2 Samuel 22:6 Go deeper

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

חֶבְלֵ֥יchev.Lei[the] cords of

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: cord

Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 1

שְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olSheol

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 2

סַבֻּ֑נִיsa.Bu.nithey surrounded me

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 3

קִדְּמֻ֖נִיki.de.Mu.nithey confronted me

Lemma: קָדַם (qa.dam) · Strong's: H6923

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to meet

Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:4, 2 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 19:32, Nehemiah 13:2, Job 3:12, Job 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6923; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 4

מֹֽקְשֵׁי\־mo.ke.shei-[the] snares of

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 5

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The cords	→	חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord
of Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol
entangled me	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
the snares	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
confronted me	→	קָדַם H6923 to meet

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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