2 Samuel 21:18 Go deeper
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And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 1
אַֽחֲרֵי\־'a.cha.rei-after
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 21:18 word 2
כֵ֔ןKhenthus
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 21:18 word 3
וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 4
ע֧וֹדodagain
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 21:18 word 5
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.Mah<the> war
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 6
בְּג֖וֹבbe.Govat Gob
Lemma: גֹּב (gov) · Strong's: H1359
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gob
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1359; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 7
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 8
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 9
אָ֣ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 10
הִכָּ֗הhi.Kahhe struck down
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 11
סִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiSibbecai
Lemma: סִבְּכַי (sib.b.khay) · Strong's: H5444
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sibbecai
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:29, 1 Chronicles 20:4, 1 Chronicles 27:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5444; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 12
הַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.Tithe Hushathite
Lemma: חֻשָׁתִי (chu.sha.ti) · Strong's: H2843
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hushathite
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:27, 1 Chronicles 11:29, 1 Chronicles 20:4, 1 Chronicles 27:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2843; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 13
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 14
סַ֕ףsafSaph
Lemma: סַף (saph) · Strong's: H5593
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saph
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5593; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 15
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwho
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 21:18 word 16
בִּילִדֵ֥יbi.li.Dei[was] among those born of
Lemma: יָלִיד (ya.lid) · Strong's: H3211
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: born
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Leviticus 22:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3211; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 17
הָרָפָֽה\׃\ \פha.ra.Fahthe Raphah
Lemma: רָפָה (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7497A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Rapha
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:16, 2 Samuel 21:20, 2 Samuel 21:22, 1 Chronicles 20:6, 1 Chronicles 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7497A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:18 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Some time later | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| at Gob | → | גֹּב H1359 Gob |
| there was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| another | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| At that time | → | אָז H0227A then |
| Sibbecai | → | סִבְּכַי H5444 Sibbecai |
| the Hushathite | → | חֻשָׁתִי H2843 Hushathite |
| killed | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| Saph | → | סַף H5593 Saph |
| a | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| descendant | → | יָלִיד H3211 born |
| of Rapha | → | רָפָה H7497A Rapha |
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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