1 Samuel 15:27 Go deeper
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And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. (KJV)
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וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he turned round
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 1
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuel
Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samuel
Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 2
לָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetto go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 3
וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.Zekand he took hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: hold
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 4
בִּכְנַף\־bikh.naf-on [the] skirt of
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 5
מְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.Lorobe his
Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: robe
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 6
וַיִּקָּרַֽע\׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'and it tore
Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to tear
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:27 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As Samuel | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| turned | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| to go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| Saul grabbed | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| the hem | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| of his robe | → | מְעִיל H4598 robe |
| and it tore | → | קָרַע H7167 to tear |
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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