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Davidדָּוִדcountedוַיִּפְקֹדthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹand setוַיָּשֶׂםover themעֲלֵיהֶםcommandersשָׂרֵיof thousandsאֲלָפִיםand commandersוְשָׂרֵיof hundreds.מֵאוֹת
2 Samuel 18:1
Study it in the app“David counted the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 18:1, 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- countedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “yifkod” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and setיָּשֶׂםyasem
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “yasem” appears- commandersשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alafim” appears- of hundredsמֵאוֹתmeot
captain of hundred
Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.
Where else “meot” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2David sent out the people, a third under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, “I will surely go out with you myself too.”