2 Samuel 13:3 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

וּ לְ אַמְנ֣וֹן

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

אַמְנ֣וֹן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("But amnon")

Dictionary form: אַמְנוֹן · am-NONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
לְ	Speech Preposition
אַמְנוֹן	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: but amnon

amnon ×9 and amnon ×5 amnons ×2 but amnon ×1 her and amnon ×1 her hath amnon ×1 him amnon ×1 his brother amnon ×1

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Amnon — Standard modern spelling; use in all narrative contexts.

Ammon — Alternate spelling; avoid — easily confused with the nation Ammon.

Amnon ben David — Use when distinguishing him from Amnon son of Shimon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB542 H550

אַמְנוֺן proper name, masculine (faithful)

1. eldest son of David 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 13 = אֲמִינוֺן 2Sam 13:20 = אַמְנֹן 1Chr 3:1.

2. a son of Shimon 1Chr 4:20.

BDB543 H550

אֲמִינוֺן diminutive, so Ew^{§ 167 a} compare W^{i. § 269}, or text error; compare Dr 2Sam 13:20, see אַמְנוֺן.

Strong's Definition H550

amnon, amnons

ʾamnôn

faithful

Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David

oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 15 English renderings

Amnon Son of Shimon, descendant of Judah Amnon David's firstborn son, killed by Absalom

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Word Parts

רֵ֗עַ

Root word neighbour, neighbours, friend, another, friends, …

Dictionary form: רֵעַ · RAY-ah

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

רֵעַ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: had a friend

his neighbour ×32 another ×17 his neighbours ×10 against his neighbour ×6 thy neighbours ×6 of his neighbour ×5 friends ×4 of his friend ×4

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neighbor — Most common sense; updated spelling from KJV 'neighbour'.

friend — Use when relational warmth or closeness is implied.

fellow — Good for peer or associate in a group context.

companion — Emphasizes ongoing closeness or shared experience.

associate — Neutral; suits legal or formal contractual contexts.

another person — Best when רֵעַ means 'one another' or 'each other'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7824 H7452 H7453 H7454

I. רֵעַ verbal noun shouting, roar, but dubious; — קוֺל הָעָם בְּרֵעֹה֯ Exod 32:17 (E) sound of the people as they shouted (read Infinitive construct בָּרִעֹה for בְּהָרִיעוֺ, compare √5); יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵע֑וֺ Job 36:33 the roar thereof telleth of him (< רַעְמוֺ his thunder, so Bu); לָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵעַ Mic 4:9 why criest thou out with a crying? i.e. so loudly (but see √

6. ). — II. III. רֵעַ see רעה. p. 945f

BDB8001 H7453 H7452 H7454

II. רֵעַ₁₈₇ noun masculine^{Prov 17:17} friend, companion, fellow; — ׳ר absolute 2Sam 13:3 +, construct 1Chr 27:33 suffix רֵעִי Job 31:9 +, רֵעְַךָ Deut 5:17 +, רֵעֶ֑ךָ Exod 2:13 +, also רֵעֶיךָ 2Sam 12:11 (singular; Ges^{«GKC:93ss»§ 93ss}), רֵעֵ֫הוּ (Ges^{«GKC:84»§ 84} a i) Gen 11:3 + 114 t., רֵעוֺ Jer 6:21, רֵעָהּ, Jer 3:30 plural רֵעִים Jer 3:1 +, construct רֵעֵי Job 2:11 suffix רֵעָיו Job 32:3, רֵעֵ֫הו (Ges^{«GKC:91k»§ 91k}) Job 42:10; 1Sam 30:26, etc.; —
l. friend, intimate, Gen 38:12; Gen 38:20(J), 1Sam 30:26; 2Sam 13:3; 1Kgs 16:11 (ᵐ5 omitted); רִעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ Deut 13:7, מֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ Prov 27:9 (text dubious see Toy); Mic 7:5 (|| אַלוּף), Jer 9:3 (|| אָח), Jer 19:9; Lam 1:2 ( + אֹהֲבֶיהָ), Ps 35:14 (|| אָח) + 3 t. Psalms; especially Job 2:11; Job 6:14 + 8 t. Job; Prov 17:17; Prov 18:24 + 8 t. Proverbs ( Prov 12:26 see מֵרֵעַ below), Song 5:1 (|| דּוֺדִים); associates Zech 3:8 technical term הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳ר 1Chr 27:33 (see רֵעֶה), compare 2Sam 16:17 (twice in verse); of lover Song 5:16 (|| דּוֺדִי), husband Jer 3:20, paramours Hos 3:1; Jer 3:1 metaphor רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה Job 30:29 (|| אָח לְתַנִּים).

2. in weaker sense, fellow, fellow-citizen, even another person,, with whom one stands in reciprocal relations, Exod 2:13; Exod 20:16; Exod 20:17 (3 t. in verse) (Gi vExod 20:13 vExod 20:14 vExod 20:14 vExod 20:14) = Deut 5:17; Deut 5:18 (3 t. in verse), Exod 21:14; Exod 22:7; Exod 22:8; Exod 22:10; Exod 22:25 (all E), Lev 19:13; Lev 19:16; Lev 19:18; Lev 20:10 (all H), Deut 4:42; Deut 15:2 (twice in verse) + 11 t. Deuteronomy; Josh 20:5 (D), Judg 7:14; Jer 9:7; Jer 22:13; Jer 29:23; Jer 22:11; Jer 22:12; Ps 15:3; Ps 28:3; Ps 101:5; Prov 3:28; Prov 3:29; Prov 6:1 (|| זָר !) + 18 t. Proverbs; וְרֵעוֺ שָׁכֵן Jer 6:21; 1Sam 15:28 hath given (the kingdom) to thy fellow, = another than thou, so 1Sam 28:17; 2Sam 12:11 so also אִישׁ ֗֗֗ רֵעֵהוּ a (given, certain) man over against his fellow (different from 3) Exod 21:18; Exod 21:35; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:9; Exod 22:13; Exod 33:11 (all E), Deut 19:11; Deut 22:26; Judg 7:13; 1Kgs 8:31; 1Kgs 20:35; Jer 7:5; 1Chr 6:22; Ruth 3:14; Eccl 4:4 similarly שָׂעִיר אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ Isa 34:14.

3. in reciprocal phrase אִישׁ ֗֗֗ רֵעֵהו Gen 11:3 they said one to another (אִישׁ distributive), each the speech of the other vGen 11:7, absent one from the other Gen 31:49, compare Gen 43:33 (all J), Exod 11:2; Exod 18:7; Exod 18:16; Exod 32:27 (all E), Judg 6:29; Judg 7:22; Judg 10:18; 2Sam 2:16 (twice in verse) + 4 t. 1 Samuel; 2Kgs 3:23; 2Kgs 7:3; 2Kgs 7:9; 2Chr 20:23; Isa 3:5 (|| אִישׁ בְּאִישׁ), Isa 13:8; Isa 19:2 (|| אִישׁ בְּאָתִיו) Isa 41:6; Jer 5:8 + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 33:26; Zech 3:10 + 6 t. Zechariah (Zech 11:6 read רֹעֵהוּ Sta^{ZAW i (1881), 26}); Mal 3:16; Jonah 1:7 so of things Gen 15:10 (J). — I. רֵעַ see רוע. p.929 below

BDB8006 H7468 H7453

I. רְעוּת noun feminine fellow (-woman); — suffix in reciprocal phrase אִשָּׁה מֵאֵת רְעוּתָהּ Exod 11:2 (E) each from her fellow (|| אִישׁ מֵאֵת רֵעֵהוּ, compare II. רֵעַ 3); compare Jer 9:19 of birds of prey (דַיּוֺת) Isa 34:15 compare vIsa 34:16 people under figure of sheep Zech 11:9 רְעוּתָהּ Esth 1:19 = another than she (compare 1Sam 15:28 II. רֵעַ 2).

