2 Samuel 17:25
Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
עֲמָשָׂא
ʻĂmâsâʼ
Amasa, the name of two Israelites
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
צָבָא
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...
תַּחַת
tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
עֲמָשָׂא
ʻĂmâsâʼ
Amasa, the name of two Israelites
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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 ...
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
יִתְרָא
Yithrâʼ
Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֲבִיגַיִל
ʼĂbîygayil
Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
נָחָשׁ
Nâchâsh
Nachash, the name of two persons apparently non-Israelite
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Key Terms in This Verse
אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →תַּחַת tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Study H8478 →אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
Study H53 →אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →Cross References
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son...
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew...
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
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