2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:25–26

²⁵Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw. ²⁶And when he cut the hair of his head— he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy— he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels,^b according to the royal standard.

Footnotes

b 14:26 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of hair.

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2 Samuel 14:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now there was	הָיָ֧ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
as handsome	יָפֶ֛ה	yā·p̄eh	Adjective - masculine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
and highly	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
praised	לְהַלֵּ֣ל	lə·hal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1984 shine
as Absalom	וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם	ū·ḵə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
From the sole	מִכַּ֤ף	mik·kap̄	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of his foot	רַגְלוֹ֙	raḡ·lōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
to	וְעַ֣ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the top of his head	קָדְקֳד֔וֹ	qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6936 head, crown of head
he did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have	הָ֥יָה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a single flaw	מֽוּם׃	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect

2 Samuel 14:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when he cut the hair	וּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮	ū·ḇə·ḡal·lə·ḥōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1548 be bald
of	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his head	רֹאשׁוֹ֒	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
he shaved	יְגַלֵּ֔חַ	yə·ḡal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1548 be bald
it every year	מִקֵּ֨ץ	miq·qêṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7093 end
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his hair got so heavy	כָבֵ֥ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
he would weigh	וְשָׁקַל֙	wə·šā·qal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8254 weigh
two hundred	מָאתַ֥יִם	mā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H3967 hundred
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֖ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
according to the royal	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
standard	בְּאֶ֥בֶן	bə·’e·ḇen	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H68 stone

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 14:25 Isaiah 1:6 · Deuteronomy 28:35 · Job 2:7 · Matthew 23:27 · 1 Samuel 9:2 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Proverbs 31:30

2 Samuel 14:26 Ezekiel 44:20 · 1 Corinthians 11:14 · 2 Samuel 18:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.