Strong's Definition H7453

neighbour, neighbours, friend, another, friends, …

rēaʿ

an associate (more or less close)

friend, companion, fellow, another person

friend, intimate

Variations 48 forms of this word

Translations 89 English renderings

Neighbour

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Word Parts

וּ שְׁמ וֹ֙

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שְׁמ

Root word name, names, renown, fame, famous, …

וֹ֙

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: שֵׁם · shame

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וּ	Speech Conjunction
שְׁמ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: whose name

the name ×95 name ×88 his name ×70 thy name ×51 and the name ×42 whose name ×35 my name ×34 in the name ×22

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name — Most direct equivalent; fits nearly every context.

reputation — Use when honor or social standing is in view.

renown — Elevated register; suits poetic or majestic contexts.

fame — Good for widespread public recognition or glory.

identity — Use when the name conveys essential character or being.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8776 H8034

I. שֵׁם₈₆₄ noun masculine^{2Sam 7:9} name (√ unknown; Thes שׁמה, compare Ba^{ZMG xli (1887), 635}; Lag^{BN 160} ושׁם, Arabic brand, mark, compare RS^{K 213, 303 ff.} Kö^{ii. 1. 104}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especially הַשֵּׁם = יהוה); Phoenician שם Lzb³⁷⁷; Assyrian šumu; Sabean סם Hom^{Chr 124}; Ethiopic Arabic , , , ; Aramaic שֵׁם, שְׁמָא, also שׁוּם, שֻׁם (Kö^{ii. 1. 512}), , , Old Aramaic, Palmyrene שם Lzb³⁷⁷); — absolute ׳שׁ Gen 6:4 +; construct ׳שׁ Gen 12:8 +, rarely שֶׁםֿ 1Sam 8:2 +; suffix שְׁמִי Exod 3:15 +, שִׁמְךָ Gen 32:9 +, שְׁמֶ֑ךָ 1Kgs 18:31 +, etc.; plural שֵׁמוֺת (rarely שֵׁמֹת) Gen 2:20 +; construct שְׁמוֺת Exod 6:16 +, suffix שְׁמוֺתָם Num 13:4 +, שְׁמוֺתָן Ezek 23:4 (twice in verse); — name:

1. of river Gen 2:11; Gen 2:13; Gen 2:14, beasts vGen 2:19 vGen 2:20, city Gen 26:33 (all J) +; היּוֺם ׳שׁ Ezek 24:2, i.e. exact designation of it (+ הַזֶּה ׳אֶתעֶֿצֶם הַיּ).

2. a. usually of person: Gen 4:17; Gen 4:19 (twice in verse) (J) +; as significant 1Sam 25:25, compare Prov 21:24 especially in phrase וַיְהִי אִישׁ ֗֗֗ וּשְׁמוֺ אֶלְקָנָה 1Sam 1:1, compare 1Sam 9:1; 1Sam 9:2, Jer 37:13 + 28 t.; less often as גָּלְיָת שְׁמוֺ 1Sam 17:4, compare Zech 6:12 + 5 t. (compare in Assyrian Krae^{BAS i. 430}); frequently with קָרָא (q. v. 6, and Niph`al 2, Pu`al; note here, עַל ׳נִקְרָא שׁ in token of ownership 2Sam 12:28 (see Dr), Isa 4:1); rarely, שִׂים אֶתשְֿׁמוֺ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Judg 8:31, compare 2Kgs 17:34; Neh 9:7 ׳וַיָּ֫שֶׂם לָהֶם שׁ Dan 1:7 with יֵאָמֵר Gen 32:29 (J); change of name is without verb, as Gen 17:15 (P), or (usually) with יִהְיֶה Gen 35:10 (P) Israel shall be thy name. compare Gen 17:5; 1Kgs 18:31; 1Chr 22:9, also ׳וַיַסֵּב אֶתשְֿׁמוֺ יְהו 2Kgs 23:34 = 2Chr 36:4, compare 2Kgs 24:17, and (suj. ׳י) עוֺלָם אֶתֶּןלֿוֺ ׳שׁ Isa 56:5 מַהשְּֿׁמֶ֑ךָ Gen 32:28, compare Exod 3:13; Prov 30:4, מִית שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Judg 13:17 be explicitly mentioned is: וְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁמוֺת Ezra 10:16, ׳נִקְּבוּ בְשׁ Num 1:17; 1Chr 16:41; 2Chr 28:15; 2Chr 31:10; Ezra 8:20, ׳הַבָּאִים בְּשׁ 1Chr 4:38, ׳וַיָבזֹם בְּשׁ v1Chr 4:41 of things, וּבְשֵׁמוֺת תִּקְדוּ Num 4:32 (P), + vNum 4:27 (read בְּשֵׁמֹת ᵐ5 Di Baen Gray); יְדַעְתִּיךָ בְּשֵׁם Exod 33:12 (subject ׳י), i.e. acknowledge thee, personally (as mine), compare vExod 33:17 (both J); ׳פ ׳בְּשׁ as the representative of 1Sam 25:5; 1Sam 25:9; 1Kgs 21:8; Jer 29:25; Esth 2:22; Esth 3:12; Esth 8:8 (twice in verse); Esth 8:10 (compare also 3).
b. = reputation; (1) וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶ֫ךָ Gen 12:2 (J), גָּדוֺל כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר ׳וְעָשִׂתִי לִךָ שׁ בָּאָרֶץ 2Sam 7:9 make oneself a name ׳וְנַעֲשֶׂח לָנוּ שׁ Gen 11:4 (J), ׳וַיַּעַשׂ לוֺ שׁ 2Sam 8:13, of ׳י Jer 32:20, hence Neh 9:10; Dan 9:15; Isa 63:12; Isa 63:14, so with שׂוּם 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:21 ׳וַיֵּצֵא לָךְ שֵׁם בְּ Ezek 16:14 (compare 1Chr 14:17), 2Chr 26:15 עַדלְֿמֵרָחוֺק, v2Chr 26:8 ׳וַיֵּלֶךְ שְׁמוֺ עַדלְֿ; 2Sam 23:18; 2Sam 23:22 = fame, glory, Zeph 3:19; Zeph 3:20; Ezek 39:13. — Ezek 34:29 read perhaps שָׁלֹם ᵐ5 Siegf Be Toy; Co שָׁלֵם; Krae conjecture שָׁמֵן; אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם Gen 6:4 (J), Num 16:2 (J), אַנְשֵׁי שֵׁמוֺת 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 12:31 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:30); with negative בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁ Job 30:3 (2) bad sense, וְהוֺצִא עָלָיהָ שֵׁם רָ֑ע Dan 22:14 compare Dan 22:19; Neh 6:13 = byword Ezek 23:10 טְמֵאַת ׳הַשּׁ Ezek 22:5.
c. especially as giving a man kind of posthumous life, especially in his sons, אֵיןלִֿי בֵן בֵּעֲבוּר הַזְכֵּיר שְׁמִי 2Sam 18:18, ׳לְהָקִים לְאָחִיו שֵׁם בְּ Deut 25:7, compare vDeut 25:6; Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:10, without whom it is blotted out, etc., Deut 25:6, compare Num 27:4 (P), Ruth 4:10, so that to destroy one's name = extirpate family (and שֵׁם sometimes Is || צֶרַע) 1Sam 24:22 (Gi v.1Sam 24:21), 2Sam 14:7 (|| שְׁאֵרִית), so of peoples Deut 7:24; Deut 9:14; Deut 12:3; Isa 14:22 +; לאֹ יִוָּרַע מִשִּׁמְךָ עוֺד Nah 1:14 (of Nineveh); כֵּן יַעֲמֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם Isa 66:22 more abstract (|| זֵכֶר) Job 18:17; Prov 10:7.

