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He tauntedוַיְחָרֵףIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Shimeah,שִׁמְעָהDavid’sדָוִדbrother,אֲחִיstruck him.וַיַּכֵּהוּ
2 Samuel 21:21
Study it in the app“He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, struck him.”
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2 Samuel 21:21, word by word
- He tauntedיְחָרֵףyecharef
reproach
To defy or humble someone with words, to put them to shame.
Where else “yecharef” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Shimeahשִׁמְעָהshima
Shimea, Shimeah
Shimea (also Shimeah), the name of several men: a brother of David, father of Jonadab and of Jonathan (2 Samuel 13:3; 21:21), called Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9; a son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:5); and two Levites (1 Chronicles 6:30, 39). The name comes from "hear".
Where else “shima” appears- David’sדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- struck himיַּכֵּyake
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “yake” appears
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The Philistine giants
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2 Samuel 21:15-22
15There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and they fought the Philistines; and David grew weary. 16And Ishbi-benob, who was one of the descendants of Rapha —the weight of his spear was three hundred shekels in weight of bronze, and he was girded with a new sword— said that he would strike David. 17But Abishai son of Zeruiah helped him, and he struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us to battle again, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.” 18After this there was again war at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha. 19There was again war at Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck Goliath the Gittite; and the shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers. 20There was again war at Gath, and there was a man of great stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet were six and six, twenty-four in number; and he too had been born to Rapha. 21He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, struck him. 22These four were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
4And it happened after this that war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Sippai, of the descendants of the Rephaim; and they were subdued. 5There was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair struck Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; and the shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers. 6There was war again at Gath, and there was a man of great stature, and his fingers were six and six, twenty-four; and he too had been born to Rapha. 7He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him. 8These were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
The context
20There was again war at Gath, and there was a man of great stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet were six and six, twenty-four in number; and he too had been born to Rapha.
21 · This verse (above)
22These four were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.