Old Testament
2 Samuel
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The words of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel uses 1,259 different Hebrew words, 9,368 in all. 83 of them appear nowhere else in the Bible, 62 of those only once.
Words that mark this book
Used here far more than in the rest of the Old Testament, strongest first. They are a quick guide to what the book is about.
- דָּוִד Dâvid David 273 of its 1,046 uses
- אֲבִישָׁלוֹם Ăbîshâlôm Abshalom 95 of its 104 uses
- יוֹאָב Yôâb Joab 98 of its 140 uses
- מֶלֶךְ melek king 266 of its 2,416 uses
- אַבְנֵר Abnêr Abner 46 of its 63 uses
- אַמְנוֹן Amnôn Amnon 25 of its 27 uses
- עֶבֶד ebed slave, servant 100 of its 793 uses
- אֲחִיתֹפֶל Ăchîthôphel Achithophel 19 of its 21 uses
- שָׁאוּל Shâûl Shaul 66 of its 390 uses
- מְפִיבֹשֶׁת Mephîbôsheth Mephibosheth 16 of its 16 uses
- צִיבָא Tsîbâ Tsiba 15 of its 15 uses
- אוּרִיָּה Ûwrîâh Urijah 22 of its 36 uses
- אָדוֹן âdôn lord 52 of its 320 uses
- אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת Îysh-Bôsheth Ishbosheth 11 of its 11 uses
- יְהוֹנָתָן Yehônâthân Jehonathan 25 of its 80 uses
- אֲבִישַׁי Ăbîshay Abishai 15 of its 26 uses
- חֶבְרוֹן Chebrôn Hebron 22 of its 67 uses
- תָּמָר Tâmâr Tamar 14 of its 26 uses
- צְרוּיָה Tserûyâh Tserujah 14 of its 26 uses
- עֲשָׂהאֵל Ăsâhêl Asahel 12 of its 18 uses
- אֲרַוְנָה Ăravnâh Araunah 8 of its 8 uses
- בִּכְרִי Bikrî Bikri 8 of its 8 uses
- מוּת mûth die 71 of its 771 uses
- חוּשַׁי Chûshay Chushai 9 of its 11 uses
Words found only in 2 Samuel
Used more than once, and only in this book.
- מְפִיבֹשֶׁת Mephîbôsheth Mephibosheth 16 times
- צִיבָא Tsîbâ Tsiba 15 times
- אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת Îysh-Bôsheth Ishbosheth 11 times
- אֲרַוְנָה Ăravnâh Araunah 8 times
- בִּכְרִי Bikrî Bikri 8 times
- בְּאֵרֹתִי Beêrôthî Beerothite 5 times
- רִצְפָּה Ritspâh Ritspah 4 times
- חֹמֶשׁ chômesh belly 4 times
- לָבִיבָה lâbîbâh cakes 3 times
- כִּמְהָם Kimhâm Kimham 3 times
- שִׁמְעָה Shimâh Shimah 2 times
- שׁוֹבָךְ Shôbâk Shobak 2 times
- רֹגְלִים Rôgelîm Rogelim 2 times
- עֲבָרָה ăbârâh ford 2 times
- אֱלִיעָם Ĕlîâm Eliam 2 times
- כָּרַר kârar dance 2 times
- חֲרֹדִי Chărôdî Charodite 2 times
- חֵילָם Chêlâm Chelam 2 times
- גִּילֹנִי Gîlônî Gilonite 2 times
- גֹּב Gôb pit, den 2 times
- בִּרְיָה biryâh food 2 times
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.