He wroteוַיִּכְתֹּבin the letter,בַּסֵּפֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“PutהָבוּUriahאוּרִיָּהin frontאֶל מוּל פְּנֵיof the fiercestהַחֲזָקָהbattle,הַמִּלְחָמָהand withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּםfrom behind him,מֵאַחֲרָיוso that he is struckוְנִכָּהand dies.”וָמֵת
2 Samuel 11:15
Study it in the app“He wrote in the letter, saying, “Put Uriah in front of the fiercest battle, and withdraw from behind him, so that he is struck and dies.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 11:15, word by word
- He wroteיִּכְתֹּבyichtov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtov” appears- in the letterסֵּפֶרsefer
letter
A writing sent to someone with a message or an order, like a king's letter.
Where else “sefer” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Putהָבוּhavu
give
To hand something to someone, or to ascribe to him what is due.
Where else “havu” appears- Uriahאוּרִיָּהuriya
Uriah
Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."
Where else “uriya” appears- in frontמוּלmul
in front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mul” appears- in frontפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- of the fiercestחֲזָקָהchazaka
strong
Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.
Where else “chazaka” appears- battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and withdrawשַׁבְתֶּםshavtem
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavtem” appears- so that he is struckנִכָּהnika
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “nika” appears- and diesמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears
The context
14And it happened in the morning that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15 · This verse (above)
16And it happened, as Joab was watching the city, that he put Uriah at the place where he knew that there were valiant men.