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Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. (KJV)

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הֲלֹ֡אha.Lo'¿ not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 1

טוֹב֩tOvgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 2

וּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.Parand Pharpar

Lemma: פַּרְפַּר (par.par) · Strong's: H6554

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Pharpar

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6554; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 3

נַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.Rot[the] rivers of

Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: river

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 4

דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekDamascus

Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Damascus

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 5

מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolmore than all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 6

מֵימֵ֣יmei.Mei[the] waters of

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 8

הֲלֹֽא\־ha.lo'-¿ not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 9

אֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.Chatzwill I wash

Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to wash: wash

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 10

וְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiand I will be clean

Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: be pure

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 11

וַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turned

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 12

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 13

בְּחֵמָֽה\׃be.che.Mahin a rage

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[Are] not	→	לֹא H3808 not
the Abanah	→	H0071
and Pharpar	→	פַּרְפַּר H6554 Pharpar
the rivers	→	נָהָר H5104H river
of Damascus	→	דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus
better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
Could I not	→	לֹא H3808 not
have washed	→	רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash
in them	→
and been cleansed	→	טָהֵר H2891 be pure
So he turned	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
and went away	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
in a rage	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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