2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:17

¹⁷When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
heard	וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
David	דָּוִ֤ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had been anointed	מָשְׁח֨וּ	mā·šə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4886 smear, anoint
king	לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
they	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
went	וַיַּעֲל֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
in search of	לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
but	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
learned	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
and went down	וַיֵּ֖רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the stronghold	הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃	ham·mə·ṣū·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4686 net, capture, fastness

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 23:14 · 1 Chronicles 11:16 · 1 Chronicles 14:8–9 · Psalm 2:1–5 · Revelation 11:15–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.