2 Samuel 16:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.”

2 Samuel 16:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 16:2213 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּטּ֧וּwayaṭw

applyconjH5186

afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···

לְ/אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםləʾabəšālwōm

AbishalompronH53

Absalom

הָ/אֹ֖הֶלhāʾōhel

coveringparticleH168

home · tabernacle · tent

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/גָּ֑גhagāg

roofparticleH1406

top

וַ/יָּבֹ֤אwayābōʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾabəšālwōm

AbishalomnounH53

Absalom

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpilagəšēy

concubinenounH6370

paramour

אָבִ֔י/וʾābiyw

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

לְ/עֵינֵ֖יləʿēynēy

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

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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