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The ZiphitesהַזִּפִיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלSaulשָׁאוּלat Gibeah,הַגִּבְעָתָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Is notהֲלוֹאDavidדָוִדhidingמִסְתַּתֵּרon the hillבְּגִבְעַתof Hachilah,הַחֲכִילָהfacingעַל פְּנֵיthe wasteland?”הַיְשִׁימֹן
1 Samuel 26:1
Study it in the app“The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, facing the wasteland?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:1, word by word
- The Ziphitesזִּפִיםzifim
Ziphite
Ziphite: an inhabitant of Ziph, a town in the hill country of Judah. The Ziphites twice told Saul where David was (1 Samuel 23:19; 26:1).
Where else “zifim” appears- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- 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- at Gibeahגִּבְעָתָgivata
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “givata” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- hidingמִסְתַּתֵּרmistater
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “mistater” appears- on the hillגִבְעַתgivat
hill
Hill.
Where else “givat” appears- of Hachilahחֲכִילָהchachila
Hachilah
Hachilah: a hill in the wilderness of Judah, near Ziph, where David hid from Saul.
Where else “chachila” appears- facingפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the wastelandיְשִׁימֹןyeshimon
wasteland
Wasteland, desolation: desert land with no inhabitants.
Where else “yeshimon” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.