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And the numberוַ מִסְפַּרof the daysהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרDavidדָוִדwasהָיָהkingמֶלֶךְin Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹןoverעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהwasיְהִיsevenשֶׁבַעyearsשָׁנִיםand sixוְשִׁשָּׁהmonths.חֳדָשִׁים
2 Samuel 2:11
Study it in the app“And the number of the days that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:11, word by word
- And the numberמִסְפַּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- of the daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- and sixשִׁשָּׁהshisha
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shisha” appears- monthsחֳדָשִׁיםchodashim
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodashim” appears
Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
10Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David.
11 · This verse (above)
12Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.