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Afterוַיְהִי לִtwo full yearsשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִיםAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹםhadוַיִּהְיוּsheepshearersגֹזְזִיםat Baal-hazor,בְּבַעַל חָצוֹרwhich isאֲשֶׁרnearעִםEphraim,אֶפְרָיִםand Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםinvitedוַיִּקְרָאallלְכָלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְsons.בְּנֵי
2 Samuel 13:23
Study it in the app“After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:23, word by word
- Afterיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- two full yearsשְׁנָתַיִםshenatayim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenatayim” appears- two full yearsיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- sheepshearersגֹזְזִיםgozzim
shear
To clip the wool from flocks.
Where else “gozzim” appears- at Baal-hazorבַעַלvaal
Baal-hazor
Baal-hazor: a place near Ephraim where Absalom had his sheepshearers and where he had Amnon killed (2 Samuel 13:23).
Where else “vaal” appears- Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- invitedיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears
The context
22Absalom did not speak with Amnon anything, bad or good, for Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated Tamar his sister.
23 · This verse (above)
24Absalom came to the king and said, “Look, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”