Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 23:28 Interlinear

returned Wherefore Saul from pursuing after David against the Philistines therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּ֣שָׁבH7725returnedto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
2שָׁא֗וּלH7586Wherefore Saulshaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites
3מִרְדֹף֙H7291from pursuingto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
4אַֽחֲרֵ֣יH310afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
5דָוִ֔דH1732Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
6וַיֵּ֖לֶךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
7לִקְרַ֣אתH7125againstan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
8פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
9עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10כֵּ֗ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
11קָֽרְאוּ֙H7121therefore they calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
12לַמָּק֣וֹםH4725that placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
13הַה֔וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
14סֶ֖לַעH0
15הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃H5555Selahammahlekothsela-ham-machlekoth, a place in palestine

Verse Context

1 Samuel 23:27a messenger But there came unto Saul saying Haste...
1 Samuel 23:28 (current)returned Wherefore Saul from pursuing after David against the Philistines therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth
1 Samuel 23:29went up And David from thence and dwelt in strong holds ...

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