2 Samuel 13:18 Go deeper
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And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. (KJV)
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וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Lei.haand [was] on her
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 13:18 word 1
כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.neta long garment of
Lemma: כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת (ke.to.net) · Strong's: H3801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tunic
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3801; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 2
פַּסִּ֔יםpa.Simpalms and soles
Lemma: פַּס (pas) · Strong's: H6446
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: long-sleeved
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:32, 2 Samuel 13:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6446; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 3
כִּי֩kifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 4
כֵ֨ןkhenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 5
תִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָtil.Bash.nathey wore
Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 6
בְנוֹת\־ve.not-[the] daughters of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 7
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 8
הַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.Lotthe virgins
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 9
מְעִילִ֑יםme.'i.Limrobes
Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: robe
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 10
וַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'and he made go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 11
אוֹתָ֤הּ'o.Tah<obj.> her
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 12
מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.Toservant his
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)
Meaning: to minister
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 13
הַח֔וּץha.Chutzthe outside
Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: outside
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 14
וְנָעַ֥לve.na.'Aland he locked
Lemma: נָעַל (na.al) · Strong's: H5274A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lock
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 3:23, Judges 3:24, 2 Samuel 13:17, Song of Solomon 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5274A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 15
הַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letthe door
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 16
אַחֲרֶֽיהָ\׃'a.cha.Rei.haafter her
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Amnon’s attendant | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| threw | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| her | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| out | → | חוּץ H2351 outside |
| and bolted | → | נָעַל H5274A to lock |
| the door | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| behind her | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| Now Tamar was wearing | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| a robe | → | כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת H3801 tunic |
| of many colors | → | פַּס H6446 long-sleeved |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| this is what | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| . . . | → | מְעִיל H4598 robe |
| daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| wore | → | לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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