2 Samuel 20:1

“There happened to be a wicked man whose name was Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; he blew the horn and said, “We have no portion in David, and no inheritance for us in the son of Jesse! Each man to his tents, Israel!””

2 Samuel 20:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 20:1, word by word

happened to beנִקְרָאnikra

befall

For an event, good or bad, to befall someone without his seeking it.

Where else “nikra” appears
a wickedבְּלִיַּעַלbeliyaal

worthlessness, wickedness

Worthlessness, a thing of no value: "sons of belial" are worthless people who do evil. Later it was used as a name for the evil one (2 Corinthians 6:15).

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
whose name wasשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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Shebaשֶׁבַעsheva

Sheba

Sheba: a town of Simeon; also a personal name.

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Bichriבִּכְרִיbichri

Bichri

Bichri, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, father of Sheba, who rebelled against David (2 Samuel 20). The lexicon links the name with "firstborn, youthful".

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a Benjaminiteיְמִינִיyemini

Benjaminite

Of the tribe of the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

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he blewיִּתְקַעyitka

blow

To blow the trumpet.

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the hornשֹּׁפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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portionחֵלֶקchelek

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

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in Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay

Jesse

Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.

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to his tentsאֹהָלָיohalay

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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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.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2So all the men of Israel went up from after David and after Sheba son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clung to their king from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

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