2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:11

¹¹He mounted a cherub and flew;

He soared^b on the wings of the wind.

Footnotes

b 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10|PSA 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts He was seen

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He mounted	וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב	way·yir·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
a cherub	כְּר֖וּב	kə·rūḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3742 cherub
and flew	וַיָּעֹ֑ף	way·yā·‘ōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
He soared	וַיֵּרָ֖א	way·yê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wings	כַּנְפֵי־	kan·p̄ê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the wind	רֽוּחַ׃	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.