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The Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיcame,וַיֵּלֶךְgoing onהֹלֵךְand drawing nearוְקָרֵבtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִדand the manוְהָאִישׁwho carriedנֹשֵׂאthe shieldהַצִּנָּהwas before him.לְפָנָיו
1 Samuel 17:41
Study it in the app“The Philistine came, going on and drawing near to David, and the man who carried the shield was before him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:41, word by word
- 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- cameיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- going onהֹלֵךְholech
keep growing
Something that grows little by little.
Where else “holech” appears- and drawing nearקָרֵבkarev
near, approaching
One who comes near; near.
Where else “karev” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who carriedנֹשֵׂאnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- the shieldצִּנָּהtsina
large shield
A large guard covering the whole body.
Where else “tsina” appears- was before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears
The context
40He took his staff in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the bag of the shepherds that was his, in the pouch; and his sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
41 · This verse (above)
42The Philistine looked and saw David, and he despised him, for he was a young man, and ruddy, with a beautiful appearance.