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And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֨צֶרvai.Ye.tzerand it was distress
Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3334
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be distressed
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Judges 2:15, Judges 10:9, 1 Samuel 30:6, Nehemiah 9:27, Job 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3334; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 1
לְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.Nonto Amnon
Lemma: אַמְנוֹן (am.non) · Strong's: H0550G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amnon
Used 27 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0550G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 2
לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.Lotto make himself sick
Lemma: חָלָה (cha.lah) · Strong's: H2470H
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: be weak: ill
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 48:1, Deuteronomy 29:22, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 30:13, 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2470H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 3
בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.Vurfor sake of
Lemma: עָבוּר (a.vur) · Strong's: H5668
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: for the sake of
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 4
תָּמָ֣רta.MarTamar
Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8559H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Tamar
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 13:7, 2 Samuel 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8559H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 5
אֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.Tosister his
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 6
כִּ֥יkifor
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 13:2 word 7
בְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.Lah[was] a virgin
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 13:2 word 8
הִ֑יאHi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 9
וַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'and it was difficult
Lemma: פָּלָא (pa.la) · Strong's: H6381
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
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 13:2 word 10
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 11
אַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonAmnon
Lemma: אַמְנוֹן (am.non) · Strong's: H0550G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amnon
Used 27 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0550G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 12
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 13
מְאֽוּמָה\׃me.'U.mahanything
Lemma: מְא֫וּמָה (me.u.mah) · Strong's: H3972
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anything
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3972; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:2 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Amnon | → | אַמְנוֹן H0550G Amnon |
| was sick | → | חָלָה H2470H be weak: ill |
| with frustration | → | יָצַר H3334 be distressed |
| over | → | עָבוּר H5668 for the sake of |
| his sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| Tamar | → | תָּמָר H8559H Tamar |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| she | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was a virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| and it seemed | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| implausible | → | פָּלָא H6381 to wonder |
| for [him] | → | אַמְנוֹן H0550G Amnon |
| to do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| anything | → | מְא֫וּמָה H3972 anything |
| to her | → |
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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