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2 Chronicles 24:26 — Word Study

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WLCוְאֵ֖לֶּה הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים עָלָ֑יו זָבָ֗ד בֶּן־ שִׁמְעָת֙ הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔ית וִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔ד בֶּן־ שִׁמְרִ֖ית הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃

BSAThoseʼêl-leh who conspiredqâshar [plotted against] against [Joash]ʻal were ZabadZâbâd [a descendant of Judah] sonbên of ShimeathShimʻath [an Ammonite woman, from the land of Ammon] and JehozabadYᵉhôwzâbâd [Jehovah has endowed, a name meaning God has given] sonbên of ShimrithShimrîyth [a Moabite woman, vigilant, watchful] the MoabitessMôwʼâbîy [a woman from the land of Moab, a descendant of Lot]

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2 Chronicles 24:26quick helps
In a sentenceTwo men conspired against Joash, each with ties to foreign women.
Who is speakingThe narrator, recounting the events surrounding Joash's assassination.
Where we areThe conclusion of Joash's reign, following a series of events leading to his death.
The hard wordהַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים, ha.mit.ka.she.Rim
Take awayThe conspirators are named, revealing their backgrounds and connections.
5 commentators on this verse Gill, Trapp, Ellicott, AdamClarke & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

1 of 11 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.

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Deep Study — 2 Chronicles 24:26

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Context — The Death of Joashgenerated

24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
25And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
26Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
27The accounts of the sons of Joash, as well as the many pronouncements about him and about the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 24:26 describes the assassination of King Joash, detailing how his own servants conspired against him due to his actions against the priest Jehoiada's son. This act of betrayal is significant in the narrative of Judah's kings, emphasizing the consequences of turning away from God. The context reveals the political intrigue and familial ties that influenced the events of Joash's reign, leading to his demise.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
12 Kings 12:21His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

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The Key Word הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים, ha.mit.ka.she.Rimgenerated

The word קָשַׁר (qashar) means 'to conspire' and is a Hithpael participle indicating those actively involved in forming alliances or plots. Here, it highlights the conspirators' role in the assassination of Joash.

The participle form emphasizes the ongoing action of conspiring, suggesting a premeditated plot rather than a spontaneous act. This choice of verb underscores the seriousness of their betrayal.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים governs the sentence, with a noun phrase as the subject and a series of noun phrases detailing the conspirators. The structure emphasizes the identity of those involved in the conspiracy against Joash.

The Hebrew word order places the conspirators at the forefront, indicating their significance in the unfolding narrative. The use of the conjunction וְ at the beginning connects this clause directly to the preceding events.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים as ἐπιθέμενοι, which suggests a focus on the act of plotting rather than the conspiratorial aspect. This choice may indicate a broader interpretation of their actions.

The Greek word choice reflects a different nuance, possibly emphasizing the act of laying a plan rather than the interpersonal dynamics of conspiracy.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

2 Chronicles 24:26 tells us that two men, Zabad and Jehozabad, conspired against King Joash. Zabad was the son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad was the son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman. Their actions led to Joash's assassination.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who were the conspirators against Joash?

The conspirators were Zabad, son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

What is the significance of their backgrounds?

Both conspirators had ties to foreign women, which may reflect the influence of foreign cultures on Judah's royal family and politics.

Why did they conspire against Joash?

They conspired against Joash due to his actions against the son of Jehoiada the priest, which had angered his servants.

What does this verse reveal about the political climate in Judah?

This verse illustrates a climate of betrayal and intrigue, where even those close to the king could turn against him.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What can we learn about loyalty and betrayal from the actions of Zabad and Jehozabad?
  2. How do the backgrounds of the conspirators influence our understanding of their motives?
  3. In what ways does this verse reflect the consequences of turning away from God?
  4. What parallels can we draw between Joash's story and modern political situations?

Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 2 Chronicles 24:26 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And these are they that conspired against him, Zabad the son of Shimeah an Ammonitess,.... Called Jozachar, the son of Shimeah, 2 Kings 12:21, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess; called in

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 24:26 And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.Ver. 26. Zabad.] Slaves they were both, born of bondwomen, but God’ s executioners. He was just, though they were unjust.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(26) Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.—2 Kings 12:21 : “Jozachar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer.”Probably “Jozachar” is right, “Zabad” being an easy corruption of “Zachar,” a normal contraction of Jozachar. Yet many MSS. of Kings read “Joza-bad.” “Shomer” in Kings should probably be Shemer (1 Chronicles 7:32; 1 Chronicles 7:34), of which Shimri (1 Chronicles 4:37) and Shimrith might be by-forms. Reuss is incorrect in asserting that the names of the mothers are substituted by the chronicler for the names of the fathers. Thenius even knows the reason why the chronicler has added the epithets “Ammonitess,” “Moabitess.”…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 26. These are they that conspired against him] The two persons here mentioned were certainly not Jews; the mother of one was an Ammonitess, and the mother of the other was a Moabitess. Who their fathers were we know not; they were probably foreigners and aliens. Some suppose that these persons were of the king's chamber, and therefore could have the easiest access to him. It has been, and is still, the folly of kings to have foreigners for their valets and most confidential servants, and they have often been the causes of murders and treacheries of different kinds. Foreigners should be banished from the person of the sovereign by strong and efficient laws: even in this country they…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

26. Zabad … a Moabitess] In Kings “Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer” (nothing being said of the nationality of the murderers). The Chronicler’s object no doubt is to trace a connexion between the apostasy of Joash and its punishment, between the king’s foreign worship and his murder by men of foreign descent.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

NETBNew English Translation2006

The conspirators were Zabad son of Shimeath (an Ammonite woman) and Jehozabad son of Shimrith (a Moabite woman).

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And these are they that conspired against him, Zabad the sonne of Shimrath an Ammonitesse, and Iehozabad the sonne of Shimrith a Moabitesse.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And these [are] those conspiring against him, Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And these [are] those conspiring against him: Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And these are those that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shim'ath the 'Ammonitess, and Yehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

These were the persons who plotted against him: Zabad son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman; and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Now the men that conspired against him were Zabad the son of Semmaath an Ammonitess, and Jozabad the son of Semarith a Moabitess.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Those who plotted against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath, (an Ammonite woman), and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith, (a Moabite woman).

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Those who made designs against him were Zabad, the son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, the son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclauseclausepredicateאֵ֖לֶּהthesenoun phrase · subjectהַ[are].thenoun phraseclauseverbמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים[ones.who].conspiredprepositional phrase · prepositionalעָלָ֑יonוhimclausenoun phrase · predicatenoun phraseזָבָ֗דZabadnoun phraseבֶּןthe.sonnoun phraseשִׁמְעָת֙of.Shimeathnoun phraseהָֽthe.Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִ֔ית[woman]וִandnoun phraseיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דJehozabadnoun phraseבֶּןthe.sonnoun phraseשִׁמְרִ֖יתof.Shimrithnoun phraseהַthe.Moabiteמּוֹאָבִֽית[woman]

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree on the wording of this verse, with nine of the eleven words matching. The Septuagint's word order and articles differ, but the core meaning remains intact.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְאֵ֖לֶּה הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים עָלָ֑יו זָבָ֗ד בֶּן־ שִׁמְעָת֙ הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔ית וִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔ד בֶּן־ שִׁמְרִ֖ית הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְאֵ֖לֶּהκαὶהַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣יםἐπιθέμενοιעָלָ֑יוαὐτὸνזָבָ֗דζαβεδשִׁמְעָת֙σαμαθהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יתαμμανίτηςוִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דιωζαβεδשִׁמְרִ֖יתσομαρωθהַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃μωαβίτης

9 of the 11 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

2 Chronicles 24:26אֵ֫לֶּהand theseand theseאֵ֫לֶּהקָשַׁר[are] the [[are] the [onesקָשַׁרעַלon himon himעַלזָבָדZabadZabadזָבָדבֵּן[the] son o[the] son ofבֵּןשִׁמְעָתShimeathShimeathשִׁמְעָתעַמּוֹנִיthe Ammonitthe Ammonite [wעַמּוֹנִייְהוֹזָבָדand Jehozaband Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָדבֵּן[the] son o[the] son ofבֵּןשִׁמְרִיתShimrithShimrithשִׁמְרִיתמוֹאָבִיthe Moabitethe Moabite [woמוֹאָבִיבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהאֵלthesetheseאֵלזָבַדto endowto endowזָבַדיהוהThe LordThe Lordיהוהמוֹאָב(Plains of(Plains of) Moaמוֹאָבעַלheightheightעַלשֶׁ֫מַעsoundsoundשֶׁ֫מַעשִׁמְרִיShimriShimriשִׁמְרִיעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןבֵּןson: childson: childבֵּןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןתּוֹלֵדוֹתgenerationgenerationתּוֹלֵדוֹתאַלּוּףtametameאַלּוּףקֶ֫שֶׁרconspiracyconspiracyקֶ֫שֶׁרזִמְרִיZimriZimriזִמְרִיכִּפֶּרto atoneto atoneכִּפֶּרכִּסֵּאthronethroneכִּסֵּאיָלַדto begetto begetיָלַד
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 2 Chronicles 24:26

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
וְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.leh and these H428 Conjunction · particle
746× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is used to point out specific people or things, like saying 'these' or 'those'. It appears in the book of Genesis, where God says 'let there be light' and separates the light from the darkness.
Tyndale gloss
these
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵ֫לֶּה (el-leh) means 'these' and is used in various grammatical contexts, often in apposition to a noun with a pronoun suffix. It can appear with or without the definite article and is sometimes paired with other terms like וְאֵלֶּה (and these). The word conveys a sense of proximity or specification, referring to particular items or people.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵ֫לֶּה pr.pl.m. & f. these

in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)

repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those

with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)

with preps.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these . in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)

. repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those

. with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)

. with preps.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

428 'el-leh ale'-leh

prolonged from 411; these or those:--an- (the) other; one

sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those,

thus, which, who(-m).

see HEBREW for 0411

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) — these.

1) these

1a) used before antecedent

1b) used following antecedent

Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Pron — Conjunction · particle
HC/Tm
and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣יםha.mit.ka.she.Rim [are] the [ones who] conspired H7194 Particle · verb hithpael participle (active) masculine plural
44× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this verb means to tie or bind something, like when God bound Isaac in Genesis 22:9. It can also mean to conspire or make an alliance, as in 2 Samuel 15:31. The KJV translates it as bind or conspire.
Amplified meaning
plotted against
Tyndale gloss
to conspire
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קָשַׁר (qashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to bind or tie together, both physically and mentally, as in forming a league or conspiring. The entries describe its various uses, including binding fast or being bound up, and it appears in different grammatical forms. Notably, it is used in the context of relationships, such as the life of Jonathan being bound to David's.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קָשַׁר vb. bind, league together, conspire

Qal

bind

league together, conspire

Niph. the life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of D.

Pi.

bind on (as ornament)

bind fast

Pu. = Qal 1 c.

Hithp. conspire

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7194 קָשַׁר bind, league together, conspire .. bind

. league together, conspire

. the life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of D.

. . bind on (as ornament)

. bind fast

. = Qal 1 c.

. conspire

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7194 qashar kaw-shar'

a primitive root: to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact)

or mentally (in love, league):--bind (up), (make a)

conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work

(treason).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קָשַׁר (qa.shar) — to conspire.

