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And it came aboutוַיְהִיat the timeבְּעֵתof givingתֵּתMerab,אֶת מֵרַבdaughterבַּתof Saul,שָׁאוּלto David,לְדָוִדthat sheוְהִיאwas givenנִתְּנָהto Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵלthe Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִיas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
1 Samuel 18:19
Study it in the app“And it came about at the time of giving Merab, daughter of Saul, to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:19, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- at the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of givingתֵּתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- Merabמֵרַבmerav
Merab
Merab, the elder daughter of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:17).
Where else “merav” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of 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- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- to Adrielעַדְרִיאֵלadriel
Adriel
Adriel: a man of Meholah to whom Saul gave his daughter Merab as wife, though she had been promised to David. The name means "flock of God" or "my help is God".
Where else “adriel” appears- the Meholathiteמְּחֹלָתִיmecholati
Meholathite
Meholathite: a person from Abel-meholah, a town in the Jordan valley.
Where else “mecholati” appears- as wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears
The context
18David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who is my life, the family of my father in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
19 · This verse (above)
20Michal, daughter of Saul, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.