וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ כִלְאָ֔ב לַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֣ל הַכַּרְמְלִ֑י וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי אַבְשָׁלֹום בֶּן־מַעֲכָה בַּת־תַּלְמַי מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר׃
And his second was Kileʾav, by Avigayil, the wife of Naval the Karmeli; and the third was Avshalom, son of Maʿakha, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
Morphology
- וּמִשְׁנֵהוּ (u-mishneh-hu) – Root: שנה; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his second”; Notes: Construct chain referring to Dawid’s second son.
- כִלְאָב (Kilʾav) – Root: כלאב; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Kileʾav”; Notes: Name of Dawid’s second son.
- לַאֲבִיגַיִל (la-Avigayil) – Root: אביגיל; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “by Avigayil”; Notes: Indicates mother of Kileʾav.
- אֵשֶׁת (eshet) – Root: אשה; Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “wife of”; Notes: Construct form modifying the following noun.
- נָבָל (Naval) – Root: נבל; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Naval”; Notes: Refers to Avigayil’s deceased former husband.
- הַכַּרְמְלִי (ha-Karmeli) – Root: כרמל; Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Karmeli”; Notes: Denotes origin from Karmel.
- וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי (ve-ha-shelishi) – Root: שלש; Form: Ordinal adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the third”; Notes: Refers to the third son in birth order.
- אַבְשָׁלֹום (Avshalom) – Root: אבשלום; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avshalom”; Notes: Name of Dawid’s third son.
- בֶּן־מַעֲכָה (ben-Maʿakhah) – Root: בן, מעכה; Form: Noun construct chain; Translation: “son of Maʿakhah”; Notes: Identifies the mother of Avshalom.
- בַּת־תַּלְמַי (bat-Talmai) – Root: בת, תלמי; Form: Noun construct chain; Translation: “daughter of Talmai”; Notes: Maʿakhah’s father is Talmai.
- מֶלֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun, masculine singular, absolute; Translation: “king”; Notes: Title of Talmai.
- גְּשׁוּר (Geshur) – Root: גשור; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Geshur”; Notes: Kingdom in Aram, northeast of Yisraʾel.