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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Samuel 13:20 - Sharpen
1 Samuel 13:20 - But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| the Israelites | H3478 | יִשְׂרָאֵל |
[Proper Name Masculine] he will rule as God; {Jisrael} a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| went down | H3381 | יָרַד |
[Verb] to descend (literally to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower {region} as the {shore} a {boundary} the {enemy} etc.; or figuratively to fall); causatively to bring down (in all the above applications) |
| to the Philistines | H6430 | פְּלִשְׁתִּי |
[Adjective] a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth |
| to sharpen | H3913 | לָטַשׁ |
[Verb] properly to hammer out (an {edge}) that {is} to sharpen |
| every man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
| his share | H4282 | מַחֲרֶשֶׁת |
[Noun Feminine] probably a hoe |
| and his coulter | H855 | אֵת |
[Noun Masculine] a hoe or other digging implement |
| and his ax | H7134 | קַרְדֹּם |
[Noun Masculine] an axe |
| and his mattock | H4281 | מַחֲרֵשָׁה |
[Noun Feminine] probably a pick axe |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.