2 Samuel 4:2

“The son of Saul had two men, commanders of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin; for Beeroth also is counted as part of Benjamin.”

2 Samuel 4:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 4:2, word by word

The sonבֶןven

son

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

Where else “ven” appears
of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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hadהָיוּhayu

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “hayu” appears
twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears
menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

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

Where else “anashim” appears
commandersשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of bandsגְדוּדִיםgedudim

band, raiders

Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.

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the nameשֵׁםshem

name

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

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of the oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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Baanahבַּעֲנָהbaana

Baanah

Baanah, the name of several men; among them the band leader who, with his brother Rechab, killed Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4), and the father of Heleb, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:29).

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of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

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Rechabרֵכָבrechav

Rechab

Rechab, the name of several men; among them the one who, with his brother Baanah, killed Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4), and the ancestor of the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35).

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of Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimon

Rimmon

Rimmon: the name of a god of the Syrians and of several towns, among them one of Judah in the Negev. The name means "pomegranate," the fruit.

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the Beerothiteבְּאֶרֹתִיbeeroti

Beerothite

Beerothite: an inhabitant of Beeroth, a Gibeonite city counted with Benjamin (Joshua 9:17).

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of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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Beerothבְּאֵרוֹתbeerot

Beeroth

Beeroth: one of the cities of the Gibeonites. The name means "wells."

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is countedתֵּחָשֵׁבtechashev

count

To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.

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The context

1When the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his hands went limp, and all Israel was dismayed.

2 · This verse (above)

3The Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have resided as foreigners there until this day.

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