2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:8
8So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Tamar | תָּמָ֗ר | tā·mār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8559 Tamar |
| went | וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to the house | בֵּ֛ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of her brother | אָחִ֖יהָ | ’ā·ḥî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H251 brother |
| Amnon | אַמְנ֥וֹן | ’am·nō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H550 Amnon |
| was lying down | שֹׁכֵ֑ב | šō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| She took | וַתִּקַּ֨ח | wat·tiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| some dough | הַבָּצֵ֤ק | hab·bā·ṣêq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1217 dough |
| kneaded | וַתָּלוֹשׁ | wat·tå̄·lōš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3888 knead |
| made cakes | וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב | wat·tə·lab·bêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3823 get a mind |
| in his sight | לְעֵינָ֔יו | lə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| and baked | וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל | wat·tə·ḇaš·šêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1310 boil, seethe |
| them | הַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ | hal·lə·ḇi·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H3834 cakes |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.