Hebrew Interlinear
1 Chronicles 12:8 Interlinear
“ And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might and men of war fit for the battle that could handle shield and buckler were like the faces of lions were like the faces as the roes upon the mountains and were as swift”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וּמִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 2 | הַגָּדִ֡י | H1425 | And of the Gadites | a gadite (collectively) or descendants of gad |
| 3 | נִבְדְּל֣וּ | H914 | there separated | to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.) |
| 4 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | דָּוִיד֩ | H1732 | themselves unto David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 6 | לַמְצַ֨ד | H4679 | into the hold | a fastness (as a covert of ambush) |
| 7 | מִדְבָּ֜רָה | H4057 | to the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 8 | גִּבֹּרֵ֣י | H1368 | men | powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant |
| 9 | הַחַ֗יִל | H2428 | of might | probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength |
| 10 | אַנְשֵׁ֤י | H582 | and men | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) |
| 11 | צָבָא֙ | H6635 | of war | a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci |
| 12 | לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | H4421 | fit for the battle | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 13 | עֹֽרְכֵ֥י | H6186 | that could handle | to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) |
| 14 | צִנָּ֖ה | H6793 | shield | a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness) |
| 15 | וָרֹ֑מַח | H7420 | and buckler | a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point |
| 16 | פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | H6440 | were like the faces | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 17 | אַרְיֵה֙ | H738 | of lions | a lion |
| 18 | פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | H6440 | were like the faces | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 19 | וְכִצְבָאיִ֥ם | H6643 | as the roes | a gazelle (as beautiful) |
| 20 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 21 | הֶֽהָרִ֖ים | H2022 | upon the mountains | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 22 | לְמַהֵֽר׃ | H4116 | and were as swift | properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication) |
Verse Context
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