Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 17:20 Interlinear
“came servants And when Absalom's And the woman to the house said Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan said And the woman unto them They be gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not find them they returned to Jerusalem”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | H935 | came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | עַבְדֵי֩ | H5650 | servants | a servant |
| 3 | אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם | H53 | And when Absalom's | abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite |
| 4 | אֶֽל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | H802 | And the woman | a woman |
| 6 | הַבַּ֗יְתָה | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 7 | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | אַיֵּ֗ה | H346 | where? | |
| 9 | אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ | H290 | Where is Ahimaaz | achimaats, the name of three israelites |
| 10 | וִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | H3083 | and Jonathan | jehonathan, the name of four israelites |
| 11 | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 12 | לָהֶם֙ | H0 | ||
| 13 | הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | H802 | And the woman | a woman |
| 14 | עָֽבְר֖וּ | H5674 | unto them They be gone over | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 15 | מִיכַ֣ל | H4323 | the brook | properly, a container, i.e., a streamlet |
| 16 | הַמָּ֑יִם | H4325 | of water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 17 | וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ | H1245 | And when they had sought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 18 | וְלֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 19 | מָצָ֔אוּ | H4672 | and could not find | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 20 | וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ | H7725 | them they returned | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 21 | יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | H3389 | to Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 17:19took And the woman and spread a covering ...
2 Samuel 17:20 (current)came servants And when Absalom's And the woman to the house said Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan said And the woman unto them They be gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not find them they returned to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 17:21 And it came to pass after that they came up out of the well ...