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Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe young manהַנַּעַרwho was reporting itהַמַּגִּידto him,לוֹ“Howאֵיךְdo you knowיָדַעְתָּthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָןhis sonבְּנוֹare dead?”מֵת
2 Samuel 1:5
Study it in the app“David said to the young man who was reporting it to him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 1:5, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- who was reporting itמַּגִּידmagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “magid” appears- do you knowיָדַעְתָּyadata
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadata” 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- and Jonathanיהוֹנָתָןyhonatan
Jonathan
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 “yhonatan” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- are deadמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears
The context
4David said to him, “What happened in the matter? Report it to me, please.” He said, “That the people fled from the battle, and also many of the people fell and died; and also Saul and Jonathan his son are dead.”
5 · This verse (above)
6The young man who was reporting it to him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and look, Saul was leaning on his spear; and look, the chariots and the horsemen were following him closely.