2 Samuel 22:37

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

תרחיב תַּרְחִיב

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רחב

râchab

Definition

to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative); be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7337

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָחַב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1331

To be wide, roomy, extensive, broad; to widen (chambers); to enlarge (the heart with joy); to be opened (of the mouth, i.e. to speak freely); to be comprehensive, to be puffed up.

רָחַב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1332

to be or become wide, spacious, large, broad; to make place for; to give access; to make free; to rescue from oppression; to open wide the mouth (to scorn); to make the desire wide (to be greedy); to make susceptible; to free from anguish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָחַב

verb • Page 614

to be wide, broad, large; e. g. spoken of the heart, to be enlarged. Is. 60: 5. Hiph. to enlarge. Is. 57: 8. Ps. 4: 2.

Verb Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπλάτυνεν πλάτυνον ἐμπλατύνῃ ἐπλάτυνασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7337:

ἐπλάτυνεν 3× (11.3%)

πλάτυνον 2× (7.5%)

ἐμπλατύνῃ 2× (7.5%)

ἐπλάτυνασ 2× (7.5%)

צעדי צַעֲדי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צעד

tsaʻad

Definition

a pace or regular step

Root

from H6804 (צנתרה);

Exhaustive

from צנתרה; a pace or regular step; pace, step.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6806

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צַעַד

noun masculine • Root צעד • Strongs / High • Page 1239

1. A step, pace. 2. A march, procession, or a definite distance/station.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צַעַד

noun masculine • Root צעד • Page 572

A step. 2 Sam. 6:13. Ps. 18:37. Verbal noun from צָעַד.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: διαβήματά διαβήματα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6806:

διαβήματά 3× (14.4%)

διαβήματα 2× (8.4%)

תחתני תַּחְתֵּנִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תחת

tachath

Definition

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.

Root

from the same as H8430 (תוח);

Exhaustive

from the same as תוח; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8478

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תָּחַת

unknown • Root נחת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1507

(not used) intr. same as הִין II., and so fig. to be humble, modest. Deriv. the proper name תַּחַת.

Matched via consonantal key only

תַּחַת

noun feminine / preposition / conj. / noun proper • Root חתת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1509

Derived forms include תַּחְתִּי, תַּחְתִּית (f.). 1. (n. f.) A depression, sinking, the deep, the under part, base, or support (Job 40:12; Hab. 3:16). 2. (prep.) Under, below, at the foot of (Gen. 7:19; Ex. 24:4); in place of, instead of (Ex. 21:26); between (Job 30:7). 3. (conj.) For that, because, eo quod (Deut. 21:14). 4. (n. p.) A station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:26). 5. (n. p. m.) Humility, modesty (1 Chr. 6:9).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּחֹת

chald. • Page 714

Chaldee equivalent of the Hebrew word תַּחַת (tahat), meaning 'under' or 'from under'. Cited in Dan. 4:11 [4:14].

תַּחַת

noun masculine • Page 713

1. what is under or below. Used as an accusative adverbially, below, beneath. In the construct state used as a preposition: under. Ex. 20:4, Gen. 1:7. 2. what is under a person, a place, spot. Zech. 6:12. (1) as an accusative used adverbially, on or in the place or spot. Ex. 16:29. (2) in the place of, instead of, loco. Lev. 16:32. Est. 2:17.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: ὑποκάτω ὑπὸ ἀντὶ ἀντ' ὑπο

LXX Usage Statistics

H8478:

ὑποκάτω 74× (15.9%)

ὑπὸ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντὶ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντ' 56× (12.5%)

ὑπο 33× (7.4%)

ὑποκάτωθεν 18× (4.0%)

'' 16× (3.0%)

ἀνθ' 12× (2.7%)

--- 12× (2.7%)

ὧν 11× (2.1%)

ולא וְלֹא

and not

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

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Conjunction, Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

מעדו מָעֲדוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעד

mâʻad

Definition

to waver

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to waver; make to shake, slide, slip.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4571

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָעַד

intransitive verb • Root מעד • Strongs / High • Page 880

To waver, figuratively to stand insecurely, to be liable to fall. Pu. מֻעֶדֶת to be made to waver. Hif. הִמְעִיד to make waver, to cause to tremble.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָעַד

verb • Page 390

To totter, slide, slip. Ps. 18:37, Job 12:5, Prov. 25:19.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4571:

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קרסלי קַרְסֻלָּי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרסל

qarçôl

Definition

an ankle (as a protuberance or joint)

Root

from H7164 (קרס);

Exhaustive

from קרס; an ankle (as a protuberance or joint); foot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7166

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קַרְסֹל

noun • Root קרס • Strongs / High • Page 754

A word derived from קָרַס.

קַרְסֹל

noun masculine • Root קרס • Strongs / High • Page 1300

A crook, bend; the joint of the lower leg, i.e. the ankle.

Noun common both dual construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7166:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Thou wilt enlarge my steps under me, And my joints were not unsteady.

LITV Translation:
You have enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
So as to make room under me for my going, And my legs did not totter.