Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Samuel 21:1 - Because
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then there was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| a famine | H7458 | רָעָב |
[Noun Masculine] hunger (more or less extensive) |
| in the days | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
| of David | H1732 | דָּוִד |
[Proper Name Masculine] loving; {David} the youngest son of Jesse |
| three | H7969 | שָׁלוֹשׁ |
[Noun] a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) {third} or (multiplicative) thrice |
| years | H8141 | שָׁנֶה |
[Noun Feminine] from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time) |
| year | H8141 | שָׁנֶה |
[Noun Feminine] from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time) |
| after | H310 | אַחַר |
[Adverb Preposition-Conjunction] properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or {conjugation} after (in various senses) |
| year | H8141 | שָׁנֶה |
[Noun Feminine] from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time) |
| and David | H1732 | דָּוִד |
[Proper Name Masculine] loving; {David} the youngest son of Jesse |
| enquired | H1245 | בָּקַשׁ |
[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after |
| of the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
| And the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
| answered | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| It is for | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
| Saul | H7586 | שָׁאוּל |
[Proper Name Masculine] asked; {Shaul} the name of an Edomite and two Israelites |
| and for | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
| his bloody | H1818 | דָּם |
[Noun Masculine] blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (that {is} drops of blood) |
| house | H1004 | בַּיִת |
[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
| because | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| he slew | H4191 | מוּת |
[Verb] to die (literally or figuratively); causatively to kill |
| the Gibeonites | H1393 | גִּבְעֹנִי |
[Adjective] a {Gibonite} or inhabitant of Gibon |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.