Genesis
Genesis 38:12
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.