And they turned
panah (paw-naw')
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
and fled
nuwc (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
toward the wilderness
midbar (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
unto the rock
cela` (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
of Rimmon
Rimmown (rim-mone')
Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
and they gleaned
`alal (aw-lal')
to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal)
of them in the highways
mcillah (mes-il-law')
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
five
chamesh (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
men
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and pursued
dabaq (daw-bak')
to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
hard after
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
them unto Gidom
Gid`om (ghid-ohm')
a cutting (i.e. desolation); Gidom, a place in Palestine -- Gidom.
and slew
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
two thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
men
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of them
