1 Samuel 25:3 Go deeper
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Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. (KJV)
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וְשֵׁ֤םve.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 25:3 word 1
הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe 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 25:3 word 2
נָבָ֔לna.Val[was] Nabal
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5037
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nabal
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:9, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5037; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 3
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 25:3 word 4
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.Towife his
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 5
אֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yil[was] Abigail
Lemma: אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל (a.vi.ga.yil) · Strong's: H0026G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Abigail
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Samuel 25:39, 1 Samuel 25:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0026G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 6
וְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.Shahand the woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 7
טֽוֹבַת\־toat-[was] good of
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 8
שֶׂ֙כֶל֙se.khelinsight
Lemma: שֵׂ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H7922
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: understanding
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Ezra 8:18, Nehemiah 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7922; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 9
וִ֣יפַתVi.fatand beautiful of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Aafsc (Aafsc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 10
תֹּ֔אַרTo.'arappearance
Lemma: תֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) · Strong's: H8389
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19, Deuteronomy 21:11, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8389; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 11
וְהָאִ֥ישׁve.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 25:3 word 12
קָשֶׁ֛הka.Sheh[was] hard
Lemma: קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) · Strong's: H7186
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: severe
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 32:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7186; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 13
וְרַ֥עve.Ra'and evil of
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 14
מַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.Limdeeds
Lemma: מַעֲלָל (ma.a.lal) · Strong's: H4611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: deed
Used 39 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:20, Judges 2:19, Nehemiah 9:35, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 78:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4611; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 15
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:3 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was Nabal | → | נָבָל H5037 Nabal |
| and his wife’s | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| name [was] | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Abigail | → | אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל H0026G Abigail |
| She was an intelligent | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| . . . | → | שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 understanding |
| and beautiful | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| . . . | → | תֹּ֫אַר H8389 appearance |
| woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| but her husband | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| a Calebite | → | H3820 |
| was harsh | → | קָשֶׁה H7186 severe |
| and evil | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| in his dealings | → | מַעֲלָל H4611 deed |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
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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