Numbers 10:6 — Hebrew Word by Word

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וּ תְקַעְתֶּ֤ם

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

תְקַעְתֶּ֤ם

Root word blow, blew, fastened, blown, clap, …

Dictionary form: תָּקַע · taw-KA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqq2mp

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

וּ	Speech Conjunction
תְקַעְתֶּם	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In English

In the KJV here: when ye 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

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9238 H8628

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 GFM^{Comm. 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 יִתֵָּקעַ ׃ Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?

Strong's Definition H8628

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 be blown, blast (of horn)

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

תְּרוּעָה֙

Root word shout, shouting, alarm, blowing, joy, …

Dictionary form: תְּרוּעָה · teh-roo-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

תְּרוּעָה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: an alarm

shout ×6 with shouting ×4 an alarm ×3 and the shouting ×2 of the shout ×2 and alarm ×1 and with shouting ×1 him and the shout ×1

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shout — Most versatile; suits battle cries and celebratory acclamation.

war cry — Prefer in military or battle contexts.

fanfare — Suits trumpet-blast or ceremonial proclamation contexts.

acclamation — Formal register; good for royal or liturgical scenes.

battle cry — Specifically martial; stronger than 'war cry' in intensity.

joyful noise — Captures the celebratory, worshipful sense in Psalms.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7825 H8643

תְּרוּעָה noun feminine shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy; — ׳ת Lev 23:24 +; construct תְּרוּעַת Jer 4:19 +; —

1. alarm of war, war-cry, Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20; Jer 20:16; Ezek 21:27; Amos 1:14; Amos 2:2; Zeph 1:16; Job 39:25 מִלְחָמָה ׳ת Jer 4:19; Jer 49:2 מֶלָךְ ׳ת battle-cry of king Num 23:21 (poem in J E).

2. blast for march: ׳תקע ת Num 10:5; Num 10:6 (twice in verse) (P; with חֲצֹצְרוֺת; hence) ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת הַתּ Num 31:6 (P) 2Chr 13:12 on day of atonement ׳שׁוֺפַר ת Lev 25:9 (H); 1st of month ׳זִכְרוֺן ת Lev 23:24 (P; בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ), יוֺם תֹ Num 29:1 (P); generally ׳צִלְצְלֵי ת Ps 150:5.

3. shout of joy with religious impulse, 1Sam 4:5; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 2Sam 6:15 = 1Chr 15:28; 2Chr 15:14; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:12; Ezra 3:13 הַשִּׂמְחָה ׳קוֺל ת Ezra 3:13 in public worship generally Job 33:26 especially + musical service Ps 33:3; Ps 47:6 ׳זִבְחֵי ת Ps 27:6, ׳יֹדְעֵי ת Ps 89:16.

4. shout of joy, in general Job 8:21 (|| שְׂחַוֺק).

Strong's Definition H8643

shout, shouting, alarm, blowing, joy, …

tĕrûʿâ

clamor, i.e., acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum

alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy

alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 24 English renderings

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שֵׁנִ֔ית

Root word second, other, time, again, another, …

Dictionary form: שֵׁנִי · shay-NEE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aafsa

Adjective — feminine singular, absolute state

שֵׁנִית

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the second time

the second ×31 of the second ×12 the second time ×12 of the other ×11 the other ×11 in the second ×9 and the other ×6 another ×6

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second — Ordinal number; most common and direct rendering.

other — Use when contrasting one of a pair with another.

another — Prefer when introducing a fresh or additional item.

next — Suits sequential contexts, e.g. next day or next time.

again — Best for repeated action, e.g. 'a second time / again'.

further — Emphasizes continuation or addition beyond the first.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8887 H8145

שֵׁנִי masculine שֵׁנִית feminine₁₅₇ adjective ordinal number second; — בַּיּוֺם הַשֵּׁנִי Exod 2:13 +, etc. (שֵׁנִי 82 t. + Neh 3:30, read שֵׁנִית; read וְהַשֵּׁנִי also 1Chr 6:13 for ושני); בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית Gen 47:18 +, etc. (שֵׁנִית 72 t. + Neh 3:30 see above), ׳שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שׁ Lev 13:5; Lev 13:93; Lev 13:54 a second heptad of days; שֵׁנִית = a second time Gen 22:15 + 16 t. + (= again, of similar — not identical — act, or another point in a series) Ezek 4:6; Mal 2:13, וְהַשֵּׁנִית 2Sam 16:19 masculine plural שְׁנִיִּם Num 2:16 they shall set out as second, but Gen 6:16 second stories (in ark).

