2 Samuel 23:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. | And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. | And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [was] after him | וְאַחֲרָ֛יו | ve-'a-cha-RAV | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
| Shamma | שַׁמָּ֥א | sha-MA' | H8037G | Shammahשַׁמָּא (sham.ma) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.11; son of: Agee (H0089) § Shamma = "desert" an Asherite, son of Zophar |
| [the] son of | בֶן־ | ven- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Agee | אָגֵ֖א | 'a-GE' | H0089 | Ageeאָגֵא (a.ge) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.11; father of: Shammah (H8037) § Agee = "I shall increase" father of a warrior of David |
| [the] Hararite | הָרָרִ֑י | ha-ra-RI | H2043 | Harariteהֲרָרִי (ha.ra.ri) Someone descended from Harar or Harod (cf. 2Sa.23.11, 25), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.11 § Hararite = "mountain dweller" adj 1) a resident in or descendant of Harar; perhaps only a mountain dweller 2) Agee, a Hararite, one of David's heroes 3) Shammah, the Hararite, one of David's heroes 4) Sharar, the Hararite, the father of Ahiam, one of David's heroes |
| and they were gathered | וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ | vai-ye-'a-se-FU | H0622 | to gatherאָסַף (a.saph) 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves |
| [the] Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים | fe-lish-TIM | H6430G | Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another spelling of pe.le.shet (פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת "Philistia" H6429) |
| to the Lehi | לַחַיָּ֗ה | la-chai-YAH | H2416D | communityחַיָּה (chay.yah) community |
| and it was | וַתְּהִי־ | va-te-hi- | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| there | שָׁ֞ם | sham | H8033G | thereשָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536) |
| [the] portion of | חֶלְקַ֤ת | chel-KAT | H2513A | portionחֶלְקָה (chel.qah) 1) portion, parcel 1a) of ground |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | ha-sa-DEH | H7704B | land: soilשָׂדֶה (sa.deh) : soil 1) field, land 1a) open field, country 1b) definite portion of ground, field, land 1c) land (opposed to sea) |
| full | מְלֵאָ֣ה | me-le-'AH | H4392 | fullמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) full, fulness, that which fills 1a) fully (adv) |
| of lentils | עֲדָשִׁ֔ים | 'a-da-SHIM | H5742 | lentilעֲדָשָׁה (a.dash) lentil |
| and the people | וְהָעָ֥ם | ve-ha-'AM | H5971K | No entry |
| it fled | נָ֖ס | nas | H5127 | to fleeנוּד (nud) (P'al) to flee Aramaic of nus (נוּס "to flee" H5127) |
| from before | מִפְּנֵ֥י | mi-pe-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| [the] Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | fe-lish-TIM | H6430G | Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another spelling of pe.le.shet (פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת "Philistia" H6429) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.