Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְalong the road,בַּדָּרֶךְand Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִיwas goingהֹלֵךְalong the sideבְּצֵלַעof the hillהָהָרopposite him,לְעֻמָּתוֹcursingוַיְקַלֵּלas he went,הָלוֹךְand he threwוַיְסַקֵּלstonesבָּאֲבָנִיםopposite himלְעֻמָּתוֹand threwוְעִפַּרdust.בֶּעָפָר
2 Samuel 16:13
Study it in the app“David and his men went along the road, and Shimei was going along the side of the hill opposite him, cursing as he went, and he threw stones opposite him and threw dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 16:13, 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- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- along the roadדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears- and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshimi
Shimei
Shimei, the name of many men; among them a son of Gershon, grandson of Levi (Exodus 6:17), and the Benjaminite of Saul's family who cursed David as he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5-13; 19:16-23). It means "heard".
Where else “shimi” appears- was goingהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- along the sideצֵלַעtsela
side
The flank of something, or the rooms built against the temple.
Where else “tsela” appears- of the hillהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- opposite himעֻמָּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears- cursingיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- and he threwיְסַקֵּלyesakel
stone
To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.
Where else “yesakel” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- and threwעִפַּרipar
throw dust
Throw dust (at someone, as a sign of contempt). It comes from the word "dust".
Where else “ipar” appears- dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
The context
12Perhaps YHWH will look on my eye, and YHWH will repay me good in place of his curse this day.”
13 · This verse (above)
14The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted, and he caught his breath there.