2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:29

29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May it whirlיָחֻ֙לוּ֙yā·ḥu·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the headרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
and overוְאֶ֖לwə·’elConjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the entireכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of his fatherאָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and may the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
neverוְֽאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be withoutיִכָּרֵ֣תyik·kā·rêṯVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
one having a dischargeזָ֠בzāḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2100 flow, gush
or skin diseaseוּמְצֹרָ֞עū·mə·ṣō·rā‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
or one who leansוּמַחֲזִ֥יקū·ma·ḥă·zîqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְbap·pe·leḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6418 whirl of spindle.
or fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לwə·nō·p̄êlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba·ḥe·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
or lacksוַחֲסַר־wa·ḥă·sar-Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH2638 needy, lacking, in want of
foodלָֽחֶם׃lā·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food

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Psalm 109:8–19 · 2 Samuel 1:16

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