2 Samuel 14:6
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
a female slave (as a member of the household)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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 ...
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
נָצָה
nâtsâh
properly, to go forth, i.e. (by implication) to be expelled, and (consequently) desolate; causatively, to lay waste; also (specifically), to quarrel
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
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)
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָצָה nâtsâh
properly, to go forth, i.e. (by implication) to be expelled, and (consequently) desolate; causatively, to lay waste; also (specifically), to quarrel
Study H5327 →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 →Cross References
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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