1 Samuel 15:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויסב וַיִּסֹּב

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

סבב

çâbab

Definition

to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5437

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1004

1. (transitive) to surround, to encircle, to encompass. 2. (intransitive) to go about, to whirl about, go in a circle, turn round; metaphorically to turn, to bustle, to carry out or do a thing. 3. (transitive) to be the cause of, to occasion, to bring about.

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1005

To turn, to go about, to surround; to bring, to cause to turn or wander, to lead about, to build around, to change a name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Page 466

To turn, go round, or surround. Kal: (1) to turn (1 Sam. 15:27), (2) to turn back (2 K. 9:18), (3) to go about (Cant. 3:3), (4) to go round a place (Deut. 2:3), (5) to encompass (Ps. 18:6), (6) to sit at a table (1 Sam. 16:11), (7) to be changed (Zech. 14:10), (8) to be the occasion of (1 Sam. 22:22). Stems include: Niphal נָסַב (to turn/surround), Piel סִבֵּב (to change/alter), Poel סוֹבֵב (to go about/surround), and Hiphil הֵסֵב (to cause to turn).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐκύκλωσάν ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπέστρεψεν ἐκύκλωσαν κυκλώσει

LXX Usage Statistics

H5437:

ἐκύκλωσάν 8× (5.4%)

ἐπέστρεψεν 8× (4.7%)

ἀπέστρεψεν 8× (4.8%)

ἐκύκλωσαν 7× (3.9%)

κυκλώσει 6× (3.8%)

'' 6× (3.4%)

ἐπέστρεφον 5× (3.4%)

ἐκύκλωσεν 5× (3.2%)

κυκλῶν 4× (2.5%)

περιεκύκλωσαν 4× (2.6%)

שמואל שְׁמוּאֵל

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמואל

Shᵉmûwʼêl

Definition

Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

Root

from the passive participle of H8085 (שמע) and H410 (אל); heard of God;

Exhaustive

from the passive participle of שמע and אל; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites; Samuel, Shemuel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8050

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמוּאֵל

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Name of the famous judge and prophet of the Hebrews; derived from 'heard by El' or 'El is the Renowned'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמוּאֵל

m. a proper name • Page 684

Samuel, son of Elkanah, a judge and high-priest in Israel, who first gave to the people a king. According to 1 Sam. 1:20, the name is a contraction of שְׁמוּעַאֵל (heard of God).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαμουηλ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8050:

σαμουηλ 132× (95.5%)

--- 4× (3.0%)

ללכת לָלֶכֶת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

הלך

hâlak

Definition

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Root

akin to H3212 (ילך); a primitive root;

Exhaustive

akin to ילך; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1980

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Strongs / High • Page 401

An intransitive verb meaning to go, to walk, or to move forward in the widest sense. It applies to people, animals, and inanimate objects (e.g., a border extending, a report spreading, a ship sailing, the moon walking). The fundamental signification is varied by numerous prepositions indicating direction or manner, such as to go to/against (אֶל), to go with/accompany (עִם), to go after/follow (אַחֲרֵי), and to go before (לִפְנֵי).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 402

To go, to walk; to disappear, pass, retire; to stalk; also used as an auxiliary verb.

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 755

to go to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 186

To go, in whatever manner; applied to things animate and inanimate (e.g., ark floating, boundary extending, report circulating). Various constructions include: (1) with accusative 'to go through' (Deut. 1:19); (2) with 'ב' 'to go with' (Ex. 10:9); (3) with 'עם' or 'את' 'to be conversant with' (Job 34:8); (4) with 'אַחֲרֵי' 'to go after, follow' (Gen. 24:5, 37:17).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 187

To go, walk. (Continued senses on this page): 2. To walk, figuratively for to live. Ps. 15:2, Is. 33:15, Mic. 2:11. 3. To depart, to die. Gen. 15:2, Ps. 39:14. 4. To pass away, to perish. Ps. 78:39, Job 19:10, 14:20. 5. To run, flow (spoken of water). Is. 8:8, Joel 4:18, Ezek. 7:17, 21:12. 6. To go on, continue, last. Gen. 26:13, Judg. 4:24, 1 Sam. 14:19, 2 Sam. 5:10, 18:25, Gen. 8:3.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: ἐπορεύθη ἐπορεύθησαν δεῦρο πορεύεσθαι ἀπῆλθεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1980:

