Genesis

Genesis 38:12–13

¹²After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah. ¹³When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

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Genesis 38:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After a long	וַיִּרְבּוּ֙	way·yir·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
time	הַיָּמִ֔ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Judah’s	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Shua	שׁ֣וּעַ	šū·a‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7770 Shua
died	וַתָּ֖מָת	wat·tā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
When Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
had finished mourning	וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם	way·yin·nā·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
he	ה֗וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and his friend	רֵעֵ֥הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Hirah	וְחִירָ֛ה	wə·ḥî·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2437 Chirah
the Adullamite	הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י	hā·‘ă·ḏul·lā·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5726 Adullamite
went up	וַיַּ֜עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his sheepshearers	גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י	gō·ză·zê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1494 shear
at Timnah	תִּמְנָֽתָה׃	tim·nā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8553 Timnah

Genesis 38:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Tamar	לְתָמָ֖ר	lə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
was told	וַיֻּגַּ֥ד	way·yug·gaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
Your father-in-law	חָמִ֛יךְ	ḥā·mîḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2524 husband's father
is going up	עֹלֶ֥ה	‘ō·leh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Timnah	תִמְנָ֖תָה	ṯim·nā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8553 Timnah
to shear	לָגֹ֥ז	lā·ḡōz	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1494 shear
his sheep	צֹאנֽוֹ׃	ṣō·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

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Genesis 38:12 Joshua 15:10 · 2 Samuel 13:39 · Judges 14:1 · Genesis 24:67

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.