1 Samuel 21:9
Old Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
חָלָל
châlâl
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
גַּיְא
gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
גֹּלֶם
gôlem
a wrapped (and unformed mass, i.e. as the embryo)
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
אֵפוֹד
ʼêphôwd
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂbîymelek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
Study H40 →אֵפוֹד ʼêphôwd
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
Study H646 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →גַּיְא gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Study H1516 →יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →Cross References
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
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