Judges 9:50 — Word Study
WLCוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
BSAThen AbimelechʼĂbîymelek [a Philistine king] toʼêl ThebezTêbêts [a town near Shechem] encampedchânâh▸ [to set up camp, to pitch a tent] against itTêbêts [in a position of siege] and captured itlâkad▸ [to seize, to take control of, the city, the inhabitants]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | and he went | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ | Abimelech | Noun proper masculine |
| אֶל־ | to | Preposition |
| תֵּבֵ֑ץ | Thebez | Noun proper |
| וַיִּ֥חַן | and he encamped | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ | at Thebez | Preposition, noun proper |
| וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ | and he captured it | Verb qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, suffix |
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| BSB | Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it. |
| KJV | ¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. |
| ASV | Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. |
| YLT | And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it, |
| WEB | Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it. |
| BBE | Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it. |
All translations agree on the basic actions of Abimelech in this verse.
The structure consists of a main clause followed by two actions, indicating a clear sequence of events.
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clause
subjectאֲבִימֶלֶךְ
verbהלך
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Deep Study — Judges 9:50
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Context — The Siege of Thebezgenerated
Judges 9:50 describes Abimelech's military actions after a brutal campaign against Shechem. Following the destruction of the tower at Shechem, he moves to Thebez, where he prepares to lay siege to the city. This narrative highlights the ongoing conflict and the violent measures taken by Abimelech to secure his power.
Cross References
The Key Word — וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ, vai.Ye.lekhgenerated
The verb הלך (halak) means 'to go' or 'to walk,' indicating physical movement. It is used frequently throughout the Bible, encompassing a range of meanings from literal travel to metaphorical journeys.
In this context, it signifies Abimelech's strategic movement towards Thebez, emphasizing his role as an active participant in the unfolding events. The parsing as a sequential imperfect third person masculine singular indicates that this action is part of a narrative sequence.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
All translations agree on the basic actions of Abimelech: he went to Thebez, encamped, and captured it.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ governs the sentence, with two clauses following: one describing the encampment and another detailing the capture. This structure emphasizes the sequential nature of Abimelech's actions.
The Hebrew word order places the actions of going, encamping, and capturing in a clear sequence, highlighting the progression of Abimelech's military campaign.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint uses ἐπορεύθη to translate וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ, which conveys a similar sense of movement. This choice underscores the active role of Abimelech in the narrative.
The translation reflects the Greek understanding of the Hebrew action, maintaining the emphasis on movement and strategic positioning.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Judges 9:50 tells us that Abimelech went to Thebez, set up camp there, and captured the city. This action follows his earlier attack on Shechem, demonstrating his aggressive pursuit of power.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It shows his determination to expand his control and assert his power after the events at Shechem.
Encamping indicates preparation for a siege, suggesting that Abimelech was serious about taking Thebez.
His strategies reflect the harsh realities of power struggles in ancient times, where sieges and captures were common.
It highlights the cyclical nature of violence and leadership challenges in Israel during the time of the judges.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What motivations might drive leaders like Abimelech to engage in such violent actions?
- How does the narrative of Abimelech's siege reflect the themes of power and conflict in the book of Judges?
- In what ways can we see parallels between ancient conflicts and modern struggles for power?
- What lessons can be drawn from the consequences of Abimelech's actions in this passage?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Basil of Caesarea comments on Abimelech's violent actions, highlighting the consequences of his quest for power.
The homicide Abimelech, bastard son of Gideon, killed the seventy legitimate sons, and, thinking he had hit upon a ruse for securing his grasp on the royal power, he destroyed his accomplices in the crime.Early Church Fathers on Judges 9 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Judges 9:50 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThen went Abimelech to Thebez,.... Which, according to Ben Gersom, had rebelled against him; it was near to Shechem.
Read John Gill on Judges 9 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThen went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against ... it - now Tobas, not far from Shechem.
Read Robert Jamieson on Judges 9 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThebez; another town near to Shechem; and, as it seems, within its territory.
Read Matthew Poole on Judges 9 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJudges 9:50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.Ver. 50. Then went Abimelech to Thebez.] Elijah the Tishbite’ s country, and more famous for him than Thebes, in Greece, was afterwards for Pindarus the poet.
