2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:27

27The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”

“This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הhaṣ·ṣō·p̄ehArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
The first manהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןhā·ri·šō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH7223 former, first, chief
appearsרֹאֶה֙rō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
to meאֲנִ֤י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
to be runningמְרוּצַ֣תmə·rū·ṣaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4794 running
like Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣNoun - proper - masculine singularH290 Achimaats
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Zadokצָד֑וֹקṣā·ḏō·wqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6659 Tsadok
Thisזֶ֔הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is a goodט֣וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
manאִֽישׁ־’îš-Noun - masculine singularH376 man
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
He comesיָבֽוֹא׃yā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
withוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
goodטוֹבָ֖הṭō·w·ḇāhAdjective - feminine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbə·śō·w·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1309 tidings

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