Judges 5:20 — Word Study
WLCמִן־ שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־ סִיסְרָֽא׃
BSAFrommin [the visible universe, the abode of God] the heavensshâmayim [the sky] the starskôwkâb [round or shining celestial bodies] foughtlâcham■ [to feed on or consume, battling against] from their coursesmᵉçillâh [raised highways or public roads, paths, orbits] they foughtlâcham■ [battled, consumed] againstʻim [in opposition to, together with] SiseraÇîyçᵉrâʼ [a Canaanite king and general, meaning battle array]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| מִן־ | from | Preposition |
| שָׁמַ֖יִם | heaven | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| נִלְחָ֑מוּ | they fought | Verb, Niphal, perfect third person common plural |
| הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ | the stars | Particle, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם | from highways their | Preposition, noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| נִלְחֲמ֖וּ | they fought | Verb, Niphal, perfect third person common plural |
| עִם־ | with | Preposition |
| סִיסְרָֽא׃ | Sisera | Noun proper masculine |
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| BSB | From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. |
| KJV | They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. |
| ASV | From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera. |
| YLT | From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera. |
| WEB | From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera. |
| BBE | The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera. |
All translations agree on the key elements of this verse.
The sentence is structured around a main clause with two additional phrases, emphasizing the source of the fighting and the target of the battle.







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Deep Study — Judges 5:20
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Context — The Song of Deborahgenerated
Judges 5:20 celebrates the victory of Israel over Sisera, highlighting divine intervention in the battle. This poetic song recounts how both earthly and heavenly forces participated in the fight, emphasizing that the outcome was orchestrated by God. The victory over Sisera, a Canaanite general, is portrayed as a triumph not only of Israel but also of the cosmic order.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua 10:11 | As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. |
| 2 | 1 Samuel 7:10 | As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. |
| 3 | Psalm 77:17–18 | The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. |
| 4 | Judges 4:15 | And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — נִלְחָ֑מוּ, nil.Cha.mugenerated
The verb נִלְחָ֑מוּ (*nilchamu*) is a Niphal form, indicating a passive or reflexive action, meaning 'they fought.' It suggests that the stars engaged in battle, implying a cosmic participation in the conflict against Sisera.
This word is used in contexts of both physical combat and metaphorical consumption, highlighting the intensity of the struggle. The use of the passive form suggests that the fighting is not just a human endeavor but involves divine and celestial forces.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
Translations of this verse generally agree, reflecting the same idea of celestial bodies engaging in battle.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The structure of the verse centers around two finite verbs: נִלְחָ֑מוּ and נִלְחֲמ֖וּ, both meaning 'they fought.' The first verb introduces the action of the stars, while the second verb emphasizes the action of the stars from their courses.
The sentence's arrangement places the heavenly context first, highlighting the divine involvement in the battle before mentioning Sisera, thus establishing the significance of the cosmic struggle.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the key elements of this verse with παρετάχαντο, which conveys the idea of taking part or engaging in battle. This choice reflects a broader understanding of participation in the conflict, encompassing both divine and earthly realms.
The Greek term used does not carry the same cosmic imagery as the Hebrew, suggesting a more straightforward interpretation of the fighting.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Judges 5:20 describes how the stars from the heavens fought against Sisera. This verse highlights the involvement of both heavenly and earthly forces in the battle, emphasizing that God's power was at work in Israel's victory.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
This phrase suggests that the cosmos itself participated in the battle, indicating divine intervention in Israel's victory over Sisera.
Sisera was a Canaanite general defeated by Israel, representing oppression. His defeat symbolizes God's deliverance of His people.
The verse illustrates a connection where heavenly bodies are depicted as actively involved in earthly battles, emphasizing God's sovereignty over all creation.
The verse is part of a poetic song, using vivid imagery to convey the dramatic events of the battle and God's role in it.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does this verse teach about the nature of God's involvement in our struggles?
- How can we recognize the ways in which divine forces may be at work in our lives?
- What does the imagery of the stars fighting suggest about the spiritual realm?
- In what ways can we draw strength from knowing that God fights for us?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Jerome comments on this verse, emphasizing the divine intervention in the battle against Sisera, illustrating how God fought for Israel.