3. name, as designation of God, specifically of ׳י (especially Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isa^2,3, Psalms): — first (in Hexateuch) in phrase ׳י ׳בְּשׁ ׳ק Gen 4:26 (J), call with, i.e. use the name ׳י in worship, so Gen 12:8; Gen 13:4; Gen 21:33; Gen 26:35 + (see קרא 2 c); hence, of place of worship, בְּכָלהַֿמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר אַוְּכִּיר מאתשְֿׁמִי שָׁם Exod 20:24 (Gi vExod 20:21); אֶתשְֿׁמוֺ שָׁם [לְשַׁכֵּן] לָשׂוּם Deut 12:5; Deut 12:11 +; בָּנָה בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי 2Sam 7:13 + often; people come ׳י ׳לְשׁ Josh 9:9 (R^D), so ׳לְמֵעַן שׁ 1Kgs 8:41 = 2Chr 6:32; Isa 60:9 seek it Ps 83:17 swear with ׳י ׳בְּשׁ 1Sam 20:42; Deut 6:13; Deut 10:20; Lev 19:12, compare (לַשָּׁוְא) Exod 20:7 (twice in verse)=Deut 5:11 (twice in verse); ׳י ׳תָּפַשׁ Prov 30:9 נִקְרָא שְׁמִיעַלֿ, etc., in token of ownership (compare 2 a), Jer 7:10 + ; = his reputation, fame, with עָשָׁה לוֺ, see 1 b (1), compare Josh 7:9 ׳י ׳בְּשׁ, i.e. as his representative Exod 5:23 (J), 1Sam 17:45; Deut 10:8; 2Sam 6:18; 2Kgs 2:24 + (see 2 a near the end); especially as embodying the (revealed) character of ׳י: שְׁמוֺ ׳י Amos 5:8; Amos 9:6; Jer 33:2, וֶה שְּׁמִי לְעֹלָם Exod 3:15 (E; || זֵכֶר; fundamental passage), Exod 6:3 (P); ) עְבָאוֺת שְׁמוֺ׳(א ׳י Amos 4:13; Amos 5:27; Jer 10:16; Jer 46:18 + 10 t. Jeremiah, Isa², קַנָּא שְׁמוֺ ׳י Exod 34:14 (J; compare Exod 20:5; Nah 1:2), ׳קָדוֺשׁ שׁ Isa 57:15, ׳שׁ [וֺ] קָדְשִׁי Amos 2:7; Ezek 39:7; Ezek 43:7; Ps 103:1 + often; hence object of knowledge Isa 52:6; Jer 48:17, יֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Ps 9:11 (|| דֹּרְשֶׁיךָ), love Isa 56:5, ׳אֹהֲבֵי שׁ Ps 5:12; Ps 69:37; Ps 119:132, fear Ps 61:6, especially of praise, etc. (חִלֵּל, הִןכִּיר, הוֺדָה, בֵּרַח, etc.): לְשִׁמְךָ אֲוַמֵּר 2Sam 22:50 (|| אוֺדְךָ and so very often || ׳י) = Ps 18:50, compare 1Chr 16:10; 1Chr 29:13; Ps 45:18; Isa 26:13; 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:35 = 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 6:26; Ps 8:2; Ps 8:10 +; כְּבוֺד שְׁמוֺ ׳חָבוּלי Ps 29:2; Ps 96:8, and many comibinations; opposed to ׳א ׳חִלֵּל אֶתשֿׁ Lev 18:21 +, ׳י ׳נקב שׁ Lev 24:16, ׳נִאֵץ שׁ Ps 74:10; Ps 74:18, etc.; הַנִּכְבָּד וְהַנּוֺרָא ׳הַשּׁ Deut 28:58, compare Neh 1:11 לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ, in appeals to ׳י to act according to his character Jer 14:7; Jer 14:21; Ezek 20:9; Ezek 20:14; Isa 48:9; Isa 66:5; Ps 25:11; Ps 31:4 +; ׳י ׳שׁ is powerful agent, בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֺשִׁיעֵנִי Ps 54:3 (|| בִּגְבוּרָֽתְךָ), compare Ps 124:8 of ׳מַלְאַךָ י, ׳י says שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּוֺ Exod 23:21 (E); הַשֵּׁם Lev 24:11 is probably scribal substitution for word ׳י (already beginning to be thought ineffable, especially with וַיִקֹּב compare Gei^{Urschr.273 f.} Di Dr-Wh Baen); on development of this usage, and Jewish use of ׳הַשּׁ as personified or hypostasis, see Levy^{NHWB under the word} Jastr^s.see — קָרוֺב שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Ps 75:2 is striking, but doubtful, < ᵐ5 Dy Che Gr Hup-Now ׳קֹרְאֵי שׁ, Du ׳קָרָנוּ בִשׁ (= קָרָאנוּ).

4. of false gods, use forbidden Exod 23:13 (E), Josh 23:7 (R^D), compare Hos 2:19; Ps 16:4speak בְּשֵׁם אלהים אחרים Deut 18:20 ׳א ׳קָרָא בְשׁ 1Kgs 18:24; 1Kgs 18:25; 1Kgs 18:26 ׳א ׳יֵלְכוּ בְשׁ Mic 4:5.

5. = memorial, monument Isa 55:13 (|| אוֺת; so Che Du > = fame Di-Kit), יָד וָשֵׁם ׳טוֺב מִבָּנִים וגו Isa 56:5 (with word-play on ׳שׁ 1 c).

BDB9963 H8034 H8036

שֻׁם noun masculine name (see Biblical Hebrew שֵׁם); — construct ׳שׁ Ezra 5:1 +; suffix שְׁמֵהּ Dan 2:20 +; plural construct שְׁמָהָת Ezra 5:4, suffix תְהֹם- vEzra 5:10 — name, of divinity: Dan 2:20; Dan 4:5; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:12 of a man: Dan 2:26; Dan 4:15; Dan 4:16; Dan 5:12 (all Daniel), Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:10 (twice in verse) also vEzra 5:14, with which compare S-C^{K 4, 5, s f., 12 f}.

Strong's Definition H8034

name, names, renown, fame, famous, …

šēm

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

name

name

Variations 89 forms of this word

Translations 183 English renderings

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Word Parts

יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Was jonadab")

Dictionary form: יוֹנָדָב · yoh-naw-DAWB

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

יֽוֹנָדָב

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: was jonadab

and jonadab ×3 jonadab ×3 was jonadab ×1

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Jonadab — Standard modern spelling; use in most translations.

Yonadab — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; suits scholarly contexts.

Jehondab — Alternate traditional form; rarely preferred today.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2112 H3082 H3122

יְהוֺנָדָב, יוֺנָדָב proper name, masculine (׳י is noble, or is liberal, or hath impelled, compare נְדַבְיָה) —

1. ׳יְהוֺ son of Rechab & chief of the Rechabites (ᵐ5 Ἰωαναδαβ) 2Kgs 10:15 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 10:23; Jer 35:8; Jer 35:14; Jer 35:16; Jer 35:18 = ׳יוֺ Jer 35:6; Jer 35:10; Jer 35:19.

2. ׳יְהוֺ nephew of David (ᵐ5 Ἰωναδαβ, Ἰωναδαμ; ᵐ5^L Ἰωαναθαν) 2Sam 13:5 = ׳יוֺ 2Sam 13:3 (twice in verse); 2Sam 13:32; 2Sam 13:35 (apparently called Jonathan 2Sam 21:21; 1Chr 20:7, compare יְהוֺנָתָן

3.)

