Judges 9:53
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

Young's Literal Translation
and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

King James Bible
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Hebrew
But a
אַחַ֛ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

woman
אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

dropped
וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ (wat·taš·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

an upper
פֶּ֥לַח (pe·laḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6400: Cleavage, a millstone

millstone
רֶ֖כֶב (re·ḵeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Abimelech’s
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

head,
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

crushing
וַתָּ֖רִץ (wat·tā·riṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7533: To crack in pieces

his skull.
גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ (gul·gā·lə·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1538: A skull, head, poll (of persons)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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