2 Samuel 8:1 Go deeper
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 1
אַֽחֲרֵי\־'a.cha.rei-after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 2
כֵ֔ןKhenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 3
וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakhand he defeated
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 4
דָּוִ֛דda.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 8:1 word 5
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 8:1 word 6
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 7
וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'Emand he subdued them
Lemma: כָּנַע (ka.na) · Strong's: H3665
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: be humble
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 9:3, Judges 3:30, Judges 4:23, Judges 8:28, Judges 11:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3665; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 8
וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 9
דָּוִ֛דda.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 8:1 word 10
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 8:1 word 11
מֶ֥תֶגMe.tegMetheg-
Lemma: מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה (me.teg ha.am.mah) · Strong's: H4965
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Metheg-ammah
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4965; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 12
הָאַמָּ֖הha.'a.Mah<the> -ammah
Lemma: מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה (me.teg ha.am.mah) · Strong's: H4965
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Metheg-ammah
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4965; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 13
מִיַּ֥דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 14
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים\׃pe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:1 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Some time later | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| defeated | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| subdued them | → | כָּנַע H3665 be humble |
| and took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| . . . | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| Metheg-ammah | → | מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה H4965 Metheg-ammah |
| from the hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
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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