2 Kings
2 Kings 8:3
3At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the end | מִקְצֵה֙ | miq·ṣêh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7097 end, extremity |
| of seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנִ֔ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| when the woman | הָאִשָּׁ֖ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| returned | וַתָּ֥שָׁב | wat·tā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| she went | וַתֵּצֵא֙ | wat·tê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to appeal | לִצְעֹ֣ק | liṣ·‘ōq | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| her house | בֵּיתָ֖הּ | bê·ṯāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| and | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| her land | שָׂדָֽהּ׃ | śā·ḏāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7704 id. |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.