Category Archives: Samuel

אֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט בֶּן־אֲחַסְבַּ֖י בֶּן־הַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י ס אֱלִיעָ֥ם בֶּן־אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל הַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ ס Elifelet son of Aḥasbai, the Maʿakhati; Eliʿam son of Aḥitofel the Giloni.   Morphology אֱלִיפֶלֶט (Eliphelet) – Root: אל + פלָט; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Eliphelet”; Notes: Name meaning “God is … Continue reading →

שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽהֲרָרִ֔י אֲחִיאָ֥ם בֶּן־שָׁרָ֖ר הָאַרָרִֽי׃ ס Shamma the Harari, Aḥiʾam son of Sharar the Arari.   Morphology שַׁמָּה (Shammah) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Shammah”; Notes: A warrior listed among Dawid’s mighty men; the name may mean … Continue reading →

אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔י בְּנֵ֥י יָשֵׁ֖ן יְהֹונָתָֽן׃ ס Elyaḥba the Shaʿalvoni; the sons of Yashen, Yehonatan.   Morphology אֶלְיַחְבָּא (ʾElyaḥba) – Root: אל + יחב; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Elyaḥba”; Notes: Name meaning possibly “God hides” or “God conceals”; one of … Continue reading →

אֲבִֽי־עַלְבֹון֙ הָֽעַרְבָתִ֔י עַזְמָ֖וֶת הַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃ ס Avi-ʿalvon the ʿArvati, ʿAzmavet the Barḥumi.   Morphology אֲבִי־עַלְבֹון (Avi-ʿAlvon) – Root: Possibly אב + unknown; Form: Proper noun, compound name; Translation: “Avi-ʿAlvon”; Notes: Personal name; meaning unclear but possibly “father of strength” or “my … Continue reading →

בְּנָיָ֨הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃ ס Benayahu the Pirʿatoni, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaʿash.   Morphology בְּנָיָהוּ (Benayahu) – Root: בנה + יה; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Benayahu”; Notes: Meaning “YHWH has built”; one of Dawid’s mighty men. … Continue reading →

חֵ֥לֶב בֶּֽן־בַּעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י ס אִתַּי֙ בֶּן־רִיבַ֔י מִגִּבְעַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃ ס Ḥelev son of Baʿana the Netofati; Ittai son of Rivai from Giveʿa of the sons of Binyamin.   Morphology חֵלֶב (Ḥeleb) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Ḥeleb”; … Continue reading →

צַלְמֹון֙ הָֽאֲחֹחִ֔י מַהְרַ֖י הַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ ס Tsalmon the Aḥoḥi, Maḥrai the Netofati.   Morphology צַלְמֹון (Tsalmon) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Tsalmon”; Notes: One of Dawid’s mighty men. הָאֲחֹחִי (ha-Aḥoḥi) – Root: אחח (Aḥoḥ); Form: Definite gentilic adjective, … Continue reading →

אֲבִיעֶ֨זֶר֙ הָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔י מְבֻנַּ֖י הַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ ס Aviʿezer the ʿAnetoti, Mevunnai the Ḥushati.   Morphology אֲבִיעֶזֶר (ʾAviʿezer) – Root: אב + עזר; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Abiʿezer”; Notes: Name meaning “My father is help”; one of Dawid’s warriors. הָעַנְּתֹתִי (ha-ʿAnetoti) – … Continue reading →

חֶ֚לֶץ הַפַּלְטִ֔י עִירָ֥א בֶן־עִקֵּ֖שׁ הַתְּקֹועִֽי׃ ס Ḥelets the Palti, ʿIra son of ʿIqqesh the Teqoʿi.   Morphology חֶלֶץ (Ḥelets) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Ḥelets”; Notes: One of Dawid’s thirty mighty men. הַפַּלְטִי (ha-Palṭi) – Root: פלט; … Continue reading →

שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽחֲרֹדִ֔י אֱלִיקָ֖א הַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ ס Shamma the Ḥarodi, Eliqa the Ḥarodi.   Morphology שַׁמָּה (Shammah) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Shammah”; Notes: One of Dawid’s mighty men. הַחֲרֹדִי (ha-Ḥarodi) – Root: חרד; Form: Definite gentilic adjective, masculine … Continue reading →

עֲשָׂה־אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־יֹואָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־דֹּדֹ֖ו בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ ʿAsaʾel, brother of Yoʾav, was among the thirty; Elḥanan son of Dodo of Beit Leḥem.   Morphology עֲשָׂה־אֵל (ʿAsaʾel) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAsaʾel”; Notes: Name meaning “God has made”; … Continue reading →

מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים נִכְבָּ֔ד וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָ֑א וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖ד אֶל־מִשְׁמַעְתֹּֽו׃ ס More honored than the thirty, but to the three he did not attain; and Dawid set him over his guard.   Morphology מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים (min-ha-sheloshim) – Root: שלש; Form: Preposition + definite plural … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה עָשָׂ֔ה בְּנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָ֑ע וְלֹו־שֵׁ֖ם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ These things Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ did, and he had a name among the three mighty men.   Morphology אֵלֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה; Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וְהוּא־הִכָּה֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ מִצְרִ֜י אֲשֶׁר מַרְאֶ֗ה וּבְיַ֤ד הַמִּצְרִי֙ חֲנִ֔ית וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית֙ מִיַּ֣ד הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֹֽו׃ And he struck down a Mitsri man, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Mitsri was a spear; and he … Continue reading →

וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חַיִל רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מֹואָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־הָאֲרִי בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַבֹּ֖אר בְּיֹ֥ום הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ And Benayahu son of Yehoyada, son of a valiant man, great in deeds, from Qavtseʾel, he struck down the two Ariʾel … Continue reading →

מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הֲכִ֣י נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָֽא׃ ס Among the three he was more honored, and he became their chief, but to the three he did not attain.   Morphology מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה (min-ha-sheloshah) – Root: שלש; Form: Preposition + definite … Continue reading →

וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י יֹואָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ הַשְּׁלֹשִׁי וְהוּא֙ עֹורֵ֣ר אֶת־חֲנִיתֹ֔ו עַל־שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות חָלָ֑ל וְלֹו־שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ And Avishai, the brother of Yoʾav, son of Tseruya, he was chief of the three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred slain, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי זֹ֗את הֲדַ֤ם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בְּנַפְשֹׁותָ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתֹּותָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ ס And he said, “Far be it from me, O YHWH, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֨יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֨חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתֹּותָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃ And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Pelishtim, and they drew water from the well of Beit-leḥem … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ And Dawid longed and said, “Who will give me water to drink from the well of Beit-leḥem which is by the gate?”   Morphology וַיִּתְאַוֶּה (vayyitʾaweh) – Root: אוה; Form: … Continue reading →

וְדָוִ֖ד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּמַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ And Dawid was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Pelishtim was then in Beit Leḥem.   Morphology וְדָוִד (ve-Dawid) – Root: –; Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרְד֨וּ שְׁלֹשִׁים מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים רֹ֗אשׁ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל־קָצִיר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וְחַיַּ֣ת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ And thirty of the chiefs went down and came to Dawid at the harvest time, to the cave of ʿAdullam, and the force of the Pelishtim … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב בְּתֹוךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדֹולָֽה׃ ס And he stationed himself in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and struck the Pelishtim, and YHWH worked a great salvation.   Morphology וַיִּתְיַצֵּב (vayyityatsev) – Root: יצב; … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And after him, Shamma son of Age the Harari. And the Pelishtim were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא קָם֩ וַיַּ֨ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים עַ֣ד כִּֽי־יָגְעָ֣ה יָדֹ֗ו וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדֹו֙ אֶל־הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהוָ֛ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדֹולָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וְהָעָ֛ם יָשֻׁ֥בוּ אַחֲרָ֖יו אַךְ־לְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ ס He arose and struck the Pelishtim until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword, and … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרוֹ אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־דּוֹדֹו בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה גְּבֹרִים עִם־דָּוִ֗ד בְּחָרְפָ֤ם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁ֣ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיַּעֲלוּ אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And after him, Eleʿazar son of Dodo son of Aḥoḥi, one of the three mighty men with Dawid, when they taunted the Pelishtim who were gathered … Continue reading →

אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד יֹשֵׁ֨ב בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ הָֽעֶצְנִ֔ו עַל־שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֛וֹת חָלָ֖ל בְּפַ֥עַם אֶחָֽד׃ These are the names of the mighty men who were for Dawid: Yoshev Bashevet, a Taḥkemoni, chief of the officers—he was ʿAdino … Continue reading →

וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂרֹ֥וף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פ And the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they shall be burned with fire where they lie.   … Continue reading →

וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּקֹ֥וץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְיָ֖ד יִקָּֽחוּ׃ But the worthless are all like thorns thrust away, for they cannot be taken with the hand.   Morphology וּבְלִיַּעַל (u-veliyyaʿal) – Root: בליעל (beliyaʿal); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “but … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־לֹא־כֵ֥ן בֵּיתִ֖י עִם־אֵ֑ל כִּי֩ בְרִ֨ית עֹולָ֜ם שָׂ֣ם לִ֗י עֲרוּכָ֤ה בַכֹּל֙ וּשְׁמֻרָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָל־יִשְׁעִ֥י וְכָל־חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א יַצְמִֽיחַ׃ For is not my house thus with God? For an everlasting covenant He has set for me, ordered in all things and guarded. For all … Continue reading →