2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:5
5Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Summon | קְרָ֣א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Hushai | לְחוּשַׁ֣י | lə·ḥū·šay | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2365 Chushai |
| the Archite | הָאַרְכִּ֑י | hā·’ar·kî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H757 Arkite |
| as well | גַּ֖ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| and let us hear | וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה | wə·niš·mə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| he | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| has to say | בְּפִ֖יו | bə·p̄îw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.