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The peopleהָעָםstoleוַיִּתְגַּנֵּבthatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםintoלָבוֹאthe city,הָעִירasכַּאֲשֶׁרpeopleהָעָםwho are ashamedהַנִּכְלָמִיםsteal awayיִתְגַּנֵּבwhen they fleeבְּנוּסָםin battle.בַּמִּלְחָמָה
2 Samuel 19:3
Study it in the app“The people stole that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:3, word by word
- The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- stoleיִּתְגַּנֵּבyitganev
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “yitganev” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- intoבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- who are ashamedנִּכְלָמִיםnichlamim
be ashamed, humiliate
Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.
Where else “nichlamim” appears- when they fleeנוּסָnusa
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nusa” appears- in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
2So the salvation on that day became mourning for all the people, for the people heard on that day, saying, “The king is grieved for his son.”
3 · This verse (above)
4The king had covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”