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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. (KJV)

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צַר\־tzar-it is distress

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to constrain

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 1

עָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaon you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 2

אָחִי֙'a.ChiO brother my

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

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

Meaning: brother: compatriot

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 3

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathan

Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jonathan

Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 4

נָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.tayou were pleasant

Lemma: נָעֵם (na.em) · Strong's: H5276

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: be pleasant

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 49:15, Psalms 141:6, Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 24:25, Song of Solomon 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5276; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 5

מְאֹ֑דme.'Odvery

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 6

נִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahit was wonderful

Lemma: פָּלָא (pa.la) · Strong's: H6381

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to wonder

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 18:14, Exodus 3:20, Exodus 34:10, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 27:2, Numbers 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6381; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 7

אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.Khalove your

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 13:15, 1 Kings 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 8

מֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.Vatmore than [the] love of

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 13:15, 1 Kings 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 9

נָשִֽׁים\׃na.Shimwomen

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:26 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

I grieve	→	צָרַר H6887B to constrain
. . .	→
for you	→	עַל H5921A upon
Jonathan	→	יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan
my brother	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
You were delightful	→	נָעֵם H5276 be pleasant
to me	→
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
your love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
to me	→
was extraordinary	→	פָּלָא H6381 to wonder
surpassing the love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
of women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman

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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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