Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 1:23 Interlinear

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided than eagles they were swifter than lions they were stronger

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שָׁא֣וּלH7586Saulshaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites
2וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֗ןH3083and Jonathanjehonathan, the name of four israelites
3הַנֶּֽאֱהָבִ֤יםH157were lovelyto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
4וְהַנְּעִימִם֙H5273and pleasantdelightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
5בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םH2416in their livesalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
6וּבְמוֹתָ֖םH4194and in their deathdeath (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
7לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8נִפְרָ֑דוּH6504they were not dividedto break through, i.e., spread or separate (oneself)
9מִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםH5404than eaglesthe eagle (or other large bird of prey)
10קַ֔לּוּH7043they were swifterto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
11מֵֽאֲרָי֖וֹתH738than lionsa lion
12גָּבֵֽרוּ׃H1396they were strongerto be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently

Verse Context

2 Samuel 1:22From the blood of the slain from the fat of the mighty the bow of Jonathan...
2 Samuel 1:23 (current)Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided than eagles they were swifter than lions they were stronger
2 Samuel 1:24Ye daughters of Israel Saul weep over who clothed...

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