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And SaulשָׁאוּלapproachedוַיִּגַּשׁSamuelאֶת שְׁמוּאֵלin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the gateהַשָּׁעַרand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Tellהַגִּידָהme,לִיplease,נָּאwhereאֵי זֶהisthe houseבֵּיתof the seer?”הָרֹאֶה
1 Samuel 9:18
Study it in the app“And Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, “Tell me, please, where is the house of the seer?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:18, word by word
- And 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- approachedיִּגַּשׁyigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigash” appears- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
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” appears- in the middleתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the gateשָּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Tellהַגִּידָhagida
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagida” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of the seerרֹאֶהroe
seer
"One who sees", an old name for a prophet.
Where else “roe” appears
The context
17When Samuel saw Saul, YHWH answered him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! This one will have command over my people.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, and you shall eat with me today; and in the morning I will send you off and tell you all that is in your heart.