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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. (KJV)
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וְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.Shaiand Abishai
Lemma: אֲבִישַׁי (a.vi.shay) · Strong's: H0052
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abishai
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 1 Samuel 26:7, 1 Samuel 26:8, 1 Samuel 26:9, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0052; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 1
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 2
צְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahZeruiah
Lemma: צְרוּיָה (tse.ru.yah) · Strong's: H6870
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Zeruiah
Used 26 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6870; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 3
הִכָּ֤הhi.Kahhe struck down
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 5
אֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmEdom
Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Edom
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 6
בְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'in [the] Valley of
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Salt) Valley
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Kings 14:7, 2 Chronicles 25:11, Psalms 60:0 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516J; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 7
הַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lach<the> Salt
Lemma: מֶ֫לַח (me.lach) · Strong's: H4417H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Valley of) Salt
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Chronicles 25:11, Psalms 60:0 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4417H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 8
שְׁמוֹנָ֥הshe.mo.Naheight-
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 9
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sarteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 10
אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefthousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 18:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Moreover, Abishai | → | אֲבִישַׁי H0052 Abishai |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zeruiah | → | צְרוּיָה H6870 Zeruiah |
| struck down | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| eighteen | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| Edomites | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
| in the Valley | → | גַּיְא H1516J (Salt) Valley |
| of Salt | → | מֶ֫לַח H4417H (Valley of) Salt |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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