And Absalom
'Abiyshalowm (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
met
qara' (kaw-raw')
befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
the servants
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
And Absalom
'Abiyshalowm (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
rode
rakab (raw-kab')
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
upon a mule
pered (peh'-red)
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits) -- mule.
and the mule
pered (peh'-red)
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits) -- mule.
went
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
under the thick boughs
sowbek (so'-bek)
a thicket, i.e. interlaced branches -- thick boughs.
of a great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
oak
'elah (ay-law')
an oak or other strong tree -- elm, oak, teil-tree.
and his head
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
caught hold
chazaq (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
of the oak
'elah (ay-law')
an oak or other strong tree -- elm, oak, teil-tree.
and he was taken up
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
between the heaven
shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and the earth
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the mule
pered (peh'-red)
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits) -- mule.
that was under him went away
`abar (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
