2 Samuel 2:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויצא וַיֵּצֵא

and he is going out

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יצא

yâtsâʼ

Definition

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3318

Fürst

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יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 631

intransitive verb, 1. expressing self-activity, to go out, to go forth.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 632

To go out, go forth, come out, proceed. It has a wide range of applications including to walk, to go to war, to travel, to be freed, to be born, to sprout, to arise, to appear, to escape, to be published or issued.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with נָצָה, showing y/n interchange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Page 292

To go out, to go forth. Gen. 44:4, Amos 4:3. Special meanings: (1) to arise (sun/stars) Gen. 19:23; (2) to spring up (plants) Job 5:6; (3) to be begotten or descended from Gen. 17:6; (4) to expire, be finished (time) Ex. 23:16; (5) to become free Ex. 21:2; (6) to be laid out or expended (money) 2 K. 12:13; (7) to escape Ecc. 7:18.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐξῆλθεν ἐξελεύσεται ἐξῆλθον ἐξήγαγεν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3318:

ἐξῆλθεν 178× (15.7%)

ἐξελεύσεται 78× (7.2%)

ἐξῆλθον 39× (3.4%)

ἐξήγαγεν 39× (3.5%)

'' 25× (2.1%)

ἐξελθεῖν 23× (1.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 23× (1.6%)

ἐξελεύσονται 22× (2.0%)

ἐκπορευόμενοσ 21× (1.7%)

ἐξήγαγον 19× (1.7%)

אבנר אַבְנֵר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אבנר

ʼAbnêr

Definition

Abner, an Israelite

Root

or (fully) אבינר ; from H1 (אב) and H5216 (ניר); father of light (i.e. enlightening);

Exhaustive

or (fully) אבינר ; from אב and ניר; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite; Abner.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H74

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אַבְנֵר

noun proper masculine • Root אבינר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 56

Proper name masculine (1 Sam. 14, 51), probably abridged from אֲבִינֵר.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַבְנֵר

noun masculine • Page 22

(father of light) proper name of the general of Saul's armies (1 Sam. 14: 51; 17: 55).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0074:

No stats available

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

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בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

נר נֵר

lamp

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נר

Nêr

Definition

Ner, an Israelite

Root

the same as H5216 (ניר); lamp;

Exhaustive

the same as ניר; lamp; Ner, an Israelite; Ner.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5369

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נֵר

noun • Root נור • Strongs / High • Page 990

A lamp.

נֵר

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 991

1. a light-giving, splendour-giving thing, hence a light, a lamp. 2. Figuratively: prosperity, welfare, glory; instruction. 3. splendour, fame. Also a part of proper names.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֵר

noun masculine / plur. נֵרוֹת • Root נור • Page 458

A light, lamp. Spoken of the lamps in the great candlestick (Ex. 29:37, 35:14). Metaphorically used for the light of Israel (2 Sam. 21:17) or prosperity (Prov. 13:9, 20:20).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: νηρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5369:

νηρ 14× (93.1%)

ועבדי וְעַבְדֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עבד

ʻebed

Definition

a servant

Root

from H5647 (עבד);

Exhaustive

from עבד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5650

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עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1043

A servant, a slave (whether acquired by captivity/debt/purchase, or born in the house).

עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

slave, servant, bondman, subject, willing dependent, instrument; used often as a title of devotion or respect (worshipper, devotee); metaphor for messengers/ambassadors of God, angels, prophets.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Page 486

A servant, courtier, or military officer. Also an honourable title of pious and holy men (e.g., Moses, Joshua, Job, David). Often used as a humble self-reference in the first person. Refs: Gen. 9:25, 1 Sam. 16:17, Deut. 34:5, Josh. 1:1, Ps. 18:1.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: παῖδεσ παῖσ δοῦλόσ δούλου παῖδασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5650:

παῖδεσ 70× (8.3%)

παῖσ 68× (8.3%)

δοῦλόσ 53× (6.3%)

δούλου 45× (5.5%)

παῖδασ 41× (4.8%)

παίδων 37× (4.5%)

δούλων 37× (4.6%)

δοῦλόν 30× (3.5%)

δούλῳ 28× (3.3%)

δούλουσ 25× (3.0%)

איש אִישׁ־

a man/each one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איש־בשת

ʼÎysh-Bôsheth

Definition

Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul

Root

from H376 (איש) and H1322 (בשת); man of shame;

