Study it in the app“Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go near to the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’””
WhoמִיstruckהִכָּהAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Jerubbesheth?יְרֻבֶּשֶׁתDid notהֲלוֹאa womanאִשָּׁהthrowהִשְׁלִיכָהan upperרֶכֶבmillstoneפֶּלַחon himעָלָיוfromמֵעַלthe wall,הַחוֹמָהso that he diedוַיָּמָתat Thebez?בְּתֵבֵץWhyלָמָּהdid you go nearנִגַּשְׁתֶּםtoאֶלthe wall?’הַחוֹמָהthen you shall say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָUriahאוּרִיָּהthe Hittiteהַחִתִּיis deadמֵתalso.’”גַּם
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appearsAbimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJerubbesheth
Jerubbesheth: another form of the name Jerubbaal (Gideon), in which "Baal" is replaced by "shame" (bosheth). It appears only in 2 Samuel 11:21.
Where else “yerubeshet” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlicha” appearsupper millstone
The upper millstone.
Where else “rechev” appearsmillstone
Heavy stone for grinding grain, especially the upper one.
Where else “pelach” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appearsThebez
Thebez, a city near Shechem where Abimelech died (2 Samuel 11:21).
Where else “tevets” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigashtem” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avd” appearsUriah
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” appearsHittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears“Jerubbesheth” is Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon (Judges 6:32; 9:50-54); here the name carries “shame” (bosheth) in place of “Baal.”
20then if the king’s wrath rises, and he says to you, ‘Why did you go near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?
21 · This verse (above)
22So the messenger went, and came and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.
