1 Samuel 17:7
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
שָׁקַל
shâqal
to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
מָגֵן
mâgên
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
Key Terms in This Verse
נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of l...
Study H4294 →מָגֵן mâgên
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
Study H4043 →Cross References
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s be...
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the E...
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
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