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DavidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלTamarתָּמָרat home,הַבַּיְתָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Pleaseנָאgoלְכִיto the houseבֵּיתof Amnonאַמְנוֹןyour brotherאָחִיךְand prepareוַעֲשִׂיthe mealהַבִּרְיָהfor him.”לוֹ
2 Samuel 13:7
Study it in the app“David sent to Tamar at home, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare the meal for him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:7, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” 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- at homeבַּיְתָbayta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- goלְכִיlechi
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechi” appears- of 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- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and prepareעֲשִׂיasi
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asi” appears- the mealבִּרְיָהbirya
food
Food, prepared food, especially for someone who is sick.
Where else “birya” appears
The context
6Amnon 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.”
7 · This verse (above)
8Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, and he was lying down. She took the dough and kneaded it and made cakes before his eyes and cooked the cakes.