There was a battle fought against them from heaven. Because in the forty thousand men of Israel a shield and spear could not be found, therefore the Lord fought for them from heaven with hailstones and fire against their enemies.Early Church Fathers on Judges 5 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Judges 5:20 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThey fought from heaven,.... Either the angels of heaven, afterwards called stars; or the heavens, the elements, fought for Israel, and against Sisera; a violent storm of rain and hail falling at
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThey fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The stars in their courses fought - a fearful tempest burst upon them, and threw them into disorder.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleOr, they from heaven, or the heavenly host fought, by thunder, and lightning, and hailstones, possibly mingled with fire. Compare . The stars; which raised those storms by their influences, which they do naturally and ordinarily, but now far more, when God sharpened their influences, and disposed the air to receive and improve their impressions. In their courses, or, from their paths, or stations, or high places. As soldiers fight in their ranks and places assigned them, so did these, and that with advantage, as those enemies do which fight from the higher ground.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJudges 5:20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.Ver. 20. They fought from heaven.] Where the Lord of hosts hath his Magnleh cheloth, his upper forces, say the Rabbins, as on earth he hath his Matteh cheloth, his lower forces ready prest. And sins unpardoned can soon raise the posse comitatus, all the armies of God against men. The stars in their courses.] Like soldiers that observed both rank and file. Fought against Sisera,] s.c., By their extraordinary influences stirring up storms and tempests. See Joseph. "Antiq.," lib. v.
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) They fought from heaven.—The “they” is impersonal—the powers above. (Comp. Luke 12:20, Greek, and for the fact, Judges 4:22.) The stars in their courses.—This is probably a general reference to the providential storms which had secured the victory to Israel. To understand the “stars” as meaning “angels” is a mistaken inference from Job 38:7. There is a striking parallel in Claudian’s poem on the Consulship of Honorius:— “Oh nimium dilecte Deo, cui militat aether Et conjurati veniunt ad classica venti.” Similarly, Æschylus represents “water and fire, in ruin reconciled,” fighting against the Greek fleet.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 20. They fought from heaven] The angels of God came to the assistance of Israel: and the stars in their orbits fought against Sisera; probably some thunder storm, or great inundation from the river Kishon, took place at that time, which in poetic language was attributed to the stars. So our poet sung relative to the storms which dispersed the Spanish armada in 1588: - "Both winds and waves at once conspire To aid old England-frustrate Spain's desire." Perhaps it means no more than this: the time which was measured and ruled by the heavenly bodies seemed only to exist for the destruction of the Canaanites. There may be also a reference to the sun and moon standing still in the days of…
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges20. Render with a slight change of the stop: From heaven fought the stars: From their highways they fought with Sisera. The kings fought … The stars fought] A splendid contrast. Jehovah used the forces of nature as His allies and instruments; cf. Joshua 10:11; 1 Samuel 7:10; Psalms 18:14; Jeremiah 23:19. Here it was the tempest (Judges 5:4 f.), flooding the Kishon (Judges 5:21), which providentially helped the Israelites.
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleGod fought on the side of Israel, and gave them the victory. Josephus relates that, just as the battle began, a violent tempest came on with a great downfall of rain; and a hailstorm, which, driving
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Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
From the sky the stars fought, from their paths in the heavens they fought against Sisera.
Tyndale line
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.
They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
They fought from heauen, euen the starres in their courses fought against Sisera.
Strictly literal
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera.
They fought from the heavens: The stars fought with Sisera from their highways.
From heaven they fought—the stars in their courses fought against Sissera.
From heaven the stars fought, from their paths across the heavens they fought against Sisera.
From the Latin
War from heaven was made against them, the stars remaining in their order and courses fought against Sisara.
Simplified
The stars fought from heaven. The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely, with all eight words matched. This indicates a strong textual consistency between these witnesses in conveying the same message about the heavenly forces fighting against Sisera.
מִן־ שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־ סִיסְרָֽא׃
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Judges 5:20
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.
מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal
from, against
מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from
of position, off, on the side of, on
Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex
Partitively
Of time—
as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since
as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after
towards, to
(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to
In comparisons, beyond, above
מן is prefixed to an infin.:
with causal force, from, on account of, through
after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.
with a temporal force, since, after
Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that
In compounds:
base
H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against
. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from
. of position, off, on the side of, on
. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex
. Partitively
. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since
. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after
. towards, to
. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to
. In comparisons, beyond, above
. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through
. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.
. with a temporal force, since, after
. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that
4480 min min
or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)
{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;
hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as
follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason
of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,
since, X then, through, X whether, with.
see HEBREW for 04482
מִן־ (min) — from.
prep
1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
1b) out of
1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
1b2) (of material from which something is made)
1b3) (of source or origin)
1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)
1d) from, since, after (of time)
1e) than, more than (in comparison)
1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or
1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conj
2) that
Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
מֵן (men) — portion.
n.m.
portion
Prep — PrepositionHR
The Hebrew word שָׁמַיִם (*shamayim*) is a dual noun meaning 'heavens' or 'sky.' It refers to the visible heavens where celestial bodies are found, as well as the abode of God. The dual form may suggest both the arch of the sky and the higher ether. It is noted in contexts such as Elijah's ascent in a whirlwind.
