Genesis

Genesis 14:17

¹⁷After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Abram returned	שׁוּב֗וֹ	šū·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from defeating	מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙	mê·hak·kō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
Chedorlaomer	לָעֹ֔מֶר	lå̄·ʿō·mɛr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3540 Kedorlaomer
and the kings	הַמְּלָכִ֖ים	ham·mə·lā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
allied with him	אִתּ֑וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Sodom	סְדֹם֮	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
went out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to meet him	לִקְרָאתוֹ֒	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Valley	עֵ֣מֶק	‘ê·meq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6010 vale
of Shaveh	שָׁוֵ֔ה	šā·wêh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7740 Shaveh
that is	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the King’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Valley	עֵ֥מֶק	‘ê·meq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6010 vale

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2 Samuel 18:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.