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And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְchanted a dirgeיְקֹנֵןoverאֶלAbnerאַבְנֵרand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Should Abnerהַ אַבְנֵרdieיָמוּתasכְּa foolנָבָלdies?מוֹת
2 Samuel 3:33
Study it in the app“And the king chanted a dirge over Abner and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:33, word by word
- And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- chanted a dirgeיְקֹנֵןyekonen
chant a dirge
Chant a dirge, lament the dead in song.
Where else “yekonen” appears- 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- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- a foolנָבָלnaval
foolish, fool
Foolish, a fool: not one who knows little, but one who lives without regard for God.
Where else “naval” appears- diesמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
32They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the tomb of Abner, and all the people wept.
33 · This verse (above)
34Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into fetters of bronze; as one falls before unjust men, you fell.” And all the people wept again over him.