2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:16

¹⁶Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
blew	וַיִּתְקַ֤ע	way·yiṯ·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the ram’s horn	בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר	baš·šō·p̄ār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7782 horn
and the troops	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
broke off	וַיָּ֣שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
their pursuit	מִרְדֹ֖ף	mir·ḏōp̄	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
had restrained them	חָשַׂ֥ךְ	ḥā·śaḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.