1 Samuel 21:11
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
חָלָל
châlâl
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Key Terms in This Verse
אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →Cross References
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo...
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