Study it in the app“The matter is not so; but a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri by name, has lifted his hand against the king, against David. Hand over him alone, and I will go away from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Look, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.””
The matterהַדָּבָרis notלֹאso;כֵןbutכִּיa manאִישׁfrom the hill countryמֵהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםShebaשֶׁבַעsonבֶּןof Bichriבִּכְרִיby name,שְׁמוֹhas liftedנָשָׂאhis handיָדוֹagainst the king,בַּמֶּלֶךְagainst David.בְּדָוִדHand overתְּנוּhimאֹתוֹalone,לְבַדּוֹand I will go awayוְאֵלְכָהfromמֵעַלthe city.”הָעִירThe womanהָאִשָּׁהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoab,יוֹאָב“Look,הִנֵּהhis headרֹאשׁוֹwill be thrownמֻשְׁלָךְto youאֵלֶיךָoverבְּעַדthe wall.”הַחוֹמָה
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearsSheba
Sheba: a town of Simeon; also a personal name.
Where else “sheva” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsBichri
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".
Where else “bichri” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tenu” appearsalone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elcha” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsJoab
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” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “mushlach” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears20Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
21 · This verse (above)
22The woman went to all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the horn, and they scattered from the city, each to his tents. And Joab returned to Jerusalem, to the king.
