1 Samuel 30:5

“David’s two wives had also been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.”

1 Samuel 30:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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David’sדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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twoשְׁתֵּיshete

both

The two together, both of them.

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wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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had also been taken captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

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Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםachinoam

Ahinoam

Ahinoam: the name of two women: the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) and one of David's wives (1 Samuel 25:43).

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of Jezreelיִּזְרְעֵלִיתyizrelit

Jezreelitess

Jezreelitess: a woman from Jezreel. Said of Ahinoam, David's wife.

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and Abigailאֲבִיגַיִלavigayil

Abigail

Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".

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of Nabalנָבָלnaval

Nabal

Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".

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of Carmelכַּרְמְלִיkarmli

Carmelite

Carmelite: a man of Carmel, the town of Judah near Maon. Said of Nabal and of others.

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The context

4David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.

5 · This verse (above)

6David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters. But David strengthened himself in YHWH his Elohim.

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