Study it in the app“Saul 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.”
Saulשָׁאוּלaroseוַיָּקָםand went downוַיֵּרֶדtoאֶלthe wildernessמִדְבַּרof Ziph,זִיףand with himוְאִתּוֹthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםmen,אִישׁchosen menבְּחוּרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto seekלְבַקֵּשׁDavidדָּוִדin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Ziph.זִיף
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” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsZiph
Ziph: the name of two towns of Judah, one in the Negev and one in the hill country; also of a man of Judah.
Where else “zif” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearschoice
The men picked out of a group, such as the strongest for war.
Where else “bechure” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vakesh” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears1The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, facing the wasteland?”
2 · This verse (above)
3Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is facing the wasteland, by the road. David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.
