מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

   mi-khe-MAS

   at Michmash
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

   ne-e-sa-FIM mi-khe-MAS

   being gathered at Michmash
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־נָפַ֨ץ הָעָ֜ם מֵעָלַ֗י וְאַתָּה֙ לֹא־בָ֙אתָ֙ לְמוֹעֵ֣ד הַיָּמִ֔ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

   va-yo-MER sha-UL ki-ra-I-ti ki-na-FATS ha-AM me-laI ve-a-TA lo-va-TA le-mo-ED ha-ya-MIM u-fe-lish-TIM ne-e-sa-FIM mi-khe-MAS

   and he said Saul for I saw that scattered the people from upon me and you did not come to the appointed time the days and Philistines being gathered at Michmash
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־נָפַ֨ץ הָעָ֜ם מֵעָלַ֗י וְאַתָּה֙ לֹא־בָ֙אתָ֙ לְמוֹעֵ֣ד הַיָּמִ֔ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

   va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ME a-SI-ta va-yo-MER sha-UL ki-ra-I-ti ki-na-FATS ha-AM me-laI ve-a-TA lo-va-TA le-mo-ED ha-ya-MIM u-fe-lish-TIM ne-e-sa-FIM mi-khe-MAS

   and he said Samuel what have you done and he said Saul for I saw that scattered the people from upon me and you did not come to the appointed time the days and Philistines being gathered at Michmash

Exegesis

The Nifal participle ne-‘e-sā-pîm {נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים | ne-‘e-sā-pîm} ‘gathering’ conveys ongoing assembling, and the place name Mikmash {מִכְמָֽשׂ | mik-māś} identifies the location of the threat, moving from justification to mounting danger.