David’sדָוִדtwoשְׁתֵּיwivesנְשֵׁיhad also been taken captive,וּ נִשְׁבּוּAhinoamאֲחִינֹעַםof Jezreelהַיִּזְרְעֵלִיתand Abigail,וַאֲבִיגַיִלthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Nabalנָבָלof Carmel.הַכַּרְמְלִי
1 Samuel 30:5
Study it in the app“David’s two wives had also been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.”
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1 Samuel 30:5, word by word
- David’sדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appears- wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- had also been taken captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “nishbu” appears- 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).
Where else “achinoam” appears- of Jezreelיִּזְרְעֵלִיתyizrelit
Jezreelitess
Jezreelitess: a woman from Jezreel. Said of Ahinoam, David's wife.
Where else “yizrelit” appears- 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".
Where else “avigayil” appears- 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".
Where else “naval” appears- of Carmelכַּרְמְלִיkarmli
Carmelite
Carmelite: a man of Carmel, the town of Judah near Maon. Said of Nabal and of others.
Where else “karmli” appears
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.