DavidדָּוִדcomfortedוַיְנַחֵםBathshebaבַּת שֶׁבַעhis wife;אִשְׁתּוֹand he went inוַיָּבֹאto herאֵלֶיהָand layוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith her,עִמָּהּand she boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹSolomon.שְׁלֹמֹהAnd YHWHוַיהוָהloved him,אֲהֵבוֹ
2 Samuel 12:24
Study it in the app“David comforted Bathsheba his wife; and he went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And YHWH loved him,”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:24, 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- comfortedיְנַחֵםyenachem
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “yenachem” appears- Bathshebaבַּתbat
Bathsheba
Bathsheba: wife of Uriah the Hittite and then of David; mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1). It means "daughter of the oath."
Where else “bat” appears- his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- and he went inיָּבֹאyavo
go in to
To go in to a woman as husband.
Where else “yavo” appears- and layיִּשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “yishkav” appears- and she boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- and she calledתִּקְרָאtikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “tikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- And YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- loved himאֲהֵבahev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahev” appears
The context
23But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I am going to him, but he will not return to me.”
24 · This verse (above)
25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the sake of YHWH.