2 Samuel 21:19
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
English grammatical function word ('elhanan'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
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 ...
English grammatical function word ('jaareoregim'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equiva...
בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי
Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
a Beth-lechemite, or native of Bethlechem
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
אִתַּי
ʼIttay
Ittai or Ithai, the name of a Gittite and of an Israelite
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
כִּידוֹן
kîydôwn
properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('jaareoregim'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they ar...
Study GRAM →English grammatical function word ('elhanan'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
a Beth-lechemite, or native of Bethlechem
Study H1022 →מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of l...
Study H4294 →Cross References
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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