2 Samuel 16:1
Old Testament • 25 words with Strong's data
"And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
מְפִיבֹשֶׁת
Mᵉphîybôsheth
Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
קָרָה
qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
חָבַר
châbar
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
חָבַשׁ
châbash
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
אֲשִׁישָׁה
ʼăshîyshâh
something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
קַיִץ
qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
תְּבוּאָה
tᵉbûwʼâh
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲשִׁישָׁה ʼăshîyshâh
something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
Study H809 →חָבַר châbar
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
Study H2266 →חָבַשׁ châbash
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
Study H2280 →קַיִץ qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
Study H7019 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cake...
And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins,...
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went ...
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities t...
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three...
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
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