Judges 9:53
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But a certainאַחַ֛ת
(a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
womanאִשָּׁ֥ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
threwוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ
(vat·tash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
an upper millstoneרֶ֖כֶב
(re·chev)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
on Abimelech'sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech;)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
head,רֹ֣אשׁ
(rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
crushingוַתָּ֖רִץ
(vat·ta·ritz)
7533: to crusha prim. root
his skull.גֻּלְגָּלְתֹּֽו׃
(gul·ga·le·tov.)
1538: a skull, head, poll (of persons)from galal


















KJV Lexicon
And a certain
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
a piece
pelach  (peh'-lakh)
a slice -- piece.
of a millstone
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
upon Abimelech's
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and all to brake
ratsats  (raw-tsats')
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively -- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.
his skull
gulgoleth  (gul-go'-leth)
a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.

King James Bible
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But a woman threw the upper portion of a millstone on Abimelech's head and fractured his skull.

International Standard Version
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone down on Abimelech's head, fracturing his skull.

NET Bible
a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then a woman threw a small millstone that hit Abimelech on the head and cracked his skull.

King James 2000 Bible
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
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