Saulשָׁאוּלwent upוַיַּעַלfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיthe Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםwentהָלְכוּto their place.לִמְקוֹמָם
1 Samuel 14:46
Study it in the app“Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:46, 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- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” 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- wentהָלְכוּhalchu
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halchu” appears- to their placeמְקוֹמָmekoma
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekoma” appears
The context
45The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! As YHWH lives, not a hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for with Elohim he has worked this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die.
46 · This verse (above)
47Saul took the kingdom over Israel and fought all around against all his enemies: against Moab, against the sons of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and wherever he turned, he condemned them.