2 Kings

2 Kings 6:30

30When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַḵiš·mō·a‘Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8085 hear
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙hā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עway·yiq·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7167 tear
his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbə·ḡā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH899 treachery
And as heוְה֖וּאwə·hūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
passed byעֹבֵ֣ר‘ō·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha·ḥō·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2346 wall
the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
sawוַיַּ֣רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
the sackclothהַשַּׂ֛קhaś·śaqArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8242 sack, sackcloth
under his clothesמִבָּֽיִת׃mib·bā·yiṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
next toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his skinבְּשָׂר֖וֹbə·śā·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1320 flesh

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