1 Samuel 13:21 Go deeper
← 1 Samuel 13 · ← verse 20 · verse 22 →
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.Tahand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 1
הַפְּצִ֣ירָהha.pe.Tzi.rahthe charge
Lemma: פְּצִירָה (pe.tsi.rah) · Strong's: H6477
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bluntness
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6477; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 2
פִ֗יםFimtwo thirds of a shekel
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lip: one third
Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 3
לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙la.ma.cha.re.Shotfor the plowshares
Lemma: מַחֲרֵשָׁה (ma.cha.re.shah) · Strong's: H4281
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: plowshare
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4281; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 4
וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔יםve.La.'e.Timand for the mattocks
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0855
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: plowshare
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:20, Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, Micah 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0855; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 5
וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁve.lish.Loshand for three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 6
קִלְּשׁ֖וֹןki.le.Shonfork
Lemma: קִלְּשׁוֹן (qil.l.shon) · Strong's: H7053
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fork
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7053; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 7
וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑יםu.le.hak.kar.du.Mimand for the axes
Lemma: קַרְדֹּם (qar.dom) · Strong's: H7134
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: axe
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 9:48, 1 Samuel 13:20, Psalms 74:5, Jeremiah 46:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7134; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 8
וּלְהַצִּ֖יבu.le.ha.Tzivand to make straight
Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to stand
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 9
הַדָּרְבָֽן\׃ha.da.re.Vanthe goad[s]
Lemma: דׇּרְבוֹן (dor.von) · Strong's: H1861A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: goad
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1861A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 13:21 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The charge | → | פְּצִירָה H6477 bluntness |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a pim | → | פֶּה H6310L lip: one third |
| for [sharpening] a plowshare | → | מַחֲרֵשָׁה H4281 plowshare |
| or mattock | → | אֵת H0855 plowshare |
| a third [of a shekel] | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| for [sharpening] a pitchfork | → | קִלְּשׁוֹן H7053 fork |
| or an axe | → | קַרְדֹּם H7134 axe |
| and [a third of a shekel] for repointing | → | נָצַב H5324 to stand |
| an oxgoad | → | דׇּרְבוֹן H1861A goad |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page