2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:28
28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king.
He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Ahimaaz | אֲחִימַ֗עַץ | ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H290 Achimaats |
| called out | וַיִּקְרָ֣א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| All is well | שָׁל֔וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| And he bowed | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| facedown | לְאַפָּ֖יו | lə·’ap·pāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| before the king | לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| He continued | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Blessed | בָּרוּךְ֙ | bā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| He has delivered up | סִגַּר֙ | sig·gar | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| the men | הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| raised | נָשְׂא֥וּ | nā·śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their hands | יָדָ֖ם | yā·ḏām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| against my lord | בַּֽאדֹנִ֥י | ba·ḏō·nî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
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