The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:7 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:7

KJV: And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

YLT: And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, 'City of David;'

Darby: And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

ASV: And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  dwelt  in the castle;  therefore they called  it the city  of David. 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:7 mean?

And dwelt David in the stronghold upon thus they called it the City of David
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד בַּמְצָ֑ד עַל־ כֵּ֥ן קָרְאוּ־ ל֖וֹ עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב  And  dwelt 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
דָּוִ֖יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בַּמְצָ֑ד  in  the  stronghold 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְצָד  
Sense: fort, stronghold, fastness.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֥ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
קָרְאוּ־  they  called 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
עִ֥יר  the  City 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
דָּוִֽיד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.

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