Strong's Definition H8145

second, other, time, again, another, …

šēnî

properly, double, i.e., second; also adverbially, again

second

second (the ordinal number)

Variations 12 forms of this word

Translations 42 English renderings

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וְ נָֽסְעוּ֙

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נָֽסְעוּ֙

Root word departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …

Dictionary form: נָסַע · naw-SA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqq3cp

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"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נָֽסְעוּ	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person Third Person Number Plural

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In English

In the KJV here: shall take their journey

and they departed ×21 and they removed ×18 journeyed ×10 set forward ×8 and they journeyed ×5 they journeyed ×5 and journeyed ×4 removed ×4

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set out — Best general choice; implies purposeful departure and travel.

travel — Broad and natural; suits extended or repeated journeying.

march — Prefer for military or large-group movement contexts.

move on — Captures the sense of breaking camp and advancing.

depart — Emphasizes the leaving rather than the journey itself.

pull up stakes — Informal; vividly reflects nomadic camp-breaking behind the word.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5243 H5265

I. נָסַע₁₄₇ verb pull out or up, set out, journey (Late Hebrew id., move, march; Assyrian nisû, set out, withdraw, etc. Dl^{HWB 470}; Nö^{ZMG x1(1886), 723} compare also Arabic , Ethiopic [rare] pull up, away, so Ba^{ES 51}); —

Qal₁₃₇ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Gen 33:17 +, 3 masculine plural נָָֽסְעוּ Deut 10:6, נָסָ֑עוּ Num 2:34 +, etc.; Imperfect יִסַּע Isa 33:20, וַיִּסַּע Gen 12:9 +, suffix וַיִּסָּעֵם Judg 16:3 3 masculine plural יִסְעוּ Exod 40:36 +, יִסָּ֑עוּ Num 2:9 +; 2 masculine plural תִּסְעוּ Josh 3:3 1 plural נִסְעָה cohortative Gen 33:12, וַנִּסַּע Deut 1:19; Deut 2:1, וַנִּסְעָה Ezra 8:31, etc.; Imperative סְעוּ Deut 2:24 +; Infinitive absolute Gen 12:9 construct נְסֹעַ Josh 3:14 +; suffix נָסְעָם Gen 11:2; Num 10:34 Participle נֹסֵעַ Exod 14:10; Num 10:33 plural נֹסְעִים Num 10:29 —

1. pull out or up, city-gate and gate-posts Judg 16:3 loom vJudg 16:14 (on text compare GFM), tent-pegs Isa 33:20 (figurative of Jerusalem; compare also Niph`al).

2. hence (from pulling up tent-pegs),
a. set out Gen 35:5; Num 12:15 (both E), Jer 4:7 (|| יָצָא מִמְּקוֺמוֺ); even of lifeless things, e.g. the ark, הָאָרוֺן Num 10:35 (JE); often in P: Exod 14:15; Exod 40:37; Num 1:51; Num 4:5; Num 4:15; Num 9:17 + 8 t. Num 9; Num 10:5; Num 10:6; Num 10:17; Num 10:18; Num 10:21; Num 10:22; Num 10:25, so probably also Num 2:8 + 6 t. Num 2 (see below; even of lifeless things, דֶּגֶל Num 10:18; Num 10:12, מִשְׁכָּן Num 1:51, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Num 2:17), Num 33:3 וַיִּסַּעוַ֗֗֗יָּבֹא Gen 46:1 (E) and Israel set out, and came, etc., Exod 16:1; Exod 19:2; Num 20:22; Josh 9:17 (all P), Deut 1:7, נִסְעָה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה Deut 33:12 (J); (וַ֗֗֗יַּעֲלוּ) וַיִּסְעוּ Judg 18:11, סְעוּ וְעִבְרוּ Deut 2:24 ׳נ often with מִן Gen 35:16 (E), Num 10:34 (JE), מֵאָהֳלֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹר ׳נ Josh 3:14 (JE), set out from their tents, to cross, etc.; compare ׳נ מִןלָ֗֗֗לֶכֶת Ezra 8:31 with מִן + ויבא, Josh 3:1 (JE), Num 33:9 (P), + וַיֵּלֶךְ vNum 33:3 (D), Deut 1:19, + וַיַּעַבְרוּ Num 33:8 (P); + וַיָּשָׁב + וַיַּחֲנוּ Num 33:7 (P).
b. depart, with מִן Gen 37:17 (J), 2Kgs 3:27; 2Kgs 19:8; 2Kgs 19:36 = Isa 37:8; Isa 37:37 even of עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן Exod 14:19 (J); of angel vExod 14:19 (E; + וַיֵּלֶךְ).

