Genesis

Genesis 26:8

⁸When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
had been there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
a long time	הַיָּמִ֔ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
looked down	וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף	way·yaš·qêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8259 overhang, look out and down
from	בְּעַ֖ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
the window	הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן	ha·ḥal·lō·wn	Article; Noun - common singular	H2474 window
and was surprised to see	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
Isaac	יִצְחָק֙	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
caressing	מְצַחֵ֔ק	mə·ṣa·ḥêq	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6711 laugh
his wife	אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Rebekah	רִבְקָ֥ה	riḇ·qāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7259 Rebekah

Cross-references

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Isaiah 62:5 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Judges 5:28 · Proverbs 7:6 · Song of Solomon 2:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.