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Saulשָׁאוּלsawוַיַּרְאthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאwas acting very wisely,מַשְׂכִּיל מְאֹדand he dreadedוַיָּגָרhim.מִפָּנָיו
1 Samuel 18:15
Study it in the app“Saul saw that he was acting very wisely, and he dreaded him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:15, 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- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- was acting very wiselyמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “maskil” appears- was acting very wiselyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and he dreadedיָּגָרyagar
dread
Another word spelled the same: to dread.
Where else “yagar” appears- himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears
The context
14David was acting wisely in all his ways, and YHWH was with him.
15 · This verse (above)
16But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.