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Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: (KJV)
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וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙vai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 14:49 word 1
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 2
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 3
יוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129N; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 4
וְיִשְׁוִ֖יve.yish.Viand Ishvi
Lemma: יִשְׁוִי (yish.vi) · Strong's: H3440H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ishvi
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3440H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 5
וּמַלְכִּי\־u.mal.ki-and Malki-
Lemma: מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ (mal.ki.shu.a) · Strong's: H4444
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Malchi-shua
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 31:2, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Chronicles 9:39, 1 Chronicles 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4444; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 6
שׁ֑וּעַShu.a'Shua
Lemma: מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ (mal.ki.shu.a) · Strong's: H4444
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Malchi-shua
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 31:2, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Chronicles 9:39, 1 Chronicles 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4444; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 7
וְשֵׁם֙ve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 8
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 9
בְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.Tavdaughters his
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 10
שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 11
הַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.Rahthe firstborn
Lemma: בְּכִירָה (be.khi.rah) · Strong's: H1067
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:37, Genesis 29:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1067; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 12
מֵרַ֔בme.Rav[was] Merab
Lemma: מֵרָב (me.rav) · Strong's: H4764
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Merab
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:17, 1 Samuel 18:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4764; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 13
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 14
הַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.Nahthe young [one]
Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: small
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 15
מִיכַֽל\׃mi.Khal[was] Michal
Lemma: מִיכַל (mi.khal) · Strong's: H4324G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Michal
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:27, 1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 19:12, 1 Samuel 19:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4324G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:49 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129N Jonathan |
| Ishvi | → | יִשְׁוִי H3440H Ishvi |
| and Malchishua | → | מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ H4444 Malchi-shua |
| His two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| were named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Merab | → | מֵרָב H4764 Merab |
| his firstborn | → | בְּכִירָה H1067 firstborn |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| and Michal | → | מִיכַל H4324G Michal |
| his younger daughter | → | קָטָן H6996A small |
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).
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