2 Samuel 16:5

“When King David came to Bahurim, there from there a man came out of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei son of Gera; he came out, cursing as he came.”

2 Samuel 16:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 16:5, word by word

When 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
cameבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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Bahurimבַּחוּרִיםbachurim

Bahurim

Bahurim: a town of Benjamin, east of Jerusalem, on the road toward the Jordan.

Where else “bachurim” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
came outיוֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotse” appears
of the familyמִּשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

Where else “shaul” appears
whose name wasשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
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".

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Geraגֵּרָאgera

Gera

Gera, the name of several men of the tribe of Benjamin; among them the father of Ehud and the father of Shimei.

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cursing as he cameמְקַלֵּלmekalel

curse

To speak words against someone that wish him harm.

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The context

4The king said to Ziba, “Look, yours is all that belonged to Mephibosheth.” Ziba said, “I bow down; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”

5 · This verse (above)

6He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right and on his left.

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