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2 Samuel 14:1

וַיֵּ֖דַע
yâdaʻ
and — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
יוֹאָ֣ב
Yôwʼâb
Joab, the name of three Israelites
בֶּן
bên
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 father or brother), etc.)
צְרֻיָ֑ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
Tserujah, an Israelitess
כִּֽי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
לֵ֥ב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
the — a king
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
2 Samuel 14:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
2 Samuel 14:1
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