2 Samuel 18:10 Go deeper
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And a certain man saw it , and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 2
אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 3
וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Gedand he told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 18:10 word 4
לְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'Avto Joab
Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joab
Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 5
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 18:10 word 6
הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 7
רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 9
אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'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 18:10 word 10
תָּל֖וּיta.Luihung up
Lemma: תָּלָה (ta.lah) · Strong's: H8518
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to hang
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23, Joshua 8:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8518; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 11
בָּאֵלָֽה\׃ba.'e.Lahin the oak
Lemma: אֵלָה (e.lah) · Strong's: H0424
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: oak
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Judges 6:11, Judges 6:19, 2 Samuel 18:9, 2 Samuel 18:14, 1 Kings 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0424; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:10 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| of the men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| saw this | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| he told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| I just | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Absalom | → | אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom |
| hanging | → | תָּלָה H8518 to hang |
| in an oak tree | → | אֵלָה H0424 oak |
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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