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Exodus 17:8

Then the Amalekites came and fought against Israel at Rephidim [meaning: "place of rest"].
[The Amalekites were descendants of Abraham through Esau, see Gen. 36:15. They were a nomadic people who lived in the Negev and Sinai and made their living by plundering, see Judg. 3:13. They had domesticated the camel and used it in their attacks. Camels can run at 70 km/h (much faster than a horse) and were well suited for surprise attacks by the Amalekite raiders, see Judg. 6:3, 5. Rumors of the Israelites' journey and the possessions they carried with them had surely reached the Amalekites, who were now moving south to find easy prey. In Deut. 25:17–18, it is described how they cowardly attacked and isolated some of the most exhausted Israelites who were at the rear. They are also described as godless. The story that follows also indicates that they were better equipped militarily than the Israelites, and had God not intervened in a supernatural way when Moses, Aaron, and Hur prayed, they would have easily defeated the Israelites, see verse 11.
The exact location of Rephidim is unknown. Since there was no water, it may not have been an oasis, as rest places usually were. The word Rephidim is plural and comes from Hebr. refida, which means back support and has to do with lying down and resting, but also support. The word refers to it being a "resting place" but also to Aaron and Hur "supporting" Moses' arms in prayer.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיָּבֹא   עֲמָלֵק   וַיִּלָּחֶם   עִם   יִשְׂרָאֵל   בִּרְפִידִם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἦλθεν δὲ Αμαληκ καὶ ἐπολέμει Ισραηλ ἐν Ραφιδιν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0935
 וַ (va)
יָּבֹ֖א (javó)
 seq
to come (in)
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H6002
 עֲמָלֵ֑ק (amaleq)
 Amalek
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H9001
H3898a
 וַ (va)
יִּלָּ֥חֶם (jilachem)
 seq
to fight
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
niphal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. niphal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
VNw3ms
H5973a
H9014
 עִם (im-)
־
with
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3478
 יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (jiserael)
 Israel
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H9003
H7508
H9016
 בִּ (bi)
רְפִידִֽם (refidim)
׃
in
Rephidim
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npl

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