2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:4

⁴When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֤ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
from Tekoa	הַתְּקֹעִית֙	hat·tə·qō·‘îṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8621 Tekoite
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
she fell	וַתִּפֹּ֧ל	wat·tip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
facedown	אַפֶּ֛יהָ	’ap·pe·hā	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
in homage	וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	wat·tiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7812 bow down
and said	וַתֹּ֖אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Help me	הוֹשִׁ֥עָה	hō·wō·ši·‘āh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3467 deliver
O king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.