And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
And the Philiſtines put themſelues in aray againſt Iſrael: and when † they ioyned battell, Iſrael was ſmitten before the Philiſtines: and they ſlew of † the armie in the field, about foure thouſand men.
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
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
אַרְבַּע , masculine/feminine adjective, noun, ʾarbaʿ — four (value 273)
H702,
אַרְבַּע ʼarbaʻ, ar-bah'; masculine אַרְבָּעָה ʼarbâʻâh; from H7251; four:—four.Used in 277 Verses, 25 Books 317  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
מִלְחָמָה , feminine noun, milhama — a battle, war (value 123)
H4421,
מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).Used in 308 Verses, 27 Books 319  Occurrence Count
מַעֲרָכָה , feminine noun, maʿarakha — row, rank, battle line (value 335)
H4634,
מַעֲרָכָה maʻărâkâh, mah-ar-aw-kaw'; feminine of H4633; an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array:—army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.row, rank, battle-line
battle-line
rank
row
Used in 17 Verses, 5 Books 19  Occurrence Count
נָגַף , verb, nagaf — to strike, smite (value 133)
H5062,
נָגַף nâgaph, naw-gaf'; a primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease):—beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, × surely, put to the worse.to strike, smite
(Qal) to strike, smite
(Niphal) to be stricken, be smitten
(Hithpael) to stumble
Used in 46 Verses, 17 Books 48  Occurrence Count
נָטַשׁ , verb, natash — to leave, forsake, permit (value 359)
H5203,
נָטַשׁ nâṭash, naw-tash'; a primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.):—cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw
(Qal)
to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to
to forsake, abandon
to permit
(Niphal)
to be forsaken
to be loosened, be loose
to be let go, spread abroad
(Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted
Used in 39 Verses, 17 Books 40  Occurrence Count
נָכָה , verb, nakha — to smite (value 75)
H5221,
נָכָה nâkâh, naw-kaw'; a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively):—beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), × go forward, × indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, × surely, wound.to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill
(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten
(Pual) to be stricken or smitten
(Hiphil)
to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust
to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)
to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage
to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy
(Hophal) to be smitten
to receive a blow
to be wounded
to be beaten
to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain
to be attacked and captured
to be smitten (with disease)
to be blighted (of plants)
Used in 461 Verses, 31 Books 496  Occurrence Count
עָרַךְ , verb, ʿarakh — to arrange or set in order (value 290)
H6186,
עָרַךְ ʻârak, aw-rak'; a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications):—put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare
(Qal)
to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place
to compare, be comparable
(Hiphil) to value, tax
Used in 72 Verses, 19 Books 76  Occurrence Count
פְּלִשְׁתִּי , adjective, pəlishtiy — inhab. of Philistia (value 820)
H6430,
פְּלִשְׁתִּי Pelishtîy, pel-ish-tee'; patrial from H6429; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth:—Philistine.Philistine = "immigrants"
an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
Used in 244 Verses, 18 Books 286  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
קָרָא , verb, karaʾ — to encounter, befall (value 301)
H7122,
קָרָא qârâʼ, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner:—befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.to encounter, befall, meet
(Qal)
to meet, encounter
to befall (fig)
(Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly
(Hiphil) to cause to meet
Used in 35 Verses, 9 Books 37  Occurrence Count
קִרְאָה , masculine noun, kirʾa — against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way (value 306)
H7125,
קִרְאָה qirʼâh, keer-aw'; from H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):—× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.masculine noun (BDB)
to encounter, befall, meet
(Qal)
to meet, encounter
to befall (fig)
Used in 98 Verses, 18 Books 100  Occurrence Count
שָׂדֶה , masculine noun, sadeh — field, land (value 309)
H7704,
שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh'; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.field, land
cultivated field
of home of wild beasts
plain (opposed to mountain)
land (opposed to sea)
Used in 309 Verses, 30 Books 332  Occurrence Count
| 1 Samuel 4:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לִקְרַ֣את יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּכּ֤וּ בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And the Philistines |
H6430pəlishtiy |
פְּלִשְׁתִּי |
820 |
| put themselves in array |
H6186ʿarakh |
עָרַךְ |
290 |
| against |
H7125kirʾa |
קִרְאָה |
306 |
| Israel: |
H3478yisraʾeyl |
יִשְׂרָאֵל |
541 |
| and when they joined |
H5203natash |
נָטַשׁ |
359 |
| battle, |
H4421milhama |
מִלְחָמָה |
123 |
| Israel |
H3478yisraʾeyl |
יִשְׂרָאֵל |
541 |
| was smitten |
H5062nagaf |
נָגַף |
133 |
| before |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| the Philistines: |
H6430pəlishtiy |
פְּלִשְׁתִּי |
820 |
| and they slew |
H5221nakha |
נָכָה |
75 |
| of the army |
H4634maʿarakha |
מַעֲרָכָה |
335 |
| in the field |
H7704sadeh |
שָׂדֶה |
309 |
| about four |
H702ʾarbaʿ |
אַרְבַּע |
273 |
| thousand |
H505ʾelef |
אֶלֶף |
111 |
| men. |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
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