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KingהַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִדlongedוַתְּכַלto go outלָצֵאתtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםforכִּיhe had been comfortedנִחַםaboutעַלAmnon,אַמְנוֹןthatכִּיhe was dead.מֵת
2 Samuel 13:39
Study it in the app“King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he had been comforted about Amnon, that he was dead.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:39, word by word
- Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- longedתְּכַלtechal
be spent
To be used up little by little until nothing is left.
Where else “techal” appears- to go outצֵאתtset
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tset” 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- he had been comfortedנִחַםnicham
find relief
To recover one's spirits after a loss and feel relief.
Where else “nicham” appears- Amnonאַמְנוֹןamnon
Amnon
Amnon, the firstborn son of David, born of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2; 13); also a man of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20). It means "faithful".
Where else “amnon” appears- he was deadמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears
Translation note
The beginning is difficult in Hebrew (the verb is feminine). It can be understood “David longed to go out to Absalom” or “David ceased going out against Absalom.”
The context
38So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and he was there three years.
39 · This verse (above)