2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:29

²⁹honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
honey	וּדְבַ֣שׁ	ū·ḏə·ḇaš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
curds	וְחֶמְאָ֗ה	wə·ḥem·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2529 curd
sheep	וְצֹאן֙	wə·ṣōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cheese	וּשְׁפ֣וֹת	ū·šə·p̄ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8194 cheese
from the herd	בָּקָ֔ר	bā·qār	Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
for David	לְדָוִ֛ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his people	וְלָעָ֥ם	wə·lā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
to eat	לֶאֱכ֑וֹל	le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they said	אָמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
The people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
have become hungry	רָעֵ֛ב	rā·‘êḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7457 hungry
exhausted	וְעָיֵ֥ף	wə·‘ā·yêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5889 faint, weary
and thirsty	וְצָמֵ֖א	wə·ṣā·mê	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6771 thirsty
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.