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V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp  |  1× in 1 sense
those dividing (spoil), or: archers (meaning debated)
This Piel participle appears in Judges 5:11 in Deborah's victory song, with contested meaning. It could mean 'those who divide (spoil)' or possibly 'archers.' The context speaks of voices at watering places recounting Yahweh's righteous acts. BDB favors 'archers' since no object is expressed for 'dividing,' though others argue the verb חָלַק (divide) is more natural for spoil-distribution than the proposed archery connection.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Judges 5:11 has 'the voice of those dividing [or: archers] at the watering places' where they recount Yahweh's victories. The multilingual glosses reflect division: 'those-dividing' (English), 'los-que-distribuyen' (those-who-distribute, Spanish). The interpretive question is whether this describes spoil-dividers celebrating victory or archers gathering at wells. The Piel form suggests intensive or causative action. Either way, the scene is post-battle celebration, with people gathering at communal sites to proclaim God's triumph over Israel's enemies. 1×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Aramean Archers
AR["مُقَسِّمينَ"]·ben["তীরন্দাজদের-"]·DE["-jene-dividing"]·EN["-those-dividing"]·FR["-ces-dividing"]·heb["מחצצים"]·HI["तीरंदाजों-के"]·ID["pemanah"]·IT["-quelli-dividing"]·jav["para-juru-panah"]·KO["나누는-자들-의"]·PT["flecheiros"]·RU["делящих"]·ES["los-que-distribuyen"]·SW["wapiga-mishale"]·TR["okçuların"]·urd["تیر-اندازوں-کی"]
Judg 5:11
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [חצץ] vb.denom. only Pi. Pt. מְחַצְצִים Ju 5:11 archers (> those dividing spoil, since no obj. expr. and חלק more suitable for such meaning)