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The kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְhad coveredלָאַטhis face,פָּנָיוand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְcried outיִּזְעַקwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹל“My sonבְּנִיAbsalom!אַבְשָׁלוֹםAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםmy son,בְּנִיmy son!”בְנִי
2 Samuel 19:4
Study it in the app“The king had covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:4, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- had coveredלָאַטlaat
wrap, cover
Wrap, cover; it is said of covering the face as a sign of grief (2 Samuel 19:4). It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “laat” appears- his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- cried outיִּזְעַקyizak
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizak” appears- with a loudגָּדוֹלgadol
loud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gadol” appears- voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- “My sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- 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
The context
3The people stole that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
4 · This verse (above)
5Joab came to the king in the house and said, “Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants, who today have saved your life and the life of your sons and your daughters, and the life of your wives and the life of your concubines,