2 Samuel 23:24

עֲשָׂה־אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־יֹואָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־דֹּדֹ֖ו בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

ʿAsaʾel, brother of Yoʾav, was among the thirty; Elḥanan son of Dodo of Beit Leḥem.

Morphology

1. עֲשָׂה־אֵל (ʿAsaʾel) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAsaʾel”; Notes: Name meaning “God has made”; identified as a warrior.
2. אֲחִי־יֹואָב (ʾaḥi-Yoʾav) – Root: אח, יואב; Form: Construct phrase (noun + proper noun); Translation: “brother of Yoʾav”; Notes: Links ʿAsaʾel to Yoʾav, commander of Dawid’s army.
3. בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁים (ba-sheloshim) – Root: שלש; Form: Preposition + definite plural numeral; Translation: “among the thirty”; Notes: Indicates inclusion in Dawid’s thirty mighty men.
4. אֶלְחָנָן (Elḥanan) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elḥanan”; Notes: Name meaning “God is gracious.”
5. בֶּן־דֹּדֹו (ben-Dodo) – Root: דוד; Form: Construct phrase with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “son of Dodo”; Notes: Identifies Elḥanan’s father.
6. בֵּית לָחֶם (Beit-Laḥem) – Root: בית, לחם; Form: Proper noun (place name); Translation: “Beit-Leḥem”; Notes: Town of origin, also known as Bethlehem.