2 Samuel 23:15 Go deeper
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And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! (KJV)
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וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.Vehand he desired
Lemma: אָוָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0183
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)
Meaning: to desire
Used 22 times. Also: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:34, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0183; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 1
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 2
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand 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 23:15 word 3
מִ֚יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 4
יַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niwill he give to drink me
Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to water: drink
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 5
מַ֔יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 6
מִבֹּ֥ארmi.Borfrom [the] well of
Lemma: בֹּאר (bor) · Strong's: H0877
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cistern
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:16, Jeremiah 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0877; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 7
בֵּֽית\־beit-Beth-
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 8
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem-lehem
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 23:15 word 10
בַּשָּֽׁעַר\׃ba.Sha.'ar[is] at the gate
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:15 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| longed [for water] | → | אָוָה H0183 to desire |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Oh, that someone | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| would get me a drink | → | שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| from the well | → | בֹּאר H0877 cistern |
| near the gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| of Bethlehem | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
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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