2 Samuel 9:12 Go deeper
← 2 Samuel 9 · ← verse 11 · verse 13 →
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetand [belonged] to Mephibosheth
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:13, 2 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 1
בֵּן\־ben-a son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 9:12 word 2
קָטָ֖ןka.Tanyoung
Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: small
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 3
וּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.Moand name his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 4
מִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'[was] Mica
Lemma: מִיכָא (mi.kah) · Strong's: H4316J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mica
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4316J; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 5
וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand every
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 9:12 word 6
מוֹשַׁ֣בmo.Shav<the> resident of
Lemma: מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) · Strong's: H4186
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seat
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 27:39, Genesis 36:43, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4186; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 7
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 8
צִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'Ziba
Lemma: צִיבָא (tsi.va) · Strong's: H6717
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ziba
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:2, 2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 9
עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.Dim[were] servants
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 10
לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת\׃lim.fi.Vo.shetof Mephibosheth
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:13, 2 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Mephibosheth | → | מְפִיבֹשֶׁת H4648G Mephibosheth |
| had a young | → | קָטָן H6996A small |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Mica | → | מִיכָא H4316J Mica |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who dwelt | → | מוֹשָׁב H4186 seat |
| in the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| [were] servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| of Mephibosheth | → | מְפִיבֹשֶׁת H4648G Mephibosheth |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page