Abner = "my father is a lamp"

1. Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab

after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

to, toward, unto (of motion)

into (limit is actually entered)

1. 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)

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

with, near, together with

1. with, together with

2. with (of relationship)

3. near (of place)

4. with (poss.)

5. from...with, from (with other prep)

treachery, deceit

(CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

to go, walk, come

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

   2. to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

2. (Piel)

   1. to walk

   2. to walk (fig.)

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to traverse

   2. to walk about

4. (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt

1. (Qal)

   1. to gird

   2. to gird on, bind on

   3. to gird oneself

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

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

couch, bed, bier

king

to wail, lament, mourn

1. (Qal)

   1. to wail, lament

   2. wailers (participle)

2. (Niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

face

1. face, faces

2. presence, person

3. face (of seraphim or cherubim)

4. face (of animals)

5. face, surface (of ground)

6. as adv of loc/temp

   1. before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before

7. with prep

   1. in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

to tear, tear in pieces

1. (Qal)

   1. to tear, rend

   2. to tear away or out

   3. to tear, rend asunder

      1. to make wide or large (of eyes)

      2. to rend open (of heavens)

   4. to tear, rend (of wild beasts)

2. (Niphal) to be rent, be split asunder

mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking

1. sack (for grain)

2. sackcloth

   1. worn in mourning or humiliation

   2. same material spread out to lie on