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2 Samuel 22

2 Sam. 22:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The ηsorrows
chebel (Hebrew #2256)
from 2254; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
KJV usage: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Pronounce: kheh'-bel
Origin: or chebel {khay'-bel}
of hell
sh'owl (Hebrew #7585)
from 7592; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
KJV usage: grave, hell, pit.
Pronounce: sheh-ole'
Origin: or shol {sheh-ole'}
compassed me about
cabab (Hebrew #5437)
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Pronounce: saw-bab'
Origin: a primitive root
; the snares
mowqesh (Hebrew #4170)
from 3369; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively): by implication, a hook (for the nose)
KJV usage: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
Pronounce: mo-kashe'
Origin: or moqesh {mo-kashe'}
of death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
prevented
qadam (Hebrew #6923)
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
KJV usage: come (go, (flee)) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.
Pronounce: kaw-dam'
Origin: a primitive root
me;
η
or, cords.

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Death,
Hell,
Prevent,
Snare

Cross References

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sorrows.
or, cords.
Job 36:8• 8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; (Job 36:8)
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Psa. 18:5• 5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (Psa. 18:5)
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Psa. 116:3• 3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Psa. 116:3)
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Psa. 140:5• 5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. (Psa. 140:5)
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Prov. 5:22• 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. (Prov. 5:22)
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Jonah 2:2• 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)
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Acts 2:24• 24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. (Acts 2:24)
the snares.
Prov. 13:14• 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. (Prov. 13:14)
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Prov. 14:27• 27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. (Prov. 14:27)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The bands of Sheola surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;

JND Translation Notes

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See Note, Gen. 37.35.