WhenוּכְDavidדָּוִדreturnedשׁוּבfrom strikingמֵהַכּוֹתthe Philistine,אֶת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיAbnerאַבְנֵרtookוַיִּקַּחhimאֹתוֹand brought himוַיְבִאֵהוּbeforeלִפְנֵיSaul,שָׁאוּלwith the headוְרֹאשׁof the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
1 Samuel 17:57
Study it in the app“When David returned from striking the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:57, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- returnedשׁוּבshuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuv” appears- from strikingהַכּוֹתhakot
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hakot” appears- 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- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- and brought himיְבִאֵyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- with the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
56The king said, “Ask you whose son this youth is.”
57 · This verse (above)
58Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David said, “The son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”