2 Samuel 20:10
Old Testament • 23 words with Strong's data
"But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֲמָשָׂא
ʻĂmâsâʼ
Amasa, the name of two Israelites
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
תּוֹלָע
tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
שָׁפַךְ
shâphak
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc....
מֵעֶה
mêʻeh
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uteru...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
כִידוֹד
kîydôwd
properly, something struck off, i.e. a spark (as struck)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
יוֹאָב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
שְׁבָא
Shᵉbâʼ
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district
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 ...
Key Terms in This Verse
שְׁבָא Shᵉbâʼ
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district
Study H7614 →תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Study H8438 →רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →מֵעֶה mêʻeh
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (...
Study H4578 →שָׁפַךְ shâphak
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out
Study H8210 →Cross References
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place...
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the...
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
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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