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2 Samuel 16:19

“And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שֵׁנִיshênîy · shay-nee'
H8145 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
Derivation
from H8138 (שָׁנָה);
KJV renderings
again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • הַ — particle (definite article)
  • שֵּׁנִ֗ית — ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Td/Aofsa
Usage
Occurs 157 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:8Genesis 2:13Genesis 4:19Genesis 6:16Genesis 7:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.