2 Samuel 3:30 Go deeper

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. (KJV)

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וְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'Avand Joab

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 3:30 word 1

וַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'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 3:30 word 2

אָחִ֔יו'a.Chivbrother his

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 3:30 word 3

הָרְג֖וּha.re.Guthey killed

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 4

לְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.Ner<to> Abner

Lemma: אֲבִינֵר (av.ner) · Strong's: H0074

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abner

Used 63 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 17:57, 1 Samuel 20:25, 1 Samuel 26:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0074; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 5

עַל֩'alon

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 3:30 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat

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 3:30 word 7

הֵמִ֜יתhe.Mithe had killed

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 8

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 3:30 word 9

עֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElAsahel

Lemma: עֲשָׂהאֵל (a.sa.h.el) · Strong's: H6214G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Asahel

Used 21 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:19, 2 Samuel 2:20, 2 Samuel 2:21, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6214G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 10

אֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.Hembrother their

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 3:30 word 11

בְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onat Gibeon

Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) · Strong's: H1391

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gibeon

Used 37 times. Also: Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:2, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1391; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 12

בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃\ \פba.mil.cha.Mahin the battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:30 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Joab	→	יוֹאָב H3097G Joab
and his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Abishai	→	אֲבִישַׁי H0052 Abishai
murdered	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
Abner	→	אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner
because	→	עַל H5921A upon
he had killed	→	מוּת H4191 to die
their brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Asahel	→	עֲשָׂהאֵל H6214G Asahel
in the battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
at Gibeon	→	גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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