1 Samuel 17:9
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
עָבַד
ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →עָבַד ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Study H5647 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
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