1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to bind, confine

1a2) to league together, conspire

1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to bind on

1c2) to bind fast

1c3) to bind, tie

1c4) to bind to oneself

1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle)

1e) (Hithpael) to conspire

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | V-Hithpael — Particle · verb hithpael participle (active) masculine plural
HTd/Vtrmpa
and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
עָלָ֑יו'a.Lav on him H5921 Preposition · suffix
5,774× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.
Tyndale gloss
upon
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

עַל, עָ֑ל

subst. height

As prep. upon, and hence 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

Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed

of clothing, etc., which any one wears

With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence 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 . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears

. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5921 `al al

properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the

singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a

particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always

in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great

variety of applications (as follow):--above, according

to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because

of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both

and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in

(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,

through(-out), to, touching, X with.

see HEBREW for 05920

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַל (al) — upon.

prep

1) 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

1a) 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

1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)

1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

1e) over (of suspension or extension)

1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

1h) to (as a dative)

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.

conj

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HR/Sp3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
זָבָ֗דza.Vad Zabad H2066 Noun proper masculine
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zabad was the name of several Israelites, including a descendant of Judah and one of David's mighty warriors. The name Zabad means he endows or gives generously.
Amplified meaning
a descendant of Judah
Tyndale gloss
Zabad
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word זָבָד (*Zabad*) means 'he endows' and refers to several individuals in the Old Testament. It is built from the root meaning 'giver' and encompasses a descendant of Judah, an Ephraimite, and a warrior of David. Notably, it includes figures involved in conspiracies and those who returned from exile, as mentioned in various contexts, including 1 Chronicles and Ezra.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זָבָד n.pr.m. (he hath given, or, a gift)

a descendant of Judah

an Ephraimite

one of David’s valiant men

one of the murderers of Joash of Judah

name of three returned exiles who had taken strange wives

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2066 זָבָד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2066 Zabad zaw-bawd'

from 2064; giver; Zabad, the name of seven

Israelites:--Zabad.

see HEBREW for 02064

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זָבָד (za.vad) — Zabad.

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.36;

son of: Nathan (H5416J);

father of: Ephlal (H0654)

§ Zabad = "he endows"

1) a descendant of Judah; son of Nathan, grandson of Attai, great grandson of Ahlai Sheshan's daughter

2) son of Tahath

3) one of David's mighty warriors (could be the same as 1 above)

4) son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess; a conspirator against and, with Jehozabad, the murderer of Joash (also called 'Jozachar')

5) one of the sons of Zattu, who put away his foreign wife at the command of Ezra

6) one of the descendants of Hashum, who, in the time of Ezra, had a foreign wife

7) one of the sons of Nebo, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

זָבָד (za.vad) — Zabad.

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.21;

son of: Tahath (H8480J);

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za'-bad (zabhadh, perhaps a contraction for (1) zebhadhyah, "Yahweh has given," i.e. Zebadiah; or (2) zabhdi'el, "El (God) is my gift" (HPN, 222 f); Zabed(t), with many variants):

(1) A Jerahmeelite (1Ch 2:36,37), son of Nathan (see NATHAN, IV).

(2) An Ephraimite, son of Tahath (1Ch 7:21).

(3) Son of Ahlai (1Ch 11:41) and one of David's mighty men (the name is wanting in 2Sa 23:24-29).

(4) Son of Shimeath the Ammonitess (2Ch 26); he was one of the murderers of King Joash of Judah; called "Jozacar" in 2Ki 12:21 (Hebrew verse 22). Perhaps the name in Chronicles should be Zacar (zakhar),

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zabad

Gift. (1.) One of David’s valiant men (1 Chr. 11:41), the descendant of Ahlai, of the “children of Sheshan” (2:31).

(2.) A descendant of Tahath (7:21).

