Bible Strands
Judges 15:17
And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samson acts immediately after declaring his slaying of a thousand Philistines, discarding the weapon at the moment his physical strength fails and before his prayer for water begins.
The words — וַ/יִּקְרָ֛א (va/i.yik.Ra') = and he called/named; הַ/לְּחִ֖י (ha./le.Chi) = the jawbone.
The thread — The naming of a place after a divine or military event follows the pattern in Genesis 28:19 and Genesis 35:15. The location Lehi appears repeatedly in Judges 15:9 and 15:13 as the Philistine gathering point.
Why it lands — The text records the immediate abandonment of a weapon after its use and the assignment of a toponym, demanding recognition that human victories are temporary and require divine provision to sustain.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.