2 Samuel 16:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
רֵעַ
friend/ your
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רֵעַ
Friend, companion, neighbour. Rea. A friend loves at all times. True friendship is not circumstantial. It remains constant through every season.
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הָלַךְ
did you go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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זֶה
is this
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זֶה
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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חוּשַׁי
Hushai
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חוּשַׁי
Chushai, an Israelite
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