2 Samuel 12:2 Go deeper

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: (KJV)

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לְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.Shirto [the] rich [man]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19, Psalms 45:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:2 word 1

הָיָ֛הha.Yahit belonged

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

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

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 2 Samuel 12:2 word 2

צֹ֥אןtzonflock[s]

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:2 word 3

וּבָקָ֖רu.va.Karand herd[s]

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:2 word 4

הַרְבֵּ֥הhar.Behmany

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:2 word 5

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odvery

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The rich	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
man had	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a great number of	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and cattle	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle

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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