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These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. (KJV)
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אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehthese
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 1
שְׁמ֥וֹתshe.Mot[are] [the] names of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
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 23:8 word 2
הַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.Rimthe warriors
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
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 23:8 word 4
לְדָוִ֑דle.da.Vid[belonged] to David
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 23:8 word 5
יֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevJosheb-
Lemma: יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁ֫בֶת (yo.shev bash.she.vet) · Strong's: H3429
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: Josheb-basshebeth
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3429; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 6
בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶתba.She.vetBasshebeth
Lemma: יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁ֫בֶת (yo.shev bash.she.vet) · Strong's: H3429
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: Josheb-basshebeth
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3429; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 7
תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י\׀tach.ke.mo.Nia Tahkemonite
Lemma: תַּחְכְּמֹנִי (tach.ke.mo.ni) · Strong's: H8461
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Tahchemonite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8461; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 8
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] chief of
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 23:8 word 9
הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יha.sha.li.Shithe three
Lemma: שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) · Strong's: H7991C
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: officer
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 14:7, Exodus 15:4, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:17, 2 Kings 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7991C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 10
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 23:8 word 11
עֲדִינ֣וֹa.di.NoAdino
Lemma: עֲדִינוֹ (a.di.no) · Strong's: H5722
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: `wielded`
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5722; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 12
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 23:8 word 13
שְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.Neheight
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 14
מֵא֛וֹתme.'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 23:8 word 15
חָלָ֖לcha.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 23:8 word 16
בְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amat a time
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:8 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| are the names | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of David’s | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| mighty men | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| Josheb-basshebeth | → | יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁ֫בֶת H3429 Josheb-basshebeth |
| . . . | → | יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁ֫בֶת H3429 Josheb-basshebeth |
| the Tahchemonite | → | תַּחְכְּמֹנִי H8461 Tahchemonite |
| was chief | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| of the Three | → | שָׁלִישׁ H7991C officer |
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| wielded | → | עֲדִינוֹ H5722 `wielded` |
| his spear | → | H6112 |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| eight | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| hundred [men] | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| whom he killed | → | חָלָל H2491A slain: killed |
| at one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| time | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
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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