Strong's Definition H3122

jonadab

yônādāb

Jehovah is willing

Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite

a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

Jonadab Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon

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Word Parts

בֶּן

Root word son, children, sons, old, first, …

Dictionary form: בֵּן · bane

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בֶּן	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the son

the son ×1140 the children ×607 of the children ×309 his son ×206 son ×179 the sons ×177 and the children ×160 sons ×155

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son — Core meaning; use for a single male offspring.

children — Preferred when the group is mixed or age is stressed.

sons — Use for a male plural or tribal/genealogical list.

descendants — Best for extended lineage or collective ethnic groups.

members — Idiomatic for constructs like 'members of the community/guild'.

young — Use for animal offspring or 'young of' constructions.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1160 H1121

בֵּן₄₈₇₀ noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CIS^{iv. No. 2}, compare בני DHM^{Semitic Sprachforsch. 6}; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), Lyon^{Sargon 9, 1. 57}; especially in bin-bin, grandson COT^Gloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially Vog^{No. 21. 31. 36a} and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (Dl^{Pr 104 &} compare Ba^{ZMG 1887, 638 ff.}); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta^{§ 183}) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵבּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11; Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare vGen 17:16; Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11; Gen 11:13; Gen 11:15f; Exod 20:10; Deut 5:14; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; 1Sam 30:3; 1Sam 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sam 1:5-11) 2Kgs 4:14; 2Kgs 4:28; Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exod 21:5; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:3; 2Sam 19:5; 1Kgs 3:26 cared for Deut 1:31 spared Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained Deut 8:5; Prov 3:12; Prov 13:24; Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Prov 6:20; Prov 10:1; Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare 1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42. In particular
a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Judg 8:19; Ps 50:20; Ps 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Num 36:11.
c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:16 compare 1Sam 4:16; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17; 1Sam 26:21; 1Sam 26:25, see also Prov 1:8; Prov 1:10; Prov 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare vExod 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Ps 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further Deut 32:5 (plural) vDeut 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2; Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king 2Sam 7:14 = 1Chr 17:13 compare Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezek 16:21.
d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Ps 89:7.
e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exod 10:2; Deut 6:2; Judg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7 plural Exod 34:7; Exod 4:25; Exod 2:41; Exod 2:40; Job 42:16; Ps 128:6; Prov 13:22; Prov 17:6; Ezek 37:25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28; Gen 31:43 compare Gen 32:1 so of Naomi Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Josh 22:24; Josh 22:25; Josh 22:27 +; see also below
i. below
g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2; 1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4; Isa 7:5; Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7; Num 16:8.
h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare vJudg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3; Gen 23:5; Gen 23:7; Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11; Gen 23:16; Gen 23:18; Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5; Gen 36:15; Gen 36:19; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20; Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9; Deut 2:19; Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Chr 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Ps 77:16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2Sam 8:18 = 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:9) 2Chr 13:8; 2Chr 23:3; 2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & Nö^{ZMG 1886, 171} Dr^{Sm 66}); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Gen 34:7; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Kgs 17:34; Ps 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Ps 77:16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exod 1:1) Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Josh 21:43 + see Di, Ezek 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10; Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1; Exod 16:2; Exod 16:9; Exod 16:10; Exod 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2; Num 1:53; Num 8:9; Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25; Num 15:26; Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 4:1) Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Judg 1:8; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:16 (so read also vJudg 1:21 vJudg 1:21 compare Josh 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sam 1:18; 1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:1; 1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16; Num 3:17; 1Chr 5:27; 1Chr 6:1 compare 1Chr 23:6) Exod 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 18:21; Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 compare 1Kgs 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Ezek 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27; Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15; 1Chr 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exod 28:1; Exod 28:40; 1Chr 5:29; 1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal Exod 27:21; Exod 28:1; Exod 28:4 +) Lev 3:5; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Lev 7:83; Josh 21:10; 1Chr 6:35; 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:42; 1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:31; Neh 12:47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Josh 21:19; 2Chr 31:19 compare 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7; Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJosh 21:13 compare Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v2Chr 13:10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28; Ezek 23:7; Ezek 23:9; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15. Ezek 23:17; Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23; Lam 4:2; Ps 149:2 (compare Zech 9:13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare Lev 20:17; Num 22:5; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 3:11; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:30; Ezek 37:18; Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6; 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1; Judg 7:12; Judg 8:10; 1Kgs 5:10; Job 1:3; Isa 11:14; Jer 49:28; Ezek 25:4; Ezek 25:10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Neh 7:6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare Klo^{SK 1872. 254} Di.

2. children (male and female) Gen 3:16; Gen 21:7; Exod 21:5; Exod 22:23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Josh 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20:15.

3. youth, young men (plural) Prov 7:7; Song 2:3.

4. the young of animals Lev 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deut 22:6; Deut 22:7; 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10; Zech 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4; Job 39:16 — בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below

5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Che^{transl. & critical note})

6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.

7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1Kgs 20:35; 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:7; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:1; 2Kgs 9:1 (Hoffm RS^{Proph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.}; Zehnpf^{BAS i, 355} compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan Vog^{No, 4} and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7; Ezra 10:16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Gen 17:12; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43; Lev 22:25; Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Neh 9:2; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ezek 44:7; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4; Lev 25:5.
b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Gen 18:7; Gen 18:8 (J), for sacrifice Num 15:8; Num 15:9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only Lev 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14; Lev 16:3; Lev 23:18; Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2Chr 13:9; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 43:23; Ezek 43:25; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev + Num 6:10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.

8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1Sam 14:52; 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 2:7; 2Sam 13:28; 2Sam 17:10 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Judg 18:2; 2Kgs 2:16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judg 21:10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10; 1Chr 17:9; Hos 10:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Num 17:25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2Kgs 14:14 = 2Chr 25:24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1Sam 26:16 so בֶּןמֿות 2Sam 12:5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deut 25:2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Prov 31:5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Prov 31:8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Num 24:17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zech 4:14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק Gen 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Isa 14:12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Isa 5:1.

9. noun relative of age:
a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare Gen 7:6 + 71 t. P; Gen 50:26; Josh 14:7. Josh 14:10; Josh 24:29 (all E); Num 32:11 (J), Deut 31:2 also Judg 2:8; 1Sam 4:15; 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:36; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 27:3; 2Chr 24:15; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17; Ezra 3:8; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse); Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14; Exod 38:26; Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + Num 26:2; Num 26:4; Num 32:11; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 2Chr 25:5; Ezra 3:8 compare Lev 27:7; Num 8:24; Num 26:62; 1Chr 23:3 & without מעלה Num 8:25; Num 18:16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare vLev 27:5 vLev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v2Chr 31:17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5; Exod 29:38; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:18; Lev 23:19; Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6; Lev 23:12; Num 6:12; Num 6:14 + 12 t. Num 7 also Ezek 46:13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa^{3 ed. Freytag}; Rö^{de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21}; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol^{§ 227 b, p. 613}). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare Lag^{BN 75} & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious

BDB1169 H1121

בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.

BDB9386 H1247 H1121 H1248 H1123

I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא Nö^{M § 148}, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb^{242 f.}; Sabean בר according to Mordtm^{VOJ x. 154 f.}; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff.} Brock^{Syr. Gr. § 76} and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K^{§ 63} and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25 —

1. son(s) Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Dan 5:22; Dan 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23 בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives vEzra 6:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 6:14 בַּראֱֿנָשׁ Dan 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men Dan 2:38; Dan 5:21 בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew Gen 6:2; Job 1:6); ׳בַּר שְׁנִין וגו Job 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew בֵּן 9).

2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.

II. בַּר see ברר.

Strong's Definition H1121

son, children, sons, old, first, …

bēn

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

son, grandson, child, member of a group

son, male child

Variations 179 forms of this word

Translations 528 English renderings

Beno Levite from the family of Merari

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שִׁמְעָ֖ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of shimeah")

Dictionary form: שִׁמְעָה · shim-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

שִׁמְעָה

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: of shimeah

of shimeah ×2

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Shimeah — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.

Shim'ah — Closer transliteration, preferred in academic contexts.

Shimah — Simplified spelling for general readability.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8802 H8048 H8092 H8093 H8096 H8054 H8049

II. שַׁמָּה

proper name, masculine 1. in Edom Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Chr 1:37 usually Σομε.

2. third son of Jesse 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13, Σαμ(μ)α, ᵐ5^L Σαμαα; see שִׁמְעָא, שִׁמְעָה, שִׁמְעִי.

