2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:2

²Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Amnon	לְאַמְנ֜וֹן	lə·’am·nō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
was sick	לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת	lə·hiṯ·ḥal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H2470 be weak, sick
with frustration	וַיֵּ֨צֶר	way·yê·ṣer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3334 press, be narrow, be in distress
over	בַּֽעֲבוּר֙	ba·‘ă·ḇūr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
his sister	אֲחֹת֔וֹ	’ă·ḥō·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H269 sister
Tamar	תָּמָ֣ר	tā·mār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she	הִ֑יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was a virgin	בְתוּלָ֖ה	ḇə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
and it seemed	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
implausible	וַיִּפָּלֵא֙	way·yip·pā·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
for	אַמְנ֔וֹן	’am·nō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
to do	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
anything	מְאֽוּמָה׃	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
to her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.