Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלturnedוַיִּסֹּבto go,לָלֶכֶתand he seizedוַיַּחֲזֵקthe edgeבִּכְנַףof his robe,מְעִילוֹand it tore.וַיִּקָּרַע
1 Samuel 15:27
Study it in the app“Samuel turned to go, and he seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 15:27, word by word
- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- turnedיִּסֹּבyisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “yisov” appears- to goלֶכֶתlechet
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechet” appears- and he seizedיַּחֲזֵקyachazek
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazek” appears- the edgeכְנַףchenaf
edge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “chenaf” appears- of his robeמְעִילmeil
robe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appears- and it toreיִּקָּרַעyikara
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikara” appears
The context
26Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have despised the word of YHWH, and YHWH has despised you from being king over Israel.”
27 · This verse (above)
28Samuel said to him, “YHWH has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your companion, who is better than you.