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Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“PleaseנָאcallקְרָאHushaiלְחוּשַׁיthe Architeהָאַרְכִּיtoo,גַּםand let us hearוְנִשְׁמְעָהwhatמַהis in his mouth,בְּפִיוhisהוּאtoo.”גַּם
2 Samuel 17:5
Study it in the app“Absalom said, “Please call Hushai the Archite too, and let us hear what is in his mouth, his too.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 17:5, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- callקְרָאkera
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kera” appears- Hushaiחוּשַׁיchushay
Hushai
Hushai: the Archite, David's companion, who pretended to serve Absalom in order to undo Ahithophel's counsel (2 Samuel 15–17). Baana, Solomon's officer, is called son of Hushai (1 Kings 4:16).
Where else “chushay” appears- the Architeאַרְכִּיarki
Archite
Archite: a clan that lived on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin; Hushai, David's friend, belonged to it (2 Samuel 15:32).
Where else “arki” appears- and let us hearנִשְׁמְעָהnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- is in his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
4The thing was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
5 · This verse (above)
6Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom said to him, saying, “According to this word Ahithophel has spoken. Shall we do his word? If not, you speak.”