2 Samuel 12:23

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But now he is

מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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should I

צוֹם

tsôwm

H6685

a fast

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can I

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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him

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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again I shall

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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to him but he shall not

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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to me

Key Terms in This Verse

fast H6685

צוֹם tsôwm

a fast

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back H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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return H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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wherefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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dead H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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bring H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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go H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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