The battleוַ הַמִּלְחָמָהwasתְּהִיextremelyעַד מְאֹדhardקָשָׁהonבַּthatהַהוּאday,יּוֹםand Abnerוַ אַבְנֵרand the menוְאַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere struck downיִּנָּגֶףbeforeלִפְנֵיthe servantsעַבְדֵיof David.דָוִד
2 Samuel 2:17
Study it in the app“The battle was extremely hard on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were struck down before the servants of David.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:17, word by word
- The battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- extremelyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- hardקָשָׁהkasha
hard
Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.
Where else “kasha” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- and Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- and the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- were struck downיִּנָּגֶףyinagef
be defeated
To lose a battle and flee before the enemy.
Where else “yinagef” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
The context
16And each one seized his companion by the head and thrust his sword into the side of his companion, and they fell together. And they called that place Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17 · This verse (above)
18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot like one of the gazelles that are in the field.