2 Samuel 8:16 Go deeper
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (KJV)
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וְיוֹאָ֥בve.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 8:16 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 8:16 word 2
צְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahZeruiah
Lemma: צְרוּיָה (tse.ru.yah) · Strong's: H6870
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Zeruiah
Used 26 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 14:1, 2 Samuel 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6870; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:16 word 3
עַל\־'al-[was] over
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 8:16 word 4
הַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'the army
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:16 word 5
וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.Fatand Jehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoshaphat
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:24, 1 Kings 4:3, 1 Chronicles 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:16 word 6
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 8:16 word 7
אֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudAhilud
Lemma: אֲחִילוּד (a.chi.lud) · Strong's: H0286
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahilud
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:24, 1 Kings 4:3, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Chronicles 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0286; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:16 word 8
מַזְכִּֽיר\׃maz.Kir[was] recorder
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to remember
Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:16 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zeruiah | → | צְרוּיָה H6870 Zeruiah |
| was over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the army | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092G Jehoshaphat |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ahilud | → | אֲחִילוּד H0286 Ahilud |
| [was] the recorder | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
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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