§ 66, 2 R 1); Participle מַפִּיל 2Kgs 6:5 + 2 t., plural מַפִּילִים Dan 9:18 —
1. cause to fall, with accusative, literally:
  a. fell tree 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 compare 2Kgs 6:5.
  b. throw down wall 2Sam 20:15.
  c. knock out tooth Exod 21:27 (E).
  d. lay prostrate Deut 25:2 (for bastinado).
  e. cast (cedar pillars) into (עַלֿ) fire Jer 22:7 so (with ב), wicked men Ps 140:11. feminine make sword drop from (מִן) hand Ezek 30:22 (figurative), compare Ezek 39:3.
  g. cause stone to fall עַל Num 35:23, flesh Ps 78:28 (בְּקֶרֶב), stars Dan 8:10 (in vision).
2. Of causing death בַּחֶרֶב 2Kgs 19:7 = Isa 37:7; Jer 19:7; Ezek 32:12 (all ׳י subject), 2Chr 32:21 (human subject); בְּיַד 1Sam 18:25 + חֲלָלִים Ezek 6:4; Prov 7:26 also Ps 106:26; Dan 11:12 = overthrow, bring to destruction, Ps 37:14; Ps 73:18 (with ל), Ps 106:27.
3. Especially of casting lot (גּוֺרָל), Isa 34:17 (with לְ for), Neh 10:35 (with עַל + infinitive), Neh 11:1 (c. infinitive), 1Chr 26:14 (with לְ; so read KitHpt compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Be Öttli), Ps 22:19 (with עַל), Esth 9:24 (c. infinitive); absolute Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse); 1Chr 24:31; 1Chr 25:8; 1Chr 26:13; Esth 3:7 + בְּתוֺכֵנוּ Prov 1:14 (i.e. share with us); omitted גּוֺרָל 1Sam 14:32 (with בֵּין), Job 6:27 (with עַל); hence ׳הִפּ = assign, apportion, by lot, usually with לְ person, Josh 13:6; Josh 23:4 (both D), Ezek 45:1; Ezek 47:22 a = vEzek 47:22 b (read יַפִּילוּ ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Hi-Sm Co Berthol), Ezek 48:29 (read בְנַחֲלָה for ׳מנ ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hi-Sm, etc.), Ps 78:55 (compare Qal 1 end; and בְּ 17 c).
4. Figurative, let drop, cause to fail (cf Qal 5), Judg 2:19; Esth 6:10, + אַ֫רְצָה 1Sam 3:19.
5. Cause deep sleep to fall (עַלֿ) Gen 2:21 (J), Prov 19:15 (absolute), make countenance fall, look displeased at (ב), Jer 3:12, compare Job 29:24 (object אוֺר פָּנַי); cause terror, etc., to fall (עַלֿ) Jer 15:8.
6. Other idioms are: bring to life (properly drop young) Isa 26:19 (figurative); present supplication Jer 38:26; Jer 42:9; Dan 9:18; Dan 9:20 (all with לִפְנֵי); — on both compare
Qal 6. Hithpa`el throw, or prostrate oneself,
1. Infinitive construct הִתְנַפֵּל throw himself upon (על) Gen 43:18 (J; i.e. attack).
2. Perfect 1 singular הִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּי Deut 9:25 Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶתְנַפַּל Deut 9:18; Deut 9:25 Participle מִתְנַפֵּל Ezra 10:1 — prostrate oneself and lie prostrate, ׳לִפְנֵי י. —
Pil`el. וְנִפְלַל Ezek 28:23, read וְנָפַל Hi-Sm Co Berthol.

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BDB9712 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9714

נְפַל verb fall (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Dan 2:46 נְפַ֑ל Dan 4:28 3 masculine plural נְפַ֫לוּ Dan 3:23 + Dan 7:20 Kt (Qr 3 feminine plural נְפַ֫לָה, K§ 23, 2); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפֵּל (K§ 42) Dan 3:6 +; 2 masculine plural תִּפְּלוּן Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15 Participle plural נָֽפְלִין Dan 3:7 —
1. fall, עַלאַֿנְפּוֺהִי Dan 2:46 fall down and do homage Dan 3:5; Dan 3:6; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:11; Dan 3:15 ל location Dan 3:23 of voice, מִןשְֿׁמַיָּא Dan 4:28.
2. fall by violence Dan 7:20 (with קֳדָם).
3. יִפֵּל לָךְ Ezra 7:20 it shall fall to thee (thou shalt need) to give (compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic, SchulthLex. 126 and ZAW xxii (1902), 163).

