1 Samuel
1 Samuel 23:19
19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Ziphites | זִפִים֙ | zi·p̄îm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H2130 Ziphite |
| came up | וַיַּעֲל֤וּ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| at Gibeah | הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה | hag·giḇ·‘ā·ṯāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| and said | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Is not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| David | דָ֠וִד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| hiding | מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר | mis·tat·têr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| among us | עִמָּ֤נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| in the strongholds | בַמְּצָדוֹת֙ | ḇam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4679 fastness, stronghold |
| at Horesh | בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה | ba·ḥō·rə·šāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2793 wood, wooded height |
| on the hill | בְּגִבְעַת֙ | bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1389 hill |
| of Hachilah | הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה | ha·ḥă·ḵî·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2444 Chakilah |
| south | מִימִ֥ין | mî·mîn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3225 right hand |
| of Jeshimon | הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ | hay·šî·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3452 waste, wilderness |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.