2 Samuel 13:20

“Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now then, my sister, keep quiet; he is your brother. Do not set your heart on this matter.” So Tamar lived, desolate, in the house of Absalom her brother.”

2 Samuel 13:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 13:20, word by word

Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom

Absalom

Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.

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her brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Has Amnonאֲמִינוֹןaminon

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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beenהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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my sisterאֲחוֹתִachoti

sister

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

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keep quietהַחֲרִישִׁיhacharishi

be silent

To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.

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setתָּשִׁיתִיtashiti

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

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your heartלִבֵּlibe

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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matterדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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So 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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livedתֵּשֶׁבteshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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desolateשֹׁמֵמָהshomema

desolate

Desolate, ruined; of a person, abandoned and without comfort.

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in the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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The context

19Tamar took ashes and put them on her head, and the long robe that she had on she tore; she put her hand on her head and went away, crying out as she went.

20 · This verse (above)

21King David heard all these things, and his anger burned greatly.

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