[שָׁמַי] n.m. only pl. שָׁמַיִם 421 heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky, where stars, etc., are
phrases
as abode of God
Elijah taken up הַשּׁ׳ in whirlwind
הַשּׁ׳ personified in various relations
base
H8064 שָׁמַי only pl. שָׁמַיִם heavens, sky . . visible heavens, sky, where stars, etc., are
. phrases
. . as abode of God
. Elijah taken up הַשּׁ׳ in whirlwind
. הַשּׁ׳ personified in various relations
8064 shamayim shaw-mah'-yim
dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused
root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps
alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well
as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies
revolve):--air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) — heaven.
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible heavens, sky
1a1) as abode of the stars
1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)
Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
hev'-'n.
See ASTRONOMY.
Heaven
(1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens,
(a) The firmament, as “fowls of the heaven” (Gen. 2:19; 7:3, 23; Ps. 8:8, etc.), “the eagles of heaven” (Lam. 4:19), etc.
(b) The starry heavens (Deut. 17:3; Jer. 8:2; Matt. 24:29).
There are four Hebrew words thus rendered in the Old Testament which we may briefly notice. Raki’a , Authorized Version, firmament. [FIRMAMENT] Shamayim . This is the word used in the expression "the heaven and the earth," or "the upper and lower regions." (Genesis 1:1) Marom , used for heaven in (Psalms 18:16; Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 25:30). Properly speaking it means a mountain as in (Psalms 102:19; Ezekiel 17:23) Shechakim , "expanses," with reference to the extent of heaven. (33:26; Job 35:5) St. Paul’s expression "third heaven," (
In the Bible, means primarily the region of the air and clouds, and of the planets and stars, but chiefly the world of holy bliss above the visible heavens. It is called "the third heaven," "the highest heaven," and "the heaven of heavens," expressions nearly synonymous. There holy beings are to dwell, seeing all of God that it is possible for creatures to see. Thither Christ ascended, to intercede for his people and prepare for them a place where all shall at length be gathered, to go no more out forever, Eph 4:10 Heb 8:1 9:24-28.
In this life we can know but little of the location and appearance of heaven, or of the employments and blessedness of its inhabitants. The Scriptures inform us that all sin, and every other evil, are forever excluded; no fruits of sin will be found…
The Hebrew word לָחַם (lacham) has two primary meanings: to fight or do battle, and to eat or use as food. It is a primitive root that conveys both the act of engaging in combat and the act of consuming food. The entries indicate that the word can imply destruction in the context of battle.
[לָחַם] 171 vb. fight, do battle
Qal fight, do battle
Niph. engage in battle (recipr.), sometimes wage war
base
[לָחַם] vb. use as food, eat
base
H3898a לָחַם fight, do battle .fight, do battle
. engage in battle (recipr.), sometimes wage war
H3898b לָחַם use as food, eat
3898 lacham law-kham'
a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by
implication, to battle (as destruction):--devour, eat, X ever,
fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
לָחַם (la.cham) — to fight.
1) to fight, do battle, make war
1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle
1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
לָחַם (la.cham) — to feed on.
(Qal) to eat, use as food
V-Niphal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Niphal · perfect third person common pluralHVNp3cp
כּוֹכָב (kowkab) means 'star' and is likely derived from a root related to rolling or blazing. It can refer to a literal star or figuratively to a prince or significant figure, including associations with the Messiah and God's omniscience.
כּוֹכָב n.m. star
base
H3556 כּוֹכָב star
3556 kowkab ko-kawb'
probably from the same as 3522 (in the sense of rolling) or
3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as
shining); figuratively, a prince:--star((-gazer)).
see HEBREW for 03522
see HEBREW for 03554
כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) — star.
1) star
1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)
Art | N-mp — Particle · noun common masculine plural absoluteHTd/Ncmpa
Stars
The eleven stars (Gen. 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for this specific purpose (Matt. 2:2-10); stars worshipped (Deut. 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jer. 19:13); spoken of symbolically (Num. 24:17; Rev. 1:16, 20; 12:1). (See ASTROLOGERS.)
מְסִלָּה (mesillah) means 'highway' and refers to a thoroughfare, which can be literal, like a public road, or figurative, such as a path or course. It is derived from the root word for 'to tread' or 'to walk' (H5549). The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to roads and pathways.
מְסִלָּה n.f. highway
base
H4546 מְסִלָּה highway
4546 mcillah mes-il-law'
from 5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or
figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase:--causeway,
course, highway, path, terrace.
see HEBREW for 05549
מְסִלָּה (me.sil.lah) — highway.
highway, raised way, public road
Prep | N-fp | Suff — Preposition · noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
The Hebrew word לָחַם (lacham) has two primary meanings: to fight or do battle, and to eat or use as food. It is a primitive root that conveys both the act of engaging in combat and the act of consuming food. The entries indicate that the word can imply destruction in the context of battle.