3. journey, march (by stages) Gen 12:9; Gen 35:21 (both J), Num 10:13; Num 10:14; Num 10:28 (P), (possibly also Num 2:9 etc., compare 2 above); + לְמַסְעֵיהֶם according to their stations, i.e. by stages Exod 17:1; Num 10:12 (+ מִן), compare Exod 40:36 (all P); followed by ה locative Gen 12:9; Gen 33:17 (both J), Deut 1:40; Deut 2:1 סְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר Num 14:25 (JE); followed by מִקֶּדֶם eastward (see מִן

1. c) Gen 11:2; Gen 13:11 (both J), אַחֲרֵי Exod 14:10 (J), אֶלֿ Num 10:29, לִפְנֵי vNum 10:33 (of ark; all J); followed by מִן + ה locative Gen 20:1 (E), Deut 10:6; Deut 10:7; Exod 12:37 (P), + accusative of location Num 11:35 (JE); followed by מִן + accusative of distance, דֶּרֶךְ Num 10:33 (JE), Num 21:4 (P); especially וַיִּסְעוּ מִןוַ֗֗֗יַּחֲנוּ Num 21:12; Num 21:13 (JE), Exod 13:20; Num 21:11; Num 33:5 + 37 t. Num 33 (all P); of shepherds Jer 31:24. — נָָֽסְעוּ כְמוֺ צאֹן Zech 10:2 is dubious; We נָעוּ or יָנֻעוּ, so Now.

4. of wind, ׳רוּחַ מֵאֵת י ׳נ Num 11:31 there set forth (sprang up) a wind from ׳י. Niph`al Perfect be pulled up, removed: 3 masculine singular דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי Isa 38:12 of tent-peg הֲלֹא נִסַּע Job 4:21 (reading יְתֵדָם for יִתְרָם, see II. יֶתֶר). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַסַּע Ps 78:26, וַיַּסַּע Exod 15:22 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular תַּסִּיעַ Ps 80:9, 3 feminine singular תַּסִּיעִי 2Kgs 4:4 3 masculine plural וַּיַּסִּ֫עוּ 1Kgs 5:31 Participleמַסִּיעַ Eccl 10:9 —

1. cause to set out, lead out, with accusative of person Exod 15:22 (J; + מִן, וַיֵּצְאוּ), Ps 78:52 (כַּצּאֹן; || וַיְנַהֲגֵם), Ps 80:9 (מִן; figurative of vine); figurative of a wind, cause to spring up, יַסַּע קָדִים Ps 78:26 (|| וַיְנַהֵג; compare Qal 4).

2. remove, with accusative of thing 2Kgs 4:4 וַיַּסַּע כָּעֵץ תִּקְוָתִי Job 19:10 specifically, remove from quarry, quarry: 1Kgs 5:31 and they quarried great stones, compare Eccl 10:9.

Strong's Definition H5265

departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …

nāsaʿ

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey

to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart

(Qal)

to pull out or up

to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up

Variations 39 forms of this word

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Word Parts

הַֽ מַּחֲנ֔וֹת

הַֽ

Prefix — article the

מַּחֲנ֔וֹת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Then the camps")

Dictionary form: מַחֲנֶה · ma-huh-NEH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Td/Ncbpa

Noun — Common, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

הַֽ	Speech Particle Type Definite Article
מַּחֲנוֹת	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: then the camps

the camp ×69 the host ×33 of the camp ×19 in the camp ×16 and the host ×3 his host ×3 their armies ×3 bands ×2

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camp — Best default; a settled or temporary military/nomadic encampment.

army — Prefer when מַחֲנֶה clearly denotes a fighting force.

encampment — More formal; emphasizes the physical site or layout.

company — Good for smaller, non-military groups traveling together.

force — Concise military sense; suits narrative battle contexts.

horde — Conveys a large, overwhelming, or threatening multitude.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2917 H4264

