Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
Then Saul aroſe, and went downe to the wilderneſſe of Ziph, hauing three thouſand choſen men of Iſrael with him, to ſeeke Dauid in the wilderneſſe of Ziph.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אֶלֶף , masculine noun, ʾelef — a thousand (value 111)
H505,
אֶלֶף ʼeleph, eh'-lef; prop, the same as H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand:—thousand.a thousand
as numeral
a thousand, company
as a company of men under one leader, troops
Used in 390 Verses, 25 Books 499  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
אֵת , preposition, ʾeyt — with (denoting proximity) (value 401)
H854,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; probably from H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.:—against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.with, near, together with
with, together with
with (of relationship)
near (of place)
with (poss.)
from...with, from (with other prep)
Used in 787 Verses, 35 Books 884  Occurrence Count
בָּחַר , verb, bahar — to choose (value 210)
H977,
בָּחַר bâchar, baw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select:—acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.to choose, elect, decide for
(Qal) to choose
(Niphal) to be chosen
(Pual) to be chosen, selected
Used in 162 Verses, 23 Books 170  Occurrence Count
בָּקַשׁ , verb, bakash — to seek (value 402)
H1245,
בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).to seek, require, desire, exact, request
(Piel)
to seek to find
to seek to secure
to seek the face
to desire, demand
to require, exact
to ask, request
(Pual) to be sought
Used in 215 Verses, 33 Books 225  Occurrence Count
דָּוִד , proper masculine noun, david — perhaps "beloved one", a son of Jesse (value 14)
H1732,
דָּוִד Dâvid, daw-veed'; rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd; from the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:—David.David = "beloved"
youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel
Used in 910 Verses, 19 Books 1074  Occurrence Count
זִיף , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, ziyf — a son of Judah, also a city Southeast of Hebron and a city in S. Judah (value 97)
H2128,
זִיף Zîyph, zeef; from the same as H2203; flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite:—Ziph.Ziph = "battlement"
proper masculine noun
a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah
proper locative noun
a city in southern Judah, between Ithnan and Telem; site unknown
a city of Judah, southeast of Hebron, between Carmel and Juttah in the highland district
Used in 9 Verses, 4 Books 10  Occurrence Count
יָרַד , verb, yarad — to come or go down, descend (value 214)
H3381,
יָרַד yârad, yaw-rad'; a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications):—× abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, × indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
(Qal)
to go or come down
to sink
to be prostrated
to come down (of revelation)
(Hiphil)
to bring down
to send down
to take down
to lay prostrate
to let down
(Hophal)
to be brought down
to be taken down
Used in 345 Verses, 32 Books 376  Occurrence Count
יִשְׂרָאֵל , proper masculine noun, yisraʾeyl — "God strives", another name of Jacob and his desc (value 541)
H3478,
יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'; from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:—Israel.Israel = "God prevails"
the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
the name of the nation after the return from exile
Used in 2231 Verses, 34 Books 2505  Occurrence Count
מִדְבָּר , masculine noun, midbar — mouth (value 246)
H4057,
מִדְבָּר midbâr, mid-bawr'; from H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs):—desert, south, speech, wilderness.wilderness
pasture
uninhabited land, wilderness
large tracts of wilderness (around cities)
wilderness (fig.)
mouth
mouth (as organ of speech)
Used in 257 Verses, 27 Books 271  Occurrence Count
קוּם , verb, kum — to arise, stand up, stand (value 146)
H6965,
קוּם qûwm, koom; a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative):—abide, accomplish, × be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, × be dim, endure, × enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, × but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up
(Qal)
to arise
to arise (hostile sense)
to arise, become powerful
to arise, come on the scene
to stand
to maintain oneself
to be established, be confirmed
to stand, endure
to be fixed
to be valid
to be proven
to be fulfilled
to persist
to be set, be fixed
(Piel)
to fulfil
to confirm, ratify, establish, impose
(Polel) to raise up
(Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up
(Hiphil)
to cause to arise, raise
to raise, set up, erect, build
to raise up, bring on the scene
to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate
to raise up, constitute
to cause to stand, set, station, establish
to make binding
to carry out, give effect to
(Hophal) to be raised up
Used in 596 Verses, 36 Books 623  Occurrence Count
שָׁאוּל , proper masculine noun, shaʾul — "asked (of Yah)", first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites (value 337)
H7586,
שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'; passive participle of H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites:—Saul, Shaul.Saul or Shaul = "desired"
a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel
an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah
a son of Simeon
a Levite, son of Uzziah
Used in 335 Verses, 8 Books 402  Occurrence Count
שָׁלוֹשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, shalosh — a three, triad (value 636)
H7969,
שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shelôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shelôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.three, triad
3, 300, third
Used in 380 Verses, 25 Books 429  Occurrence Count
| 1 Samuel 26:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִ֔יף וְאִתּ֛וֹ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִֽיף׃ |
| Verse #7908 (Ch. #262) — 17 words, 64 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Then Saul |
H7586shaʾul |
שָׁאוּל |
337 |
| arose, |
H6965kum |
קוּם |
146 |
| and went down |
H3381yarad |
יָרַד |
214 |
| to the wilderness |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| of Ziph, |
H2128ziyf |
זִיף |
97 |
| having three |
H7969shalosh |
שָׁלוֹשׁ |
636 |
| thousand |
H505ʾelef |
אֶלֶף |
111 |
| chosen |
H977bahar |
בָּחַר |
210 |
| men |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| of Israel |
H3478yisraʾeyl |
יִשְׂרָאֵל |
541 |
| with him, to seek |
H1245bakash |
בָּקַשׁ |
402 |
| David |
H1732david |
דָּוִד |
14 |
| in the wilderness |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| of Ziph. |
H2128ziyf |
זִיף |
97 |
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