1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:7

7The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.c In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

Footnotes

  • c 17:7 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The shaftוְחָץwə·ḥå̄ṣConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2671 arrow
of his spearחֲנִית֗וֹḥă·nî·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2595 spear
was like a weaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים’ō·rə·ḡîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH707 weave
beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim·nō·wrPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH4500 beam
and its ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar·zelNoun - masculine singularH1270 iron
pointוְלַהֶ֣בֶתwə·la·he·ḇeṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3852 id.
sixשֵׁשׁ־šêš-Number - feminine singular constructH8337 six
hundredמֵא֥וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםšə·qā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH8255 shekel
In additionוְנֹשֵׂ֥אwə·nō·śêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
his shield bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אwə·nō·śêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
wentהֹלֵ֥ךְhō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
before himלְפָנָֽיו׃lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before

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2 Samuel 21:19 · 1 Samuel 17:41 · 1 Chronicles 11:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.