That they feared
yare' (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
greatly
m`od (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
because Gibeon
Gib`own (ghib-ohn')
hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine -- Gibeon.
was a great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
as one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of the royal
mamlakah (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
cities
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and because it was greater
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
than Ai
`Ay (ah'ee)
Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
and all the men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
thereof were mighty
gibbowr (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
