Genesis

Genesis 38:22

²²So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I could not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find her	מְצָאתִ֑יהָ	mə·ṣā·ṯî·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
and furthermore	וְגַ֨ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of that place	הַמָּקוֹם֙	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
said	אָֽמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
shrine prostitute	קְדֵשָֽׁה׃	qə·ḏê·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6948 female devotee
has been	הָיְתָ֥ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
here	בָזֶ֖ה	ḇā·zeh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.