Read John Trapp on Judges 9 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(50) Thebez.—One of the cities in the league of “Baal of the Covenant,” perhaps, Tubas, ten miles north-east of Shechem, on a mound among the hills.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Judges 9 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges50–57. The end of Abimelech 50. Thebez] 2 Samuel 11:21, probably the modern Ṭ ?ûbâs, about 10 m. N.E. of Nâblus on the road to Bçsân; so Eusebius, On. Sacr., 262, 44. Perhaps Thebez had been subject to Abimelech and had joined the revolt of Shechem.
Read Cambridge on Judges 9 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe men of Thebez (modern Tubas) had, doubtless, joined the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech.
Read Albert Barnes on Judges 9 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible50. To Thebez — Where another insurrection had broken out. The site of Thebez is marked by the modern village Tubas, about ten miles northeast of Shechem.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Judges 9 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it.
Tyndale line
¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Then went Abimelech to Tebez, and besieged Tebez, and tooke it.
Strictly literal
And Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,
And Abimelech goes to Thebez, and encamps against Thebez, and captures it,
And Abimelech went then to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and captured it.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and captured it.
From the Latin
Then Abimelech departing from thence came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army.
Simplified
Then Abimelech went to attack Thebez and captured it.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it.
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
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Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text states: וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃. The Septuagint agrees with 5 of the 7 words, indicating consistency in the core narrative elements.
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
5 of the 7 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.
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Lexicons — every word in Judges 9:50
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הָלַךְ (halak) means 'to go,' 'come,' or 'walk,' and covers a wide range of literal and figurative uses, including aspects of life and death. It can describe physical movement, moral conduct, and even influence on character. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal, Piel, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances like leading or traversing.
הָלַךְ 1546 vb. go, come, walk
Qal Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך
lit.
of persons
Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations
in like manner of inanimate things
The inf. abs. is often used
as in other vbs., quite independently
to intensify meaning of finite form
most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs.
with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance
with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)
in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. adj. denoting progress, advance
twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion
quite by itself
13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.
akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.
In combination with other verbal forms
Fig.; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:
pass away, die
H1980 הָלַךְ go, come, walk .Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך . lit. . of persons
. Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations
. in like manner of inanimate things
. The inf. abs. is often used . as in other vbs., quite independently
. to intensify meaning of finite form
. most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs. . with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance
. with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)
. in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. + adj. denoting progress, advance
. twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion
. quite by itself
. 13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.
. akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.
. In combination with other verbal forms
1980 halak haw-lak'
akin to 3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety
of applications, literally and figuratively):--(all) along,
apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant,
depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth,
forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on,
out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead,
march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away),
be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread,
still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad,
on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax,
(way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
see HEBREW for 03212
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: went.
: went/go[away]
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: come.
: come[nearer]
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: walk.
: walk/move
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
Hc/Vqw3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vqw3ms
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (Abiymelek) means 'father of the king' and refers to several figures in the Old Testament, including kings of Gerar and Gath, a son of Gideon, and a priest. The name is derived from the components for 'father' and 'king.' It is first mentioned in Genesis 20:2 and appears in various contexts throughout the scriptures.
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ n.pr.m. (Melek (= Malik, Molech) is father)
king of Gerar
king of Gath
son of Gideon
priest, son of Abiathar
base
H40 אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (Melek (= Malik, Molech) is father)
40 'Abiymelek ab-ee-mel'-ek
from 1 and 4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of
two Philistine kings and of two Israelites:--Abimelech.
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 04428
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) — Abimelech.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.20.2
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3) son of Gideon by a concubine
4) priest, son of Abiathar
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) — Abimelech.
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.31;
son of: Gideon (H1439);
brother of: Jether (H3500) and Jotham (H3147)
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3) son of Gideon by a concubine
4) priest, son of Abiathar
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) — Abimelech.
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.10;
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
a-bim'-e-lek ('abhimelekh, "father of a king"): A name borne by five Old Testament persons.