3. Σαμαια(ς), etc., heroes of David:
a. 2Sam 23:11 (omitted accidentally || 1Chr 11:13 Dr), v1Chr 11:33.
b. v1Chr 11:25 = שַׁמּוֺת 1Chr 11:27, Σαμαωθ, Σαμ(μ)ωθ; probably also שַׁמְהוּת 1Chr 27:8. p 1030,1035

BDB8826 H8092 H8093 H8048 H8051

שִׁמְעָא

proper name, masculine 1. brother of David 2Sam 21:21 Qr (compare Dr; Kt שמעי) Σεμεει ᵐ5^L Σαμαα = 1Chr 20:7, third son of Jesse 1Chr 2:13 = שִׁמְעָךְ 1Sam 13:3; 1Sam 13:32, Σαμα(α) etc., שַׁמָּה (q. v.) 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13.

2. son of David 1Chr 3:5 (= שַׁמּוּעַ

1.), Σαμαν, Σαμαα.

3. Levites, Σομεα, Σαμα(α):
a. 1Chr 6:15.
b. v.1Chr 6:24.

BDB8827 H8092 H8093

שִׁמְעָה proper name, masculine see שִׁמְעָא

1. above

Strong's Definition H8093

shimeah

šimʿâ

fame

Shimah, an Israelite

brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse

also 'Shammah', and 'Shimma'

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

Shimeah Brother of David; father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan').

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אֲחִ֣י

Root word brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …

Dictionary form: אָח · aw

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

אֲחִי

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: brother

his brethren ×58 his brother ×55 and his brethren ×53 thy brother ×35 their brethren ×30 brother ×25 brethren ×23 and their brethren ×17

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brother — Core meaning; use for biological or close male kin.

brothers — Preferred plural form; replaces archaic 'brethren'.

kinsman — Use when broader tribal or clan relationship is implied.

fellow — Suits contexts of solidarity, alliance, or shared identity.

companion — Use when the bond is relational or covenantal, not biological.

countryman — Best for communal or national address to fellow Israelites.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB276 H251 H256 H257

I. אָח, אַחְאָב, אֶחָב, אַחְבָּן etc. see אחה.

BDB285 H251

I. אָח₆₃₀ noun masculine brother (Phoenician אח, Arabic (construct etc.), Sabean אחֿ (suffix אחֿיהו) CIS^{iv.1,17 and 24} and others, Ethiopic Assyrian a—u compare Dl^W, Aramaic אַח, ; Palmyreme, Nabataean suffix אחוהי, אחיה); — absolute אָח Gen 24:29 + (Ezek 18:10 strike out Co compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9; Ew Sm אַח; Dl Ba^{Ez x} defends as = one compare Assyrian a—u) never with article; cstr אֲחִי Gen 10:21 +; suffix אָחִי Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיו Gen 4:2 +; אָחִיהוּ Jer 34:9 + 3 t. etc.; plural אַחִים Gen 13:8 +; so read Hos 13:15 see De^{Compl. Var. 23} compare below אָחוּ; construct אֲחֵי Num 27:10 +; suffix אַחַי Gen 19:7 +; אֶחָ֑י 1Sam 20:29 + (but 1Sam 30:23 ᵐ5 We אַחֲרֵי for אֶחָ֑י את); אַחֶיךָ Gen 37:13 +; אֶחָיו Gen 44:14 + etc.

1. brother, born of same mother (& father) Gen 4:2; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:10; Gen 4:11; Gen 27:6; Gen 27:11; Gen 44:20; Gen 49:5 compare Gen 28:2; Gen 29:10 (twice in verse) + Exod 4:14 + often; also of half-brother Gen 20:5; Gen 20:13; Gen 20:16 (on pa-rentage compare vGen 20:12) Gen 37:2; Gen 37:4; Gen 37:5 +, 2Sam 13:4; 2Sam 13:7; 2Sam 13:8 +.

2. indefinite = relative; Lot, of Abraham Gen 13:8; Gen 14:12; Gen 14:14; Gen 14:16 Jacob, of Laban Gen 29:12; Gen 29:15 (nephew); hence of kinship in wider sense; member of same tribe Num 16:10; Num 18:2; Num 18:6; 2Sam 19:13 of same people Exod 2:11 (twice in verse); Exod 4:18; Deut 15:12; Judg 14:3; Isa 66:20; Neh 5:1; Neh 5:5; Neh 5:8 see especially Lev 19:17 compare vLev 19:18 (ex-tended to include sojourner גֵּר vLev 19:34); of Israel & Judah 2Sam 19:42 Israel & Edom Num 20:14 compare of Ishmael Gen 16:12; Gen 25:18 of friend 2Sam 1:26; 1Kgs 9:13; 1Kgs 20:32; 1Kgs 20:33 of allies ׳בְּרִית א Amos 1:9.

3. figurative of resemblance Job 30:29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים (|| רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה i.e. by reason of his crying, compare Di; Prov 18:9 מִתְרַפֶּה בִּמְלַאכְתּוֺ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית.

4. in phrase one . . . another אִישׁ אָחִיו Gen 9:5; Joel 2:8 Ze Joel 7:10 אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיוGen 13:11 + 25 t + Exod 32:27 (where also same phrase with רֵעֵהוּ & קְרֹבוֺ — see these words — & also אִישׁ, אֶחָד; for development of idiom compare Deut 15:2; Isa 19:2; Jer 34:14 (compare15) 17 Ezek 38:21; Hag 2:22 usually of men; of faces of golden cherubim Exod 25:20; Exod 37:9 of scales of crocodile Job 41:9. (אָח fire-pot. see below II. אחח.)

BDB9286 H251

אחה (assumed as √ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew אָח).

Strong's Definition H251

brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …

ʾāḥ

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001])

brother

brother of same parents

Variations 101 forms of this word

Translations 155 English renderings

Brother

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דָוִ֑ד

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Davids")

Dictionary form: דָּוִד · daw-WID

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

דָוִד

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: davids

david ×341 of david ×222 and david ×220 davids ×36 so david ×26 a psalm of david ×22 then david ×21 unto david ×16

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David — Standard modern English spelling; use in all contexts.

David's — Possessive form; for genitive or ownership contexts.

King David — Use when royal identity or authority is emphasized.

David the king — More formal; highlights his royal office explicitly.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1866 H1732

