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Now the houseוּ בֵיתof Saulשָׁאוּלhadלְa servantעֶבֶדwhose nameוּשְׁמוֹwasZiba,צִיבָאand they calledוַיִּקְרְאוּhimלוֹtoאֶלDavid.דָּוִדThe kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Are youהַאַתָּהZiba?”צִיבָאHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Your servant.”עַבְדֶּךָ
2 Samuel 9:2
Study it in the app“Now the house of Saul had a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “Your servant.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 9:2, word by word
- Now the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” 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".
Where else “shaul” appears- a servantעֶבֶדeved
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appears- whose nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Zibaצִיבָאtsiva
Ziba
Ziba, a servant of the house of Saul whom David put in charge of Mephibosheth's lands (2 Samuel 9; 16; 19).
Where else “tsiva” appears- and they calledיִּקְרְאוּyikru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikru” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears
The context
1David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may do loyal love with him for the sake of Jonathan?”
2 · This verse (above)
3The king said, “Is there no longer any man of the house of Saul, that I may do the loyal love of Elohim with him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, injured in the feet.”