But oneוַ אֶחָדsonבֵּןof Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Ahitubאֲחִטוּבescaped,יִּמָּלֵטand his name wasוּשְׁמוֹAbiathar;אֶבְיָתָרhe fledוַיִּבְרַחafterאַחֲרֵיDavid.דָוִד
1 Samuel 22:20
Study it in the app“But one son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped, and his name was Abiathar; he fled after David.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:20, word by word
- But oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְachimelech
Ahimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appears- of Ahitubאֲחִטוּבachituv
Ahitub
Ahitub: the name of several priests; one was a grandson of Eli and the father of Ahijah and Ahimelech. It means "my brother is good".
Where else “achituv” appears- escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears- and his name wasשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar
Abiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appears- he fledיִּבְרַחyivrach
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “yivrach” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
The context
19And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, from man to woman, from child to nursing infant, and ox, donkey, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 · This verse (above)
21Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of YHWH.