דָּוִד, דָּוִיד₁₀₆₆ proper name, masculine David, son of יִשַׂי, king of Israel, whose dynasty remained on the throne of Jerusalem till the Babylonian exile (compare 2Sam 7:11-15 etc.) (beloved one ? compare Ba^{NB 189}; according to Sayce^{Modern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f.} originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare דודה name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI¹²) — דָּוִד always Ruth, Samuel, Kings (except 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36) Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah; also 1Chr 13:6; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25 (c. 790 t.); דָּוִיד always Zechariah, Chronicles (except 1Chr 13:6), Ezra, Nehemiah; also Amos 6:5 (where gloss according to Peters^{Hebraica. Apr. 1886, p. 175}) Amos 9:11; Hos 3:5; Ezek 34:23; 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36; Song 4:4 (c. 276 t.); — first named 1Sam 16:13 compare also Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22; 2Sam 1:1 +, 1Kgs 1:1 +, 1Kgs 2:1 +, etc. (see above); in titles of Psalm 3-9, 11-32, 34-41, 51-65, 68-70, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138-145 (73 in all); also in Ps 18:51 (= 2Sam 22:51); 2Sam 72:20; 2Sam 89:36; 2Sam 89:50; 2Sam 122:5; 2Sam 132:17 עַבְדִּי ׳ד (׳י speaks) 2Sam 3:18; 2Sam 7:5; 2Sam 7:8 = 1Chr 17:4; 1Chr 17:7 compare v1Chr 17:26 = 1Chr 17:24, also 1Kgs 8:24; 1Kgs 8:25; 1Kgs 8:26; 1Kgs 8:66 = 2Chr 6:15; 2Chr 6:16; 2Chr 6:17; 2Chr 11:32; 2Chr 11:34; 2Chr 11:36; 2Chr 11:38; 2Chr 14:8; 2Kgs 8:19; 2Kgs 19:34 = Isa 37:35; 2Kgs 20:6 compare further Ps 18:1; Ps 36:1 (both titles compare above) Ps 78:70; Ps 89:4; Ps 89:21; Ps 132:10; Ps 144:10; Jer 33:21; Jer 33:22; Jer 33:26 so also as represented in coming (Messianic) ruler Ezek 34:23; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25, compare Hos 3:5; Jer 30:9 (see עֶבֶד). Phrases are:
a. ׳עִיר ד (according to Sayce^Mod.Rev.l.c. originally city of god Dod [o]) = stronghold or citadel of Zion, 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9 = 1Chr 11:5; 1Chr 11:7; 2Sam 6:10; 2Sam 6:12; 2Sam 6:16 = 1Chr 13:13; 1Chr 15:1; 1Chr 15:29, compare Isa 22:9 especially of burial of kings 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2; 1Kgs 9:24 = 2Chr 8:11; 1Kgs 11:27 v1Kgs 11:43 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:13; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 16:14; 1Kgs 22:50 = 2Chr 21:1; 2Kgs 8:24 = 2Chr 21:20; 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 12:22 = 2Chr 24:25; 2Kgs 14:20; 2Kgs 15:7, v2Kgs 15:38 = 2Chr 27:9; 2Kgs 16:20 burial of Jehoiada 2Chr 24:16 further 2Chr 32:5; 2Chr 32:30; 2Chr 33:14; Neh 12:37 compare also ׳קִרְיַת חָנָה ד Isa 29:1.
b. ׳בֵּית ד 2Sam 3:1; 2Sam 3:6 + (compare בַּיִת 5 c.
c. ׳אֹהֶל ד Isa 16:5 (compare אֹהֶל 2).
d. ׳סֻכַּת ד Amos 9:11 (compare סֻכָּה below סכך).
e. ׳כִּסֵּא ד 2Sam 3:10 compare 1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Kgs 2:45; Isa 9:6; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:2; Jer 22:30; Jer 29:16; Jer 36:30 compare Jer 13:13; Jer 22:4, (compare also כִּסֵּא). feminine ׳קִבְרֵי ד Neh 3:16 compare 2Chr 32:33 ׳קִבְרֵי בְנֵידֿ (compare קֶבֶר).
g. ׳מִגְדַּל ד Song 4:4.
h. אישׁ האלהים ׳כְּלֵישִֿׁיר ד Neh 12:36.
i. ׳אֱלֹהֵי ד 2Kgs 20:5 + (compare אֱלֹהִים 4 b).
j. ׳חַסְדֵי ד 2Chr 6:42; Isa 55:3 (compare 2Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 3:6; Ps 89:50; 2Chr 1:8 etc.). — (On text note the following: — דָּוִד 1Sam 30:20a strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ7 We Dr; 2Sam 3:5 read probably name of a former husband of Eglah We Dr; 2Sam 13:39 read רוּחַ We^p.223 Dr; 2Sam 19:44 read בְּכוֺר (for בדוד) ᵐ5 The We Dr; insert דָּוִד 2Sam 9:11; 2Sam 15:32 & 2Sam 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr; in 1Chr 18:12; Ps 60:1 אבשׁי & יואב are less original than דָּוִד 2Sam 8:13 We Dr).

Strong's Definition H1732

david, davids

dāwid

beloved

David, the youngest son of Jesse

youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

Variations 25 forms of this word

Translations 84 English renderings

David King of Israel

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וְ י֣וֹנָדָ֔ב

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

י֣וֹנָדָ֔ב

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jonadab")

Dictionary form: יוֹנָדָב · yoh-naw-DAWB

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
יוֹנָדָב	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

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In the KJV here: and jonadab

and jonadab ×3 jonadab ×3 was jonadab ×1

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Jonadab — Standard modern spelling; use in most translations.

Yonadab — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; suits scholarly contexts.

Jehondab — Alternate traditional form; rarely preferred today.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2112 H3082 H3122

יְהוֺנָדָב, יוֺנָדָב proper name, masculine (׳י is noble, or is liberal, or hath impelled, compare נְדַבְיָה) —

1. ׳יְהוֺ son of Rechab & chief of the Rechabites (ᵐ5 Ἰωαναδαβ) 2Kgs 10:15 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 10:23; Jer 35:8; Jer 35:14; Jer 35:16; Jer 35:18 = ׳יוֺ Jer 35:6; Jer 35:10; Jer 35:19.

2. ׳יְהוֺ nephew of David (ᵐ5 Ἰωναδαβ, Ἰωναδαμ; ᵐ5^L Ἰωαναθαν) 2Sam 13:5 = ׳יוֺ 2Sam 13:3 (twice in verse); 2Sam 13:32; 2Sam 13:35 (apparently called Jonathan 2Sam 21:21; 1Chr 20:7, compare יְהוֺנָתָן

3.)

Strong's Definition H3122

jonadab

yônādāb

Jehovah is willing

Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite

a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

Jonadab Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon

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Word Parts

אִ֥ישׁ

Root word man, men, one, husband, mans, …

Dictionary form: אִישׁ · eesh

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אִישׁ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: man

man ×241 men ×209 a man ×163 every man ×120 the men ×118 the man ×107 every one ×81 one ×57

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man — Default singular; covers most direct references to an adult male.

person — Gender-neutral; prefer when context stresses individuality over sex.

husband — Use specifically in marriage or household relationship contexts.

someone — Indefinite pronoun; suits partitive or existential constructions.

everyone — Distributive sense; fits 'each/every man' idioms.

fellow — Informal register; good for relational or contemptuous contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB389 H376 H381 H382

אִישׁ₂₁₆₆ noun masculine man ( = vir) (MI, SI, Phoenician אש, perhaps also Sabean אסם compare Prät^l.c, but DHM^{ZMG 1883, 330}) — ׳א absolute Gen 2:23 +; construct Gen 25:27 +; suffix אִישִׁי Gen 29:32 +, etc.; plural אִישִׁים Ps 141:4 + 2 t. (Phoenician אשם); usually אֲנָשִׁים Gen 12:20 +, from √ אנשׁ q. v.; construct אַנְשֵׁי Judg 6:27 +; suffix אֲנָשַׁי 1Sam 23:12 etc.; — man, opposed to woman Gen 2:23; Gen 2:24; Lev 20:27; Num 5:6; Deut 17:2f; Josh 6:21; Josh 8:25; Jer 40:7, emphasis on sexual distinction & relation Gen 19:8; Gen 24:16; Gen 38:25; Exod 22:15; Lev 15:16 (שִׁכְבַת זָרַ֑ע) vLev 15:18 (וְאִשָּׁה ׳זֿ׳אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שׁ) Lev 20:10 f; Num 5:13f; Deut 22:22f; Isa 4:1 +; thence = husband, especially with suffix Gen 3:6; Gen 3:16; Gen 16:3; Gen 29:32; Gen 29:34; Lev 21:7; Num 30:7f; Deut 28:56; Judg 13:8f; Ruth 1:3f; 1Sam 25:19; Jer 29:6; Ezek 16:45 +; figurative of ׳י as husband of Israel אִישִׁי Hos 2:18 (opposed to בַּעְלִּי); man as procreator, father Eccl 6:3 of male child Gen 4:1 compare זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים 1Sam 1:11 man, opposed to beast Exod 11:7; Lev 20:15 (compare אָדָם); compare figurative Ps 22:7 but also of male of animals Gen 7:2 (twice in verse) (אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֺ); man, opposed to God Gen 32:29; Num 23:19 לֹא אִישׁ אֵל וִיכַזֵּב (|| וּבֶןאָֿדָם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם); Job 9:32; Job 32:13; Hos 11:9 compare Isa 31:8; Job 12:10 (רוּחַ כָּלבְּֿשַׂר אִישׁ); hence in phrases to denote ordinary, customary, common שֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים 2Sam 7:14 (|| נִגְעֵי בְּנֵי אָדָם); לֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22 [

