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From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. (KJV)
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מִדַּ֣םmi.Damfrom [the] blood of
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 1
חֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.Lim[those] slain
Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: slain: killed
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 2
מֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levfrom [the] fat of
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) · Strong's: H2459
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fat
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 45:18, Exodus 23:18, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2459; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 3
גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.Rim[the] mighty [ones]
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 4
קֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shet[the] bow of
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 5
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 6
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 7
נָשׂ֖וֹגna.Sogit turned back
Lemma: שׂוּג (sug) · Strong's: H7734
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to turn back
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7734; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 8
אָח֑וֹר'a.Chorbackwards
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25, 1 Chronicles 19:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 9
וְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revand [the] sword of
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 10
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 11
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 12
תָשׁ֖וּבta.Shuvit returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 13
רֵיקָֽם\׃rei.Kamempty
Lemma: רֵיקָם (re.qam) · Strong's: H7387
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: emptily
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7387; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:22 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| From the blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| of the slain | → | חָלָל H2491A slain: killed |
| from the fat | → | חֵ֫לֶב H2459 fat |
| of the mighty | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| the bow | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| of Jonathan | → | יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| retreat | → | שׂוּג H7734 to turn back |
| . . . | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| and the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| empty | → | רֵיקָם H7387 emptily |
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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