The shaftוְעֵץof his spearחֲנִיתוֹwas like a beamכִּמְנוֹרof weavers,אֹרְגִיםand the pointוְלַהֶבֶתof his spearחֲנִיתוֹweighed sixשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתshekelsשְׁקָלִיםof iron;בַּרְזֶלand the one who carriedוְנֹשֵׂאthe shieldהַצִּנָּהwas goingהֹלֵךְbefore him.לְפָנָיו
1 Samuel 17:7
Study it in the app“The shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers, and the point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the one who carried the shield was going before him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:7, word by word
- The shaftעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of his spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- was like a beamמְנוֹרmenor
beam
Weaver's beam: the thick bar of a loom on which the weaver rolls the threads. It serves as a comparison for the thickness of a spear shaft.
Where else “menor” appears- of weaversאֹרְגִיםorgim
weave; weaver
Weave; weaver.
Where else “orgim” appears- and the pointלַהֶבֶתlahevet
point
The head of a spear.
Where else “lahevet” appears- weighed sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- shekelsשְׁקָלִיםshekalim
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekalim” appears- of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears- and the one 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 goingהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears
Translation note
Six hundred shekels are about 7 kilograms. “The point” is literally “the flame” of the spear.
The context
6And guards of bronze were on his legs, and a javelin of bronze was between his shoulders.
7 · This verse (above)
8He stood and called to the battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up for war? Am I not the Philistine, and you servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.