מַחֲנֶה₂₁₄ noun masculine^{Gen 33:8} + 16 t. and feminine^{Ps 27:3; 1Chr 11:15} (on Gen 32:9 a see Di) encampment, camp — absolute ׳מ Gen 32:9 (twice in verse) + 126 t. (including Ezek 1:24, strike out Co); construct מַחֲנֵה Gen 32:3 + 56 t.; suffix מַחֲנֵהוּ Num 1:52 + 5 t.; מַחֲנֶיךָ Deut 23:15; Deut 29:10, מַחֲנֶךָ Deut 23:15, מַחֲנֵיכֶם Amos 4:10, מַהֲנֵיהֶם Num 5:3; Judg 8:10 (compare below, and on form of noun with suffix see Ges^{«GKC:93»§ 93}. 3, R 3); plural absolute מִחֲנות Gen 32:8 + 9 t.; construct 1Chr 9:18 + 2 t., מַחֲנִים Num 13:19 suffix (apparetnly plural noun) מַחֲנֵיהֶם Josh 10:4 + 5 t.; — on dual see ׳מ proper name below

1. camp, place of encampment:
a. of caravan of travelers Gen 32:22 (J), especially of Israel at Exodus and in wilderness Exod 16:13 (twice in verse); Exod 19:16; Exod 19:17 (all P; distinguished from עַם); ׳שַׁעַר מ Exod 32:26 (JE); especially ׳מִחוּץ המ in connection with uncleanness, etc., Exod 29:14; Lev 4:12 (P) + often, of position of tent of meeting Exod 33:7 (twice in verse) (JE), contr. Num 2:17 (P), where of encampments of several tribes, compare Num 1:52; Num 2:3; Num 10:2; Num 10:5; Num 10:6; Num 10:25 etc., (all P), already passing over to 3 (compare הַחֹנִים Num 10:5; Num 10:6); specifically of camp of Levites, surrounding tabernacle, so that P can say אֹהֶלמֿוֺעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִם Num 2:17 and so (late) of temple הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְמַחֲנוֺת בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Chr 9:18, as well as ׳שַׁעֲרֵי מַחֲנוֺת י 2Chr 31:2 plural (opposed to מִבְצָרִים = fortresses) Num 13:19.

2. camp of armed host Josh 6:11 (twice in verse); Josh 6:14 (JE), 1Sam 4:3; 1Sam 4:5; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Sam 4:7; 1Sam 17:53; 2Kgs 7:16 etc.

3. a. those who encamp Num 10:5; Num 10:6; 1Chr 11:15; Ps 27:3 (all with verb חנה) compare (probably) Isa 37:36 = 2Kgs 19:35, etc.
b. company, body of people; people and beasts Gen 32:8; Gen 32:9 (twice in verse); Gen 32:11; Gen 33:8, funeral company of Jacob Gen 50:9 of Israel on march Exod 14:19; Exod 14:20 compare Num 10:5; Num 10:6.
c. army, host Josh 8:13; Josh 10:5; Josh 11:4; Judg 4:15; Judg 4:16 (twice in verse); Judg 7:1; Judg 7:8; Judg 8:10 (twice in verse); Judg 8:11 (twice in verse); Judg 8:12; 1Sam 17:1; 1Sam 17:46; 2Kgs 3:9 even while in the thick of the fight; 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33 etc.

Strong's Definition H4264

camp, host, camps, company, tents, …

maḥăne

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

encampment, camp

camp, place of encampment

Variations 41 forms of this word

Translations 63 English renderings

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Word Parts

הַ ֽחֹנִ֖ים

הַ

Prefix — article the

ֽחֹנִ֖ים

Root word pitched, encamped, encamp, pitch, tents, …

Dictionary form: חָנָה · haw-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Td/Vqrmpa

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine plural, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

הַ	Speech Particle Type Definite Article
חֹנִים	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Participle Active Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

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In English

In the KJV here: that lie

and pitched ×50 and encamped ×23 pitched ×7 and they pitched ×5 encamped ×4 shall pitch ×4 and encamp ×2 and pitched his tent ×2

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camp — Most versatile; suits narrative and military contexts.

encamp — Slightly formal; good for military or ceremonial settings.

set up camp — Natural, modern phrase; vivid for narrative prose.

pitch tents — Concrete imagery; emphasizes the physical act of settling.