(3.) The son of Shemath. He conspired against Joash, king of Judah, and slew him (2 Chr. 24:25, 26). He is called also Jozachar (2 Kings 12:21).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(gift). Son of Nathan son of Attai, son of Ahlai Sheshan’s daughter, (1 Chronicles 2:31-37) and hence called son of Ahlai. (1 Chronicles 11:41) (B.C. 1046.) He was one of David’s mighty men but none of his deeds have been recorded. The chief interest connected with him is in his genealogy, which is of considerable importance in a chronological point of view. An Ephraimite, if the text of (1 Chronicles 7:21) Isa correct. Son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess; an assassin who, with Jehozabad, slew King Joash, according to (2 Chronicles 24:26) (B.C. 840); but in (2 Kings 12:21) his name is written, probably more correctly…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The name of four persons, 1Ch 2:36 7:21 2Ch 24:26 Ezr 10:27.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
בֶּן־ben- [the] son of H1121 Noun common · masculine singular construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; 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 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
שִׁמְעָת֙shim.'At Shimeath H8100 Noun proper feminine
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Shimeath was an Ammonitess, the mother of Jozacar, one of King Joash's assassins, mentioned in 2 Kings 12:21. Her name means report.
Amplified meaning
an Ammonite woman, from the land of Ammon
Tyndale gloss
Shimeath
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שִׁמְעָת (Shim`ath) is a feminine name derived from the root meaning 'to hear' or 'report.' It refers to a woman from Ammon, specifically the mother of Jozachar, who is noted in 2 Kings 12:21 as one of the assassins of King Joash of Judah. The entries consistently identify her as an Ammonitess.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שִׁמְעָת n.pr.f. mother of one of Joash’s murderers

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8100 שִׁמְעָת, שִׁמְעַת

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8100 Shim`ath shim-awth'

feminine of 8088; annunciation; Shimath, an

Ammonitess:--Shimath.

see HEBREW for 08088

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁמְעָת (shim.at) — Shimeath.

A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;

mother of: Jozacar (H3108)

§ Shimeath = "report"

an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-proper — Noun proper feminine
HNpf
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shim'-e-ath (shim`ath, or shim`ath; the Septuagint in 2 Kings, Iemouath, Codex Vaticanus in 2 Chronicles, Sama, Codex Alexandrinus Samath, Lucian, Samaath): Father of Jozacar (2Ki 12:21 (22)), one of the murderers of Joash, king of Judah. According to 2Ch 24:26 Shimeath is an Ammonitess and the mother, not the father, of Jozacar. Many textual emendations have been suggested (compare HDB, article "Shimeath"), but they are unnecessary, as the Chronicler's revised version of the incident in Kings was a deliberate one. The Chronicler was a sturdy opponent of intermarriage, and in the story of the assassination of King Joash he saw an opportunity to strike a blow against the hated practice. In the older account in Kings the names of the conspirators are given as "Jozakar the son of…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(feminine of Shimeah), an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the murderers of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:21) (22); 2Chr 24:26 (B.C. 809.)

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Mother of an assassin of King Joash 2Ki 12:21; 2Ch 24:26

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יתha.'a.mo.Nit the Ammonite [woman] H5984 Particle · noun gentilic feminine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
An Ammonite is someone from the land of Ammon, descended from Lot. The term is used in the Bible to describe the people and their culture. The Ammonites are mentioned in the books of Judges and Samuel.
Tyndale gloss
Ammon
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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עַמּוֹנִי (‘Ammowniy) refers to an Ammonite, a person from the ancient region of Ammon. The word is derived from עַמּוֹן (‘Ammon), indicating tribal descent. It is used to describe both the people and their characteristics, with some sources linking it to the Meunites, a group mentioned in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עַמּוֹנִי, עַמֹּנִי adj.gent. Ammonite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5984 עַמּוֹנִי, עַמֹּנִי Ammonite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5984 `Ammowniy am-mo-nee'

patronymically from 5983; an Ammonite or (the adjective)

Ammonitish:--Ammonite(-s).

see HEBREW for 05983

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) — Meunite.

Someone descended from Meunit(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.41

Group of me.u.ni (מְעוּנִים "Meunite" H4586)

§ Ammonite, of Ammon "tribal"

descendants of Ammon and inhabitants of Ammon

עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) — Ammon.

