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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

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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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