fall, fell, fallen, down, cast, …
nāpal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
  • to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
    • (Qal)
      • to fall
        • "to fall (of violent death)"to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before"to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of"to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result"to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to"to lie, lie prostrate
      (Hiphil)
      • to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
        • "to overthrow"to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot"to let drop, cause to fail (figuratively)"to cause to fall
      (Hithpael)
      • to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
        • "to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
      (Pilel) to fall

חֲלָלִ֖ים
חֲלָלִ֖ים
Root word slain, wounded, slew, profane, kill, …
Dictionary form: חָלָל · haw-LAWL

Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: thus the slain
slain ×12 the slain ×11 of the slain ×5 and the slain ×3 of them slain ×3 of them that are slain ×3 them that be slain ×3 your slain ×3
More options
slaughtered — Strong rendering for battlefield or mass killing contexts.
killed — Broad, neutral; works across most violent-death contexts.
fallen — Evokes those who died in battle; slightly poetic register.
the dead — Collective noun sense; useful when referring to corpses in bulk.
mortally wounded — Captures the 'wounded to death' nuance of the root.
desecrated — For the 'profane / defiled' semantic strand of the lemma.

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BDB2777 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2779

I. חָלָל90 noun masculine pierced, ׳ח absolute Deut 21:1 + 25 t.; construct חֲלַל Num 19:16 plural חֲלָלִים Num 23:24 + 28 t.; construct חַלְלֵי Isa 22:2 + 21 t.; suffix חֲלָלֶיךָ Ps 69:27, etc. + 11 t. suffixes; —

1. pierced, fatally wounded Ps 69:27; Jer 51:52; Ezek 26:15; Ezek 30:24; Lam 2:12. Elsewhere
2. slain Num 19:18; Num 31:8; Num 31:19 (P), etc.; singular collective 2Sam 23:8; 2Sam 23:18 = 1Chr 11:11; 1Chr 11:20; Ezek 6:7; Ezek 30:11, etc., but usually plural 1Sam 17:52 (RV wounded) Jer 51:49, etc.; חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב Isa 22:2; Jer 14:18; Ezek 31:17; Ezek 31:18; Ezek 32:20; Ezek 32:21; Ezek 32:25; Ezek 32:28; Ezek 32:29; Ezek 32:30; Ezek 32:31; Ezek 32:32; Zeph 2:12; Lam 4:9 חַלְלֵי רעב Lam 4:9 חַלְלֵי יהוה Isa 66:16; Jer 25:33.

BDB2786 H2491

BDB2785 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2787

II. חָלָל adjective profaned; — חָלָל רָשָׁע (read construct חֲלַל SS) profaned, dishonoured wicked one Ezek 21:30 (so AV Thes MV SS Co Or; but RV H" deadly wounded, Ew Sm fallen, slain); plural construct חַלְלֵי רְשָׁעִים Ezek 21:34 feminine singular חֲלָלָה of woman sexually dishonoured Lev 21:7; Lev 21:14 (H; || זָנָה).

slain, wounded, slew, profane, kill, …
ḥālāl
pierced (especially to death)
  • (n m) slain, fatally wounded, pierced
    • pierced, fatally wounded
      • "slain
    (adj) profane (e.g., a harlot)

בְּ אֶ֣רֶץ
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
אֶ֣רֶץ
Root word land, earth, ground, country, countries, …
Dictionary form: אֶרֶץ · eh-RETS

Noun — Common, both singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: in the land
the land ×425 the earth ×247 in the land ×246 of the earth ×197 of the land ×197 land ×130 out of the land ×66 in the earth ×43
More options
land — Best default; territory, region, or promised land.
earth — Prefer for cosmic or global scope (whole creation).
ground — Physical soil or surface; localized, tangible contexts.
country — Distinct nation-territory; political or ethnic emphasis.
region — Geographical area without strong political connotation.
world — Rare; only when universal scope is clearly intended.

