וְשָׁא֗וּל יֹושֵׁב֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַגִּבְעָ֔ה תַּ֥חַת הָרִמֹּ֖ון אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִגְרֹ֑ון וְהָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמֹּ֔ו כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אִֽישׁ׃
And Shaʾul was sitting at the edge of the hill under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron, and the people who were with him were about six hundred men.
Morphology
- וְשָׁא֗וּל (ve-Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “And Shaʾul”; Notes: Refers to King Shaʾul.
- יֹושֵׁב֙ (yoshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “was sitting”; Notes: Describes an ongoing state.
- בִּקְצֵ֣ה (biqtze) – Root: קצה (qatseh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “at the edge of”; Notes: Indicates location.
- הַגִּבְעָ֔ה (ha-givʿah) – Root: גבע (givʿah); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “the hill”; Notes: A specific elevated area.
- תַּ֥חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (taḥat); Form: Preposition; Translation: “under”; Notes: Indicates position.
- הָרִמֹּ֖ון (ha-rimmon) – Root: רמון (rimmon); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “the pomegranate tree”; Notes: A large tree providing shade.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- בְּמִגְרֹ֑ון (be-Migron) – Root: מגרון (Migron); Form: Proper noun, singular with preposition; Translation: “in Migron”; Notes: A specific place.
- וְהָעָם֙ (ve-haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “and the people”; Notes: Refers to Shaʾul’s men.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a clause about the people.
- עִמֹּ֔ו (ʿimmo) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with him”; Notes: Indicates association.
- כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ (ke-shesh) – Root: שש (shesh); Form: Cardinal number, masculine singular construct; Translation: “about six”; Notes: Approximate quantity.
- מֵאֹ֖ות (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “hundred”; Notes: Part of numerical value.
- אִֽישׁ׃ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “men”; Notes: Refers to soldiers.