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And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. (KJV)
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וַיֹּֽאמֶר\־vai.yo.mer-and 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 9:4 word 1
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 9:4 word 2
אֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.Fohwhere?
Lemma: אֵיפֹה (e.phoh) · Strong's: H0375
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 37:16, Judges 8:18, Ruth 2:19, 1 Samuel 19:22, Job 4:7, Job 38:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0375; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 3
ה֑וּאHu'[is] he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 4
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 9:4 word 5
צִיבָא֙tzi.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 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 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 9:4 word 7
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 9:4 word 8
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 9
ה֗וּאHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 10
בֵּ֛יתbeit[is] [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 9:4 word 11
מָכִ֥ירma.KhirMakir
Lemma: מָכִיר (ma.khir) · Strong's: H4353H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Machir
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4353H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 12
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 9:4 word 13
עַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElAmmiel
Lemma: עַמִּיאֵל (am.mi.el) · Strong's: H5988H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammiel
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5988H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 14
בְּל֥וֹbe.Loin Lo
Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lo-debar
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27, Amos 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 15
דְבָֽר\׃de.VarDebar
Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lo-debar
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27, Amos 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:4 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Where | → | אֵיפֹה H0375 where? |
| is he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| And Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Indeed | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| he [is] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| in Lo-debar | → | לֹא דְבָר H3810 Lo-debar |
| at the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Machir | → | מָכִיר H4353H Machir |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ammiel | → | עַמִּיאֵל H5988H Ammiel |
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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