Doegדֹּאֵגthe Edomite,הָאֲדֹמִיwhoוְהוּאwas setנִצָּבoverעַלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Saul,שָׁאוּלansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“I sawרָאִיתִיthe sonבֶּןof Jesseיִשַׁיcomingבָּאto Nob,נֹבֶהtoאֶלAhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Ahitub.אֲחִטוּב
1 Samuel 22:9
Study it in the app“Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:9, word by word
- Doegדֹּאֵגdoeg
Doeg
Doeg, an Edomite, chief of Saul's herdsmen, who informed on the priest Ahimelech and killed the priests of Nob (1 Samuel 22). The name means "anxious, fearful".
Where else “doeg” appears- the Edomiteאֲדֹמִיadomi
Edomite
Edomite: a descendant of Edom, that is, of Esau, Jacob's brother.
Where else “adomi” appears- was setנִצָּבnitsav
prefect
One in charge of others.
Where else “nitsav” appears- the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
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” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “I sawרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- comingבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- to Nobנֹבֶnove
Nob
Nob: a city of priests near Jerusalem, where the sanctuary was in the time of Saul.
Where else “nove” appears- 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
The context
8For all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who informs me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and none of you is sorry for me or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as it is this day.”
9 · This verse (above)
10He inquired of YHWH for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”