Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 6:1 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 6:1, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֧יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2אֲרוֹןH727And the arka box
3יְהוָ֛הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
4בִּשְׂדֵ֥הH7704was in the countrya field (as flat)
5פְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
6שִׁבְעָ֥הH7651sevenseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
7חֳדָשִֽׁים׃H2320monthsthe new moon; by implication, a month

Verse Context

1 Samuel 6:1 (current) And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months
1 Samuel 6:2called And the Philistines for the priests and the diviners saying ...

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