BDB780 H776

BDB779 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB781

אֶ֫רֶץ2407 noun feminineGen 10:11 & (seldom) masculineGen 13:16 earth, land (Phoenician, MI ארץ, Assyrian irƒitu COTGloss, Arabic , Sabean ארץֿ e.g. Os9 DHMZMG 1875, 594, 614; Semitic Sprachf. 12, compare PräBAS i. 374 n., Aramaic אֲרַע, ) — ׳א absolute Gen 1:24 +; construct Gen 2:11 +; אָ֑רֶץ Gen 1:10 +; with article always הָאָ֫רֶץ Gen 1:11 +; with ָ  ה locative אַ֫רְצָה Gen 11:31 +, (this form also in poetry = אֶרֶץ Job 34:13 +); suffix אַרְצִי Job 20:15 +; (אַרְצֶ֑ךָ) אַרְצְךָ Job 12:1 +, etc.; plural אֲרָצוֺת Jer 28:8 + 65 t.; construct אַרְצוֺת Ezek 39:27 + 6 t.; suffix אַרְצֹתָם Gen 10:5 + 2 t.; —

1. a. earth, whole earth (opposed to a part) Gen 18:18; Gen 18:25; Gen 22:18 (= הָאֲדָמָה Gen 12:3) Jer 25:26; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:30; Jer 26:6; Isa 37:16; Isa 37:20 = 2Kgs 19:15; 2Kgs 19:19; Zech 4:10; Zech 4:14 +.
  b. earth, opposed to heaven, sky Gen 1:2; Exod 20:4; Deut 5:8; Deut 30:19; Judg 5:4; Lam 2:1; Isa 37:16 = 2Kgs 19:15; Ps 146:6; 1Chr 21:16; 1Chr 29:11; 2Chr 2:11 +; as permanent Eccl 1:4 built on foundations, or pillars 1Sam 2:8; Ps 104:5; Job 38:4; Isa 48:13; Isa 51:13; Isa 51:16 compare also Isa 24:18; Ps 82:5 firm, so that its shaking is something terrible, & token of terrible power 1Sam 14:4; 2Sam 22:8 = Ps 18:8; Job 9:6 compare Ps 46:2 & vPs 46:6 so also Amos 8:8; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21; Isa 24:18; Isa 24:19; Isa 24:20; Ps 60:4; Ps 77:19; Ps 99:1; Ps 114:7 as hung on nothing Job 26:7 with waters under it Exod 20:4 = Deut 5:8 compare Gen 7:11 personified, especially as addressed, called to witness, etc. Deut 32:1; Jer 6:19; Jer 22:29; Isa 1:2; Mic 1:2; Job 16:18.
  c. earth = inhabitants of earth Gen 6:11; 1Kgs 2:2; 1Kgs 10:24; Ps 33:8; Ps 66:4 + compare ׳תֵּבֵל א Prov 8:31; Job 37:12.
2. land =
  a. country, territory, שִׁנְעָר ׳א Gen 10:10, מִצְרַיִם ׳א Gen 21:21 compare also Gen 10:11; Gen 11:28; Gen 11:31; Gen 13:10; Gen 47:6; Gen 47:27; Gen 50:8; Isa 7:18; Isa 23:1; Isa 23:13; Isa 27:13; Ps 78:12; Jer 25:20; 1Chr 1:43 personified Isa 62:4; Eccl 10:16; Eccl 10:17.
  b. district, region Gen 19:28; Gen 22:2; Josh 11:3; Ps 42:7.
  c. tribal territory Deut 34:2; Judg 21:21; 1Sam 9:4; 1Sam 9:16; 1Sam 13:7; 1Kgs 15:20; Isa 8:23 and still smaller territories 1Sam 9:4; 1Sam 9:5.
  d. piece of ground Gen 23:15.
  e. specifically land of Canaan, or Israel Gen 11:31; Gen 12:1; Gen 12:5; Gen 12:6; Gen 12:7; Gen 31:3; Deut 17:14; Deut 18:9; 2Kgs 5:2; 2Kgs 5:4 +; especially object of יָרַשׁ possess Deut 3:20 + often Deuteronomy, Psalms and elsewhere; so after נָחַל Josh 19:49 +; נָתַן Deut 1:21 +. feminine = inhabitants land Lev 19:29; Ezek 14:13 + compare Deut 24:4; Zech 12:12 etc.
