Study it in the app“May it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be cut off from the house of Joab one who has a discharge or a leper or one who leans on a staff or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks bread.””
May it fallיָחֻלוּonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Joabיוֹאָבand onוְאֶלallכָּלhis father’sאָבִיוhouse;בֵּיתand may there notוְאַלbe cut offיִכָּרֵתfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof Joabיוֹאָבone who has a dischargeזָבorוּa leperמְצֹרָעorוּone who leansמַחֲזִיקon a staffבַּפֶּלֶךְorוְone who fallsנֹפֵלby the swordבַּחֶרֶבorוַone who lacksחֲסַרbread.”לָחֶם
whirl
To whirl, swirling around over something.
Where else “yachulu” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” 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” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appearscut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “yikaret” appearshave a discharge
To have a bodily emission causing uncleanness.
Where else “zav” appearshave leprosy
Have tsaraat ("leprosy"): a skin disease that made a person unclean (Leviticus 13). It is not exactly the disease called leprosy today.
Where else “metsora” appearsseize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “machazik” appearsstaff
A stick someone leans on to walk.
Where else “pelech” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nofel” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearslacking
Lacking something, wanting in. "Lacking heart" is one who has no sense.
Where else “chasar” appearsbread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears“May there not be cut off from the house of Joab”: may his family never be without one. “One who leans on a staff”: the word may also mean “spindle” (one fit only for spinning).
28Afterward David heard of it and said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before YHWH forever of the blood of Abner son of Ner.
29 · This verse (above)
30So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put to death Asahel their brother at Gibeon in the battle.
