2 Kings
2 Kings 9:30
30Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when Jehu | יֵה֖וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| arrived | וַיָּב֥וֹא | way·yā·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| in Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה | yiz·rə·‘e·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
| Jezebel | וְאִיזֶ֣בֶל | wə·’î·ze·ḇel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| heard | שָׁמְעָ֗ה | šā·mə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
| So she painted | וַתָּ֨שֶׂם | wat·tā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| her eyes | עֵינֶ֙יהָ֙ | ‘ê·ne·hā | Noun - cdc; third person feminine singular | H5869 eye |
| adorned | וַתֵּ֣יטֶב | wat·tê·ṭeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| her head | רֹאשָׁ֔הּ | rō·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7218 head |
| and looked down | וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ף | wat·taš·qêp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8259 overhang, look out and down |
| from | בְּעַ֥ד | bə·‘aḏ | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| a window | הַחַלּֽוֹן׃ | ha·ḥal·lō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H2474 window |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 4:30 · Ezekiel 23:40 · Ezekiel 24:17 · Isaiah 3:18–24 · 1 Timothy 2:9–10 · 1 Peter 3:3 · 1 Kings 19:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.