2 Samuel 17:19 Go deeper

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And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 1

הָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'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 17:19 word 2

וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.Rosand she spread out

Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566

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

Meaning: to spread

Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

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 17:19 word 4

הַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhthe covering

Lemma: מָסָךְ (ma.sakh) · Strong's: H4539

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: covering

Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 35:12, Exodus 35:15, Exodus 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4539; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 5

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 17:19 word 6

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 7

הַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'Erthe well

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

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

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 8

וַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.Tachand she spread

Lemma: שָׁטַח (sha.tach) · Strong's: H7849

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

Meaning: to spread

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 11:32, Job 12:23, Psalms 88:9, Jeremiah 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7849; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 9

עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon it

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 17:19 word 10

הָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.Fotthe grain[s]

Lemma: רִיפָה (ri.phah) · Strong's: H7383

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: grain

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 27:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7383; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 11

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 17:19 word 12

נוֹדַ֖עno.Da'it was known

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 13

דָּבָֽר\׃da.Varanything

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:19 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Then [the man’s] wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a covering	→	מָסָךְ H4539 covering
spread	→	פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread
it over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the mouth	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
and scattered	→	שָׁטַח H7849 to spread
grain	→	רִיפָה H7383 grain
over it	→	עַל H5921A upon
so nobody	→	לֹא H3808 not
would know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
a thing	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing

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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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