And he gathered
'acaph (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
unto him the children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ammon
`Ammown (am-mone')
tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country -- Ammon, Ammonites.
and Amalek
`Amaleq (am-aw-lake')
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek.
and went
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and smote
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and possessed
yarash (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
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.
of palm trees
tamar (taw-mawr')
a palm tree -- palm (tree).
`Iyr hat-Tmariym (eer hat-tem-aw-reem')
city of the palmtrees; Ir-hat-Temarim, a place in Palestine -- the city of palmtrees.