ἐπορεύθη 192× (11.4%)

ἐπορεύθησαν 77× (4.7%)

δεῦρο 53× (3.5%)

πορεύεσθαι 52× (3.0%)

ἀπῆλθεν 50× (3.0%)

πορευθῆναι 39× (2.3%)

πορεύου 35× (2.3%)

πορεύσονται 35× (2.2%)

πορεύσομαι 34× (2.2%)

ἐπορεύετο 33× (2.1%)

ויחזק וַיַּחֲזֵק

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חזק

châzaq

Definition

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2388

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָזַק

verb • Strongs / High • Page 472

To bind firmly, fasten, twist together strongly. Can mean: to hang fast to something; to be stout or firm; to make firm, support, or preserve; to be strong, sound, or powerful; to increase.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 473

To be firm, strong, for executing or maintaining a thing; to be courageous; to be confirmed, of sovereignty; to remain firm; to be stronger than, to conquer; in a bad sense, to be hard, to be obstinate; to overpower, conquer; to lie upon something with force or violence; to hold fast, to seize hold of.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 1530

to overpower, to compel, to assail with violence, with the accus. ; to oppress; to prevail against.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חִזֵּק

pi. v. • Root חזק • Page 221

1. to gird.

חֶזֶק

m. verbal / dec. vi. m. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חֹזֶק: strength (Ex. 13:3, 14, 16).

חַזָּק

m. verbal adj. idem. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חָזָק: strong, mighty (Ex. 19:19, 2 Sam. 3:1).

חָזַק

verb • Page 221

1. to bind fast, to tie strait. 2. to adhere or stick fast (2 Sam. 18:9, 2 Chr. 31:4, Deut. 12:23). 3. to strengthen, be or become strong (Josh. 17:13, Judg. 1:28, Gen. 41:56, 1 Sam. 17:50, 2 Chr. 8:3). 4. to urge on (Ex. 12:33, Ezek. 3:14, Jer. 20:7). 5. to be recovered from a sickness (Is. 39:1). 6. figuratively, to be firm, strong, undaunted (Deut. 31:7, 23, Dan. 10:19, Judg. 7:11). 7. to be hard, obstinate, inflexible (Mal. 3:13, Ex. 7:13, 22). 8. to be confirmed, established (2 K. 14:5, 2 Chr. 25:3).

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Page 222

To fortify or intrench (2 Chr. 11:11, 12); to repair (2 K. 12:8); to build anew (Neh. 3:19); to strengthen (Judg. 16:28); to heal (Ezek. 34:4, 16); to urge on or inspire with courage (Jer. 23:14, Job 4:3); to support, help, or assist (2 Chr. 29:34, Ezra 6:22); to harden the heart (Ex. 4:21). Hithpa. stem: to be strengthened, confirmed; to gather one’s strength (Gen. 48:2); to take courage (2 Chr. 15:8); to act courageously (2 Sam. 10:12); to oppose (2 Chr. 13:7, 8).

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐκράτησεν κατίσχυσεν ἐκράτησαν ἀνδρίζου κατισχῦσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2388:

ἐκράτησεν 24× (8.3%)

κατίσχυσεν 16× (5.0%)

ἐκράτησαν 10× (3.4%)

ἀνδρίζου 8× (2.8%)

κατισχῦσαι 8× (2.6%)

ἐπελάβετο 8× (2.5%)

ἴσχυε 7× (2.4%)

ἐνίσχυσεν 7× (2.3%)

κατέσχεν 5× (1.7%)

ἰσχύσατε 5× (1.8%)

בכנף בִּכְנַף־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כנף

kânâph

Definition

an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle

Root

from H3670 (כנף);

Exhaustive

from כנף; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3671

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כָּנָף

noun / feminine • Root כנף • Strongs / High • Page 714

1. A wing, from its function of covering the body. Used for a single wing, a pair (dual), or winged creatures collectively. Figuratively used for swiftness (e.g., 'wings of the wind'). 2. An edge, border, final point, or extreme end. 3. A district or quarter. 4. Protection. 5. A side or corner of a garment.

