1 Samuel 4:18
Old Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
כַּפֹּרֶת
kappôreth
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
אָחוֹר
ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
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)
כָּבֵד
kâbêd
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
Key Terms in This Verse
אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Study H268 →זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Study H2142 →כָּבֵד kâbêd
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
Study H3515 →שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Study H8199 →Cross References
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
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