2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:11

¹¹Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Hiram	חִירָ֨ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Tyre	צֹ֥ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
sent	וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
envoys	מַלְאָכִים֮	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִד֒	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
along with cedar	אֲרָזִ֔ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
logs	וַעֲצֵ֣י	wa·‘ă·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
carpenters	וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י	wə·ḥā·rā·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2796 graver, artificer
and stonemasons	וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י	wə·ḥā·rā·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2796 graver, artificer
and they built	וַיִּבְנֽוּ־	way·yiḇ·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
a palace	בַ֖יִת	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.