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Numbers 24

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20 He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Numbers 24:20. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 68
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גּוֹיִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃

12 word entries
וַיַּרְא֙
Lemma
c/7200
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H7200
Occurrences
487
אֶת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
עֲמָלֵ֔ק
Lemma
6002
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6002
Occurrences
23
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
Lemma
c/5375
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H5375
Occurrences
217
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
Lemma
4912
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4912
Occurrences
23
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
רֵאשִׁ֤ית
Lemma
7225
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7225
Occurrences
30
גּוֹיִם֙
Lemma
1471 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1471
Occurrences
213
עֲמָלֵ֔ק
Lemma
6002
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6002
Occurrences
23
וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ
Lemma
c/319
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H319
Occurrences
14
עֲדֵ֥י
Lemma
5703
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5703
Occurrences
16
אֹבֵֽד
Lemma
8
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8
Occurrences
2
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν, ἀρχὴ ἐθνῶν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται.

18 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἰδὼν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
idon
Morphology
aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
having seen
Part of Speech
participle
Definition
To see, perceive, or look at.
Occurrences
768
τὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Ἀμαλὴκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
amalek
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀμαλὴκ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
29
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἀναλαβὼν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
analabon
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀναλαβὼν
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
17
τὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
παραβολὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
parabolen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
εἶπεν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipen
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
ἀρχὴ
Status
Machine-aligned lexicon entry
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Aligned to an existing lexicon entry but not manually reviewed for this LXX verse.
Note
Machine-aligned to an existing lexicon entry. Verify against the source before treating as hand-curated.
Transliteration
arche
Morphology
noun
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Beginning, origin, ruler, or authority.
Strong's
G746
Occurrences
51
ἐθνῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ethnos
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
nation, people
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Nation, people, Gentile group, or ethnic body.
Occurrences
917
Ἀμαλὴκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
amalek
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀμαλὴκ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
29
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
τὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
σπέρμα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
sperma
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
seed, offspring
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Seed, offspring, descendant, or sowing.
Occurrences
200
αὐτῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
ἀπολεῖται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
apoleitai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
37
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וַחֲזָא יַת עֲמַלְקָאָה וּנְטַל מַתְלֵיהּ וַאַמַר רֵישׁ קְרָבַיָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל הֲוָה עֲמַלְקָאָה וְסוֹפֵיהּ לְעָלְמָא יֵיבָד

14 word entries
וַחֲזָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חזא
Transliteration
wchz'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
75
יַת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
2463
עֲמַלְקָאָה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'mlq'h
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
7
וּנְטַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
נטל
Transliteration
wntl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
31
מַתְלֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtlyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
7
וַאַמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
and said, spoke
Occurrences
1144
רֵישׁ
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ריש
Transliteration
rysh
Morphology
noun masculine singular
Gloss
head, chief, beginning
Occurrences
128
קְרָבַיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qrby'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
דְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
dyshr'l
Morphology
prefixed relative/genitive ד + proper noun
Gloss
of/that Israel
Occurrences
609
הֲוָה
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
הוה
Transliteration
hwh
Morphology
verbal root הוה
Gloss
was, became, happened
Occurrences
292
עֲמַלְקָאָה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'mlq'h
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
7
וְסוֹפֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wswpyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
לְעָלְמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l'lm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
17
יֵיבָד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yybd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܚܙܐ ܠܥܡܠܝܩ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܒܡܬܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ. ܪܝܫ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܥܡܠܝܩ. ܘܚܪܬܗ ܬܐܒܕ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ.

11 word entries
ܘܚܙܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
whz'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
94
ܠܥܡܠܝܩ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
l'mlyq
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
3
ܘܐܪܝܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'rym
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
39
ܒܡܬܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bmtlh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
7
ܘܐܡܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1697
ܪܝܫ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܪܝܫ
Transliteration
rysh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
81
ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'mm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
352
ܥܡܠܝܩ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'mlyq
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
7
ܘܚܪܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
whrth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
6
ܬܐܒܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
t'bd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
12
ܠܥܠܡܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
l'lmyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
22
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam, ait: [Principium gentium Amalec, cujus extrema perdentur.]

13 word entries
cumque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cum
Transliteration
cumque
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5272
{cumque}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{cumque}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
vidisset
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uideo
Transliteration
vidisset
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1988
Amalech
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Amalech
Transliteration
Amalech
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
40
adsumens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
assumo
Transliteration
adsumens
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
173
parabolam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
parabolam
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
77
ait
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
aio
Transliteration
ait
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1222
principium
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
principium
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
beginning, origin, foundation, principle
Etymology
From Latin princeps/principium language of firstness, beginning, or foundation.
Occurrences
65
gentium
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
gens
Transliteration
gentium
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
873
Amalech
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Amalech
Transliteration
Amalech
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
40
cuius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
cuius
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
extrema
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
exter
Transliteration
extrema
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
99
perdentur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
perdo
Transliteration
perdentur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
136

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Exodus 17:14

The LORD said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”

5 relevance votes

Exodus 17:8

Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

3 relevance votes

Judges 6:3

So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.

2 relevance votes

1 Samuel 30:17

David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.

2 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 4:43

They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

2 relevance votes

Exodus 17:16

He said, “The LORD has sworn: ‘The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”

2 relevance votes

1 Samuel 30:1

When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the South and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire,

2 relevance votes

1 Samuel 14:48

He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

2 relevance votes
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