2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:17
17The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| was | וַתְּהִ֧י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| intense | קָשָׁ֥ה | qā·šāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7186 hard, severe |
| and Abner | אַבְנֵר֙ | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| and the men | וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י | wə·’an·šê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| were defeated | וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף | way·yin·nā·ḡep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5062 strike, smite |
| by | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the servants | עַבְדֵ֥י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of David | דָוִֽד׃ | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.