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AchishאָכִישׁbelievedוַיַּאֲמֵןDavid,בְּדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“He has made himself utterly odiousהַבְאֵשׁ הִבְאִישׁamong his people,בְּעַמּוֹamong Israel;בְיִשְׂרָאֵלso he will beוְהָיָהmyלִיservantלְעֶבֶדforever.”עוֹלָם
1 Samuel 27:12
Study it in the app“Achish believed David, saying, “He has made himself utterly odious among his people, among Israel; so he will be my servant forever.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 27:12, word by word
- Achishאָכִישׁachish
Achish
Achish: a Philistine king of the city of Gath, with whom David took refuge twice (1 Samuel 21 and 27–29); in 1 Kings 2:39-40 the king of Gath has the same name.
Where else “achish” appears- believedיַּאֲמֵןyaamen
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “yaamen” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “mor” appears- “He has made himself utterly odiousהַבְאֵשׁhavesh
become odious
To become hateful to others.
Where else “havesh” appears- among his peopleעַמּam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- among Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- so he will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- servantעֶבֶדeved
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
11David would leave alive neither man nor woman to bring to Gath, saying, “Lest they tell about us, saying, ‘So David did.’” And such was his custom all the days that he stayed in the country of the Philistines.
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