1 Samuel 16:23
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
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...
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שָׂחַק
sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
נָפַשׁ
nâphash
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Key Terms in This Verse
נָפַשׁ nâphash
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
Study H5314 →שָׂחַק sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
Study H7832 →נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →Cross References
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