2 Samuel 18:12
Old Testament • 30 words with Strong's data
"And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom."
Word-by-Word Analysis
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)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
כִּי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
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 ...
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
אִתַּי
ʼIttay
Ittai or Ithai, the name of a Gittite and of an Israelite
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
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)
נָגַע
nâgaʻ
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive,...
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 ...
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)
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →נָגַע nâgaʻ
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, d...
Study H5060 →אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
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