Study it in the app“Absalom happened to be before the servants of David. Absalom was riding on the mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of the great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between the heavens and the earth, while the mule that was under him went on.”
Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםhappened to beוַיִּקָּרֵאbeforeלִפְנֵיthe servantsעַבְדֵיof David.דָוִדAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלוֹםwas ridingרֹכֵבonעַלthe mule,הַפֶּרֶדand the muleוַ הַפֶּרֶדwentיָּבֹאunderתַּחַתthe thick branchesשׂוֹבֶךְof the greatהַגְּדוֹלָהoak,הָאֵלָהand his headוַ רֹאשׁוֹcaught fastיֶּחֱזַקin the oak,בָאֵלָהand he was left hangingוַיֻּתַּןbetweenבֵּיןthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםandוּבֵיןthe earth,הָאָרֶץwhile the muleוְהַפֶּרֶדthatאֲשֶׁרwas under himתַּחְתָּיוwent on.עָבָר
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” appearsbefall
For an event, good or bad, to befall someone without his seeking it.
Where else “yikare” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochev” appearsmule
Mule: a riding animal of princes in the time of David.
Where else “pered” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appearsthick branches
Thick branches; the interwoven boughs of a tree. It appears only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 18:9).
Where else “sovech” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearsgreat tree, terebinth
A large, strong tree: an oak or terebinth.
Where else “ela” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsseize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yechezak” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yutan” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears8The battle there was spread over the face of all the land, and the forest devoured more of the people than the sword devoured on that day.
9 · This verse (above)
10A certain man saw it and told Joab, and said, “Look, I saw Absalom hanging in the oak.”
