2 Samuel 20:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.”

2 Samuel 20:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 20:914 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יוֹאָב֙ywōʾāb

JoabnounH3097

לַ/עֲמָשָׂ֔אlaʿămāśāʾ

AmasapronH6021

הֲ/שָׁל֥וֹםhăšālwōm

familiarparticleH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

אַתָּ֖הʾatāh

theeprepH859

thou · ye · you

אָחִ֑/יʾāḥiy

brothernounH251

brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'

וַ/תֹּ֜חֶזwatōḥez

barconjH270

be affrighted · (catch · lay · take) hold ···

יַדyad

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

יְמִ֥יןyəmiyn

right (handnounH3225

left-handed · side) · south

יוֹאָ֛בywōʾāb

JoabnounH3097

בִּ/זְקַ֥ןbizəqan

beardpronH2206

עֲמָשָׂ֖אʿămāśāʾ

AmasanounH6021

לִ/נְשָׁקlinəšāq

armedpronH5401

rule · kiss · that touched

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

ℹWords 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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