Study it in the app“They 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.”
They lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּand weptוַיִּבְכּוּand fastedוַיָּצֻמוּuntilעַדthe eveningהָעָרֶבforעַלSaulשָׁאוּלand forוְעַלJonathanיְהוֹנָתָןhis sonבְּנוֹand forוְעַלthe peopleעַםof YHWHיְהוָהand forוְעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלbecauseכִּיthey had fallenנָפְלוּby the sword.בֶּחָרֶב
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “yispdu” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appearsfast
Fast: go without food for a time, as a sign of grief or to seek God.
Where else “yatsumu” appearsevening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appearsSaul
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” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsAmmi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and also all the men who were with him.
12 · This verse (above)
13David said to the young man who was reporting it to him, “From where are you?” He said, “I am the son of a man, a resident alien, an Amalekite.”
