1 Samuel 27:3
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אֲחִינֹעַם
ʼĂchîynôʻam
Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses
אֲבִיגַיִל
ʼĂbîygayil
Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses
כַּרְמְלִית
Karmᵉlîyth
a Karmelitess or female inhabitant of Karmel
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →Cross References
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he ...
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
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