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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּ֣קָם | H6965 | arose | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 2 | שָׁא֗וּל | H7586 | Then Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ | H3381 | and went down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 4 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | בְּמִדְבַּר | H4057 | in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 6 | זִֽיף׃ | H2128 | of Ziph | ziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite |
| 7 | וְאִתּ֛וֹ | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 8 | שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת | H7969 | having three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 9 | אֲלָפִ֥ים | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 10 | אִ֖ישׁ | H376 | men | a 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) |
| 11 | בְּחוּרֵ֣י | H977 | chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 12 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 13 | לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | H1245 | with him to seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | דָּוִ֖ד | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 16 | בְּמִדְבַּר | H4057 | in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 17 | זִֽיף׃ | H2128 | of Ziph | ziph, 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 ...