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Judges 2

Judg. 2:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of that place
maqowm (Hebrew #4725)
also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
KJV usage: country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever).
Pronounce: maw-kome'
Origin: or maqom {maw-kome'}
κBochim
Bokiym (Hebrew #1066)
(with the article) the weepers; Bo-kim, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Bochim.
Pronounce: bo-keem'
Origin: plural active participle of 1058
: and they sacrificed
zabach (Hebrew #2076)
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
KJV usage: kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
Pronounce: zaw-bakh'
Origin: a primitive root
there unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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i.e. weepers.

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Bochim,
Sacrifice

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Bochim.
that is, Weepers.
Gen. 35:8• 8But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. (Gen. 35:8)
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Josh. 7:26• 26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. (Josh. 7:26)
they sacrificed.
Judg. 6:24• 24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. (Judg. 6:24)
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Judg. 13:19• 19So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. (Judg. 13:19)
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1 Sam. 7:9• 9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him. (1 Sam. 7:9)
• How touching the grace which provides for worship in the midst of the ruin. The place of tears it one of sacrifice, and God accepts the offerings made at Bochim. (“Introduction: the Origin and Consequences of Declension: Judges 2:1-5” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they called the name of that place Bochimb; and they sacrificed there to Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

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Meaning, "weepers."