2 Samuel 1:5 Go deeper

And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 1

דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 3

הַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arthe young man

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 4

הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.Gidwho had told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 5

אֵ֣יךְ'eikhhow?

Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 6

יָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.tado you know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 7

כִּי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 8

מֵ֥תmethe has died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:5 word 9

שָׁא֖וּלsha.'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 1:5 word 10

וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.Tanand Jonathan

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 1:5 word 11

בְּנֽוֹ\׃be.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 2 Samuel 1:5 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Then David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the young man	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
who had brought him the report	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
. . .	→
How	→	אֵיךְ H0349A how?
do you know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
and his son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Jonathan	→	יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan
are dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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