2 Kings
2 Kings 5:12
12Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | הֲלֹ֡א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the Abanah | אֲבָנָה | ʾă·ḇå̄·nå̄h | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H71 Abanah |
| and Pharpar | וּפַרְפַּ֜ר | ū·p̄ar·par | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6554 Parpar |
| the rivers | נַהֲר֣וֹת | na·hă·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5104 stream, river |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| better | טוֹב֩ | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than all | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the waters | מֵימֵ֣י | mê·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Could I not | הֲלֹֽא־ | hă·lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have washed | אֶרְחַ֥ץ | ’er·ḥaṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| in them | בָּהֶ֖ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and been cleansed | וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי | wə·ṭā·hā·rə·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
| So he turned | וַיִּ֖פֶן | way·yi·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| and went away | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in a rage | בְּחֵמָֽה׃ | bə·ḥê·māh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.