1 Samuel 18:1

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיְהִ֗יand it was

  vayhiH1961 →3559 times

• כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙when finished he

  kekhalotoH3615 →208 times

• לְדַבֵּ֣רto speak

  ledaberH1696 →1141 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• שָׁא֔וּלSaul

  shaulH7586 →402 times

• וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙and [the] self of

  venefeshH5315 →754 times

• יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןJonathan

  yehonatanH3083 →81 times

• נִקְשְׁרָ֖הit was bound

  niksherahH7194 →44 times

• בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁwith [the] self of

  benefeshH5315 →754 times

• דָּוִ֑דDavid

  davidH1732 →999 times

• וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּand he loved him

  vaiyeehavovH157 →211 times

• יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןJonathan

  yehonatanH3083 →81 times

• כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃like own self his

  kenafshoH5315 →754 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Proverbs 18:24

  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

  it leads to

  • Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  • John 15:13–15

    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

  • Proverbs 27:9

    Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

  • 2 Samuel 1:26

    I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • 1 Samuel 19:4–5

    Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have…

• Through

  Colossians 2:2

  that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

  it leads to

  • Colossians 1:27

    To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

  • Colossians 4:8

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

  • Ephesians 6:22

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.