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When Saulוַ שָׁאוּלsawיַּרְאthe campמַחֲנֵהof the Philistines,פְלִשְׁתִּיםhe was afraid,וַיִּרָאand his heartוַ לִבּוֹtrembledיֶּחֱרַדgreatly.מְאֹד
1 Samuel 28:5
Study it in the app“When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:5, word by word
- When 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- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- the campמַחֲנֵהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appears- he was afraidיִּרָאyira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yira” appears- and his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- trembledיֶּחֱרַדyecherad
tremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “yecherad” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
4The Philistines gathered and came and camped at Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.
5 · This verse (above)
6Saul inquired of YHWH, but YHWH did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.