  g. used even of Sh®°ôl Job 10:21; Job 10:22 (compare Assyrian irƒit la târat, land without return, in Descent of Ishtar, see Jr10. 65); see also Ps 139:15; Isa 44:23.
3. a. ground, surface of ground = אֲדָמָה q. v. Gen 1:26; Gen 1:30; Gen 18:2; Gen 33:3; Gen 38:9; Exod 4:3; Exod 16:4; Ruth 2:10; 1Sam 5:4 + very often in Samuel.
  b. soil, as productive = אֲדָמָה Gen 1:11; Gen 1:12; Lev 19:9; Lev 25:9; Lev 26:4 compare Num 14:7; Num 14:8; Isa 36:7 = 2Kgs 18:32; Ps 72:6; Ps 72:16; Ps 107:34; Ps 107:35; Ezra 9:12; Neh 9:35.
4. אֶרֶץ in phrases:
  a. people of the land ׳עַםהָֿא of non-Israelites Gen 23:7; Gen 23:12; Gen 23:13 (P) Num 14:9 (JE); as well as Israel Lev 20:4 (H) 2Kgs 15:5; 2Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 21:24 (twice in verse); especially common people, opposed to officials, princes Lev 4:27 (P) Ezek 7:27; 2Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 11:19.
  b. in measurements of distance, ׳כִּבְרַת הָא the space or distance of country (see כּברה) Gen 35:16, so ׳כִּבְרַת א some distance Gen 48:7; 2Kgs 5:19.
  c. אֶרֶץ הַמִּישׁוֺר the country of the plain, level or plain country Deut 4:33; Jer 48:21 מִישׁוֺר ׳א figurative Ps 143:10 (but read אֹרַח ᵑ6 Bi Gr Che, compare Ps 27:11).
  d. חַיִּים ׳א land of the living Ps 27:13 הַחַיִּים ׳א Ps 142:6.
  e. ׳קְצֵה הָא end(s) of the earth Isa 42:10; Isa 43:6 (|| רָחוֺק) Ps 135:7; Prov 17:24, so ׳אַפְסֵי א Prov 30:4 +; ׳קְצוֺת הָא Isa 40:28; Isa 41:5; Isa 41:9.
5. plural אֲרָצוֺת is almost wholly late, Jer 16:15 + 6 t. Jeremiah; 23 t. Ezekiel; Isa 36:20; Isa 37:11 = 2Kgs 18:35; 2Kgs 19:11 (Isa 37:18 read הַגּוֺיִם see Che Di & compare 2Kgs 19:17); 22 t. Chronicles; Dan 9:7; Dan 11:40; Dan 11:42; Ps 105:44; Ps 106:27; Ps 107:3; Ps 116:9 besides these only P Gen 10:5; Gen 10:20; Gen 10:31; Lev 26:36; Lev 26:39, except Gen 26:3; Gen 26:4 (JR) Gen 41:54 (JE); it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc., see especially absolute Ezek 20:32; Ezek 22:4 = the various petty divisions of Canaan afterward united under Israel's control Gen 26:3; Gen 26:4, compare 1Chr 13:2 אַרְצוֺת יִשְׂרָאֵל, 2Chr 11:23 אַרְצוֺת יְהוּדָה.

BDB9347 H772 H776

BDB9346 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9348

[אֲרַע]21 noun [feminine] earth (so ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ, q. v.); — emphatic אַרְעָא Dan 2:35; Dan 2:39 + 16 t. Daniel; Ezra 5:11; Jer 10:11b; אַ֫רְעָא (D§§ 9, 5 a; 44, 1 n) = אֲרַע + ָ֯ of direction, earthward, i.e. downward, אַרְעָא מִנָּח Dan 2:39 Kt lower than thou, i.e. inferior to thee Qr אֲרַע (compare ᵑ7 אֲרַע מִן Ruth 4:4); — Jer 10:11a see [ אֲרַק].

