2 Samuel 3:33 Go deeper
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And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? (KJV)
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וַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvay.ko.Nenand he lamented
Lemma: קִינֵן (qun) · Strong's: H6969
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to chant
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:17, 2 Chronicles 35:25, Jeremiah 9:17, Ezekiel 27:32, Ezekiel 32:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6969; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 1
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 2
אֶל\־'el-because of
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 3
אַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerAbner
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 3:33 word 4
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 5
הַכְּמ֥וֹתha.ke.Mot¿ like [the] death of
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 6
נָבָ֖לna.Vala fool
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: foolish
Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8, Psalms 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:33 word 7
יָמ֥וּתya.Mutwill he die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 3:33 word 8
אַבְנֵֽר\׃'av.NerAbner
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 3:33 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| sang this lament | → | קִינֵן H6969 to chant |
| for | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abner | → | אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Should Abner | → | אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner |
| die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| the death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| of a fool | → | נָבָל H5036 foolish |
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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