1 Chronicles 11:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שֵׁם
a name
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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רֹאשׁ
the chief of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
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חָלָל
one slain
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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חֲנִית
spear/ his
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חֲנִית
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
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עוּר
he wielded
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עוּר
to wake (literally or figuratively)
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יוֹאָב
Joab
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יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
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