Judges 9:52
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
(a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
cameוַיָּבֹ֤א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֔ל
(ham·mig·dal,)
4026: a towerfrom gadal
and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶם
(vai·yil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against it, and approachedוַיִּגַּ֛שׁ
(vai·yig·gash)
5066: to draw near, approacha prim. root
the entranceפֶּ֥תַח
(pe·tach)
6607: opening, doorway, entrancefrom pathach
of the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל
(ham·mig·dal)
4026: a towerfrom gadal
to burnלְשָׂרְפֹ֥ו
(le·sa·re·fov)
8313: to burna prim. root
it with fire.בָאֵֽשׁ׃
(va·'esh.)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto the tower
migdal  (mig-dawl')
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower.
and fought
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
against it and went hard
nagash  (naw-gash')
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship;
unto the door
pethach  (peh'-thakh)
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way -- door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
of the tower
migdal  (mig-dawl')
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower.
to burn
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
it with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.

King James Bible
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

International Standard Version
So Abimelech approached the tower, attacked it, and approached the tower's gate, intending to burn it down.

NET Bible
Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down.

King James 2000 Bible
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
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