Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace"

1. father-in-law of Rehoboam

2. third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father - David

to mourn, lament

1. (Qal) to mourn, lament

   1. of humans

   2. of inanimate objects (fig.)

      1. of gates

      2. of land

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to mourn

   2. play the mourner

to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears

1. (Qal)

   1. to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)

   2. to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)

   3. to weep upon (embrace and weep)

   4. to bewail

2. (Piel) participle

   1. lamenting

   2. bewailing

behold, lo, see, if

Joab = "Jehovah is father"

1. son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army

2. a Judaite descendant of Kenaz

3. a post exilic family

king

to be conspicuous, tell, make known

1. (Hiphil) to tell, declare

   1. to tell, announce, report

   2. to declare, make known, expound

   3. to inform of

   4. to publish, declare, proclaim

   5. to avow, acknowledge, confess

      1. messenger (participle)

2. (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although