2 Samuel 13:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”

2 Samuel 13:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 13:114 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יְהִ֣יwayəhiy

beaconconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

אַֽחֲרֵיʾaḥărēy

after (thatpronH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

כֵ֗ןkēn

-wardadvH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

וּ/לְ/אַבְשָׁל֧וֹםwləʾabəšālwōm

AbishalomconjH53

Absalom

בֶּןben

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

דָּוִ֛דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

אָח֥וֹתʾāḥwōt

othernounH269

sister · together

יָפָ֖הyāpāh

beautyadjH3303

beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···

וּ/שְׁמָ֣/הּwšəmāh

fameconjH8034

base · named · renown · report

תָּמָ֑רtāmār

TamarnounH8559

וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֶ֖/הָwayeʾĕhābehā

love(-dconjH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

אַמְנ֥וֹןʾamənwōn

AmnonnounH550

בֶּןben

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

דָּוִֽדdāwid

DavidnounH1732

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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