1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:3

3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hisהָאִישׁ֙hā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
nameוְשֵׁ֤םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
was Nabalנָבָ֔לnā·ḇālNoun - proper - masculine singularH5037 Nabal
and his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
nameוְשֵׁ֥םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל’ă·ḇi·ḡā·yilNoun - proper - feminine singularH26 Abigail, Abigal
She was an intelligentטֽוֹבַת־ṭō·w·ḇaṯ-Adjective - feminine singular constructH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and beautifulוִ֣יפַתwî·p̄aṯConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular constructH3303 fair, beautiful
womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הwə·hā·’iš·šāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
but her husbandוְהָאִ֥ישׁwə·hā·’îšConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
a Calebiteכְלִבּוֹ׃ḵə·lib·bōNoun - proper - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was harshקָשֶׁ֛הqā·šehAdjective - masculine singularH7186 hard, severe
and evilוְרַ֥עwə·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH7451 bad, evil
in his dealingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma·‘ă·lā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice

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Proverbs 14:1 · Proverbs 31:10 · Isaiah 32:5–7 · Psalm 10:3 · Proverbs 31:30–31 · 1 Samuel 25:17 · Proverbs 31:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.