2 Samuel 22:18 Go deeper
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. (KJV)
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יַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.nihe rescued me
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 1
מֵאֹיְבִ֖יme.'o.ye.Vifrom enemy my
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 2
עָ֑ז'Azmighty
Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 3
מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יmi.So.ne.'Aifrom [those who] hate me
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 4
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 5
אָמְצ֖וּ'a.me.Tzuthey were [too] strong
Lemma: אָמֵץ (a.mats) · Strong's: H0553
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to strengthen
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:28, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0553; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 6
מִמֶּֽנִּי\׃mi.Me.nifor me
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:18 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He rescued me | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from my powerful | → | עַז H5794 strong |
| enemy | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| from foes | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| too mighty | → | אָמֵץ H0553 to strengthen |
| for me | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
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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