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Saulשָׁאוּלand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלheardוַיִּשְׁמַעtheseהָאֵלֶּהwordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the Philistine,הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיand they were dismayedוַיֵּחַתּוּand greatlyמְאֹדafraid.וַיִּרְאוּ
1 Samuel 17:11
Study it in the app“Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:11, 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- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishti
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 “pelishti” appears- and they were dismayedיֵּחַתּוּyechatu
be dismayed
To lose heart from fear, to have no strength to go on.
Where else “yechatu” appears- and greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- afraidיִּרְאוּyiru
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appears
The context
10The Philistine said, “I reproach the battle lines of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite man from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons; and the man in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years among men.