Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 26:2 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 26:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

arose Then Saul and went down in the wilderness of Ziph having three thousand men chosen of Israel with him to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּ֣קָםH6965aroseto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
2שָׁא֗וּלH7586Then Saulshaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites
3וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙H3381and went downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
4אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
5בְּמִדְבַּרH4057in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
6זִֽיף׃H2128of Ziphziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite
7וְאִתּ֛וֹH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
8שְׁלֹֽשֶׁתH7969having threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
9אֲלָפִ֥יםH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
10אִ֖ישׁH376mena man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
11בְּחוּרֵ֣יH977chosenproperly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
12יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
13לְבַקֵּ֥שׁH1245with him to seekto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
14אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
15דָּוִ֖דH1732Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
16בְּמִדְבַּרH4057in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
17זִֽיף׃H2128of Ziphziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite

Geographic Context

Verse Context

1 Samuel 26:1came And the Ziphites unto Saul to Gibeah saying...
1 Samuel 26:2 (current)arose Then Saul and went down in the wilderness of Ziph having three thousand men chosen of Israel with him to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph
1 Samuel 26:3pitched And Saul in the hill of Hachilah ...

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