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And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them , and had the name among three. (KJV)

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וַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.Shaiand Abishai

Lemma: אֲבִישַׁי (a.vi.shay) · Strong's: H0052

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abishai

Used 25 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 1 Samuel 26:7, 1 Samuel 26:8, 1 Samuel 26:9, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0052; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 1

אֲחִ֣י\׀'a.Chi[the] brother of

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 2

יוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvJoab

Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joab

Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 3

בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 4

צְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahZeruiah

Lemma: צְרוּיָה (tse.ru.yah) · Strong's: H6870

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Zeruiah

Used 26 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6870; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 5

ה֚וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 6

רֹ֣אשׁrosh[was] [the] chief

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 7

וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 8

עוֹרֵ֣רo.Rerhe wielded

Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to rouse

Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 2 Chronicles 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 9

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 23:18 word 10

חֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.Tospear his

Lemma: חֲנִית (cha.nit) · Strong's: H2595

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spear

Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:19, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 18:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2595; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 11

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 23:18 word 12

שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 13

מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 14

חָלָ֑לcha.Lal[one] slain

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 15

שֵׁ֖םshema name

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 16

בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה\׃ba.she.lo.Shahamong the three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

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

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:18 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Abishai	→	אֲבִישַׁי H0052 Abishai
the brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
of Joab	→	יוֹאָב H3097G Joab
and son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Zeruiah	→	צְרוּיָה H6870 Zeruiah
was chief	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of the Three	→	שְׁלִישִׁי H7992 third
and he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
wielded	→	עוּר H5782 to rouse
his spear	→	חֲנִית H2595 spear
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
hundred [men]	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
killed [them]	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
and won	→
a name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
along with [the] Three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three

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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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