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Joabיוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרֻיָהknewוַיֵּדַעthatכִּיthe heartלֵבof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְwas onעַלAbsalom.אַבְשָׁלוֹם
2 Samuel 14:1
Study it in the app“Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the heart of the king was on Absalom.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 14:1, word by word
- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zeruiahצְרֻיָהtseruya
Zeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appears- knewיֵּדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and he said to her, “Please mourn; put on, please, mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil, and be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for these many days.