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2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
2 Samuel 2:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־שָׁ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה יוֹאָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ קַ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֔יו כְּאַחַ֥ד הַצְּבָיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

  1. וַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. שָׁ֗םSham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  3. שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.Shah“three”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  4. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. צְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.Yah“Zeruiah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from צְרוּיָה · “Zeruiah” · Strong's H6870
  6. יוֹאָ֥בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  7. וַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.Shai“and Abishai”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישַׁי · “Abishai” · Strong's H0052
  8. וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'El“and Asahel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲשָׂהאֵל · “Asahel” · Strong's H6214G
  9. וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'El“and Asahel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲשָׂהאֵל · “Asahel” · Strong's H6214G
  10. קַ֣לkal“[was] swift”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַל · “swift” · Strong's H7031
  11. בְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.Lav“on feet his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  12. כְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.Chad“like one of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  13. הַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.Yim“the gazelles”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from צְבִי · “gazelle” · Strong's H6643B
  14. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.Deh“[are] in the open country”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “wild(animals” · Strong's H7704I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)