Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whatמֶהhappenedהָיָהinthe matter?הַדָּבָרReport itהַגֶּדto me,לִיplease.”נָאHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thatאֲשֶׁרthe peopleהָעָםfledנָסfromמִןthe battle,הַמִּלְחָמָהand alsoוְגַםmanyהַרְבֵּהofמִןthe peopleהָעָםfellנָפַלand died;וַיָּמֻתוּand alsoוְגַםSaulשָׁאוּלand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָןhis sonבְּנוֹare dead.”מֵתוּ
2 Samuel 1:4
Study it in the app“David said to him, “What happened in the matter? Report it to me, please.” He said, “That the people fled from the battle, and also many of the people fell and died; and also Saul and Jonathan his son are dead.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 1:4, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- happenedהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- the matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- Report itהַגֶּדhaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “haged” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- fledנָסnas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nas” appears- the battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- manyהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- fellנָפַלnafal
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “nafal” appears- and diedיָּמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- and Jonathanיהוֹנָתָןyhonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yhonatan” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears
The context
3David said to him, “From where do you come?” He said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
4 · This verse (above)
5David said to the young man who was reporting it to him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”