What Does 1 Samuel 4:18 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“And it came to pass when he made mention”

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“of the ark”

a box

“of God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“that he fell”

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“from off the seat”

properly, covered, i.e., a throne (as canopied)

“backward”

backwards

“by”

in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc

“the side”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

“of the gate”

an opening, i.e., door or gate

“brake”

to burst (literally or figuratively)

“and his neck”

properly, a fracture, i.e., joint (vertebrae) of the neck

“and he died”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for he was an old”

to be old

“man”

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)

heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“And he had judged”

to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

“forty”

forty

“years”

a year (as a revolution of time)