2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:20

20Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.”

So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Her brotherאָחִ֗יהָ’ā·ḥî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH251 brother
Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
Has your brotherאָחִיךְ֮’ā·ḥîḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH251 brother
Amnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha·’ă·mî·nō·wnArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH550 Amnon
beenהָיָ֣הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with youעִמָּךְ֒‘im·māḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5973 with
Be quietהַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ha·ḥă·rî·šîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
for nowוְעַתָּ֞הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י’ă·ḥō·w·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH269 sister
Heה֔וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is your brotherאָחִ֣יךְ’ā·ḥîḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH251 brother
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
takeתָּשִׁ֥יתִיtā·šî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH7896 put, set
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
thingלַדָּבָ֣רlad·dā·ḇārPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
to heartלִבֵּ֖ךְlib·bêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
So Tamarתָּמָר֙tā·mārNoun - proper - feminine singularH8559 Tamar
livedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבwat·tê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
as a desolateוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הwə·šō·mê·māhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH8076 devastated
woman in the houseבֵּ֖יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of her brotherאָחִֽיהָ׃’ā·ḥî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH251 brother
Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom

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