Study it in the app“He too went to Ramah, and came as far as the great cistern that is in Secu; and he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And one said, “Look, at Naioth in Ramah.””
He tooגַּם הוּאwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Ramah,הָרָמָתָהand cameוַיָּבֹאas far asעַדthe greatהַגָּדוֹלcisternבּוֹרthatאֲשֶׁרis in Secu;בַּשֶּׂכוּand he askedוַיִּשְׁאַלand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Where areאֵיפֹהSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלand David?”וְדָוִדAnd one said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהat Naiothבְּנָיוֹתin Ramah.”בָּרָמָה
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearsRamah
See it on the mapWhere else “ramata” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appearscistern
A hole dug to hold water.
Where else “bor” appearsSecu
Secu: a place near Ramah, known for its great cistern.
Where else “sechu” appearsask
To ask a question.
Where else “yishal” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearswhere?
Where? From what place?
Where else “efo” appearsSamuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsNaioth
Naioth: a place in Ramah where Samuel lived with the prophets and where David took refuge. The name may mean "dwellings".
Where else “nayot” appearsRamah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
21They told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they too prophesied. And Saul again sent messengers, a third group, and they too prophesied.
22 · This verse (above)
23He went there, to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of Elohim was upon him too, and he kept on going and prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
