2 Samuel 22:11 Go deeper

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. (KJV)

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וַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.Kavand he rode

Lemma: רָכַב (ra.khav) · Strong's: H7392

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to ride

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 24:61, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 4:20, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7392; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 1

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 2

כְּר֖וּבke.Ruva cherub

Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: cherub

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 3

וַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'Ofand he flew

Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to fly

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Deuteronomy 4:17, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 55:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 4

וַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'and he appeared

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 6

כַּנְפֵי\־kan.fei-[the] wings of

Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: wing

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 7

רֽוּחַ\׃Ru.ach[the] wind

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:11 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He mounted	→	רָכַב H7392 to ride
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
a cherub	→	כְּרוּב H3742 cherub
and flew	→	עוּף H5774A to fly
He soared	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the wings	→	כָּנָף H3671 wing
of the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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