2 Samuel
2 Samuel 8:5
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the Arameans | אֲרַ֣ם | ’ă·ram | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| came | וַתָּבֹא֙ | wat·tā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to help | לַעְזֹ֕ר | la‘·zōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5826 help, succour |
| King | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| Hadadezer | לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר | la·hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1909 Hadadezer |
| of Zobah | צוֹבָ֑ה | ṣō·w·ḇāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6678 Zoba, Zobah |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| struck down | וַיַּ֤ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| twenty-two | עֶשְׂרִֽים־ | ‘eś·rîm- | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| thousand | אֶ֖לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| of | בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם | ba·’ă·rām | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| men | אִֽישׁ׃ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.