2 Samuel 24:9
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
שְׁמֹנֶה
shᵉmôneh
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
חַיִל
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
יְהוּדָה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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)
Key Terms in This Verse
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →חַיִל chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Study H2428 →שְׁמֹנֶה shᵉmôneh
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
Study H8083 →מִסְפָּר miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Study H4557 →חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →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
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