2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:16

¹⁶So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So as	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
besieged	בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר	biš·mō·wr	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
he assigned	וַיִּתֵּן֙	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Uriah	א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a place	הַמָּקוֹם֙	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he knew	יָדַ֔ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
the strongest enemy soldiers	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.