Exodus

Exodus 15:20

²⁰Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Miriam	מִרְיָ֨ם	mir·yām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4813 Mirjam
the prophetess	הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה	han·nə·ḇî·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5031 prophetess
Aaron’s	אַהֲרֹ֛ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
sister	אֲח֧וֹת	’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
took	וַתִּקַּח֩	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
a tambourine	הַתֹּ֖ף	hat·tōp̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8596 timbrel, tambourine
in her hand	בְּיָדָ֑הּ	bə·yā·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
and all	כָֽל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the women	הַנָּשִׁים֙	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
followed her	וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָ	wat·tê·ṣe·nā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3318 go or come out
with tambourines	בְּתֻפִּ֖ים	bə·ṯup·pîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H8596 timbrel, tambourine
and dancing	וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃	ū·ḇim·ḥō·lōṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4246 id.

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