2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:3
3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah.a Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
Footnotes
- a 13:3 Shimeah is a variant of Shammah, Shimea, and Shimei; see 1 Samuel 16:9|1SA 16:9, 2 Samuel 21:21, and 1 Chronicles 2:13.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Amnon | וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן | ū·lə·’am·nō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H550 Amnon |
| had a friend | רֵ֗עַ | rê·a‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| named | וּשְׁמוֹ֙ | ū·šə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Jonadab | יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב | yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3122 Jonadab |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of David’s | דָוִ֑ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| brother | אֲחִ֣י | ’ă·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H251 brother |
| Shimeah | שִׁמְעָ֖ה | šim·‘āh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8093 Shimah |
| Jonadab | וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב | wə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3122 Jonadab |
| was a very | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| shrewd | חָכָ֖ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.