Study it in the app“Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill, and the king came to see him. Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.””
Amnonאַמְנוֹןlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבand pretended to be ill,וַיִּתְחָלand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְcameיָּבֹאto see him.לִרְאֹתוֹAmnonאַמְנוֹןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Pleaseנָאlet Tamarתָּמָרmy sisterאֲחֹתִיcomeתָּבוֹאand makeוּתְלַבֵּבtwoשְׁתֵּיcakesלְבִבוֹתbefore my eyes,לְעֵינַיand I will eatוְאֶבְרֶהfrom her hand.”מִיָּדָהּ
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” appearslie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appearsbe sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “yitchal” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsTamar
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” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appearsmake cakes
Prepare dough loaves.
Where else “telabev” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appearscake
Cake: dough cooked in a pan. Its name sounds like the word for "heart".
Where else “levivot” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearschoose, eat
Choose, select. (The same root can also mean "eat".)
Where else “evre” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears5Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food to eat, and let her prepare the meal before my eyes, so that I may see it and eat from her hand.’”
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7David sent to Tamar at home, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare the meal for him.”