(1) The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the former, was king in the days of Isaac. It is quite possible that Abimelech was the royal title rather than the personal name, since in the title of Ps 34 we find it applied to the king of Gath, elsewhere known by his personal name, Achish (1Sa 27:2,3). Shortly after the destruction of Sodom Abraham journeyed with his herds and flocks into the extreme Southeast country of Palestine (Ge 20). While sojourning at Gerar, the city of Abimelech, king of the Philistine country, he made believe that Sarah was his sister (Ge 20:2), and Abimelech took her, intending to make her one of his…
Abimelech
My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence, Sarah was delivered from his harem, and was restored to her husband Abraham. As a mark of respect he gave to Abraham valuable gifts, and offered him a settlement in any part of his country; while at the same time he delicately and yet severely rebuked him for having practised a deception upon him in pretending that Sarah was only his sister. Among the gifts presented by the king were a thousand pieces of silver as a “covering of the eyes” for Sarah; i.e., either as an atoning gift and a testimony of her innocence in the sight of all, or rather for the purpose of procuring a veil for Sarah to conceal her…
(father of the king), the name of several Philistine kings, was probably a common title of these kings, like that of Pharaoh among the Egyptians and that of Caesar and Augustus among the Romans. Hence in the title of (Psalms 34:1) ... the name of Abimelech is given to the king, who is called Achish in (1 Samuel 21:11) A Philistine, king of Gerar, Genesis 20,21, who, exercising the right claimed by Eastern princes of collecting all the beautiful women of their dominions into their harem, (Genesis 12:15; Esther 2:3) sent for and took Sarah. A similar account is given of Abraham’s conduct of this occasion to that of his behavior towards Pharaoh. [ABRAHAM] (B.C. 1920.) Another…
1. King of Gerar of the Philistines, who took Sarah into his harem; but being warned of God in a dream, he restored her to Abraham, and gave him 1,000 pieces of silver as a "covering of the eyes" for Sarah, that is, as an atoning present, and to be a testimony of her innocence in the eyes of all. He afterwards made a league with Abraham, Ge 20:1-18.
2. Another king of Gerar, probably son of the former, and contemporary with Isaac. He rebuked Isaac for dissimulation in regard to Rebekah, and afterwards made a new league with him at Beersheba, Ge 26:1-35.
3. A son of Gideon by a concubine, made himself king of Shechem after his father’s death, and slew his father’s seventy sons on one stone, only Jotham the youngest being left. Jotham reproached the Shechemites for their conduct, in…
The Hebrew word אֶל (el) is primarily a preposition indicating motion towards or direction to a person or place. It can also imply entering a limit, presence at a location, or a hostile direction (against). Additionally, it may express concepts such as concerning, in addition to, or according to. The entries highlight its versatility in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph),
prep. denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).of motion to or unto a person or place
Where the limit is actually entered, into
Of direction towards anything
Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
Of rule or standard according to (rare)
Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
base
H413 אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), . of motion to or unto a person or place
. Where the limit is actually entered, into
. Of direction towards anything
. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
. Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
. Of rule or standard according to (rare)
. Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
413 'el ale
(but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el});
a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but
occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or
among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after,
against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and,
by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of,
over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,
with(-in).
אֶל (el) — to(wards).
1) to, toward, unto (of motion)
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Prep — PrepositionHR
תֵּבֵץ (Tebets) refers to a location, specifically a town near Shechem in Palestine. The name is associated with the concept of 'whiteness' and is noted for its conspicuousness. All entries consistently identify it as a proper noun without significant disagreement.
תֵּבֵץ n.pr.loc. near Shechem
base
H8405 תֵּבֵץ
8405 Tebets tay-bates'
from the same as 948; whiteness; Tebets, a place in
Palestine:--Thebez.
see HEBREW for 0948
תֵּבֵץ (te.vets) — Thebez.
§ Thebez = "conspicuous"
a town near Shechem
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
the'-bez (tebhets, "'brightness"; Codex Vaticanus Thebes; Codex Alexandrinus Thaibais): A city in Mt. Ephraim which refused submission to Abimelech when he set up as king of Israel. After the reduction of Shechem he turned his arms against Thebez. There was a strong tower within the city--the citadel--into which all the inhabitants gathered for safety, climbing onto the roof of the tower. Abimelech incautiously venturing near the tower, a woman cast an upper millstone upon his head and broke his skull. Fearing the shame of perishing by the hand of a woman, he persuaded his armor-bearer to thrust him through (Jud 9:50). The incident is alluded to in 2Sa 11:21. Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 13 Roman miles from Neapolis (Nablus) on the road to Scythopolis (Beisan). There is no…
Thebez
Brightness, a place some 11 miles north-east of Shechem, on the road to Scythopolis, the modern Tabas. Abimelech led his army against this place, because of its participation in the conspiracy of the men of Shechem; but as he drew near to the strong tower to which its inhabitants had fled for safety, and was about to set fire to it, a woman cast a fragment of millstone at him, and “all to brake his skull” i.e., “altogether brake,” etc. His armourbearer thereupon “thrust him through, and he died” (Judg. 9:50-55).
