And he took
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the elders
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of the 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.
and thorns
qowts (kotse)
a thorn -- thorn.
of 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.
and briers
barqan (bar-kwan')
a thorn (perhaps as burning brightly) -- brier.
and with them he taught
yada` (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
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.
of Succoth
Cukkowth (sook-kohth')
booths; Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine -- Succoth.
