2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:4
4But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the king | וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| covered | לָאַ֣ט | lā·’aṭ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3813 cover |
| his face | פָּנָ֔יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and cried out | וַיִּזְעַ֥ק | way·yiz·‘aq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| at the top | גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| of his voice | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| O my son | בְּנִי֙ | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| O Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| my son | בְּנִ֥י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| my son | בְנִֽי׃ס | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.