(conspicuous), a place memorable for the death of the brave Abimelech, (Judges 9:50) was known to Eusebius and Jerome, in whose time it was situated "in the district of Neapolis," 13 Roman miles therefrom, on the road to Scythopolis. There it still is, its name --Tubas --hardly changed.
An Ephraimite town near Sheshem, at the siege of which Abimelech was killed, Jud 9:50-55; 2Sa 11:21.
חָנָה (chanah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to decline, bend down, or encamp. It conveys the idea of inclining or settling, particularly in the context of pitching a tent or establishing a temporary dwelling. The word appears in various forms, including the act of encamping or laying siege. It is associated with the imagery of the evening's slanting rays and the conclusion of a day's journey.
חָנָה 143 vb. decline, bend down, encamp
Qal
decline, of day drawing to its close
encamp (prop. verge toward, incline to, settle at, of goal of day’s march)
base
H2583 חָנָה decline, bend down, encamp
2583 chanah khaw-naw'
a primitive root (compare 2603); properly, to incline; by
implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening);
specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or
siege):--abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an
end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
see HEBREW for 02603
חָנָה (cha.nah) — to camp.
1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to decline
1a2) to encamp
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vqw3ms
תֵּבֵץ (Tebets) refers to a location, specifically a town near Shechem in Palestine. The name is associated with the concept of 'whiteness' and is noted for its conspicuousness. All entries consistently identify it as a proper noun without significant disagreement.
תֵּבֵץ n.pr.loc. near Shechem
base
H8405 תֵּבֵץ
8405 Tebets tay-bates'
from the same as 948; whiteness; Tebets, a place in
Palestine:--Thebez.
see HEBREW for 0948
תֵּבֵץ (te.vets) — Thebez.
§ Thebez = "conspicuous"
a town near Shechem
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun properHR/Npl
the'-bez (tebhets, "'brightness"; Codex Vaticanus Thebes; Codex Alexandrinus Thaibais): A city in Mt. Ephraim which refused submission to Abimelech when he set up as king of Israel. After the reduction of Shechem he turned his arms against Thebez. There was a strong tower within the city--the citadel--into which all the inhabitants gathered for safety, climbing onto the roof of the tower. Abimelech incautiously venturing near the tower, a woman cast an upper millstone upon his head and broke his skull. Fearing the shame of perishing by the hand of a woman, he persuaded his armor-bearer to thrust him through (Jud 9:50). The incident is alluded to in 2Sa 11:21. Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 13 Roman miles from Neapolis (Nablus) on the road to Scythopolis (Beisan). There is no…
Thebez
Brightness, a place some 11 miles north-east of Shechem, on the road to Scythopolis, the modern Tabas. Abimelech led his army against this place, because of its participation in the conspiracy of the men of Shechem; but as he drew near to the strong tower to which its inhabitants had fled for safety, and was about to set fire to it, a woman cast a fragment of millstone at him, and “all to brake his skull” i.e., “altogether brake,” etc. His armourbearer thereupon “thrust him through, and he died” (Judg. 9:50-55).
(conspicuous), a place memorable for the death of the brave Abimelech, (Judges 9:50) was known to Eusebius and Jerome, in whose time it was situated "in the district of Neapolis," 13 Roman miles therefrom, on the road to Scythopolis. There it still is, its name --Tubas --hardly changed.
An Ephraimite town near Sheshem, at the siege of which Abimelech was killed, Jud 9:50-55; 2Sa 11:21.
לָכַד (lakad) means to capture, seize, or take, often by lot. It can refer to catching in a net or trap, as well as figuratively to describe things sticking together. The verb appears in various forms, including Qal (to capture), Niphal (to be captured), and Hithpael (to grasp each other).
לָכַד 121 vb. capture, seize, take (by lot)
Qal
capture, seize
fig. of entrapping men
of taking by lot
Niph.
be captured in war
of men, be caught
be taken by lot
Hithp. they grasp each other, and cannot be separated
base
H3920 לָכַד capture, seize, take (by lot)
3920 lakad law-kad'
a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit);
generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot);
figuratively, to cohere:--X at all, catch (self), be frozen,
be holden, stick together, take.
לָכַד (la.khad) — to capture.
1) to capture, take, seize
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to capture, seize
1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.)
1a3) to take (by lot)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff — Verb qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular · suffixHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs