2 Samuel 17:1
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אֲחִיתֹפֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
Achithophel, an Israelite
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
Study H53 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →עוֹד ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
Study H5750 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →Cross References
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
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