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They struckוַיַּכּוּthe Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםon thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםfrom Michmashמִמִּכְמָשׂto Aijalon,אַיָּלֹנָהand the peopleוַ הָעָםwere veryמְאֹדexhausted.יָּעַף
1 Samuel 14:31
Study it in the app“They struck the Philistines on that day from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people were very exhausted.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:31, word by word
- They struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” 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- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- from Michmashמִּכְמָשׂmichmas
Michmash
Michmash, a town of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, beside a pass between the hills.
Where else “michmas” appears- to Aijalonאַיָּלֹנָayalona
Aijalon
Aijalon: the name of several places; the best known is a valley and city west of Jerusalem. The name comes from "deer."
Where else “ayalona” appears- and the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- were veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- exhaustedיָּעַףyaaf
grow weary
To be left without strength from weariness or hunger.
Where else “yaaf” appears
The context
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.”
31 · This verse (above)
32The people rushed on the spoil and took flocks and herds and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground, and the people ate with the blood.