Odd weapons

   Shamgar uses an oxgoad to strike down Philistines (3:31)

שמגר - sword

• שמ-גר -

שמ * name, reputation, promulgated, שמ שמ * increase, spirit, fire ש * from, silent, father, from the father מ ¢ Com שמ

sojourner, stirs up, chalk, lime גר

• ש-מ-ג-ר -

* increase, spirit, fire ש *

¢ How the shin tells us about God

Old ש

* from, silent, father, from the father מ *

¢ The father is silent

How the mem tells us about God

Old מ

* pursue ג *

¢ How the gimel tells us about God

Old ג

revelation, revealing ר

• ש-מג-ר -

* increase, spirit, fire ש *

¢ How the shin tells us about God

Old ש

magian מג revelation, revealing ר

• ש(מג)ר -

שר * chief, he sang שר * increase, spirit, fire ש * revealed ר ¢ Com שר

magian מג

son of Anath "answer"

בקר - םס

מלמד - from teaching from the law, circumcise מל being measured מד

   Jael uses a tent peg to kill Sisera (4:21)
   Gideon's army is equipped with jars, torches, and trumpets (7:20)
   A woman uses a millstone to kill Abimelek (9:53)
   Samson uses a donkey's jawbone to strike down a thousand men (15:15)