2 Samuel 4:6
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אָן
ʼân
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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)
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
רֵכָב
Rêkâb
Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites
בַּעֲנָא
Baʻănâʼ
Banana, the name of four Israelite
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
מָלַט
mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young...
Key Terms in This Verse
מָלַט mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
Study H4422 →כִּי kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Study H3588 →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.
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 Abish...
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