[לָחַם] 171 vb. fight, do battle
Qal fight, do battle
Niph. engage in battle (recipr.), sometimes wage war
base
[לָחַם] vb. use as food, eat
base
H3898a לָחַם fight, do battle .fight, do battle
. engage in battle (recipr.), sometimes wage war
H3898b לָחַם use as food, eat
3898 lacham law-kham'
a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by
implication, to battle (as destruction):--devour, eat, X ever,
fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
לָחַם (la.cham) — to fight.
1) to fight, do battle, make war
1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle
1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
לָחַם (la.cham) — to feed on.
(Qal) to eat, use as food
V-Niphal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Niphal · perfect third person common pluralHVNp3cp
עִם (im) is a preposition meaning 'with' and covers a range of relationships, including companionship, locality, and possession. It can imply actions done jointly, equality, or even opposition in contexts like combat. The related form מֵעִם (me.im) means 'from with' or 'beside.' The entries reflect various nuances but do not present significant disagreement.
עִם prep. with
of fellowship and companionship
of aid
Of actions done jointly with another
If the common action be of the nature of a contest or combat, with in the sense of against
Of dealing with a person, or of the relation in which one stands with, or towards, another
Of a common lot together with the wicked
Of equality or resemblance generally aid
Of time, as long as
Of a locality, close to, beside
Of persons, עִם is spec.
in the house or family or service of
In possession of
In the custody or care of
Beside = except
With = friendly with
Idiom. of a thought or purpose present with one
Metaph. together with = in spite of, notwithstanding
base
מֵעִם 72 from with or beside
base
H5973a עִם with . of fellowship and companionship
. Of a locality, close to, beside
. Of persons, עִם is spec. . in the house or family or service of
. In possession of
. In the custody or care of
. Beside = except
. With = friendly with
. Idiom. of a thought or purpose present with one
. Metaph. together with = in spite of, notwithstanding
H5973b מֵעִם from with, beside
5973 `im eem
from 6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction
with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with;
often with prepositional prefix (and then usually
unrepresented in English):--accompanying, against, and, as (X
long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from
(among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to,
with(-al).
see HEBREW for 06004
עִם (im) — with.
1) with
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
מֵעִם (me.im) — from with.
1a) beside, except
1b) in spite of
Prep — PrepositionHR
סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) refers to Sisera, a Canaanite general under King Jabin of Hazor, known for being defeated by Jael. The name is associated with 'battle array' and appears in contexts relating to both the conquest of Israel and the return from exile, indicating its historical significance.
סִיסְרָא 21 n.pr.m.
general of Jabin, king of Hazor
returned exiles
base
H5516 סִיסְרָא
5516 Ciycra'; see-ser-aw'
of uncertain derivation; Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish
king and of one of the Nethinim:--Sisera.
סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) — Sisera.
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.2
§ Sisera = "battle array"
1) the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael
2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) — Sisera.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53
§ Sisera = "battle array"
1) the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael
2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
sis'-er-a (cicera', of doubtful meaning; S(e)isara):
(1) Given in Judges 4 as the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor. The accounts given of the battle of Sisera with Barak, as found in Judges 4 and 5, have important points of difference. The first is a prose, the second a poetic narrative. In the first only Naphtali and Zebulun are mentioned as being under the command of Barak; in the second 6 tribes are given as being under his command. In Judges 4 Sisera is known as the captain of Jabin's forces, while in Judges 5 he seems to have been an independent leader. There is also a difference as to the scene of the battle and as to the manner in which Sisera met his death at the hand of Jael. Because of these points of difference, added to the fact that this is the only account, in these early times, where a king did not lead his own forces, it is thought by many that there is here…
Sisera
(Egypt. Ses-Ra, “servant of Ra”). (1.) The captain of Jabin’s army (Judg. 4:2), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon. After all was lost he fled to the settlement of Heber the Kenite in the plain of Zaanaim. Jael, Heber’s wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, and “gave him butter” (i.e., lebben, or curdled milk) “in a lordly dish.” Having drunk the refreshing beverage, he lay down, and soon sank into the sleep of the weary. While he lay asleep Jael crept stealthily up to him, and taking in her hand one of the tent pegs, with a mallet she drove it with such force through his temples that it entered into the ground where he lay, and “at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead.” The part of Deborah’s song (
(battle array). Captain of the army of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. He himself resided in Harosheth of the Gentiles. The particulars of the rout of Megiddo and of Sisera’s flight and death are drawn out under the heads of BARAK, DEBORAH, JAEL, KISHON. (B.C. 1296.) After a long interval the name appears in the lists of Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:53; Nehemiah 7:55) It doubtless tells of Canaanite captives devoted to the lowest offices of the temple. (B.C. before 536.)
A general in the army of Jabin king of Hazor, sent by his master against Barak and Deborah, who occupied Mount Tabor with an army. Being defeated, he fled on foot, and was ingloriously slain by Jael, Jud 4:1-5:31. See JAEL.
