2 Samuel 16:2
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גָּמַל
gâmal
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
רָכַב
râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
קַיִץ
qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
מוּג
mûwg
to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
מִדְבָּר
midbâr
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּמַל gâmal
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
Study H1580 →רָכַב râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Study H7392 →קַיִץ qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
Study H7019 →מוּג mûwg
to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
Study H4127 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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