1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:2
2Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְאִ֨ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| in Maon | בְּמָע֜וֹן | bə·mā·‘ō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4584 Maon |
| whose business | וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ | ū·ma·‘ă·śê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| was in Carmel | בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל | ḇak·kar·mel | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
| He was a very | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| wealthy | גָּד֣וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| man | וְהָאִישׁ֙ | wə·hā·’îš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| with a thousand | וְאֶ֣לֶף | wə·’e·lep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| goats | עִזִּ֑ים | ‘iz·zîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5795 she-goat |
| and three | שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־ | šə·lō·šeṯ- | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֖ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| sheep | צֹ֥אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| which he was | וַיְהִ֛י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| shearing | בִּגְזֹ֥ז | biḡ·zōz | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1494 shear |
| in Carmel | בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ | bak·kar·mel | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
Cross-references
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Joshua 15:55 · Genesis 38:13 · 1 Samuel 23:24 · Luke 16:19–25 · 1 Samuel 30:5 · 2 Samuel 13:23–24 · Genesis 13:2 · Genesis 26:13 · Job 1:3 · 2 Samuel 19:32 · Psalm 73:3–7 · Job 42:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.