1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:12
12Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| took | וַיָּ֧שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| these | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| to heart | בִּלְבָב֑וֹ | bil·ḇā·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and was very much | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| afraid | וַיִּרָ֣א | way·yi·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| of | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Achish | אָכִ֥ישׁ | ’ā·ḵîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H397 Akish |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Gath | גַּֽת׃ | gaṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1661 wine-press |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.