וַיְהִ֤י1 of 18
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דָוִד֙2 of 18
“And it came to pass that when David”
H1732david, the youngest son of jesse
בָּ֣א3 of 18
“was come”
H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עַד4 of 18
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃5 of 18
“to the top”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
אֲשֶֽׁר6 of 18
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה7 of 18
“of the mount where he worshipped”
H7812to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
שָׁ֖ם8 of 18
H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים9 of 18
“God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
וְהִנֵּ֤ה10 of 18
H2009lo!
לִקְרָאתוֹ֙11 of 18
“came to meet”
H7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
חוּשַׁ֣י12 of 18
“behold Hushai”
H2365chushai, an israelite
הָֽאַרְכִּ֔י13 of 18
“the Archite”
H757an arkite or native of erek
קָר֙וּעַ֙14 of 18
“rent”
H7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ15 of 18
“him with his coat”
H3801a shirt
וַֽאֲדָמָ֖ה16 of 18
“and earth”
H127soil (from its general redness)
עַל17 of 18
H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃18 of 18
“to the top”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)