1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30:12
12a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a piece | פֶ֨לַח | p̄e·laḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6400 cleavage, mill-stone |
| of a fig cake | דְּבֵלָ֜ה | də·ḇê·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1690 lump of pressed figs, pressed (fig-) cake |
| and two | וּשְׁנֵ֤י | ū·šə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| clusters of raisins | צִמֻּקִים֙ | ṣim·mu·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6778 bunch of raisins |
| So he ate | וַיֹּ֔אכַל | way·yō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| and was revived | וַתָּ֥שָׁב | wat·tā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| for | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he had not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| had any | אָ֤כַל | ’ā·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| food | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| water | מַ֔יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| for three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֖ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| and three | וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה | ū·šə·lō·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| nights | לֵילֽוֹת׃ס | lê·lō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.