**אֲנָשִׁים Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22 is textual error; We (apparently Sm) אֲנֻשִׁים; Toy^Hpt אוֺנִים (Hos 9:4).] (compare Isa 8:1); אַמַּתאִֿישׁ Deut 3:11 but also contracted אָדָם Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10 man, as valiant 1Sam 4:9 (twice in verse) (וִהְיוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים) so 1Kgs 2:2 compare 1Sam 26:15 so אִישׁ חַיִל 1Sam 31:12; 2Sam 24:9; 1Kgs 1:42 +; also אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה Num 31:49; Deut 2:14; Deut 2:16; Josh 5:4; Josh 5:6 +; even of ׳י Exod 15:3 יהוה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה; often prefixed to other nouns in apposition אָדוֺן ׳א Gen 42:30; Gen 42:33, שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט ׳א Exod 2:14, כֹּהֵן ׳א Lev 21:9, סָרִיס ׳א Jer 38:7 particular before adjective, of a people אִישׁ מִצְרִי Gen 39:1; Exod 2:11; Exod 2:19 compare Gen 37:28; Gen 38:1; Gen 38:2; Gen 39:14; 1Sam 17:12; 1Sam 30:11; 1Sam 30:13 +; a man as resident in, or belonging to a place or people Num 25:6; Judg 10:1 + (so Phoenician); usually plural אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל 1Sam 7:11; 1Sam 31:7 (twice in verse) compare Josh 7:4; Josh 7:5 +; also singularcollective Deut 27:14; Josh 9:6; Josh 9:7; Judg 20:11; 1Sam 11:8 (see Dr) +; 2Sam 10:6; 2Sam 10:8 (טוֺב ׳א); (so MI¹⁰; MI¹³); men = retainers, followers, soldiers 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 23:3 f 1Sam 24:3; 1Sam 25:13 + compare Deut 33:8 singular collective see Di; אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים man of God = prophet Deut 33:1; Josh 14:6; 1Sam 9:6f; 1Kgs 12:13f + (see אלהים); in phrase followed by abstract אִישׁ חַיִל, מִלְחָמָה ׳א see above; שֵׂיבָה ׳א Deut 32:25, הַדָּמִים ׳א 2Sam 16:7 compare see 8, הַבְּלִיַּעַל ׳א 2Sam 16:7, מָוֶת ׳א 1Kgs 2:26, חָמָס ׳א Ps 140:12; Prov 3:31 +; followed by word of occupation, etc. שָׂדֶה׳א Gen 25:27, הָאֲדָמָה׳א Gen 9:20 (compare Zech 13:5), ׳א הַבֵּנַיִם champion 1Sam 17:4 (compare Dr) v1Sam 17:23, בְּשׂרָה ׳א 2Sam 18:20, אִישׁ עֲצָתוֺ his counsellor Isa 40:13, compare אִישׁ חֶרְמִי 1Kgs 20:42, רֵעִים ׳א Prov 18:24 often distributive = each, every Gen 9:5; Gen 10:5; Gen 40:5 (twice in verse); Exod 12:3 +; including women Job 42:11; 1Chr 16:3 וַיְחַלֵּק לְכָלאִֿישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד אִשָּׁה לְאִישׁ כִּכַּרלֶֿחֶם; of inanimate things 1Kgs 7:30; 1Kgs 7:36 also אִישׁ אִישׁ Exod 36:4; Num 4:19; Num 4:49; Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7 +; any one Exod 34:3 (twice in verse); Exod 34:24 +; also אִישׁ אִישׁ Lev 15:2; Lev 22:4; Lev 22:18 +; of gods 2Kgs 18:33 = Isa 36:18 one...another וְהִרְגוּ אִישֿׁ אֶתאָֿחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶתקְֿרֹבוֺExod 32:27, אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיו Deut 1:16; Mic 7:2 (see אָח), אִישׁרֵ֗֗֗עֵהוּ Gen 11:3; Gen 11:7 + (see רֵעַ) of inanimate things Gen 15:10.

Strong's Definition H376

man, men, one, husband, mans, …

ʾîš

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

man

man, male (in contrast to woman, female)

Variations 91 forms of this word

Translations 398 English renderings

Man

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חָכָ֖ם

Root word wise, men, cunning, mans, man, …

Dictionary form: חָכָם · haw-KAWM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aamsa

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

חָכָם

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: subtil

wise ×17 of the wise ×16 a wise ×15 the wise ×13 is wise ×7 that are wise ×3 the wise men ×3 and the wise ×2

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wise — Modernized KJV core rendering; broadly applicable across contexts.

sage — Elevated register; suits royal courts or honored counselors.

shrewd — Emphasizes practical, street-smart wisdom over moral virtue.

discerning — Highlights perceptive judgment; good for wisdom-literature passages.

skilled — Use when חָכָם denotes technical expertise, e.g. craftsmen.

prudent — Stresses careful forethought; fits proverbial, ethical contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2735 H2450

חָכָם adjective wise, ׳ח Deut 4:6 + 67 t.; construct חֲכַם Isa 3:3 + 9 t.; plural חֲכָמִים Deut 1:13 + 39 t.; construct חַכְמֵי Exod 28:3 + 4 t.; suffix חֲכָמֶיךָ Isa 19:12 etc. + 8 t.; feminine חֲכָמָה 2Sam 14:2; 2Sam 20:16 construct חַכְמַת Exod 35:25 plural חֲכָמוֺת Jer 9:16 construct חַכְמוֺת Judg 5:29; Prov 14:1(but read חָכְמוֺת De) —

1. skilful in technical work; artificers Isa 3:3 sailors Ezek 27:8, so (probably) vEzek 27:9 mourning women Jer 9:16 artisans of tabernacle and temple and their furniture Exod 28:3; Exod 31:6; Exod 35:10; Exod 36:1; Exod 36:2; Exod 36:4; Exod 36:8 (P), 1Chr 22:15; 2Chr 2:6; 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 2:13 (twice in verse); women in spinning Exod 35:25 (P); goldsmiths and other artisans Jer 10:9 makers of idol-images Isa 40:20.

2. wise in the administration of affairs: Joseph in Egypt Gen 41:33; Gen 41:39 (E); heads of tribes Deut 1:13; Deut 1:15; Judg 16:19 David 2Sam 14:20, of Solomon 1Kgs 2:9; 1Kgs 3:12; 1Kgs 5:21 = 2Chr 2:11 the prince of Tyre, in satire Ezek 28:3 of kings in general Prov 20:26 class of political advisers of Judah Isa 29:14; Jer 18:18, apparently also Isa 5:21 of Egypt Isa 19:11 (twice in verse); Isa 19:12, Edom Obad 1:8, the nations Jer 10:7 so of God Isa 31:2.

3. shrewd, crafty, cunning: Jonadab 2Sam 13:3 the princesses Judg 5:29 אשׁה חכמה wise woman 2Sam 14:2; 2Sam 20:16 generally, Jer 9:22 intelligent animals Prov 30:24 בערמם ׳לכד ח taking the cunning in their craft Job 5:13 חכם בעיני wise in one's own eyes Prov 3:7; Prov 26:5; Prov 26:12; Prov 26:16; Prov 28:11 חכמי לב wise of mind (in their own mind) Job 37:24.

4. plural class of learned and shrewd men, including astrologers, magicians and the like, of Egypt Gen 41:8 (E), Exod 7:11 (P; compare Isa 19:11 (twice in verse); Isa 19:12); Babylon Isa 44:25; Jer 50:35; Jer 51:57 Persia Esth 1:13; Esth 6:13.

