2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:28
28So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So 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 | בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר | baš·šō·w·p̄ār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the troops | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| stopped | וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ | way·ya·‘am·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| they no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֖וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| pursued | יִרְדְּפ֥וּ | yir·də·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| or continued | יָסְפ֥וּ | yā·sə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3254 add |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.