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And a manאִישׁfrom thereמִשָּׁםansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“And whoוּמִיistheir father?”אֲבִיהֶםThereforeעַל כֵּןit becameהָיְתָהa proverb:לְמָשָׁל“Is Saul alsoהֲגַם שָׁאוּלamong the prophets?”בַּנְּבִאִים
1 Samuel 10:12
Study it in the app“And a man from there answered and said, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 10:12, word by word
- And a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- their fatherאֲבִיavi
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appears- it becameהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- a proverbמָשָׁלmashal
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “mashal” appears- “Is Saul alsoשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- among the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears
The context
11And it happened, when all who knew him before saw that he was prophesying with the prophets, that the people said to one another, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 · This verse (above)
13And he finished prophesying and came to the high place.