Someone from Ammon, Ammonite, of Ammon "tribal"

descendants of Ammon and inhabitants of Ammon

Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HTd/Ngfsa — Particle · noun gentilic feminine singular absolute
HTd/Ngfsa
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

woom'-an ('ishshah, "a woman" (feminine of 'ish, "a man"]; gune, "a woman" "wife"):

I. IN THE CREATIVE PLAN

II. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Prominence of Women

2. Social Equality

3. Marriage Laws

4. Inheritance

5. Domestic Duties

6. Dress and Ornaments

7. Religious Devotion and Service

(1) in Idolatry and False Religion

(2) in Spiritual Religion

III. INTER-TESTAMENTAL ERA

IV. IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Mary and Elisabeth

2. Jesus and Women

3. In the Early Church

4. Official Service

5. Widows

6. Deaconesses

IV. LATER TIMES

1. Changes in Character and Condition

2. Notable Examples of Christian Womanhood

3. Woman in the 20th Century

The generic term "man" includes woman. In the narrative of the creation (Ge 1:26,27) Adam is a collective term for mankind. It may signify human being, male or female, or humanity entire. "God said, Let us make man .... and let them"…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Woman

Was “taken out of man” (Gen. 2:23), and therefore the man has the preeminence. “The head of the woman is the man;” but yet honour is to be shown to the wife, “as unto the weaker vessel” (1 Cor. 11:3, 8, 9; 1 Pet. 3:7). Several women are mentioned in Scripture as having been endowed with prophetic gifts, as Miriam (Ex. 15:20), Deborah (Judg. 4:4, 5), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Noadiah (Neh. 6:14), Anna (Luke 2:36, 37), and the daughters of Philip the evangelist…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Is spoken of in Scripture as the beloved and honored companion and helpmeet, not the servant, of man, Ge 2:23,24, created as the necessary completion of man, Ge 3:16 1Co 11:3,8,9 14:34,35 1Ti 2:11-14, yet specially qualified for that sphere, and as necessary in it as man in his. Man and woman are indeed essentially one, the natural qualities of each so responding to those of the other as to lay the foundation of the most tender and abiding unity. The Bible thus raised the Jewish woman high above the woman of heathenism; and the Old Testament contains some of the finest portraitures of female character. But still greater is the contrast between the women of heathenism and…

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- Origin and cause of the name

Ge 2:23

- ORIGINALLY MADE

. By God in his own image

Ge 1:27

. From one of Adam's ribs

Ge 2:21,22

. For man

1Co 11:9

. To be an helpmeet for man

Ge 2:18,20

. Subordinate to man

1Co 11:3

. To be the glory of man

1Co 11:7

- Deceived by Satan

Ge 3:1-6; 2Co 11:3; 1Ti 2:14

- Led man to disobey God

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
וִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דvi.Ho.za.Vad and Jehozabad H3075 Conjunction · noun proper masculine
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Jehozabad means Jehovah has endowed, and was the name of three Israelites, including a captain and a Levite, in the time of King David and Jehoshaphat. One Jehozabad even murdered King Joash of Judah. He is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 17:18.
Amplified meaning
Jehovah has endowed, a name meaning God has given
Tyndale gloss
Jehozabad
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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יְהוֹזָבָד (Yhowzabad) means "Jehovah has endowed" and refers to several individuals in the Old Testament. These include a Moabite who murdered King Joash of Judah, a Benjamite captain, and a Korhite Levite associated with the temple. The name is built from elements meaning Jehovah and endowed, highlighting its significance in the context of these figures.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יְהוֹזָבָד, יוֹזָבָד n.pr.m.

servant & murderer of Joash of Judah

three of David’s mighty men

a Benjamite chief

priests & Levites

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3075 יְהוֹזָבָד, יוֹזָבָד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3075 Yhowzabad yeh-ho-zaw-bawd'

from 3068 and 2064; Jehovah-endowed; Jehozabad, the name of

three Israelites:--Jehozabad. Compare 3107.

see HEBREW for 03068

see HEBREW for 02064

see HEBREW for 03107

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהוֹזָבָד (ye.ho.za.vad) — Jehozabad.

