Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 23:4 Interlinear

And he shall be as the light even a morning riseth when the sun even a morning without clouds by clear shining after rain as the tender grass springing out of the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּכְא֥וֹרH216And he shall be as the lightillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
2בֹּ֚קֶרH1242even a morningproperly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
3יִזְרַחH2224risethproperly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e., to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
4שָׁ֑מֶשׁH8121when the sunthe sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
5בֹּ֚קֶרH1242even a morningproperly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
6לֹ֣אH3808withoutnot (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7עָב֔וֹתH5645cloudsproperly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
8מִנֹּ֥גַהּH5051by clear shiningbrilliancy (literally or figuratively)
9מִמָּטָ֖רH4306after rainrain
10דֶּ֥שֶׁאH1877as the tender grassa sprout; by analogy, grass
11מֵאָֽרֶץ׃H776springing out of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

2 Samuel 23:3said The God of Israel spake the Rock...
2 Samuel 23:4 (current)And he shall be as the light even a morning riseth when the sun even a morning without clouds by clear shining after rain as the tender grass springing out of the earth
2 Samuel 23:5 Although my house be not so with God...

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