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Abnerאַבְנֵרturnedוַיִּפֶןbackאַחֲרָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Isהַthatזֶהyou,אַתָּהAsahel?”עֲשָׂהאֵלHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“It is I.”אָנֹכִי
2 Samuel 2:20
Study it in the app“Abner turned back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He said, “It is I.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:20, word by word
- 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- turnedיִּפֶןyifen
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifen” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵלasahel
Asahel
Asahel, the name of several men. The best known is the son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab and Abishai, very swift of foot, whom Abner killed (2 Samuel 2:18-23). It means "God has made".
Where else “asahel” appears
The context
19Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to go to the right or to the left from following Abner.
20 · This verse (above)
21Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left, and seize for yourself one of the young men and take for yourself what he is wearing.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.