Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 17:5 Interlinear

And he had an helmet of brass upon his head of the coat of mail and he was armed and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְכ֤וֹבַעH3553And he had an helmeta helmet (as arched)
2נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃H5178of brasscopper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
3עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4רֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218upon his headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
5הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןH8302of the coata corslet (as if twisted)
6קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםH7193of maila scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)
7ה֣וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
8לָב֑וּשׁH3847and he was armedproperly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
9וּמִשְׁקַל֙H4948and the weightweight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
10הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןH8302of the coata corslet (as if twisted)
11חֲמֵֽשֶׁתH2568was fivefive
12אֲלָפִ֥יםH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
13שְׁקָלִ֖יםH8255shekelsprobably a weight; used as a commercial standard
14נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃H5178of brasscopper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines Goliath...
1 Samuel 17:5 (current)And he had an helmet of brass upon his head of the coat of mail and he was armed and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass
1 Samuel 17:6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs and a target of brass...

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