2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:13–16

¹³After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. ¹⁴These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua,^c Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ¹⁵Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ¹⁶Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

Footnotes

c 5:14 Shammua is a variant of Shimea; see 1 Chronicles 3:5|1CH 3:5.

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2 Samuel 5:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחֲרֵ֖י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had arrived	בֹּא֣וֹ	bō·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Hebron	מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן	mê·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took	וַיִּקַּח֩	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
more	ע֜וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
concubines	פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים	pi·laḡ·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6370 concubine
and wives	וְנָשִׁים֙	wə·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
from Jerusalem	מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and more	ע֛וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
sons	בָּנִ֥ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
were born	וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ	way·yiw·wå̄·lə·dū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to him	לְדָוִ֖ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

2 Samuel 5:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֗לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the names	שְׁמ֛וֹת	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the children born	הַיִּלֹּדִ֥ים	hay·yil·lō·ḏîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H3209 born
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
Shammua	שַׁמּ֣וּעַ	šam·mū·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8051 Shammua
Shobab	וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב	wə·šō·w·ḇāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7727 Shobab
Nathan	וְנָתָ֖ן	wə·nā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
Solomon	וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	ū·šə·lō·mōh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

2 Samuel 5:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ibhar	וְיִבְחָ֥ר	wə·yiḇ·ḥār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2984 Jibchar
Elishua	וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ	we·’ĕ·lî·šū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H474 Elishua
Nepheg	וְנֶ֥פֶג	wə·ne·p̄eḡ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5298 Nepheg
Japhia	וְיָפִֽיעַ׃	wə·yā·p̄î·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3309 on border of Zebulun

2 Samuel 5:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Elishama	וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע	we·’ĕ·lî·šā·mā‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H476 Elishama
Eliada	וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע	wə·’el·yā·ḏā‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H450 Eljada
and Eliphelet	וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃פ	we·’ĕ·lî·p̄ā·leṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H467 Eliphelet, Elpelet

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2 Samuel 5:13 1 Chronicles 3:9 · Deuteronomy 17:17

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