2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:25

²⁵Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra,^c the Ishmaelite^d who had married Abigail,^e the daughter of Nahash^f and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

Footnotes

c 17:25 Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5|1KI 2:5.
d 17:25 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17|1CH 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelite
e 17:25 Or Abigal, a variant of Abigail
f 17:25 Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16|1CH 2:13-16

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם	’aḇ·šā·lōm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
had appointed	שָׂ֧ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
Amasa	עֲמָשָׂ֗א	‘ă·mā·śā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the army	הַצָּבָ֑א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
in place	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
of Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
Amasa	וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א	wa·‘ă·mā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
was the son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of a man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
named	וּשְׁמוֹ֙	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Ithra	יִתְרָ֣א	yiṯ·rā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3501 Jithra
the Ishmaelite	הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י	hay·yiś·rə·’ê·lî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3481 a Jisreelite
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had married	בָּא֙	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Abigail	אֲבִיגַ֣ל	’ă·ḇî·ḡal	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H26 Abigail, Abigal
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Nahash	נָחָ֔שׁ	nā·ḥāš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5176 Nachash
and sister	אֲח֥וֹת	’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of Zeruiah	צְרוּיָ֖ה	ṣə·rū·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6870 Tserujah
the mother	אֵ֥ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular construct	H517 mother
of Joab	יוֹאָֽב׃	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab

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1 Chronicles 2:13 · 2 Samuel 19:13 · 2 Samuel 20:9–12 · 2 Samuel 20:4 · 1 Kings 2:32 · 1 Chronicles 2:16–17 · 1 Kings 2:5

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