Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 8:13 Interlinear

“gat And David him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt being eighteen thousand”

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2 Samuel 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	H6213	gat	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2	דָּוִד֙	H1732	And David	david, the youngest son of jesse
3	שֵׁ֔ם	H8034	him a name	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
4	בְּשֻׁב֕וֹ	H7725	when he returned	to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
5	מֵֽהַכּוֹת֥וֹ	H5221	from smiting	to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
6	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7	אֲרָ֖ם	H758	of the Syrians	aram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite
8	בְּגֵיא	H1516	in the valley	a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
9	מֶ֑לַח	H4417	of salt	properly, powder, i.e., (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
10	שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה	H8083	being eighteen	a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
11	עָשָׂ֖ר	H6240		ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
12	אָֽלֶף׃	H505	thousand	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

2 Samuel 8:13 (current)gat And David him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt being eighteen thousand