land, earth, ground, country, countries, …
ʾereṣ
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • land, earth
    • earth
      • whole earth (as opposed to a part)
        • "earth (as opposed to heaven)"earth (inhabitants)
      land
      • country, territory
        • "district, region"tribal territory"piece of ground"land of Canaan, Israel"inhabitants of land"Sheol, land without return, (under) world"city, city-state
      ground, surface of the earth
      • ground
        • "soil
      (in phrases)
      • people of the land
        • "space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)"level or plain country"land of the living"end(s) of the earth
      (almost wholly late in usage)
      • lands, countries
        • often in contrast to Canaan

כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of the chaldeans")
Dictionary form: כַּשְׂדִּי · kahs-DEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of the chaldeans
of the chaldeans ×30 the chaldeans ×17 of the chaldees ×10 and the chaldeans ×6 of chaldea ×3 and against the chaldeans ×1 and chaldea ×1 and the chaldees ×1
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Chaldean — Standard adjective/demonym; fits most narrative and descriptive contexts.
Babylonian — Useful when Chaldean empire or culture is the focus.
Chaldaean — Slightly formal variant; suits scholarly or liturgical translations.
astrologer — Use when כַּשְׂדִּי refers to a priestly or divinatory professional class.
Chaldea — As a place name; use when the lemma denotes the region, not the people.

BDB4222 H3679 H3778

BDB4221 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4223

כַּשְׂדִּים proper name, of a people and territory Kasdim = Chaldeans, Chaldea, ᵐ5 Ξαλδαῖοι and (Jer 50:10) ἡ Ξαλδαία (Assyrian (mat) Kaldu, Kaldû from earlier (Babylonian) form [* Kašdu] — š before dental becoming l, DlPar 128 f. 200 f.; Assyrian Gr. § 51, 3; SchrKGF 94ff.; COT on Gen 11:28); —

1. Chaldeans:
  a. people dwelling on lower Euphrates and Tigris; in proper name, of a location ׳אוּר כ Gen 11:28 (J), vGen 11:31 (P), Gen 15:7 (J), Neh 9:7.
  b. especially the people ruled by Nebuchadrezzar; — ׳כ Jer 37:10; Jer 39:5; Ezek 23:23; 2Kgs 24:2; 2Kgs 25:4; 2Kgs 25:5; 2Kgs 25:10; 2Kgs 25:13 = Jer 52:7; Jer 52:8; Jer 52:14; Jer 52:17 (2Kgs 24:5; 2Kgs 24:10 = also Jer 39:5; Jer 39:8), 2Kgs 25:26; Isa 13:19; Isa 43:14; Isa 48:14; Isa 48:20; Job 1:17 Kt. כַּשְׂדִּיִּים Ezek 23:14; 2Chr 36:17 ׳הַכּ Jer 21:4; Jer 21:9; Jer 22:25; Jer 32:4; Jer 32:5; Jer 32:24; Jer 32:25; Jer 32:28; Jer 32:29; Jer 32:43; Jer 33:5; Jer 35:11; Jer 37:5; Jer 37:8; Jer 37:9; Jer 37:11; Jer 37:13; Jer 37:14; Jer 38:2; Jer 38:18; Jer 38:19; Jer 38:23; Jer 39:8; Jer 40:9; Jer 40:10; Jer 41:3; Jer 41:18; Jer 43:3; Jer 50:35; Hab 1:6; 2Kgs 25:24; 2Kgs 25:25 ׳בַּתכֿ Isa 47:1; Isa 47:5 = Babylon (in dirge); ׳אֶרֶץ כ ἡ γῆ Ξαλδαίων on locality see Schr Dll.c.) Jer 24:5; Jer 25:12; Jer 50:1; Jer 50:8; Jer 50:25; Jer 50:45; Jer 51:4; Jer 51:54; Ezek 1:3; Ezek 12:3, also Isa 23:13 (inauthentic, Di Che; read כְּנַעֲנִים Ew Schr, or כִּתִּים Du); סֵפֶר ׳וּלְשׂוֺן כ Dan 1:4 ׳מַלְכוּת כ Dan 9:1.
  c. Chaldeans, as learned class, skilled in interpretations Dan 2:2 (+ חַרְטֻמִּים אַשָּׁפִים מְכַשְּׁפִים), vDan 2:4.
2. Chaldea, וְהָֽיְתָה כַּשְׂדִּים לְשָׁלָל Jer 50:10 and Chaldea shall be despoiled; ׳יוֺשְׁבֵי כ Jer 51:24; Jer 51:35 כַּשְׂדִּים אֶרֶץ מוֺלַדְתָּם Ezek 23:15 with ה locative: כַּשְׂדִּ֫ימָה Ezek 11:24; Ezek 16:29; Ezek 23:16.

