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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When they got up early | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ | way·yaš·kî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| in the morning | בַבֹּ֔קֶר | ḇab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| the sun | וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ | wə·haš·še·meš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| was shining | זָרְחָ֣ה | zā·rə·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2224 rise, come forth |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the water | הַמָּ֑יִם | ham·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and | הַמַּ֖יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| looked | וַיִּרְא֨וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| red | אֲדֻמִּ֥ים | ’ă·ḏum·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H122 red |
| as blood | כַּדָּֽם׃ | kad·dām | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| to the Moabites | מוֹאָ֥ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| across the way | מִנֶּ֛גֶד | min·ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition-m | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.