Exhaustive

from איש and בשת; man of shame; Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul; Ish-bosheth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H378

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּשֶׁת

f. verbal • Root בוש • Page 120

1. shame; for the most part joined with פָּנִים, shame or confusion of face, Ps. 44:16. Dan. 9:7, 8. 2 Chr. 32:21.—בּשֶׁת לָבַשׁ figuratively to be clothed with shame, Job 8:22. Ps. 35:26. 2. the secret parts. Mic. 1:11. 3. idol. Hos. 9:10. Jer. 3:24. 11:13.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0378:

No stats available

בשת בֹּשֶׁת

shame

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איש־בשת

ʼÎysh-Bôsheth

Definition

Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul

Root

from H376 (איש) and H1322 (בשת); man of shame;

Exhaustive

from איש and בשת; man of shame; Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul; Ish-bosheth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H378

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּשֶׁת

f. verbal • Root בוש • Page 120

1. shame; for the most part joined with פָּנִים, shame or confusion of face, Ps. 44:16. Dan. 9:7, 8. 2 Chr. 32:21.—בּשֶׁת לָבַשׁ figuratively to be clothed with shame, Job 8:22. Ps. 35:26. 2. the secret parts. Mic. 1:11. 3. idol. Hos. 9:10. Jer. 3:24. 11:13.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0378:

No stats available

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

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בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

שאול שָׁאוּל

Sheol

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאול

Shâʼûwl

Definition

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

Root

passive participle of H7592 (שאל); asked;

Exhaustive

passive participle of שאל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7586

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שָׁאוּל

noun proper masculine • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Proper name masculine, meaning 'asked' (from God). Refers to the first king of Israel, an appellation of the place שֶׁבַע, and a patronymic.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαουλ '' --- γυναικὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7586:

σαουλ 355× (88.5%)

'' 29× (6.4%)

--- 9× (2.3%)

γυναικὶ 2× (0.4%)

ממחנים מִמַּחֲנַיִם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מחנים

Machănayim

Definition

Machanajim, a place in Palestine

Root

dual of H4264 (מחנה); double camp;

Exhaustive

dual of מחנה; double camp; Machanajim, a place in Palestine; Mahanaim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4266

Fürst

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מַחֲנַיִם

proper noun • Root מחנה • Strongs / High • Page 838

(Proper plural of מַחֲנֶה) A proper name of a city not far from the Jabbok, on the confines of Manasseh and Gad, belonging to the latter and ceded to the Levites.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַחֲנַיִם

dual / proper name • Root חנה • Page 369

Two hosts (of angels); proper name of a city beyond Jordan in Gad. Josh. 13:26, 30; 2 Sam. 2:8, 12.

Prep-M, Noun proper name

LXX: μαναϊμ pεἰσ μααναιν μαναεμ μααναιμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4266:

μαναϊμ 3× (19.8%)

pεἰσ 2× (15.5%)

μααναιν 2× (14.3%)

μαναεμ 2× (13.2%)

μααναιμ 2× (12.0%)

גבעונה גִּבְעוֹנָה׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גבעון

Gibʻôwn

Definition

Gibon, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H1387 (גבע); hilly;

Exhaustive

from the same as גבע; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine; Gibeon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1391

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

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גִּבְעוֹן

proper noun • Root גבע • Strongs / High • Page 300

(hill-place) A proper name of a hill-town four Roman miles from Bethel, and the leading place of the four confederate cities (Gibeon, Kephira, Be'erot, Kirjat-Je'arim). It was allotted to Benjamin and given to the priests. It was the site of a legal sanctuary with the tabernacle and an altar.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׁמָּה

f. verbal • Root שמם • Page 684

1. a desolation. Is. 5:9; Jer. 2:15; Ps. 73:19. 2. astonishment, amazement. Jer. 8:21. Particularly an object of astonishment, Deut. 28:37; Jer. 19:8.

Noun proper name , Suffix directional he

LXX: γαβαων t? γαβαωνίτασ '' γαβαωνῖται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1391:

γαβαων 35× (68.4%)

t? 6× (8.9%)

γαβαωνίτασ 3× (5.6%)

'' 2× (3.7%)

γαβαωνῖται 2× (3.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Abner son of Ner, will go forth and the servants of the man of shame, son of Saul, from the two camps to the hill.

LITV Translation:
And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Abner the son of Ner went forth, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.