1 Samuel 8:2 Go deeper

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 1

שֶׁם\־shem-[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 2

בְּנ֤וֹbe.Noson his

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 Samuel 8:2 word 3

הַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrthe firstborn

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 4

יוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElJoel

Lemma: יוֹאֵל (yo.el) · Strong's: H3100G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joel

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3100G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 5

וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 6

מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.husecond his

Lemma: מִשְׁנֶה (mish.neh) · Strong's: H4932H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: second

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:15, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4932H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 7

אֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.Yah[was] Abijah

Lemma: אֲבִיָּה (a.viy.yah) · Strong's: H0029G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abijah

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0029G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 8

שֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.Timjudges

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 9

בִּבְאֵ֥רbiv.'Erin Beer

Lemma: בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) · Strong's: H0884

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Beersheba

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0884; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 10

שָֽׁבַע\׃Sha.va'Sheba

Lemma: בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) · Strong's: H0884

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Beersheba

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0884; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
of his firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Joel	→	יוֹאֵל H3100G Joel
and the name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
of his second	→	מִשְׁנֶה H4932H second
was Abijah	→	אֲבִיָּה H0029G Abijah
They were judges	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
in Beersheba	→	בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע H0884 Beersheba

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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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