2 Samuel 18:14 Go deeper
← 2 Samuel 18 · ← verse 13 · verse 15 →
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
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 18:14 word 1
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoab
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 18:14 word 2
לֹא\־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 18:14 word 3
כֵ֖ןkhenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 4
אֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahI will wait
Lemma: יָחַל (ya.chal) · Strong's: H3176G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)
Meaning: to wait: wait
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 8:12, 1 Samuel 10:8, 2 Kings 6:33, Job 14:14, Job 29:21, Job 29:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3176G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 5
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face of
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 6
וַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 7
שְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.Shahthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 8
שְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.Timspears
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tribe: javelin
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 9
בְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.Poin hand his
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 10
וַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'Emand he thrust them
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to blow
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 11
בְּלֵ֣בbe.Levin [the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 12
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'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 18:14 word 13
עוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nustill he
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 14
חַ֖יchai[was] alive
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 15
בְּלֵ֥בbe.Levin [the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 16
הָאֵלָֽה\׃ha.'e.Lahthe 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 18:10, 1 Kings 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0424; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| declared | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I am not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| going to wait | → | יָחַל H3176G to wait: wait |
| like this | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| with you | → | פָּנֶה H6440L face of |
| And he took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| spears | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626I tribe: javelin |
| in his hand | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
| and thrust them | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| through the heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| of Absalom | → | אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom |
| while he was still | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| alive | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| . . . | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| in the 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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page