settle — Broader; use when temporary dwelling is implied.

bivouac — Military register; use sparingly for armed encampments.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2914 H2583

חָנָה₁₄₃ verb decline, bend down, encamp (Aramaic to aim at, incline towards, reach; Zinjirli מחנת construct camp, Inscription Panammu^{13. 16. 17}; Arabic bend, curve, bend down; Assyrian mûnu, mênu and tênû, couch, mânîtu, house, Zim^{BP 44, 45} Dl in Zim¹¹⁷) —

Qal Perfect חָנָה 1Sam 26:5; Isa 29:1 וְחָנִ֫יתִי consecutive Isa 29:3; Zech 9:8 חָנוּ Num 2:34 + 2 t.; וְחָנוּ consecutive Num 1:52 Imperfect וַיִּחַן Gen 26:17 + 9 t.; 3 feminine singular תַּחֲנֶה Ps 27:3 יַחֲנוּ Num 1:50 + 13 t. Numbers + Exod 14:2: וַיַּחֲנוּ Exod 13:26 + 79 t. (of which 42 in Num 33); וַיַּחֲנוּן Judg 11:18 2 masculine plural תַּחֲנוּ Exod 14:2 1 plural וַנַּחֲנֶה Ezra 8:15 Imperative חֲנֵה 2Sam 12:28 חֲנוּ Num 31:19; Jer 50:29 Infinitive חֲנוֺת Judg 19:9 חֲנֹת Num 1:51 suffix חֲנֹתֵנוּ Num 10:31 חֲנֹתְכֶם Deut 1:33 Participle חֹנֶה Exod 18:5; Ps 34:8 feminine חֹנָה 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15 חֹנָ֑ךְ Ps 53:6 plural חֹנִים Exod 14:9 + 11 t.; חוֺנִים Num 2:2; Nah 3:17 —

1. decline, of day drawing to its close חֲנוֺת הַיּוֺם Judg 19:9 (|| ׳רָפָה הַיּ לַעֲרוֺב; also ׳נְטוֺת הַיּ V:8; הַיּוֺם רַד מְאֹד vJudg 19:11).

2. encamp (properly verge toward, incline to, settle at, of goal of day's march): —
a. of single nomad Gen 26:17 (J; followed by ב), Gen 33:18 (E; followed by אֶתפֿני).
b. of Israel at Exodus and in wilderness Exod 13:20 (ב) Exod 14:2 (לִפְנֵי), vExod 14:2 (עַל), + approximately 80 t. (Hexateuch chiefly P); also (absolute) Num 9:18; Num 9:20; Num 9:22; Num 9:23 compare Ezra 8:15; Neh 11:30 so they encamped (i.e. settled, or were settled) from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom (|| ישׁבו vNeh 11:25).
c. of armies: (1) Israel (conquering Canaan, etc.) Josh 4:19; Josh 5:10 + often; (2) Philistines 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 13:16; 2Sam 23:23 +; usually followed by ב location Num 10:31; 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 13:16; Josh 4:19; 1Sam 13:5 + 63t. (וַיַּחֲנוּ בְ 2Sam 24:5 read וַיָּחֵלּוּ מִן ᵐ5^L We Dr see חלל); so of locusts in hedges (in simile) Nah 3:17 also followed by עַל = by, near Exod 14:2; Exod 14:9; Exod 15:27; Num 1:52; Num 2:2; Num 2:5; Num 2:12; Num 2:27; Num 3:29; Num 3:35 (על ירך), Num 33:10; Judg 7:1; 1Sam 4:1 עלפֿני השׂדה (על in different sense) 2Sam 11:11 followed by עַל also = against, encamp with hostile purpose Josh 10:5; Josh 10:31; Josh 10:34; Judg 6:4; Judg 20:19; 1Sam 11:1; 2Sam 12:28; 1Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 25:1; 2Chr 32:1; Jer 50:29; Jer 52:4; Ps 27:3 followed by אֶלֿ in same sense Josh 11:5 metaphor of God's hostility to apostate Jerusalem (על) Isa 29:3 followed by also לְ = at, by Num 2:34; Zech 9:8 אשׁרשָׁ֗֗֗ם Exod 18:5; 1Sam 26:5 followed by סביב לְ for protection Num 1:50; Num 1:53, compare metaphor Ps 34:8, but also hostility Job 19:12 also follwed by other prepositions and prepositional phrases, e.g. מֵעֵבֶר Num 21:13 מחוץ Num 31:19 בין 1Sam 17:1 נגד 1Kgs 20:27 etc.; followed by accusative of location 2Sam 17:26 followed by suffix accusative with hostile sense חֹנָ֑ךָ Ps 53:6 without preposition or noun following, in sense of encamp, be or abide in encampment Num 9:18; Num 9:20; Num 9:22; Num 9:23; Ezra 8:15; 2Sam 11:11 +; poetic of David in Jerusalem, Isa 29:1 city in which David fixed his camp.

