1 Samuel 6:18
Old Testament • 27 words with Strong's data
"And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite."
Word-by-Word Analysis
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
English grammatical function word ('mice'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in...
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Ἀλεξανδρῖνος
Alexandrînos
Alexandrine, or belonging to Alexandria
מִבְצָר
mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
חָצֵר
châtsêr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי
Bêyth hash-Shimshîy
a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh
Key Terms in This Verse
בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי Bêyth hash-Shimshîy
a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh
Study H1030 →English grammatical function word ('mice'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are requi...
Study GRAM →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →שָׁאַר shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Study H7604 →מִבְצָר mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Study H4013 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →חָצֵר châtsêr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
Study H2691 →Cross References
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, th...
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