And allוְכֹלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho had hiddenהַמִּתְחַבְּאִיםin the hill countryבְּהַרof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםheardשָׁמְעוּthatכִּיthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםhad fled,נָסוּand they tooוַ גַם הֵמָּהfollowed closeיַּדְבְּקוּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםin the war.בַּמִּלְחָמָה
1 Samuel 14:22
Study it in the app“And all the men of Israel who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, and they too followed close after them in the war.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:22, word by word
- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- who had hiddenמִּתְחַבְּאִיםmitchabim
hide
Hide oneself.
Where else “mitchabim” appears- in the hill countryהַרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- heardשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- had fledנָסוּnasu
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nasu” appears- followed closeיַּדְבְּקוּyadbku
overtake
To pursue someone closely, right behind, until catching up.
Where else “yadbku” appears- in the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
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.
22 · This verse (above)
23YHWH saved Israel on that day, and the war passed beyond Beth-aven.