2 Samuel 21:1
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
דָּם
dâm
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe...
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
גִּבְעֹנִי
Gibʻônîy
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּם dâm
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Study H1818 →דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
Study H7969 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →Cross References
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
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