Tamarתָּמָרwentוַתֵּלֶךְto the houseבֵּיתof Amnonאַמְנוֹןher brother,אָחִיהָand heוְהוּאwas lying down.שֹׁכֵבShe tookוַתִּקַּחthe doughהַבָּצֵקand kneaded itוַתָּלָשׁand made cakesוַתְּלַבֵּבbefore his eyesלְעֵינָיוand cookedוַתְּבַשֵּׁלthe cakes.הַלְּבִבוֹת
2 Samuel 13:8
Study it in the app“Tamar 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:8, word by word
- 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- wentתֵּלֶךְtelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “telech” appears- to the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” 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- her brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- was lying downשֹׁכֵבshochev
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shochev” appears- She tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- the doughבָּצֵקbatsek
dough
Bread dough.
Where else “batsek” appears- and kneaded itתָּלָשׁtalash
knead
Knead.
Where else “talash” appears- and made cakesתְּלַבֵּבtelabev
make cakes
Prepare dough loaves.
Where else “telabev” appears- before his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- and cookedתְּבַשֵּׁלtevashel
boil
To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.
Where else “tevashel” appears- the cakesלְּבִבוֹתlevivot
cake
Cake: dough cooked in a pan. Its name sounds like the word for "heart".
Where else “levivot” appears
The context
7David sent to Tamar at home, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare the meal for him.”
8 · This verse (above)
9She took the pan and poured it out before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, “Send everyone out from me.” And everyone went out from him.