Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?1 Samuel 23:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּעֲל֤וּ זִפִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲל֣וֹא דָ֠וִד מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר עִמָּ֤נוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת֙ בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת֙ הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִימִ֥ין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃
- וַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.Lu“and they went up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- זִפִים֙zi.Fim“Ziphites”Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from זִיפִי · “Ziphite” · Strong's H2130
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
- הַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tah“<the> Gibeah towards”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from גִּבְעָה · “Gibeah” · Strong's H1390H
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- דָ֠וִדDa.vid“[is] David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- מִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.Ter“hiding himself”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
- עִמָּ֤נוּ'i.Ma.nu“with us”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- בַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOt“in the strongholds”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְצָד · “stronghold” · Strong's H4679
- בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shah“at <the> Horesh”Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֹ֫רֶשׁ · “Horesh” · Strong's H2793G
- בְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'At“on [the] hill of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from גִּבְעָה · “hill” · Strong's H1389I
- הַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.Lah“<the> Hakilah”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲכִילָה · “Hachilah” · Strong's H2444
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- מִימִ֥יןmi.Min“[is] from [the] south of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from יָמִין · “south” · Strong's H3225H
- הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.Mon“<the> Jeshimon”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְשִׁימוֹן · “Jeshimon” · Strong's H3452G
Places named in this verse
- Gibeah · today: Tel el Fulsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Gibeah (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gibeah on OpenBible.info
- Hachilah · today: Zahrat al Kulasettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Hachilah on OpenBible.info
- Horesh · today: Khirbet Khureisenatural area, special · Identification: possible · Details about Horesh on OpenBible.info
- Jeshimonregion · Identification: certain · Map of Jeshimon (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Jeshimon on OpenBible.info
- Ziphites (Ziph) · today: Tell Zifsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Ziph (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Ziph on OpenBible.info