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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּבֹ֣אוּH935cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2עַבְדֵי֩H5650servantsa servant
3אַבְשָׁל֨וֹםH53And when Absalom'sabshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite
4אֶֽלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
5הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הH802And the womana woman
6הַבַּ֗יְתָהH1004to the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
7וַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
8אַיֵּ֗הH346where?
9אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙H290Where is Ahimaazachimaats, the name of three israelites
10וִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןH3083and Jonathanjehonathan, the name of four israelites
11וַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
12לָהֶם֙H0
13הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הH802And the womana woman
14עָֽבְר֖וּH5674unto them They be gone overto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
15מִיכַ֣לH4323the brookproperly, a container, i.e., a streamlet
16הַמָּ֑יִםH4325of waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
17וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙H1245And when they had soughtto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
18וְלֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
19מָצָ֔אוּH4672and could not findproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
20וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּH7725them they returnedto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
21יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389to Jerusalemjerushalaim 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 ...

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