2 Samuel 12:18
Old Testament • 26 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
עַד
ʻad
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
צָרַר
tsârar
to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Key Terms in This Verse
צָרַר tsârar
to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
Study H6887 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
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