2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:1
1After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After some time | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| David’s | דָּוִֽד׃ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Amnon | אַמְנ֥וֹן | ’am·nō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H550 Amnon |
| fell in love | וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ | way·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H157 love |
| with Tamar | תָּמָ֑ר | tā·mār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8559 Tamar |
| the beautiful | יָפָ֖ה | yā·p̄āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3303 fair, beautiful |
| sister | אָח֥וֹת | ’ā·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H269 sister |
| of David’s | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Absalom | וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם | ū·lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 3:9 · 2 Samuel 3:2–3 · 2 Samuel 13:15 · 1 Chronicles 3:2 · 2 Samuel 14:27 · Genesis 29:20 · 1 Kings 11:1 · Genesis 6:2 · Genesis 29:18 · Genesis 34:3 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · Proverbs 6:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.