כָּנָף

noun • Strongs / High • Page 715

1. of wings, i. e. winged ships. 2. the skirt, of an upper garment. 3. the upper garment, with which one is covered at night, or the covering itself. 4. edge, extreme border, of the earth, prop. corner. 5. side. 6. the upper, extreme end of a building, a point, head, pinnacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כָּנָף

noun feminine • Page 322

1. A wing (Prov. 1:16, Ps. 18:11). 2. The corner or skirt of a garment (1 Sam. 24:5, Num. 15:38). 3. The wing of an army (Is. 8:8). 4. End, corner, boundary of the earth (Is. 24:16, Job 37:3). 5. A battlement or pinnacle of the temple (Dan. 9:27).

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πτερύγων πτέρυγασ πτέρυγεσ πτερύγιον πτέρυξιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3671:

πτερύγων 21× (18.7%)

πτέρυγασ 16× (13.9%)

πτέρυγεσ 14× (12.2%)

πτερύγιον 6× (5.4%)

πτέρυξιν 6× (4.6%)

πτέρυξ 6× (4.6%)

πτέρυγοσ 5× (4.7%)

πτερυγίου 3× (2.8%)

--- 3× (3.0%)

'' 3× (2.5%)

מעילו מְעִילוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעיל

mᵉʻîyl

Definition

a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)

Root

from H4603 (מעל) in the sense of covering;

Exhaustive

from מעל in the sense of covering; a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment); cloke, coat, mantle, robe.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4598

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְעִיל

noun masculine • Root מעל • Strongs / High • Page 884

a cloak, an upper garment, a robe, worn by a high-priest, king, or prophet. Figuratively: equipment with which one is wholly clothed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְעִיל

noun masculine • Root מעל • Page 392

An upper garment; a second and larger tunic without sleeves worn by women (2 Sam. 13:8), magistrates (Job 1:20), kings (1 Sam. 15:27), and priests (1 Sam. 28:14). The high-priest wore it under the ephod (Ex. 28:31; 39:22).

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ὑποδύτου διπλοί̈δα ὑποδύτην διπλοί̈δοσ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4598:

ὑποδύτου 5× (15.9%)

διπλοί̈δα 3× (10.1%)

ὑποδύτην 3× (10.1%)

διπλοί̈δοσ 3× (9.6%)

--- 2× (7.5%)

ἐπαλλόμην 2× (6.4%)

ποδήρη 2× (5.8%)

ויקרע וַיִּקָּרַע׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

קרע

qâraʻ

Definition

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them); cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7167

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָרַע

verb transitive • Strongs / High • Page 1300

To rend asunder, to tear in pieces (with the accusative).

קָרַע

verb transitive • Root קרע • Strongs / High • Page 1300

1. To rend asunder, to tear in pieces (a garment); to tear off.

קָרַע

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1301

To separate, to cut out, to rend (garments, heart, heavens); Figuratively: to tear away, to withdraw, take away (dignity); to slander, calumniate (to tear in pieces).

קָרַע

tr. prop. verb • Root קרע • Strongs / High • Page 1301

To tear asunder, to tear in pieces; hence 1. (not used) to destroy, to extirpate. 2. To open up (e.g., the eyes or mouth), a gesture of the malicious, of falsehood, or scorn.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרַע

verb • Page 598

1. to rend, to tear in pieces (clothes) Gen. 37: 29. 2. to tear open (eyes) Jer. 4: 30. 3. to tear off or away. Lev. 13: 56. 4. to cut in pieces. Jer. 36: 23. 5. to cut out. Jer. 22: 14. 6. to revile. Ps. 35: 15.

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: διέρρηξεν διέρρηξαν διαρρήξω διέρρηξασ διαρρήξατε

LXX Usage Statistics

H7167:

διέρρηξεν 22× (32.2%)

διέρρηξαν 4× (6.2%)

διαρρήξω 4× (5.7%)

διέρρηξασ 3× (4.4%)

διαρρήξατε 2× (3.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Samuel will turn about to go, and he will seize upon the wing of his upper garment, and it will rend.

LITV Translation:
And Samuel turned around to go. And he took hold on the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.