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But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. (KJV)
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וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.Lomand like Absalom
Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Absalom
Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 1
לֹא\־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 Samuel 14:25 word 2
הָיָ֧הha.Yahhe was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 3
אִישׁ\־'ish-a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 4
יָפֶ֛הya.Pehhandsome
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 5
בְּכָל\־be.kholin 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 Samuel 14:25 word 6
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 Samuel 14:25 word 7
לְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.Lelto praise
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to boast: praise
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25, 1 Chronicles 16:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 8
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly
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 14:25 word 9
מִכַּ֤ףmi.Kaffrom [the] sole of
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm: sole
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Leviticus 11:27, Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 28:35, Deuteronomy 28:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 10
רַגְלוֹ֙rag.Lofoot his
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 11
וְעַ֣דve.'Adand to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 12
קָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.Doscalp his
Lemma: קׇדְקֹד (qod.qod) · Strong's: H6936
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crown
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Deuteronomy 28:35, Deuteronomy 33:16, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 2:7, Psalms 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6936; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 13
לֹא\־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 Samuel 14:25 word 14
הָ֥יָהHa.yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 15
מֽוּם\׃Muma blemish
Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blemish
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:25 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now there was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| in all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| as handsome | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| and highly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| praised | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| as Absalom | → | אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom |
| From the sole | → | כַּף H3709H palm: sole |
| of his foot | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the top of his head | → | קׇדְקֹד H6936 crown |
| he did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| have | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a single flaw | → | מוּם H3971B blemish |
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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