2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:18

¹⁸The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The three	שְׁלֹשָׁה֙	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Zeruiah	צְרוּיָ֔ה	ṣə·rū·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6870 Tserujah
were	וַיִּֽהְיוּ־	way·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֗ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Joab	יוֹאָ֥ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
Abishai	וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י	wa·’ă·ḇî·šay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H52 Abishai
and Asahel	וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל	wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6214 Asahel
Now Asahel	וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙	wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6214 Asahel
fleet	קַ֣ל	qal	Adjective - masculine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
of foot	בְּרַגְלָ֔יו	bə·raḡ·lāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
like a	כְּאַחַ֥ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
wild	בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
gazelle	הַצְּבָיִ֖ם	haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6643 beauty, honour

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.