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And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. (KJV)

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וַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 1

הָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.Shahthe woman

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

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

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 14:4 word 2

הַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'It<the> Tekoite

Lemma: תְּקוֹעִי (te.qo.i) · Strong's: H8621

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)

Meaning: Tekoa

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:9, 2 Samuel 23:26, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9, Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8621; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 4

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 14:4 word 5

וַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.Poland she fell

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 14:4 word 7

אַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haface her

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: face

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 8

אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] ground towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 9

וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVvw3fs)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 10

וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 11

הוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahsave !

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT 2 Samuel 14:4 word 12

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃\ \סha.Me.lekhO 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 14:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

When the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
from Tekoa	→	תְּקוֹעִי H8621 Tekoa
[went] to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
she fell	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
facedown	→	אַף H0639I face
. . .	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
in homage	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Help me	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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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