2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:25–26

²⁵How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle!

Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

²⁶I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother.

You were delightful to me;

your love to me was extraordinary,

surpassing the love of women.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	אֵ֚יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
the mighty	גִבֹּרִ֔ים	ḡib·bō·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty
have fallen	נָפְל֣וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
in the thick	בְּת֖וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
Jonathan	יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
lies slain	חָלָֽל׃	ḥā·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H2491 pierced
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your heights	בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ	bā·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1116 high place

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I grieve	צַר־	ṣar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
for you	עָלֶ֗יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
Jonathan	יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
my brother	אָחִי֙	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
You were delightful	נָעַ֥מְתָּ	nā·‘am·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely
to me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
your love	אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙	’a·hă·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H160 love
to me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
was extraordinary	נִפְלְאַ֤תָה	nip̄·lə·’a·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
surpassing the love	מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת	mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H160 love
of women	נָשִֽׁים׃	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 1:25 2 Samuel 1:19 · 2 Samuel 1:27

2 Samuel 1:26 1 Samuel 20:17 · 1 Samuel 18:1–4 · 1 Samuel 20:41 · 1 Samuel 19:2 · 1 Samuel 23:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.