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And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he . (KJV)
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וּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.Veitand [belonged] to [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 9:2 word 1
שָׁא֥וּלsha.'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 9:2 word 2
עֶ֙בֶד֙'e.veda servant
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 9:2 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 9:2 word 4
צִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'[was] Ziba
Lemma: צִיבָא (tsi.va) · Strong's: H6717
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ziba
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 5
וַיִּקְרְאוּ\־vai.yik.re.'u-and people summoned
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 7
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 9:2 word 8
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 9
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 10
אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 11
הַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.Tah¿ [are] you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 12
צִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'Ziba
Lemma: צִיבָא (tsi.va) · Strong's: H6717
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ziba
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 13
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:2 word 14
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃'av.De.khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 9:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And there was a servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| They summoned | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| him | → | |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| inquired | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Are you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| I am your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| he replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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