1 Samuel 23:6
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand."
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 ...
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אֲחִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĂchîymelek
Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite
נוּס
nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
קְעִילָה
Qᵉʻîylâh
Keilah, a place in Palestine
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֵפוֹד
ʼêphôwd
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲחִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂchîymelek
Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite
Study H288 →אֵפוֹד ʼêphôwd
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
Study H646 →נוּס nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Study H5127 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →Cross References
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
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