2 Samuel 2:12 Go deeper
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And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. (KJV)
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וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 1
אַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerAbner
Lemma: אֲבִינֵר (av.ner) · Strong's: H0074
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abner
Used 63 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 17:57, 1 Samuel 20:25, 1 Samuel 26:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0074; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
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 2:12 word 3
נֵ֔רNerNer
Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5369G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ner
Used 14 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:14, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5369G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 4
וְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.Deiand [the] servants of
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 5
אִֽישׁ\־'ish-Ish-
Lemma: אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) · Strong's: H0378
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ish-bosheth
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 2:15, 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0378; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 6
בֹּ֣שֶׁתBo.shetbosheth
Lemma: אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) · Strong's: H0378
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ish-bosheth
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 2:15, 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0378; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 7
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
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 2:12 word 8
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'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 2:12 word 9
מִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimfrom Mahanaim
Lemma: מַחֲנַיִם (ma.cha.na.yim) · Strong's: H4266
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mahanaim
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Joshua 13:26, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 21:38, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4266; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 10
גִּבְעֽוֹנָה\׃giv.'o.nahGibeon towards
Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) · Strong's: H1391
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gibeon
Used 37 times. Also: Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:2, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1391; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| One day Abner | → | אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ner | → | נֵר H5369G Ner |
| and the servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| of Ish-bosheth | → | אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת H0378 Ish-bosheth |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| marched out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| from Mahanaim | → | מַחֲנַיִם H4266 Mahanaim |
| to Gibeon | → | גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon |
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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