2 Samuel 2:16 Go deeper
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And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. (KJV)
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וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuand they took hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to strengthen: hold
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ\׀'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 2
בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Roshon [the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 3
רֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 4
וְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.Boand sword his
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 5
בְּצַ֣דbe.Tzad[was] in [the] side of
Lemma: צַד (tsad) · Strong's: H6654
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: side
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:18, Exodus 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6654; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 6
רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 7
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fell
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 8
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.Davtogether
Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: together
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 9
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and someone called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 10
לַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.Kom<to> the place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 11
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 12
חֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatHelkath
Lemma: חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים (chel.qat hats.tsu.rim) · Strong's: H2521
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Helkath-hazzurim
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2521; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 13
הַצֻּרִ֖יםha.tzu.RimHazzurim
Lemma: חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים (chel.qat hats.tsu.rim) · Strong's: H2521
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Helkath-hazzurim
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2521; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:16 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 2:16 word 15
בְּגִבְעֽוֹן\׃be.giv.'on[is] in Gibeon
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 2:16 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then each man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| grabbed | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| his opponent | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| by the head | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| and thrust his sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| into his opponent’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| side | → | צַד H6654 side |
| and they all fell | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| together | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| So this | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| is in Gibeon | → | גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon |
| is called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| Helkath-hazzurim | → | חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים H2521 Helkath-hazzurim |
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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