5. prudent, towards king Prov 16:14 in controversies Prov 11:29; Prov 29:8; Prov 29:9; Prov 29:11 religious affairs Hos 13:13; Hos 14:10; Jer 4:22; Jer 8:8; Jer 8:9; Deut 4:6; Deut 32:6; Ps 107:43 אישׁ ׳ח Jer 9:11.

6. wise, ethically and religiously,. in Wisdom Literature:
a. as adjective, חֲכַם לֵב wise of mind Prov 10:8; Prov 16:21 לֵב חָכָם Eccl 8:5 of the son Prov 10:1 = Prov 15:20; Prov 13:1; Prov 23:24; Eccl 2:19 ׳ילד ח Eccl 4:13 wise boy; ׳גבר ח Job 34:34 wise man; ׳מוכיח ח wise reprover Prov 25:12.
b. = substantive: (1) as a wise learner in school of wisdom, he fears God and departs from evil Prov 14:16 is silent Prov 17:28 hearkens to counsel Prov 12:15 hears and increases in learning Prov 1:5 his ear seeketh knowledge Prov 18:15 he receives it Prov 21:11 and stores it up Prov 10:14 his ears hearken to the reproof which giveth life Prov 15:31 and he becomes wiser through it Prov 9:8; Prov 9:9. (2) as a wise teacher, a sage, he does not answer with windy knowledge Job 15:2 he tells the experience of the past Job 15:48 has knowledge Job 34:2 teaches it Eccl 12:9 disperses it Prov 15:7 his tongue is health Prov 12:18 it utters knowledge aright Prov 15:2 his mind instructs his mouth and adds learning to his lips Prov 16:23 his words are gracious Eccl 10:12 it is good to hear his rebuke Eccl 7:5 his instruction is a fountain of life Prov 13:14 one walking with him becomes wiser Prov 13:20. The חכמים recall the Greek σόφοι, having their schools, pupils (בֵן), discipline (מוּסָר), principles and collections of wisdom, דברי חכמים Prov 1:6; Prov 22:17 (compare Prov 24:23), Eccl 9:17; Eccl 12:11 God himself is חכם לבב Job 9:4. (3) the wise are prosperous: true, in sceptical view of Ecclesiastes, they have no advantage over the fool Eccl 6:8 but die as the fool Eccl 2:16 (twice in verse); Ps 49:11 they will not be able to find the works of God Eccl 8:17 like others are in the hands of God Eccl 9:1 they do not secure bread Eccl 9:11 but elsewhere reverse is true: precious treasure is in his dwelling Prov 21:20 his lips preserve him Prov 14:3 they inherit glory Prov 3:35 wealth is their crown Prov 14:24 the wise man is strong Prov 24:5; Eccl 7:19 his eyes are in his head Eccl 2:14 his mind is at his right hand Eccl 10:2 he interprets things Eccl 8:1 (4) the wise man is a blessing to others: he wins men Prov 11:30 scales the city of the mighty Prov 21:22 though poor he delivers the city Eccl 9:15 is a reproof to scorners Prov 15:12 his mind is in the house of mourning Eccl 7:4 injustice makes him foolish Eccl 7:7 Job finds no wise men among his cruel friends Job 17:10.

BDB9525 H2445 H2450

[חַכִּים]₁₄ noun masculine wise man (see Biblical Hebrew חכם); — plural absolute חַכִּימִין Dan 2:21 elsewhere of the class possessed of occult learning in Babylonian V:27, emphatic מַיָא- vDan 2:13; Dan 5:15 construct מֵי- Dan 2:12. Dan 12:14 + 7 t. Daniel.

Strong's Definition H2450

wise, men, cunning, mans, man, …

ḥākām

wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)

wise, wise (man)

skilful (in technical work)

Variations 31 forms of this word

Translations 63 English renderings

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מְאֹֽד

Adverb very, greatly, sore, exceeding, great, …

Dictionary form: מְאֹד · meh-ODE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar D

Adverb

מְאֹֽד

Speech Adverb

In English

In the KJV here: was a very

very ×28 greatly ×25 was very ×20 a very ×14 exceeding ×8 exceedingly ×7 with a very ×7 and greatly ×6

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very — Most versatile; fits nearly any context naturally.

greatly — Best for verbs and actions; emphasizes degree of intensity.

extremely — Stronger than 'very'; good for heightened emotional contexts.

exceedingly — Modernizes KJV form; suits solemn or emphatic passages.

utterly — Use when totality or completeness is the focus.

intensely — Fits inner states like desire, love, or anguish.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4483 H3966

מְאֹד noun masculine muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly (compare Assyrian mu'du, abundance, Hom^{ZMG 1878, 711} ('treasures ana mu'di, in abundance') Dl^{HWB 399}): —

1. force, might, Deut 6:5 וּבְכָלמְֿאֹדֶ֑ךָ and with all thy might; hence 2Kgs 23:25.

2. in different idioms (298 t.) to express the idea of exceedingly, greatly, very (whether of magnitude or degree):
a. (so mostly) as adverb accusative, qualifying both adjectives and obs., Gen 1:31 טוֺב מְאֹד good exceedingly, Gen 4:5 וַיִּחַד לְקַיִן מְאֹד and Cain was wroth exceedingly, Gen 7:18 מְאֹד וַיִּרְבּוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּגְבְּרוּ, Gen 12:14; Gen 13:2 בַּמִּקְנֶה מְאֹד כָּבֵד וְאַבְרָם, vGen 13:13 מאד ׳חַטָּאִים לי, Gen 18:20; Gen 19:3; Gen 19:9; Gen 21:11; Gen 24:16; Gen 24:35, + often, Ps 46:2 נִמְצָא מְאֹד עֶזְרָה בְצָרוֺת as a help in troubles, to be found (= present) exceedingly; with an infinitive Isa 47:9 בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִח מְאֹד despite of thy spells being very numerous, Josh 9:13 מֵרֹב הַדֶּרֶךְ מְאֹד, 1Kgs 7:47 הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד Gen 15:1; Gen 41:49; Deut 3:5 +, for which in the later language is found לָרֹב מְאֹד Zech 14:14; 2Chr 4:18; 2Chr 9:9 (in 1Kgs 10:10 הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד); 2Chr 24:24; 2Chr 30:13, and even לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד 2Chr 11:12; 2Chr 16:8. מְאֹד is not usually separated from the word it qualifies by more than one or two words (as Gen 20:8 האנשׁים מאד וייראו, Num 11:10 מאד ׳ויחר אף י); see, however, Deut 30:14; Judg 12:2; 2Sam 12:5; 1Kgs 11:19; Ps 31:12. It precedes its verb, Ps 47:10 מְאֹד נַעֲלָה (hence Ps 97:9), Ps 92:6.
b. עַדמְֿאֹד up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly, Gen 27:33 חֲדָדָה גְּדֹלָה ׳עַדמֿ, vGen 27:34; 1Sam 11:15 ׳וישׂמח ֗֗֗ עד מ, 1Sam 25:36 וְהוּא ׳שִׁכֹּר עַדמֿ, 2Sam 2:17; 1Kgs 1:4; Isa 64:8 (compare Lam 5:22), vLam 5:11; Ps 38:7; Ps 38:9; Ps 119:8; Ps 119:43; Ps 119:51; Ps 119:107; Dan 8:8; Dan 11:25.
c. עַדלִֿמְאֹד (see עַד לְ) 2Chr 16:14.
d. duplicated (Ges^{«GKC:113k»§ 113k}), Gen 7:19 ׳מ ׳וְהַמַּיִם גָָּֽבְרוּ מ, Gen 30:43; Num 14:7; 1Kgs 7:47; 2Kgs 10:4; Ezek 37:10.
e. בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד literally with muchness, muchness, Gen 17:2; Gen 17:6; Gen 17:20; Exod 1:7 (all P), Ezek 9:9; Ezek 16:13.

Strong's Definition H3966

very, greatly, sore, exceeding, great, …

mĕʾōd

properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

(adv) exceedingly, much

force, might

exceedingly

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 136 English renderings