And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
And the King ſaide vnto Ziba, What meaneſt thou by theſe? And Ziba ſaide, The aſſes bee for the kings houſhold to ride on, and the bread and ſummer fruit for the yong men to eate, and the wine, that ſuch as be faint in the wilderneſſe, may drinke.
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אֵלֶּה , demonstrative particle, ʾeylleh — these (value 36)
H428,
אֵלֶּה ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh; prolonged from H411; these or those:—an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).these
used before antecedent
used following antecedent
Used in 697 Verses, 32 Books 745  Occurrence Count
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045  Occurrence Count
חֲמוֹר , masculine noun, hamor — a male ass (value 254)
H2543,
חֲמוֹר chămôwr, kham-ore'; or (shortened) חֲמֹר chămôr; from H2560; a male ass (from its dun red):—(he) ass.Used in 93 Verses, 20 Books 96  Occurrence Count
יַיִן , masculine noun, yayin — wine (value 70)
H3196,
יַיִן yayin, yah'-yin; from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication:—banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).Used in 134 Verses, 31 Books 141  Occurrence Count
יָעֵף , adjective, yaʿeyf — weary, faint (value 160)
H3287,
יָעֵף yâʻêph, yaw-afe'; from H3286; fatigued; figuratively, exhausted:—faint, weary.Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
לֶחֶם , masculine noun, lehem — bread, food (value 78)
H3899,
לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.bread, food, grain
bread
bread
bread-corn
food (in general)
Used in 277 Verses, 30 Books 297  Occurrence Count
מִדְבָּר , masculine noun, midbar — mouth (value 246)
H4057,
מִדְבָּר midbâr, mid-bawr'; from H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs):—desert, south, speech, wilderness.wilderness
pasture
uninhabited land, wilderness
large tracts of wilderness (around cities)
wilderness (fig.)
mouth
mouth (as organ of speech)
Used in 257 Verses, 27 Books 271  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
מֶלֶךְ , masculine noun, melekh — king (value 90)
H4428,
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.Used in 1919 Verses, 35 Books 2518  Occurrence Count
נַעַר , masculine noun, naʿar — a boy, lad, youth, retainer (value 320)
H5288,
נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer
boy, lad, youth
servant, retainer
Used in 221 Verses, 24 Books 237  Occurrence Count
צִיבָא , proper masculine noun, tziyvaʾ — a servant in Saul's house (value 103)
H6717,
צִיבָא Tsîybâʼ, tsee-baw'; from the same as H6678; station; Tsiba, an Israelite:—Ziba.Ziba = "statue"
a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Jonathan's son Mephibosheth
Used in 13 Verses, 1 Book 16  Occurrence Count
קַיִץ , masculine noun, kayitz — to awake (value 200)
H7019,
קַיִץ qayits, kah'-yits; from H6972; harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season:—summer (fruit, house).summer, summer-fruit
summer
summer-fruit
Used in 20 Verses, 9 Books 20  Occurrence Count
רָכַב , verb, rakhav — to mount and ride, ride (value 222)
H7392,
רָכַב râkab, raw-kab'; a primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch:—bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.to mount and ride, ride
(Qal)
to mount, mount and sit or ride
to ride, be riding
rider (subst)
(Hiphil)
to cause to ride, cause to (mount and) ride
to cause to draw (plough, etc)
to cause to ride upon (fig)
Used in 75 Verses, 24 Books 78  Occurrence Count
שָׁתָה , verb, shata — to drink (value 705)
H8354,
שָׁתָה shâthâh, shaw-thaw'; a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively):—× assuredly, banquet, × certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (× -ard), surely. (Intensive proposition of H8248.)to drink
(Qal)
to drink
of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig)
to feast
(Niphal) to be drunk
Used in 193 Verses, 34 Books 214  Occurrence Count
| 2 Samuel 16:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָ֖א מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר צִ֠יבָא הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים לְבֵית־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְכֹּ֗ב ולהלחם וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ לֶאֱכ֣וֹל הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְהַיַּ֕יִן לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת הַיָּעֵ֖ף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ |
| Verse #8429 (Ch. #283) — 21 words, 91 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And the king |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| said |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| unto Ziba, |
H6717tziyvaʾ |
צִיבָא |
103 |
| What meanest thou by these? And Ziba |
H6717tziyvaʾ |
צִיבָא |
103 |
| said, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| The asses |
H2543hamor |
חֲמוֹר |
254 |
| be for the king's |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| household |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| to ride on; |
H7392rakhav |
רָכַב |
222 |
| and the bread |
H3899lehem |
לֶחֶם |
78 |
| and summer fruit |
H7019kayitz |
קַיִץ |
200 |
| for the young men |
H5288naʿar |
נַעַר |
320 |
| to eat; |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| and the wine, |
H3196yayin |
יַיִן |
70 |
| that such as be faint |
H3287yaʿeyf |
יָעֵף |
160 |
| in the wilderness |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| may drink. |
H8354shata |
שָׁתָה |
705 |
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