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Davidדָּוִדheardוַיִּשְׁמַעin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרthatכִּיNabalנָבָלwas shearingגֹזֵזhis sheep.צֹאנוֹ
1 Samuel 25:4
Study it in the app“David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:4, 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- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- Nabalנָבָלnaval
Nabal
Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".
Where else “naval” appears- was shearingגֹזֵזgozez
shear
To clip the wool from flocks.
Where else “gozez” appears- his sheepצֹאנtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
3The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was of good understanding and beautiful in form, but the man was harsh and evil in his deeds; he was a Calebite.
4 · This verse (above)
5David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and ask him in my name about his welfare.