2 Samuel
2 Samuel 23:4
4is like the light of the morning
at sunrise of a cloudless dawn,
the glistening after the rain
on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| is like the light | וּכְא֥וֹר | ū·ḵə·’ō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| of the morning | בֹּ֖קֶר | bō·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| at sunrise | שָׁ֑מֶשׁ | šā·meš | Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| of a cloudless | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| dawn | בֹּ֚קֶר | bō·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| the glistening | מִנֹּ֥גַהּ | min·nō·ḡah | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H5051 brightness |
| after the rain | מִמָּטָ֖ר | mim·mā·ṭār | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| on the sprouting grass | דֶּ֥שֶׁא | de·še | Noun - masculine singular | H1877 grass |
| of the earth | מֵאָֽרֶץ׃ | mê·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 5:31 · Psalm 72:6 · Psalm 89:36 · Hosea 6:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.