2 Samuel 17:7 Go deeper

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.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 17:7 word 1

חוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiHushai

Lemma: חוּשַׁי (chu.shay) · Strong's: H2365

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Hushai

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:32, 2 Samuel 15:37, 2 Samuel 16:16, 2 Samuel 16:17, 2 Samuel 16:18, 2 Samuel 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2365; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 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 17:7 word 3

אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalom

Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Absalom

Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 4

לֹֽא\־lo'-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 17:7 word 5

טוֹבָ֧הto.Vah[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 6

הָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.Tzahthe counsel

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 7

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 8

יָעַ֥ץya.'Atzhe has counseled

Lemma: יָעַץ (ya.ats) · Strong's: H3289

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

Meaning: to advise

Used 79 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Numbers 24:14, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:11, 2 Samuel 17:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3289; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 9

אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felAhithophel

Lemma: אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל (a.chi.to.phel) · Strong's: H0302

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahithophel

Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0302; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 10

בַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amat the time

Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: beat

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 11

הַזֹּֽאת\׃ha.Zot<the> this

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Hushai	→	חוּשַׁי H2365 Hushai
replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
This	→	זֹאת H2063 this
time	→	פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat
the advice	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
of Ahithophel	→	אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל H0302 Ahithophel
. . .	→	יָעַץ H3289 to advise
is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
sound	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant

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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