Strong's Hebrew English Morphology n pr m 1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering n pr loc 2) a city in Judah">3316 [e] וְיִפְתָּ֣ח wə-yip̄-tāḥ Now Jephthah Conj-w | N-proper-ms 1) an inhabitant of Gilead 2) a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended of Gilead 3) of Jephthah as the son of Gilead">1569 [e] הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י hag-gil-‘ā-ḏî, the Gileadite Art | N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961 [e] הָיָה֙ hā-yāh was V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1) strong, mighty n m 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man">1368 [e] גִּבּ֣וֹר gib-bō-wr a mighty man Adj-msc 1a) strength 1b) ability, efficiency 1c) wealth 1d) force, army">2428 [e] חַ֔יִל ḥa-yil, of valor N-ms 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)">1931 [e] וְה֖וּא wə-hū but he [was] Conj-w | Pro-3ms 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] בֶּן־ ben- the son of N-msc 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802 [e] אִשָּׁ֣ה ’iš-šāh of a harlot N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication">2181 [e] זוֹנָ֑ה zō-w-nāh; a harlot N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)">3205 [e] וַיּ֥וֹלֶד way-yō-w-leḏ and he begat Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead 2) a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') 3) the people of the region n pr m 4) son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5) father of Jephthah 6) a Gadite">1568 [e] גִּלְעָ֖ד gil-‘āḏ Gilead N-proper-fs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM n pr m 1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering n pr loc 2) a city in Judah">3316 [e] יִפְתָּֽח׃ yip̄-tāḥ. Jephthah N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

King James Bible
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jephthah the Gileadite was a great warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.

Jephthah

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