Strong's Definition H2583

pitched, encamped, encamp, pitch, tents, …

ḥānâ

properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege)

to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against

(Qal)

to decline

Variations 31 forms of this word

Translations 51 English renderings

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Word Parts

תֵּימָ֑נָ ה

תֵּימָ֑נָ

Root word south, southward, side, coast, wind

ה

Suffix — direction direction — "to / toward ___"

Dictionary form: תֵּימָן · tay-MAWN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa/Sd

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

תֵּימָנָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
ה	Speech Suffix Type Directional He

In English

In the KJV here: on the south side

southward ×7 of the south ×2 on the south side ×2 the south ×2 toward the south ×2 and from the south ×1 and southward ×1 and this is the south ×1

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south — Most versatile; works as noun, adjective, or direction.

southern — Prefer as attributive adjective before a noun.

southward — Use for motion or orientation toward the south.

south wind — Use specifically when the referent is the wind.

southern region — Emphasizes geographic area or territory.

south side — Prefer for spatial/architectural boundary contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3578 H8486

I. תֵּימָן noun feminine^{Isa 43:6} south, south wind, chiefly poetic, P & Ezekiel (literally what is on the right (hand), i.e. as one faces east; see Wetzst^{Verhandi. d. Berl. Anthrop. Ges. 1878, 390}) — absolute ׳ת Zech 9:14 + 6 t. (׳הַתּ only Zech 6:6); תֵּמָן Job 9:9 with ה locative תֵּימָ֫נָה Exod 26:18 + 12 t.; —

1. a. south, southern quarter of sky, לְתֵימָן Job 39:26 (of flight of bird); of constellations ׳חַדְרֵי ת Job 9:9 ׳סַעֲרוֺת ת Zech 9:14 whirlwinds of the south; of territory, the south Isa 43:6 (opposed to צָפוֺן), also ׳אֶרֶץ הַתּ Zech 6:6 (opposed to אֶרֶץ צָפוֺן); ׳נֶגְכָּה מִקְצֵה ת Josh 15:1 southward at the end of the south, i.e. in the remotest south (of the land); — see also II. ׳ת.
b. with ה locative toward the south, especially in topograph. description (often with other points of compass), פְּאַת נֶ֫גְבָּה תֵּימָ֫נָה Exod 26:18 (P), ׳נ ׳ת ׳פ Ezek 47:19, ׳נֶגֶב ת ׳פ Exod 27:9; Exod 36:33; Exod 38:9 (all P), Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 + צלע side Exod 26:35, ירך Num 3:29 (both P); also Num 2:10; Num 10:6 (P); וּמִזְרָחָה ׳יָ֫מָּה וְצָפֹ֫נָה וְת Deut 3:27 ה locative in redundant in דֶּרֶךְ תֵּימָ֫נָה Ezek 21:2 turn they face southward (|| דָּרוֺם and נֶגֶב).

2. south wind Ps 78:26 (קָדִים in || clause), Song 4:16 (צָפוֺן in || clause)

Strong's Definition H8486

south, southward, side, coast, wind

têmān

the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)

south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind

south (of territory)

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 13 English renderings

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Word Parts

תְּרוּעָ֥ה

Root word shout, shouting, alarm, blowing, joy, …

Dictionary form: תְּרוּעָה · teh-roo-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

תְּרוּעָה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: an alarm

shout ×6 with shouting ×4 an alarm ×3 and the shouting ×2 of the shout ×2 and alarm ×1 and with shouting ×1 him and the shout ×1

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shout — Most versatile; suits battle cries and celebratory acclamation.

war cry — Prefer in military or battle contexts.

fanfare — Suits trumpet-blast or ceremonial proclamation contexts.

acclamation — Formal register; good for royal or liturgical scenes.

battle cry — Specifically martial; stronger than 'war cry' in intensity.

joyful noise — Captures the celebratory, worshipful sense in Psalms.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7825 H8643

תְּרוּעָה noun feminine shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy; — ׳ת Lev 23:24 +; construct תְּרוּעַת Jer 4:19 +; —

1. alarm of war, war-cry, Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20; Jer 20:16; Ezek 21:27; Amos 1:14; Amos 2:2; Zeph 1:16; Job 39:25 מִלְחָמָה ׳ת Jer 4:19; Jer 49:2 מֶלָךְ ׳ת battle-cry of king Num 23:21 (poem in J E).

