1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:6

6On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?”

And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On hearingוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּway·yiš·mə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
the noiseק֣וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הhat·tə·rū·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙p̄ə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
askedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
What isמֶ֠הmehInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
thisהַזֹּ֖אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
loudהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הhag·gə·ḏō·w·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
shoutingהַתְּרוּעָ֧הhat·tə·rū·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbə·ma·ḥă·nêhPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםhā·‘iḇ·rîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH5680 Hebrew
And when they realizedוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּway·yê·ḏə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3045 know
thatכִּ֚יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the arkאֲר֣וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had enteredבָּ֖אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.