Study it in the app“So he changed his behavior before their eyes and pretended to be mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down onto his beard.”
So he changedוַיְשַׁנּhis behaviorוֹ טַעְמוֹbefore their eyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶםand pretended to be madוַיִּתְהֹלֵלin their hands,בְּיָדָםand made marksוַיְתָיוonעַלthe doorsדַּלְתוֹתof the gate,הַשַּׁעַרand let his saliva run downוַיּוֹרֶד רִירוֹontoאֶלhis beard.זְקָנוֹ
change
To make something different from what it was.
Where else “yeshan” appearsbehavior
The way a person behaves before others.
Where else “tam” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearsgo mad
To lose one's reason and behave without control, like a madman.
Where else “yitholel” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appearsmake marks
Make marks or scratches; scribble.
Where else “yetayv” appearsdoor
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “daltot” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsbring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “yored” appearssaliva
Liquid dripping from the mouth.
Where else “rir” appearsbeard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zekan” appearsThe title of Psalm 34 recalls this moment.
12David laid these words in his heart and was very afraid of Achish king of Gath.
13 · This verse (above)
14Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see a man behaving like a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
