Study it in the app“The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan rose, and Abner sat at the side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.”
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsatוַיֵּשֶׁבonעַלhis seat,מוֹשָׁבוֹas at other times,כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַםonאֶלthe seatמוֹשַׁבby the wall;הַקִּירand Jonathanוַ יְהוֹנָתָןrose,יָּקָםand Abnerוַ אַבְנֵרsatיֵּשֶׁבat the sideמִצַּדof Saul,שָׁאוּלand the placeוַ מְקוֹםof Davidדָּוִדwas empty.יִּפָּקֵד
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appearsseat
Where one sits, or those sitting.
Where else “moshav” appearstime
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “faam” appearswall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearsAbner
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” appearsside
Side.
Where else “tsad” appearsSaul
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” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsbe missing
To find something gone.
Where else “yipaked” appears“Jonathan rose”: so says the Hebrew; it does not explain whether it was to yield his place to Abner or to sit opposite.
24David hid in the field. And the new moon came, and the king sat down at the meal to eat.
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26But Saul did not say anything on that day, for he said, “It is an accident; he is not clean; surely he is not clean.”
