1 Samuel 5:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.”
עִם
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
יָשַׁב
it will remain
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַל
on/ us
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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קָשָׁה
it is hard
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קָשָׁה
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
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דָּגוֹן
Dagon
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דָּגוֹן
Dagon, a Philistine deity
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