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2 Samuel 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.


2 Samuel 1:22Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 1:2214 words
HebrewMeaning
מִ/דַּ֣םmidam
blood(-ypronH1818
-guiltiness · innocent
חֲלָלִ֗יםḥălāliym
killadjH2491
profane · slain · slew · wounded
מֵ/חֵ֨לֶב֙mēḥēleb
fatpronH2459
best · finest · grease · marrow
גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgibwōriym
championadjH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
קֶ֚שֶׁתqešet
bow(-mannounH7198
arch · arrow · -shot)
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyəhwōnātān
Jonathan. ComparenounH3083
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נָשׂ֖וֹגnāśwōg
turn backverbH7734
אָח֑וֹרʾāḥwōr
afternounH268
back (part · -side · -ward) · hereafter ···
וְ/חֶ֣רֶבwəḥereb
axeconjH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
שָׁא֔וּלšāʾwl
SaulnounH7586
Shaul
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תָשׁ֖וּבtāšwb
((breakverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
רֵיקָֽםrēyqām
without causeadvH7387
empty · in vain · void
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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