Lexicon
חֲרֹדִי
cha.ro.di
H2733
N:N--LG Hebrew

Harodite

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

cha.ro.di identifies Shammah and Elika by the same gentilic designation in a list of names.

The attested use is a masculine singular gentilic designation attached to both Shammah and Elika in 2 Samuel 23:25.

Senses in use

  1. Gentilic designation for named individuals · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 23:25, the form occurs twice as a masculine singular gentilic, attached to Shammah and Elika in a list of named individuals; the APB renders the verse “Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 23:25, the APB presents the designation after each name as “the Harodite.” The verse is read as a whole, but its repeated phrasing reflects the verse’s two occurrences.

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