BDB9627 H3779 H3778

BDB9626 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9628

כַּשְׂדָּ֑י proper name, of a people Chaldean (see Biblical Hebrew כַשְׂדִּים); — absolute ׳כ Dan 2:10 emphatic כשדיא Dan 5:30 Kt (Qr כַּשְׂדָּאָה), כסדיא Ezra 5:12 Kt (Qr כַּסְדָּאָה); plural absolute כַּשְׂדָּאִין Ezra 3:8; Ezra 5:11, emphatic כשדיא Kt, כַּשְׂדָּאֵי Qr, Dan 2:5; Dan 2:10; Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7 —

1. Chaldean By race Dan 3:8; Dan 5:30; Ezra 5:12.
2. as learned, of the class of Magi (Biblical Hebrew ׳כ 1 c), Dan 2:5; Dan 2:10 (twice in verse); Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:11.

chaldeans, chaldees, chaldea
kaśdî
clod-breakers
a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
  • (n pr loc) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf
    • "(n pr m) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris"those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

וּ מְדֻקָּרִ֖ים
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מְדֻקָּרִ֖ים
Root word through, thrust, wounded, pierced
Dictionary form: דָּקַר · daw-KAHR

Verb — Pual, Participle Passive, masculine plural, absolute state intensive passive — "it was thoroughly done" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: and they that are thrust through
and thrust me through ×3 and they that are thrust through ×1 and thrust ×1 but wounded ×1 him shall thrust him through ×1 shall be thrust through ×1 stricken through ×1 they have pierced ×1
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pierce — Most versatile; suits weapons, sharp objects, poetic use.
run through — Vivid; best for sword or spear in battle narrative.
stab — Blunt, close-range violence; good for prose action scenes.
impale — Emphasizes full penetration; suits gruesome or emphatic contexts.
thrust through — Captures forceful motion; slightly more formal register.
skewer — Most visceral; use sparingly for heightened dramatic effect.

BDB1996 H1856

BDB1995 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1997

[דָּקַר] verb pierce, pierce through (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּקַר, ) —

Qal Perfect 3 plural דָּקָ֑רוּ Zech 12:10 suffix וּדְקָרֻנִי consecutive 1Sam 31:4, וּדְקָרֻהוּ consecutive Zech 13:3 Imperfect וַיִּדְקֹר Num 25:8, וַיִּדְקְרֵהוּ Judg 9:54 — pierce, run through (always with accusative): as retributive act, Israelite and Midianite woman Num 25:8 false prophet Zech 13:3 but also as speedy death Judg 9:54 (Abimelech); 1Sam 31:4 a (Saul) = 1Chr 10:4, also 1Sam 31:4b (but strike out Be We after 1Chr 10:4 & so ᵐ5L 1Sam 31:4 b), see also Zech 12:10 (compare John 19:37). Niph`al Imperfect יִדָּקֵר be pierced through, slain Isa 13:15 (in conquest of Babylonian by Medes). Pu`al Participle plural מְדֻקָּרִים pierced, riddled, (i.e. desperately wounded) warriors, Jer 37:10, slain Jer 51:4 (|| חללים); by hunger Lam 4:9 (|| חַלְלֵי רָעָב).

through, thrust, wounded, pierced
dāqar
to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile
  • to pierce, thrust through, pierce through
    • (Qal) to pierce, run through
      • "(Niphal) to be pierced through"(Pual) pierced, riddled (participle)

בְּ חוּצוֹתֶֽי הָ
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
חוּצוֹתֶֽי
Root word without, streets, abroad, out, street, …
הָ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Dictionary form: חוּץ · hoots

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: in her streets
without ×48 abroad ×19 out ×12 in the streets ×9 and in the streets ×7 and without ×6 of the streets ×6 street ×3
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outside — Broadest spatial sense; works for most contexts.
street — Prefer when urban public space is in view.
outdoors — Emphasizes open-air setting away from a building.
open square — Good for busy public gathering areas in cities.
beyond — Useful when expressing separation or exclusion.
in public — Highlights social visibility rather than physical location.

