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Saulשָׁאוּלcameוַיָּבֹאtoעַדthe cityעִירof Amalekעֲמָלֵקand lay in ambushוַיָּרֶבin the wadi.בַּנָּחַל
1 Samuel 15:5
Study it in the app“Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in ambush in the wadi.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 15:5, 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek
Amalek
Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.
Where else “amalek” appears- and lay in ambushיָּרֶבyarev
General meaning: Quarrel; plead.
Where else “yarev” appears- in the wadiנָּחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears
The context
4Saul summoned the people and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 · This verse (above)
6Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, turn aside, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I remove you with them; for you showed loyal love to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites turned aside from among Amalek.