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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְכ֤וֹבַע | H3553 | And he had an helmet | a helmet (as arched) |
| 2 | נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | H5178 | of brass | copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) |
| 3 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | רֹאשׁ֔וֹ | H7218 | upon his head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 5 | הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן | H8302 | of the coat | a corslet (as if twisted) |
| 6 | קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים | H7193 | of mail | a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal) |
| 7 | ה֣וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 8 | לָב֑וּשׁ | H3847 | and he was armed | properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively |
| 9 | וּמִשְׁקַל֙ | H4948 | and the weight | weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act) |
| 10 | הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן | H8302 | of the coat | a corslet (as if twisted) |
| 11 | חֲמֵֽשֶׁת | H2568 | was five | five |
| 12 | אֲלָפִ֥ים | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 13 | שְׁקָלִ֖ים | H8255 | shekels | probably a weight; used as a commercial standard |
| 14 | נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | H5178 | of brass | copper, 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...