2 Samuel

2 Samuel 4:1

¹Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now when	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Abner	אַבְנֵר֙	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
had died	מֵ֤ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן	bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
he lost	וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ	way·yir·pū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7503 sink, relax
courage	יָדָ֑יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
was dismayed	נִבְהָֽלוּ׃	niḇ·hā·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H926 alarm, dismay

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