1 Samuel 12:5
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
מָשַׁח
mâshach
to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →מָשַׁח mâshach
to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
Study H4886 →עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →Cross References
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For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
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Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me t...
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