Genesis

Genesis 19:26

²⁶But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
looked	וַתַּבֵּ֥ט	wat·tab·bêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5027 look
back	מֵאַחֲרָ֑יו	mê·’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
and she became	וַתְּהִ֖י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a pillar	נְצִ֥יב	nə·ṣîḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5333 pillar, prefect
of salt	מֶֽלַח׃	me·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.