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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shaft | וְחָץ | wə·ḥå̄ṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2671 arrow |
| of his spear | חֲנִית֗וֹ | ḥă·nî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2595 spear |
| was like a weaver’s | אֹֽרְגִ֔ים | ’ō·rə·ḡîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H707 weave |
| beam | כִּמְנוֹר֙ | kim·nō·wr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4500 beam |
| and its iron | בַּרְזֶ֑ל | bar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| point | וְלַהֶ֣בֶת | wə·la·he·ḇeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3852 id. |
| six | שֵׁשׁ־ | šêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| hundred | מֵא֥וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִ֖ים | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| In addition | וְנֹשֵׂ֥א | wə·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| his shield bearer | וְנֹשֵׂ֥א | wə·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| went | הֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before him | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.