2 Samuel 23:37 Go deeper
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, (KJV)
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צֶ֖לֶקTze.lekZelek
Lemma: צֶ֫לֶק (tse.leq) · Strong's: H6768
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zelek
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6768; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:37 word 1
הָעַמֹּנִ֑י\ \סha.'a.mo.Nithe Ammonite
Lemma: עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) · Strong's: H5984H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:20, Deuteronomy 23:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5984H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:37 word 2
נַחְרַי֙nach.RaiNaharai
Lemma: נַחֲרַי (na.cha.ray) · Strong's: H5171
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naharai
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5171; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:37 word 3
הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יha.be.'E.ro.Tithe Beerothite
Lemma: בְּאֵרֹתִי (be.e.ro.ti) · Strong's: H0886
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Beerothite
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:2, 2 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 4:5, 2 Samuel 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0886; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:37 word 4
כְּלֵ֖יke.Lei[the] armor<s> of
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:37 word 5
יוֹאָ֥בyo.'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 23:37 word 6
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 23:37 word 7
צְרֻיָֽה\׃\ \סtze.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 23:37 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Zelek | → | צֶ֫לֶק H6768 Zelek |
| the Ammonite | → | עַמּוֹנִי H5984H Ammon |
| Naharai | → | נַחֲרַי H5171 Naharai |
| the Beerothite | → | בְּאֵרֹתִי H0886 Beerothite |
| the armor-bearer | → | H5375 |
| . . . | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| of Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zeruiah | → | צְרוּיָה H6870 Zeruiah |
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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