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2 Samuel 1:19

“The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

צְבִיtsᵉbîy · tseb-ee'
H6643 · Hebrew

Definition: splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)
Derivation: from H6638 (צָבָה) in the sense of prominence;
KJV renderings: beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).
Grammar: הַ — particle (definite article)
צְּבִי֙ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HTd/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 32 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 12:15 Deuteronomy 12:22 Deuteronomy 14:5 Deuteronomy 15:22 2 Samuel 2:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צְבִי here.

Verse 18 Verse 20

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.