1 Samuel
1 Samuel 4:2
2The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| arrayed themselves | וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ | way·ya·‘ar·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| against | לִקְרַ֣את | liq·raṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7122 encounter, befall |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and as the battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| spread | וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙ | wat·tiṭ·ṭōš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was defeated | וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף | way·yin·nā·ḡep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5062 strike, smite |
| by | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| who struck down | וַיַּכּ֤וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| about four | כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת | kə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ | Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct | H702 four |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֖ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| men | אִֽישׁ׃ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| on the battlefield | בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ | ḇam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4634 row, rank, battle-line |
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