1 Samuel
Chapter 18
Verse 7
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1 Samuel 18

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7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

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Panels 5
Word Entries 58
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ באלפו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

10 word entries
וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person feminine plural
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6030
Occurrences
4
הַנָּשִׁ֥ים
Lemma
d/802
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H802
Occurrences
143
הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת
Lemma
d/7832
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + verb piel participle active
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H7832
Occurrences
2
וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person feminine plural
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
הִכָּ֤ה
Lemma
5221
Morphology
Hebrew: verb hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5221
Occurrences
188
שָׁאוּל֙
Lemma
7586
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7586
Occurrences
353
באלפו
Lemma
b/505
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + adjective + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H505
Occurrences
9
בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו
Lemma
b/505
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + adjective + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H505
Occurrences
9
וְדָוִ֖ד
Lemma
c/1732
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1732
Occurrences
44
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו
Lemma
b/7233
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7233
Occurrences
6
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ ἐξῆρχον αἱ γυναῖκες, καὶ ἔλεγον, ἐπάταξε Σαοὺλ ἐν χιλιάσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Δαυὶδ ἐν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ.

16 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἐξῆρχον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
exerchon
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
αἱ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
γυναῖκες
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
gynaikes
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative plural
Gloss
women, wives
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Woman or wife.
Occurrences
889
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἔλεγον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
elegon
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
ἐπάταξε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
epataxe
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it struck
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To strike, smite, hit, or wound.
Occurrences
233
Σαοὺλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Saoul
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Saul
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Saul, biblical personal name.
Occurrences
380
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
χιλιάσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
chiliasin
Morphology
dative plural noun pattern or 3rd plural verb ending depending on context
Gloss
to/for ... / they ...
Part of Speech
noun/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
Δαυὶδ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
David
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
David
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
David.
Occurrences
1047
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
μυριάσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
myriasin
Morphology
dative plural noun pattern or 3rd plural verb ending depending on context
Gloss
to/for ... / they ...
Part of Speech
noun/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܡܥܢܝ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܓܚ̈ܟܢ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܩܛܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ

10 word entries
ܘܡܥܢܝ̈ܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wm'nyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܗ̈ܘܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܘܝ
Transliteration
hwy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
130
ܢܫ̈ܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܢܫܐ
Transliteration
nsh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
93
ܘܓܚ̈ܟܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wghkn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܘܐܡܪ̈ܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'mrn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
10
ܩܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܩܛܠ
Transliteration
qtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
41
ܫܐܘܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
sh'wl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
265
ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'lp'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
9
ܘܕܘܝܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wdwyd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
46
ܒܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
brbwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
10
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וַאֲתִיבָא נְשַׁיָא דִמְשַׁבְּחָן וַאֲמַרָא קְטַל שָׁאוּל בְּאַלְפִין וְדָוִד בְּרִיבְוָן׃

9 word entries
וַאֲתִיבָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'tyb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
נְשַׁיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
nshy'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
56
דִמְשַׁבְּחָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dmshbchn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
וַאֲמַרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'mr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
17
קְטַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קטל
Transliteration
qtl
Morphology
verbal root קטל
Gloss
killed, slew
Occurrences
146
שָׁאוּל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
sh'wl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
424
בְּאַלְפִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
b'lpyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
278
וְדָוִד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דוד
Transliteration
wdwd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1106
בְּרִיבְוָן׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
brybwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Et præcinebant mulieres, ludentes, atque dicentes: [Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia.]

13 word entries
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
praecinebant
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
praecinebant
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4
mulieres
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mulier
Transliteration
mulieres
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
534
ludentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ludo
Transliteration
ludentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
29
atque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
atque
Transliteration
atque
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
755
dicentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dicentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
percussit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
percussit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
576
Saul
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Saul
Transliteration
Saul
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
388
mille
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mille
Transliteration
mille
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
626
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
David
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Dauid
Transliteration
David
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
1095
decem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
decem
Transliteration
decem
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
241
milia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mille
Transliteration
milia
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
626

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

1 Samuel 21:11

And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

7 relevance votes

1 Samuel 29:5

Is not this David, of whom they sung one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

6 relevance votes

Exodus 15:21

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

6 relevance votes
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