Saulשָׁאוּלand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwho wereאֲשֶׁרwith himאִתּוֹwere summonedוַיִּזָּעֵקand cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe war,הַמִּלְחָמָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthe swordחֶרֶבof each manאִישׁwasהָיְתָהagainst his companion:בְּרֵעֵהוּa very great confusion.מְהוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד
1 Samuel 14:20
Study it in the app“Saul and all the people who were with him were summoned and came to the war, and look, the sword of each man was against his companion: a very great confusion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:20, word by word
- 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- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- were summonedיִּזָּעֵקyizaek
summon
To call together.
Where else “yizaek” appears- and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- of each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- wasהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- against his companionרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- a very great confusionמְהוּמָהmehuma
confusion, panic
Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.
Where else “mehuma” appears- a very great confusionגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- a very great confusionמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
19And it came about, while Saul was speaking to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines kept on growing more and more; and Saul said to the priest, “Draw back your hand.”
20 · This verse (above)
21And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines as before, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, they too turned to be with Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan.