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The daughterבַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Go.”לֵכִיSo the young womanהָעַלְמָהwentוַתֵּלֶךְand calledוַתִּקְרָאthe motherאֶת אֵםof the child.הַיָּלֶד
Exodus 2:8
Study it in the app“The daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Go.” So the young woman went and called the mother of the child.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 2:8, word by word
- The daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Goלֵכִיlechi
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechi” appears- So the young womanעַלְמָהalma
young woman
Young woman of marriageable age.
Where else “alma” appears- and calledתִּקְרָאtikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikra” appears- the motherאֵםem
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appears- of the childיָּלֶדyaled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yaled” appears
The context
7His sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh, “Shall I go and call for you a nursing woman from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
8 · This verse (above)
9The daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.