1 Samuel 9:2

“He had a son whose name was Saul, a young man and handsome; there was no man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than all the people.”

1 Samuel 9:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:2, word by word

He hadהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
a sonבֵןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ven” appears
whose name wasשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
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
a young manבָּחוּרbachur

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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and handsomeטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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from his shouldersשִּׁכְמshichm

shoulder

The part of the body by the neck where a load is carried.

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upwardמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

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he was tallerגָּבֹהַּgavoha

tall

Rising far above the ground: a mountain, a wall, a tree, a horn.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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The context

1There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of worth.

2 · This verse (above)

3Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, please, and get up, go, look for the donkeys.”

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