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The spiritוַ רוּחַof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםcame mightilyתִּצְלַחuponעַלSaulשָׁאוּלwhen he heardכְּשָׁמְעוֹtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords,אֶת הַדְּבָרִיםand his angerוַ אַפּוֹburnedיִּחַרgreatly.מְאֹד
1 Samuel 11:6
Study it in the app“The spirit of Elohim came mightily upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger burned greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 11:6, word by word
- The spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- came mightilyתִּצְלַחtitslach
come mightily
For YHWH's spirit to come mightily.
Where else “titslach” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
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- when he heardשָׁמְעsham
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “sham” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- and his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
5And look, Saul was coming behind the oxen from the field, and Saul said, “What is wrong with the people that they are weeping?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
6 · This verse (above)
7He took a yoke of oxen and cut it in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!” And the dread of YHWH fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.