1 Samuel
1 Samuel 26:1
1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Ziphites | הַזִּפִים֙ | haz·zi·p̄îm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H2130 Ziphite |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| 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 | הֲל֨וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| David | דָוִ֤ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| hiding | מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ | mis·tat·têr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| on the hill | בְּגִבְעַ֣ת | bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1389 hill |
| of Hachilah | הַחֲכִילָ֔ה | ha·ḥă·ḵî·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2444 Chakilah |
| opposite | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Jeshimon | הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ | hay·šî·mōn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3452 waste, wilderness |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.