2 Samuel

2 Samuel 10:4

⁴So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Hanun	חָנ֜וּן	ḥā·nūn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2586 Chanun
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
David’s	דָוִ֗ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
shaved off	וַיְגַלַּח֙	way·ḡal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1548 be bald
half	חֲצִ֣י	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
of each man’s beard	זְקָנָ֔ם	zə·qā·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2206 chin, beard
cut off	וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
their garments	מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם	maḏ·wê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4063 garment
at	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the hips	שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם	šə·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8357 seat
and sent them away	וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃	way·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send

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