2 Kings

2 Kings 3:22

22When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּway·yaš·kî·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7925 start, rise, early
in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרḇab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁwə·haš·še·mešConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
was shiningזָרְחָ֣הzā·rə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2224 rise, come forth
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the waterהַמָּ֑יִםham·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
andהַמַּ֖יִםham·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
lookedוַיִּרְא֨וּway·yir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
redאֲדֻמִּ֥ים’ă·ḏum·mîmAdjective - masculine pluralH122 red
as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃kad·dāmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
to the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
across the wayמִנֶּ֛גֶדmin·ne·ḡeḏPreposition-mH5048 what is conspicuous or in front

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.