2 Samuel 13:2

“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.”

2 Samuel 13:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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was so distressedיֵּצֶרyetser

be distressed

To feel squeezed by fear or sorrow.

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that he made himself illהִתְחַלּוֹתhitchalot

be sick

To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.

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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".

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his sisterאֲחֹתachot

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

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was a virginבְתוּלָהvetula

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

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and it seemed impossibleיִּפָּלֵאyipale

be too hard

To be beyond reach: "is anything impossible for YHWH?".

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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anythingמְאוּמָהmeuma

anything

Something, anything; with "not", nothing.

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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.

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