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And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. (KJV)
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וְאִ֨ישׁve.'Ishand a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 1
בְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'on[was] in Maon
Lemma: מָעוֹן (ma.on) · Strong's: H4584G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Maon
Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 15:55, Judges 10:12, 1 Samuel 23:24, 1 Samuel 23:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4584G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 2
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huand business his
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 3
בַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.Mel[was] in <the> Carmel
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 4
וְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'Ishand the man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 5
גָּד֣וֹלga.Dol[was] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 6
מְאֹ֔דme.'Odvery
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 7
צֹ֥אןtzonsheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 8
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת\־she.lo.shet-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 25:2 word 9
אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 10
וְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefand one thousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 11
עִזִּ֑ים'i.Zimgoats
Lemma: עֵז (ez) · Strong's: H5795
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: goat
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5795; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 12
וַיְהִ֛יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 25:2 word 13
בִּגְזֹ֥זbig.Zozwhen sheared
Lemma: גָּזַז (ga.zaz) · Strong's: H1494
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to shear
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 31:19, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:13, Deuteronomy 15:19, 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1494; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 14
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 15
צֹאנ֖וֹtzo.Nosheep his
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 16
בַּכַּרְמֶֽל\׃ba.kar.Melin <the> Carmel
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now [there was] a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| in Maon | → | מָעוֹן H4584G Maon |
| whose business | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| was in Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| He was a very | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| . . . | → | |
| wealthy | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| with a thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| goats | → | עֵז H5795 goat |
| and three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| which he was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| shearing | → | גָּזַז H1494 to shear |
| in Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
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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