A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;

son of: Shomer (H7763)

§ Jehozabad = "Jehovah has endowed"

1) son of Shomer, a Moabitish woman, who murdered Joash, king of Judah

2) a Benjamite, captain of 180,000 armed men, in the days of Jehoshaphat

3) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David

יְהוֹזָבָד (ye.ho.za.vad) — Jehozabad.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.4;

son of: Obed-edom (H5654);

brother of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469)

§ Jehozabad = "Jehovah has endowed"

1) son of Shomer, a Moabitish woman, who murdered Joash, king of Judah

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je-hoz'-a-bad (yehozabhadh, "Yahweh has bestowed"):

(1) A servant of King Jehoash of Judah. According to 2Ki 12:21 (22), he was a son of Shomer, but 2Ch 24:26 makes him "son of Shimrith the Moabitess."

(2) A Korahite doorkeeper, son of Obed-edom (1Ch 26:4).

(3) A Benjamite, one of King Jehoshaphat's warriors (2Ch 17:18).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehozabad

Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4), one of the Levite porters.

(2.) The son of Shomer, one of the two conspirators who put king Jehoash to death in Millo in Jerusalem (2 Kings 12:21).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah gave). A Korhite Levite, second son of Obed-edom, and one of the porters of the south gate of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 26:4,15) compared with Nehe 12:25 (B.C. 1014.) A Benjamite, captain of 180,000 armed men, in the days of King Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:18) (B.C. 910.) Son of Shomer or Shimrith, a Moabitish woman, who with another conspired against King Joash and slew him in his bed. (2 Kings 2:21; 2 Chronicles 24:26) (B.C. 837.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the Lord's dowry; having a dowry

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
בֶּן־ben- [the] son of H1121 Noun common · masculine singular construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
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בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; 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 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
שִׁמְרִ֖יתshim.Rit Shimrith H8116 Noun proper feminine
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Shimrith was a Moabite woman, mother of Jehozabad, who assassinated King Joash of Judah. Her name means vigilant, and she is mentioned in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
Amplified meaning
a Moabite woman, vigilant, watchful
Tyndale gloss
Shimrith
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שִׁמְרִית (Shimriyth) is a feminine name derived from a root meaning 'to guard.' It refers specifically to Shimrith, a Moabitess who is noted in the context of the assassination of King Joash of Judah, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 24:26. The name is also linked to the term for 'vigilant.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שִׁמְרִית n.pr.f. Moabitish mother of one of Joash’s murderers 2 Ch 24:26

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8116 שִׁמְרִית

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8116 Shimriyth shim-reeth'

feminine of 8113; female guard; Shimrith, a

Moabitess:--Shimrith.

see HEBREW for 08113

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁמְרִית (shim.rit) — Shimrith.

A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;

father of: Jehozabad (H3075); also called Shimrith at 2Ch.24.26;

Another name of sho.mer (שֹׁמֵר "Shomer" H7763G)

§ Shimrith = "vigilant"

a Moabitess, mother of Jehozabad, one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper feminine
HNpf
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shim'-rith (shimrith, "guard," feminine): A Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of those that conspired against King Joash (2Ch 24:26). Elsewhere (2Ki 12:21) Jehozabad is described as the son of SHOMER (which see), the same name without the feminine ending.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(feminine of Shimri, vigilant), a Moabitess, mother of Jehozabad, one of the assassins of King Joash. (2 Chronicles 24:26) In (2 Kings 12:21) she is called SHOMER. (B.C. 839.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Shimron, same as Shimri

Nave's Topical Bible

→ (A Moabitess)

→ Mother of Jehozabad, murderer of King Joash 2Ch 24:26

→ Called SHOMER 2Ki 12:21

and these [are] the [ones who] conspired on him Zabad [the] son of Shimeath the Ammonite [woman] and Jehozabad [the] son of Shimrith the Moabite [woman]
הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃ha.mo.'a.Vit the Moabite [woman] H4125 Particle · noun gentilic feminine singular absolute
16× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A Moabite is a person from the land of Moab, descended from the son of Lot. In the book of Ruth, Ruth is a Moabite who marries an Israelite and becomes part of King David's ancestry.
Amplified meaning
a woman from the land of Moab, a descendant of Lot
Tyndale gloss
Moabite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מוֹאָבִי (Mow'abiy) refers to a Moabite or Moabitess, indicating someone from Moab, a region east of the Dead Sea. The term is derived from the root word for Moab itself (מוֹאָב, H4124), and is used to describe both male and female descendants of Moab.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מוֹאָבִי, מוֹאֲבִיָּה adj.gent. Moabitish

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4125 מוֹאָבִי, מוֹאֲבִיָּה Moabitish

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4125 Mow'abiy mo-aw-bee'

feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}; or Mowabiyth

{mo-aw-beeth'}; patronymical from 4124; a Moabite or

Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab:--(woman) of Moab,

Moabite(-ish, -ss).

see HEBREW for 04124

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מוֹאָבִי (mo.a.vi) — Moabite.

Someone from Moab, a Moabite = "from father: what father?"

1) a citizen of Moab

2) an inhabitant of the land of Moab

Another name of mo.av (מוֹאָב "Moab" H4124G)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Ngfsa — Particle · noun gentilic feminine singular absolute
HTd/Ngfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

woom'-an ('ishshah, "a woman" (feminine of 'ish, "a man"]; gune, "a woman" "wife"):

I. IN THE CREATIVE PLAN

II. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Prominence of Women

2. Social Equality

3. Marriage Laws

4. Inheritance

5. Domestic Duties

6. Dress and Ornaments

7. Religious Devotion and Service

(1) in Idolatry and False Religion

(2) in Spiritual Religion

III. INTER-TESTAMENTAL ERA

IV. IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Mary and Elisabeth

2. Jesus and Women

3. In the Early Church

4. Official Service

5. Widows

6. Deaconesses

IV. LATER TIMES

1. Changes in Character and Condition

2. Notable Examples of Christian Womanhood

3. Woman in the 20th Century

The generic term "man" includes woman. In the narrative of the creation (Ge 1:26,27) Adam is a collective term for mankind. It may signify human being, male or female, or humanity entire. "God said, Let us make man .... and let them"…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Woman

Was “taken out of man” (Gen. 2:23), and therefore the man has the preeminence. “The head of the woman is the man;” but yet honour is to be shown to the wife, “as unto the weaker vessel” (1 Cor. 11:3, 8, 9; 1 Pet. 3:7). Several women are mentioned in Scripture as having been endowed with prophetic gifts, as Miriam (Ex. 15:20), Deborah (Judg. 4:4, 5), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Noadiah (Neh. 6:14), Anna (Luke 2:36, 37), and the daughters of Philip the evangelist…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Is spoken of in Scripture as the beloved and honored companion and helpmeet, not the servant, of man, Ge 2:23,24, created as the necessary completion of man, Ge 3:16 1Co 11:3,8,9 14:34,35 1Ti 2:11-14, yet specially qualified for that sphere, and as necessary in it as man in his. Man and woman are indeed essentially one, the natural qualities of each so responding to those of the other as to lay the foundation of the most tender and abiding unity. The Bible thus raised the Jewish woman high above the woman of heathenism; and the Old Testament contains some of the finest portraitures of female character. But still greater is the contrast between the women of heathenism and…

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- Origin and cause of the name

Ge 2:23

- ORIGINALLY MADE

. By God in his own image

Ge 1:27

. From one of Adam's ribs

Ge 2:21,22

. For man

1Co 11:9

. To be an helpmeet for man

Ge 2:18,20

. Subordinate to man

1Co 11:3

. To be the glory of man

1Co 11:7

- Deceived by Satan

Ge 3:1-6; 2Co 11:3; 1Ti 2:14

- Led man to disobey God

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