2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:22

²²Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֨ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
went	וַתָּבוֹא֩	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֜ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
with her wise counsel	בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ	bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and they cut off	וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ	way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
the head	רֹ֨אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Sheba	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7652 Sheba
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Bichri	בִּכְרִי֙	biḵ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1075 Bikri
and threw	וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ	way·yaš·li·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
it to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joab	יוֹאָ֔ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
So he blew	וַיִּתְקַע֙	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	וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ	way·yā·p̄u·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
from	מֵֽעַל־	mê·‘al-	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to his own home	לְאֹהָלָ֑יו	lə·’ō·hā·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent
And Joab	וְיוֹאָ֛ב	wə·yō·w·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
returned	שָׁ֥ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
in Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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