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Davidדָּוִדwentוַיֵּלֶךְfrom thereמִשָּׁםand escapedוַיִּמָּלֵטtoאֶלthe caveמְעָרַתof Adullam.עֲדֻלָּםHis brothersאֶחָיוand allוְכָלhis father’s houseבֵּית אָבִיוheard it,וַיִּשְׁמְעוּand they went downוַיֵּרְדוּthereשָׁמָּהto him.אֵלָיו
1 Samuel 22:1
Study it in the app“David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. His brothers and all his father’s house heard it, and they went down there to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:1, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears- the caveמְעָרַתmearat
cave
Cave.
Where else “mearat” appears- of Adullamעֲדֻלָּםadulam
Adullam
Adullam: a city of the Shephelah, known later for the cave where David took refuge.
Where else “adulam” appears- His brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- his father’s houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- his father’s houseאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- heard itיִּשְׁמְעוּyishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appears- and they went downיֵּרְדוּyerdu
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yerdu” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2There gathered to him every man in distress, every man who had a creditor, and every man bitter of soul, and he became commander over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.