Study it in the app“He said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.”
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Whatמַהis his appearance?”תָּאֳרוֹShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“An oldזָקֵןmanאִישׁis coming up,עֹלֶהand heוְהוּאis wrappedעֹטֶהin a robe.”מְעִילSaulשָׁאוּלknewוַיֵּדַעthatכִּיitהוּאwas Samuel,שְׁמוּאֵלand he bowedוַיִּקֹּדwith his faceאַפַּיִםto the groundאַרְצָהand prostrated himself.וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsform
Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.
Where else “taor” appearsold
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ole” appearscover, wrap
Cover oneself, wrap oneself in a garment; cover.
Where else “ote” appearsrobe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appearsSaul
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” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appearsSamuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appearsbow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikod” appearsface
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “apayim” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachu” appearsThe account says simply “Samuel” and tells what he said; it does not explain how it was possible. 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 says that Saul died for his unfaithfulness to YHWH and for having consulted a woman who called up the dead.
13The king said to her, “Do not be afraid; for what do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see gods coming up from the earth.”
14 · This verse (above)
15Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing up me?” Saul said, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are fighting against me, and Elohim has turned away from me and no longer answers me, either by the hand of the prophets or by dreams; so I have called you to make known to me what I should do.”
