1 Samuel 14:4

“Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the post of the Philistines, there was a tooth of rock on one side and a tooth of rock on the other side; the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.”

1 Samuel 14:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:4, word by word

the passesמַּעְבְּרוֹתmabrot

pass

A narrow way between hills, through which one passes and which is watched.

Where else “mabrot” appears
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
soughtבִּקֵּשׁbikesh

try to get

To try to get something.

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to cross overעֲבֹרavor

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avor” appears
the postמַצַּבmatsav

garrison

A post of soldiers watching a pass or place.

Where else “matsav” appears
of 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.

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there was a toothשֵׁןshen

tooth

The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.

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of rockסֶּלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

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on one sideעֵבֶרever

side

Each of the parts of a place or an object: a flank, an edge, a direction.

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the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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of the oneאֶחָדechad

first

Literally "one": day one of the month.

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was Bozezבּוֹצֵץbotsets

Bozez

Bozez: one of the two crags of the pass of Michmash.

Where else “botsets” appears
Senehסֶנֶּהsene

Seneh

Seneh: one of the two crags of the pass of Michmash. The name means "thornbush".

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The context

3And Ahijah son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, priest of YHWH at Shiloh, was carrying the ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

4 · This verse (above)

5The one tooth rose like a pillar on the north, in front of Michmash, and the other on the south, in front of Geba.

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