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And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 20:9 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 20:9 word 2
לַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'to Amasa
Lemma: עֲמָשָׂא (a.ma.sa) · Strong's: H6021G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amasa
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Samuel 20:4, 2 Samuel 20:5, 2 Samuel 20:8, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6021G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 3
הֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.Lom¿ peace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace: well-being
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 4
אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tah[are] you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 5
אָחִ֑י'a.ChiO brother my
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 6
וַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezand it took hold
Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 7
יַד\־yad-[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 8
יְמִ֥יןye.Min[the] right of
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 9
יוֹאָ֛בyo.'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 20:9 word 10
בִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.Kanon [the] beard of
Lemma: זָקָן (za.qan) · Strong's: H2206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beard
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 19:27, Leviticus 21:5, 1 Samuel 17:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2206; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 11
עֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'Amasa
Lemma: עֲמָשָׂא (a.ma.sa) · Strong's: H6021G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amasa
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Samuel 20:4, 2 Samuel 20:5, 2 Samuel 20:8, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6021G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 12
לִנְשָׁק\־lin.shok-to kiss
Lemma: נָשַׁק (na.shaq) · Strong's: H5401A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to kiss
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 31:28, Genesis 31:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5401A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Are you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| well | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being |
| my brother | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| asked | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Amasa | → | עֲמָשָׂא H6021G Amasa |
| And with his right | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| grabbed | → | אָחַז H0270 to grasp |
| Amasa | → | עֲמָשָׂא H6021G Amasa |
| by the beard | → | זָקָן H2206 beard |
| to kiss | → | נָשַׁק H5401A to kiss |
| him | → |
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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