2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:9

⁹“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Are you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
well	הֲשָׁל֥וֹם	hă·šā·lō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
my brother	אָחִ֑י	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Amasa	לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א	la·‘ă·mā·śā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
And with his right	יְמִ֥ין	yə·mîn	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Joab	יוֹאָ֛ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
grabbed	וַתֹּ֜חֶז	wat·tō·ḥez	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
Amasa	עֲמָשָׂ֖א	‘ă·mā·śā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
by the beard	בִּזְקַ֥ן	biz·qan	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2206 chin, beard
to kiss	לִנְשָׁק־	lin·šāq-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5401 kiss
him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.