Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 4:1 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 4:1, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ And the word of Samuel Now Israel went out Now Israel against and the Philistines to battle and pitched beside Ebenezer and the Philistines and pitched in Aphek”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | דְבַר | H1697 | And the word | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 3 | שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | H8050 | of Samuel | shemuel, the name of three israelites |
| 4 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ | H3478 | Now Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 6 | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | H3318 | went out | to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim |
| 7 | יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ | H3478 | Now Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 8 | לִקְרַ֨את | H7125 | against | an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) |
| 9 | וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | H6430 | and the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
| 10 | לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה | H4421 | to battle | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 11 | חָנ֥וּ | H2583 | and pitched | properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s |
| 12 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | הָאֶ֣בֶן | H0 | ||
| 14 | הָעֵ֔זֶר | H72 | beside Ebenezer | eben-ha-ezer, a place in palestine |
| 15 | וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | H6430 | and the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
| 16 | חָנ֥וּ | H2583 | and pitched | properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s |
| 17 | בַֽאֲפֵֽק׃ | H663 | in Aphek | aphek (or aphik), the name of three places in palestine |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
1 Samuel 4:1 (current) And the word of Samuel Now Israel went out Now Israel against and the Philistines to battle and pitched beside Ebenezer and the Philistines and pitched in Aphek
1 Samuel 4:2put themselves in array And the Philistines against Israel and when they joined battle...