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Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםtwo full yearsשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִיםand did notוּ לֹאseeרָאָהthe faceפְנֵיof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
2 Samuel 14:28
Study it in the app“Absalom lived in Jerusalem two full years and did not see the face of the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 14:28, word by word
- 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- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” 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- seeרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the faceפְנֵיfene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fene” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
27There were born to Absalom three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar; she was a woman beautiful in appearance.
28 · This verse (above)
29Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he was not willing to come to him. He sent again, a second time, but he was not willing to come.