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The watchmenהַצֹּפִיםof Saulלְשָׁאוּלin Gibeahבְּגִבְעַתof Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןlooked,וַיִּרְאוּand look,וְהִנֵּהthe multitudeהֶהָמוֹןwas melting awayנָמוֹגand goingוַיֵּלֶךְthis way and that.וַהֲלֹם
1 Samuel 14:16
Study it in the app“The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and look, the multitude was melting away and going this way and that.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:16, word by word
- The watchmenצֹּפִיםtsofim
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “tsofim” appears- of 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- in Gibeahגִבְעַתgivat
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “givat” appears- of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appears- lookedיִּרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- the multitudeהָמוֹןhamon
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appears- was melting awayנָמוֹגnamog
lose heart
To lose courage from fear, to be left without strength.
Where else “namog” appears- and goingיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- this way and thatהֲלֹםhalom
strike, hammer
Hammer, strike hard, trample. Used of the blow of a hammer and of horses' hoofs on the ground.
Where else “halom” appears
The context
15And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the post and the destroyers trembled, they too; the earth quaked, and it became a trembling of Elohim.
16 · This verse (above)
17Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count, please, and see who has gone from us.” They counted, and look, Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons were not there.