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Jonathanיוֹנָתָןsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“My fatherאָבִיhas brought ruin onעָכַרthe land.אֶת הָאָרֶץSee,רְאוּplease,נָאhowכִּיmy eyesעֵינַיhave brightenedאֹרוּbecauseכִּיI tastedטָעַמְתִּיa littleמְעַטof thisהַזֶּהhoney.דְּבַשׁ
1 Samuel 14:29
Study it in the app“Jonathan said, “My father has brought ruin on the land. See, please, how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:29, word by word
- Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yonatan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “My fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- has brought ruin onעָכַרachar
trouble
Bring trouble or disaster on someone; stir up.
Where else “achar” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- Seeרְאוּreu
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reu” appears- my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- have brightenedאֹרוּoru
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “oru” appears- I tastedטָעַמְתִּיtaamti
taste
To take a little food into the mouth to find out what it tastes like.
Where else “taamti” appears- a littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- honeyדְּבַשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears
The context
28A man of the people answered and said, “Your father solemnly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats bread today.’” And the people were exhausted.
29 · This verse (above)
30How much more if only the people had eaten freely today from the spoil of their enemies that they found! For now the blow among the Philistines has not been great.”