BDB2630 H2351

BDB2629 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2631

חוּץ noun [masculine] the outside, sometimes, especially in plural, specifically a street, never with suffix in singular, with ָ  ה locative ח֫וּצָה, חֻ֫צָה, plural חוּצוֺת, חֻצוֺת, with suffix חוּצֹתָיו etc., Isa 15:3 etc.; —

1. the outside, of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea of outside, abroad (Aramaic synonym, except in sense 2 a, is בַּר, ):
  a. as accusative after verb of motion Deut 23:13 יָצָא חוּץ to go forth outside (that is, a camp), v.Deut 23:14 (as adverb accusative) בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ חוּץ outside, הוֺצִיא הַחוּץ to bring forth outside (a house or chamber) Judg 19:25; 2Sam 13:18 compare Neh 13:8; Judg 12:9b בָּנוֺת הֵבִיא לְבָנָיו מִןהַֿחוּץ from outside, from abroad, 2Kgs 4:3 שַׁאֲלִילָֿךְ כֵּלִים מִןהַֿחוּץ from outside (opposed to בַּבַּיִת v2Kgs 4:2); as genitive Lev 18:9 מוֺלֶדֶת חוּץ one born abroad (i.e. by another father or mother, of a half-sister: opposed to מוֺלֶדֶת בַּיִת) Ezek 47:2 (twice in verse). With ָ  ה locative חוּצָה, after a verb of motion Exod 12:46 מִןהַֿבַּיִת ֗֗֗ חוּצָה, Prov 5:16 חוּצָה לָעִיר outside of the city, Num 35:4 מִקִּיר הָעִיר וָחוּצָה from the wall of the city and outwards; = on the outside, without 1Kgs 6:6; Isa 33:7 צָֽעֲקוּ חוּצָה cry without, 2Chr 24:8: so הַחוּצָה Gen 15:5 ׳וַיּוֺצֵא אֹתוֺ הח and brought him outside, Gen 19:17; Gen 24:29; Josh 2:19 +, 1Kgs 8:8 לֹא יֵרָאוּ הַחוּצָה were not seen towards the outside, Deut 25:5 לֹא תִהְיֶה אֵשֶׁת הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָרi.e. shall not be married into another family, compare Judg 12:9 a.
  b. with preps.: a. אלהֿחוץ towards the outside Ezek 41:9, Ezek 34:21 pleonastic אלהֿחוצה. b. בחוץ Gen 9:22 outside (opposed to בְּתוֺךְ אָהֳלֹה vGen 9:21), Gen 24:31 לָמָּה תַעֲמֹד בַּחוץ, Deut 24:11; Exod 21:19 אם יקום והתהלך בחוץ (after leaving a sick couch), 2Kgs 10:24; Ps 31:12; Ezek 7:15 (opposed to מִבַּיִת), Hos 7:1 +. c. לחוץ Ps 41:7 יצא לחוץ; = on the outside Ezek 41:17; Ezek 42:7, לַחוּצָה 2Chr 32:5 towards the outside. d. מִחוּץ on (מִן 3 c) the outside Ezek 40:19; Ezek 46:2, מִבַיִת וּמִחוּץ within and without (of an ark, building, etc.) Gen 6:14; Exod 25:11 = Exod 37:2; 1Kgs 7:9; Deut 32:25 מחוץ תְּשַׁכֶּלחֶֿרֶב (opposed to יּמֵחֲדָרִים אֵימָה), Lam 1:20 (compare Ezek 7:15 above b); so מֵהַחוּץ Ezek 41:25. מִחוּץ לְ on the outside of, Gen 19:16 וַיַּנִּיחֵהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִיר, Gen 24:11; Exod 26:35; Exod 37:7 (twice in verse); Lev 8:17; Lev 14:8; Num 35:5; Josh 6:23; Jer 21:4 +, even after a verb of motion 1Kgs 21:13 וַיּוֺצִיאוּהוּ מִחוּץ לְעִיר, 2Kgs 23:6, though in this case אל מחוץל is more common, Lev 4:12; Lev 4:21 אל מחוץ למחנה, Lev 6:4; Lev 10:4; Lev 14:40; Lev 14:41 + often P, Deut 23:11. e. מִחוּצָה Ezek 40:40 on the outside, מִחוּצָה לְ vEzek 40:44. f. (late) חוּץ מִן outside of, Eccl 2:25 who can eat, and who enjoy, חוּץ מִמֶּנִּיִ outside of me, i.e. except me? (but read rather, with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 De Now and others, חוּץ מִמֶּנּוּ apart from, without him, i.e. God). (So Late Hebrew חוּץ מִן except, without, see DeEccl 2:25. compare The Aramaic synonym בַּר מִן except Exod 20:3 ᵑ7; apart from, without Isa 36:10 ᵑ7; Syriac id.)
2. Of a definite locality, namely
  a. that which is outside the houses of a town, i.e. a street Isa 51:23 כַּחוּץ לַעֹבְרִים, Jer 37:21 חוּץ הָאֹפִים the Bakers' street, Prov 1:20 כַּחוּץ, (|| כָּֽרְחֹבוֺת: so Prov 7:12; Prov 22:13; Jer 9:20); often in plural, as חוּצֹת אַשְׁקְלוֹן the streets of Ashkelon 2Sam 1:20, ירושׁלם ׳ח Jer 5:1; Jer 7:17; Jer 7:34 + often Jeremiah; 1Kgs 20:34 וְחֻצוֺת תָּשִׂיםלְֿךָ בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק and streets (i.e. bazaars) shalt thou make thee in D., as my father made in Samaria (a concession involving the right of trading), Amos 5:16; Isa 15:3; Isa 24:11 (as scene of mourning), Isa 5:25; Jer 51:4; Ezek 11:6; Ezek 28:23 ( as filled with corpses of slain), בְּראֹשׁ כָּלחֿוּצוֺת i.e. in conspicuous places, Nah 3:10; Lam 2:19; Lam 4:1; Isa 51:20, טִיט חוּצוֺת mire of streets Zech 10:5 (trampled on by warriors), in simile, of foes trodden under foot, Ps 18:43; Mic 7:10 ( so ׳כְּחֹמֶר ח Isa 10:6), metaphor of cheapness and abundance Zech 9:3.
  b. more generally, that which is outside enclosed cities, the open country, Job 18:17 וְלאֹ שֵׁם לוֺ עַלפְּֿנֵיחֿוּץ (see De), compare Prov 24:27 in the plural Job 5:10 וְשֹׁלֵחַ מַיִם עַל פְנֵי חוּצוֺת, Prov 8:26; Ps 144:13 (as place where flocks abound).

without, streets, abroad, out, street, …
ḥûṣ
properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors
  • outside, outward, street, the outside

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְנָפְל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּמְדֻקָּרִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break בְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ Silluq — end of the verse

וְנָפְלוּ חֲלָלִים בְּאֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים וּמְדֻקָּרִים בְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃
4
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
Cross References

Jeremiah 49:26

לָכֵן יִפְּלוּ בַחוּרֶיהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ וְכָל-אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה יִדַּמּוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

Jeremiah 50:30

לָכֵן יִפְּלוּ בַחוּרֶיהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ וְכָל-אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ יִדַּמּוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם-יְהוָֽה׃
30
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 13:15

כָּל-הַנִּמְצָא יִדָּקֵר וְכָל-הַנִּסְפֶּה יִפּוֹל בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
15
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

Jeremiah 50:37

חֶרֶב אֶל-סוּסָיו וְאֶל-רִכְבּוֹ וְאֶל-כָּל-הָעֶרֶב אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכָהּ וְהָיוּ לְנָשִׁים חֶרֶב אֶל-אוֹצְרֹתֶיהָ וּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃
37
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

Isaiah 14:19

וְאַתָּה הָשְׁלַכְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ כְּנֵצֶר נִתְעָב לְבֻשׁ הֲרֻגִים מְטֹעֲנֵי חָרֶב יוֹרְדֵי אֶל-אַבְנֵי-בוֹר כְּפֶגֶר מוּבָֽס׃
19
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Jeremiah 51:3
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