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But the servantsוְעַבְדֵיof Davidדָוִדhad struckהִכּוּof Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִןand of the menוּבְאַנְשֵׁיof Abnerאַבְנֵרthree hundredשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹתand sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁיםmen;אִישׁthey died.מֵתוּ
2 Samuel 2:31
Study it in the app“But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin and of the men of Abner three hundred and sixty men; they died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:31, word by word
- But 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- had struckהִכּוּhiku
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hiku” appears- of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appears- and of the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of 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- three hundredשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- three hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- and sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appears- they diedמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears
The context
30And Joab returned from following Abner and gathered all the people; and of the servants of David nineteen men were missing, and Asahel.
31 · This verse (above)
32They carried Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and day dawned for them at Hebron.