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Then Davidוַ דָּוִדtook holdיַּחֲזֵקof his clothesבִּבְגָדָיוand tore them,וַיִּקְרָעֵםand alsoוְגַםallכָּלthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwerewith him.אִתּוֹ
2 Samuel 1:11
Study it in the app“Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and also all the men who were with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 1:11, word by word
- Then Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- took holdיַּחֲזֵקyachazek
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazek” appears- of his clothesבְגָדָיvegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegaday” appears- and tore themיִּקְרָעֵyikrae
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikrae” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears
The context
10So I stood over him and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the diadem that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
11 · This verse (above)
12They lamented and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of YHWH and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.