2 Kings
2 Kings 8:2
2So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the woman | הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| had proceeded | וַתָּ֙קָם֙ | wat·tā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to do | וַתַּ֕עַשׂ | wat·ta·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| as the man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| had instructed | כִּדְבַ֖ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| And she | הִיא֙ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| and her household | וּבֵיתָ֔הּ | ū·ḇê·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| lived as foreigners | וַתָּ֥גָר | wat·tā·ḡār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| for seven | שֶׁ֥בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| in the land | בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | bə·’e·reṣ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.