2 Samuel 2:28 Go deeper
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So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. (KJV)
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וַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'and he gave a blast
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 2:28 word 1
יוֹאָב֙yo.'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 2:28 word 2
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.Faron the trumpet
Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: trumpet
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 3
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.Duand they stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 4
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 5
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people: soldiers
Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 6
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 2:28 word 7
יִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.Futhey pursued
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 8
ע֖וֹדodagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
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 2:28 word 9
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 11
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 2:28 word 12
יָסְפ֥וּya.se.Futhey repeated
Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to add: again
Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 13
ע֖וֹדodagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
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 2:28 word 14
לְהִלָּחֵֽם\׃le.hi.la.Chemto wage war
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:28 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| blew | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| the ram’s horn | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the troops | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| stopped | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| they no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| longer | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| pursued | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or continued | → | יָסַף H3254G to add: again |
| . . . | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
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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