Amnonלְאַמְנוֹןwas so distressedוַיֵּצֶרthat he made himself illלְהִתְחַלּוֹתbecause ofבַּעֲבוּרTamarתָּמָרhis sister,אֲחֹתוֹforכִּיsheהִיאwas a virgin,בְתוּלָהand it seemed impossibleוַיִּפָּלֵאin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Amnonאַמְנוֹןto doלַעֲשׂוֹתanythingמְאוּמָהto her.לָהּ
2 Samuel 13:2
Study it in the app“Amnon was so distressed that he made himself ill because of Tamar his sister, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:2, word by word
- Amnonאַמְנוֹןamnon
Amnon
Amnon, the firstborn son of David, born of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2; 13); also a man of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20). It means "faithful".
Where else “amnon” appears- was so distressedיֵּצֶרyetser
be distressed
To feel squeezed by fear or sorrow.
Where else “yetser” appears- that he made himself illהִתְחַלּוֹתhitchalot
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “hitchalot” appears- Tamarתָּמָרtamar
Tamar
Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".
Where else “tamar” appears- his sisterאֲחֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- was a virginבְתוּלָהvetula
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “vetula” appears- and it seemed impossibleיִּפָּלֵאyipale
be too hard
To be beyond reach: "is anything impossible for YHWH?".
Where else “yipale” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- anythingמְאוּמָהmeuma
anything
Something, anything; with "not", nothing.
Where else “meuma” appears
The context
1After this Absalom son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon son of David loved her.
2 · This verse (above)
3Amnon had a companion whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very wise man.