2 Samuel 23:21
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מִצְרִי
Mitsrîy
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
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)
מִצְרִי
Mitsrîy
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
מִצְרִי
Mitsrîy
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
Key Terms in This Verse
יָצָא yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
Study H3318 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of l...
Study H4294 →Cross References
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