2 Samuel 23:26 Go deeper
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, (KJV)
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חֶ֚לֶץChe.letzHelez
Lemma: חֶ֫לֶץ (che.lets) · Strong's: H2503G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Helez
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2503G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:26 word 1
הַפַּלְטִ֔יha.pal.Tithe Paltite
Lemma: פַּלְטִי (pal.ti) · Strong's: H6407
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Paltite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6407; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:26 word 2
עִירָ֥א'i.Ra'Ira
Lemma: עִירָא (i.ra) · Strong's: H5896H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ira
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5896H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:26 word 3
בֶן\־ven-[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 23:26 word 4
עִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshIkkesh
Lemma: עִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) · Strong's: H6142
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ikkesh
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6142; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:26 word 5
הַתְּקוֹעִֽי\׃\ \סha.te.ko.'Ithe Tekoite
Lemma: תְּקוֹעִי (te.qo.i) · Strong's: H8621
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Tekoa
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:4, 2 Samuel 14:9, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9, Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8621; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:26 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Helez | → | חֶ֫לֶץ H2503G Helez |
| the Paltite | → | פַּלְטִי H6407 Paltite |
| Ira | → | עִירָא H5896H Ira |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ikkesh | → | עִקֵּשׁ H6142 Ikkesh |
| the Tekoite | → | תְּקוֹעִי H8621 Tekoa |
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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