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And Joabוְיוֹאָבreturnedשָׁבfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיAbnerאַבְנֵרand gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץallכָּלthe people;הָעָםand ofמֵthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Davidדָוִדnineteenתִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂרmenאִישׁwere missing,וַיִּפָּקְדוּand Asahel.וַעֲשָׂה אֵל
2 Samuel 2:30
Study it in the app“And Joab returned from following Abner and gathered all the people; and of the servants of David nineteen men were missing, and Asahel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:30, word by word
- And Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- returnedשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- 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 gatheredיִּקְבֹּץyikbots
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikbots” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” 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- nineteenתִּשְׁעָהtisha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tisha” appears- nineteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- were missingיִּפָּקְדוּyipakdu
be missing
To find something gone.
Where else “yipakdu” appears- and Asahelעֲשָׂהasa
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 “asa” appears- and Asahelאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears
The context
29And Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night; they crossed the Jordan, went through the whole Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
30 · This verse (above)
31But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin and of the men of Abner three hundred and sixty men; they died.