2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:24

²⁴But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Joab	יוֹאָ֥ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and Abishai	וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י	wa·’ă·ḇî·šay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H52 Abishai
pursued	וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
Abner	אַבְנֵ֑ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
By sunset	וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ	wə·haš·še·meš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
they	וְהֵ֗מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
had gone	בָּ֚אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as the hill	גִּבְעַ֣ת	giḇ·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1389 hill
of Ammah	אַמָּ֔ה	’am·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H522 mother-city
opposite	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Giah	גִ֔יחַ	ḡî·aḥ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1520 Giach
on the way	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the wilderness	מִדְבַּ֥ר	miḏ·bar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Gibeon	גִּבְעֽוֹן׃	giḇ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1391 Gibon

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.