2. blast for march: ׳תקע ת Num 10:5; Num 10:6 (twice in verse) (P; with חֲצֹצְרוֺת; hence) ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת הַתּ Num 31:6 (P) 2Chr 13:12 on day of atonement ׳שׁוֺפַר ת Lev 25:9 (H); 1st of month ׳זִכְרוֺן ת Lev 23:24 (P; בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ), יוֺם תֹ Num 29:1 (P); generally ׳צִלְצְלֵי ת Ps 150:5.

3. shout of joy with religious impulse, 1Sam 4:5; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 2Sam 6:15 = 1Chr 15:28; 2Chr 15:14; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:12; Ezra 3:13 הַשִּׂמְחָה ׳קוֺל ת Ezra 3:13 in public worship generally Job 33:26 especially + musical service Ps 33:3; Ps 47:6 ׳זִבְחֵי ת Ps 27:6, ׳יֹדְעֵי ת Ps 89:16.

4. shout of joy, in general Job 8:21 (|| שְׂחַוֺק).

Strong's Definition H8643

shout, shouting, alarm, blowing, joy, …

tĕrûʿâ

clamor, i.e., acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum

alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy

alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 24 English renderings

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Word Parts

יִתְקְע֖וּ

Root word blow, blew, fastened, blown, clap, …

Dictionary form: תָּקַע · taw-KA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3mp

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

יִתְקְעוּ

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In English

In the KJV here: they shall 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

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9238 H8628

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 GFM^{Comm. 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 יִתֵָּקעַ ׃ Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?

Strong's Definition H8628

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 be blown, blast (of horn)

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

לְ מַסְעֵי הֶֽם

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

מַסְעֵי

Root word journeys, journey, journeying, journeyings

הֶֽם

Suffix — pronoun their / them

Dictionary form: מַסַּע · mahs-SA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp

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

לְ	Speech Preposition
מַסְעֵי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
הֶֽם	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

In English

In the KJV here: for their journeys

their journeys ×3 according to their journeys ×1 after their journeys ×1 and for the journeying ×1 are the journeys ×1 are their journeys ×1 for their journeys ×1 on his journeys ×1

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journey — Most versatile rendering; fits singular and plural contexts.

march — Preferred for military or ordered group movement.

trek — Suggests a long, arduous journey; vivid and contemporary.

stage — Emphasizes a leg or segment of a longer journey.

travels — Natural for plural contexts describing ongoing movement.

expedition — Highlights a purposeful, organized group journey.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5244 H4550

מַסַּע noun [masculine] pulling up, breaking camp, setting out, journey; — absolute ׳מ Num 10:2; Deut 10:11 plural construct מַסְעֵי Num 10:28; Num 33:1 suffix מַסָּעָיו Gen 13:3, מַסְעֵיהֶם Exod 17:1 + 6 t.; —

1. a. pulling up, breaking camp (with accusative מַחֲנֶה; Ges^{«GKC:45e»§ 45e}, «GKC:115d»115d) Num 10:2.
b. setting out Num 10:6, compare vNum 10:23.

2. station, stage, journey (by stages), ׳וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמ Gen 13:3 and he went by (according to) his journeyings (compare הלך, p. 231 a above); לְמַסְעֵיהֶם Exod 17:1 compare Exod 40:36; Exod 40:38; Num 10:12 (all P; all with נָסַע), Num 33:1; Num 33:2 (|| מוֺצָאֵיהֶם), vNum 33:2 (|| id.); קוּם לֵךְ לְמַסַּע Deut 10:11 for journeying (see Dr).

Strong's Definition H4550

journeys, journey, journeying, journeyings

massaʿ

a departure (from striking the tents), i.e., march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure)

a pulling up (of stakes), breaking camp, setting out, journey

pulling up, breaking camp

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings