Original Language Studio
2 Samuel 21:17
“But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5826 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- help, succour.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּֽעֲזָר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:25Deuteronomy 32:38Joshua 1:14Joshua 10:4Joshua 10:6
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 עָזַר here.
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.