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And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 1

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 4:1 word 2

שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 3

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 4

מֵ֤תmethe had died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 4:1 word 5

אַבְנֵר֙'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 4:1 word 6

בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.Ronin Hebron

Lemma: חֶבְרוֹן (chev.ron) · Strong's: H2275A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Hebron

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:18, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 35:27, Numbers 13:22, Joshua 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2275A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 7

וַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.Puand they dropped

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 8

יָדָ֑יוya.Davhands his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand: themselves

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 9

וְכָל\־ve.kholand all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 10

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 11

נִבְהָֽלוּ\׃niv.Ha.luthey were terrified

Lemma: בָּהַל (ba.hal) · Strong's: H0926

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to dismay

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 45:3, Exodus 15:15, Judges 20:41, 1 Samuel 28:21, 2 Chronicles 26:20, 2 Chronicles 32:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0926; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Now when [Ish-bosheth] son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
Abner	→	אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner
had died	→	מוּת H4191 to die
in Hebron	→	חֶבְרוֹן H2275A Hebron
he lost	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
courage	→	יָד H3027I hand: themselves
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
was dismayed	→	בָּהַל H0926 to dismay

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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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