2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:17–18

¹⁷They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

¹⁸During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

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2 Samuel 18:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They took	וַיִּקְח֣וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
cast	וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ	way·yaš·lî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
him	אֹת֤וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a large	הַגָּד֔וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
pit	הַפַּ֣חַת	hap·pa·ḥaṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6354 pit
in the forest	בַיַּ֙עַר֙	ḇay·ya·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
and piled	וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ	way·yaṣ·ṣi·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
a huge	גָּד֣וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
mound	גַּל־	gal-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1530 heap, wave, billow
of stones	אֲבָנִ֖ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
over him	עָלָ֛יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Meanwhile	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
fled	נָ֖סוּ	nā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to his home	לְאָהֳלוֹ׃ס	lə·ʾå̄·ho·lō	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent

2 Samuel 18:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During his lifetime	בְחַיָּו	ḇə·ḥay·yå̄w	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
Absalom	וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם	wə·’aḇ·šā·lōm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
had set up	וַיַּצֶּב־	way·yaṣ·ṣeḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
for himself	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a pillar	מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙	maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4678 stationary, stone, stock
in the King’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Valley	בְּעֵֽמֶק־	bə·‘ê·meq-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6010 vale
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had said	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
son	בֵ֔ן	ḇên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
to	בַּעֲב֖וּר	ba·‘ă·ḇūr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
preserve the memory	הַזְכִּ֣יר	haz·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2142 remember
of my name	שְׁמִ֑י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
So he gave	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the pillar	לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙	lam·maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4678 stationary, stone, stock
his name	שְׁמ֔וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
and to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּֽה׃ס	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
it is called	וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא	way·yiq·qā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Absalom’s	אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם	’aḇ·šā·lōm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
Monument	יַ֣ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand

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2 Samuel 18:17 Joshua 8:29 · Joshua 7:26

2 Samuel 18:18 Genesis 14:17 · 2 Samuel 14:27 · Daniel 4:30 · 1 Samuel 15:12

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