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So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹשֶׁתlivedיֹשֵׁבin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםforכִּיatעַלthe tableשֻׁלְחַןof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְheהוּאalwaysתָּמִידate;אֹכֵלand heוְהוּאwas lameפִסֵּחַin bothשְׁתֵּיhis feet.רַגְלָיו
2 Samuel 9:13
Study it in the app“So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he always ate; and he was lame in both his feet.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 9:13, word by word
- So Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹשֶׁתmefivoshet
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth, the name of two men of the house of Saul: the son of Jonathan, lame in both feet, to whom David showed loyal love (2 Samuel 4:4; 9), and a son of Saul and Rizpah (2 Samuel 21:8). In 1 Chronicles 8:34 the son of Jonathan is called Merib-baal.
Where else “mefivoshet” appears- livedיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- the tableשֻׁלְחַןshulchan
meal
The meal: eating at someone's table.
Where else “shulchan” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- alwaysתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- ateאֹכֵלochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochel” appears- was lameפִסֵּחַfiseach
lame
Lame.
Where else “fiseach” appears- in bothשְׁתֵּיshete
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appears- his feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
12Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
13 · This verse (above)