1 Samuel 16:9
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יְהֹוָה שָׁמָּה
Yᵉhôvâh shâmmâh
Jehovah-Shammah, a symbolic title of Jerusalem
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
Key Terms in This Verse
יְהֹוָה שָׁמָּה Yᵉhôvâh shâmmâh
Jehovah-Shammah, a symbolic title of Jerusalem
Study H3074 →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 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Sha...
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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