2 Samuel 5:9 Go deeper

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 1

דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid

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 5:9 word 2

בַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.Dahin the stronghold

Lemma: מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) · Strong's: H4686B

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

Meaning: fortress

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 5:7, 2 Samuel 5:17, 2 Samuel 22:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4686B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 3

וַיִּקְרָא\־vai.yik.ra'-and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 4

עִ֣יר'ir[the] city of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 5

דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavid

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 5:9 word 6

וַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

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

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 7

דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid

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 5:9 word 8

סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivround about

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 9

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 10

הַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'the Millo

Lemma: מִלּוֹא (mil.lo) · Strong's: H4407

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: Millo

Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24, 1 Kings 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:8, 2 Chronicles 32:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4407; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 11

וָבָֽיְתָה\׃va.Va.ye.tahand [the] inside towards

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004O

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: inside

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 37:2, Exodus 39:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004O; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:9 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

So David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
took up residence	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in the fortress	→	מְצוּדָה H4686B fortress
and called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
it	→
the City	→	עִיר H5892B city
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
He	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
built it up	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
all the way around	→	סָבִיב H5439G around
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the supporting terraces	→	מִלּוֹא H4407 Millo
inward	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004O house: inside

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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