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1 Samuel 21:14

“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁנָהshânâh · shaw-naw'
H8138 · Hebrew

Definition: to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יְשַׁנּ֤ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms
Usage: Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 41:32 1 Samuel 26:8 2 Samuel 20:10 1 Kings 14:2 1 Kings 18:34

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁנָה here.

Verse 13 Verse 15

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.