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2 Samuel 14:25

Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
2 Samuel 14:25
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם לֹא־הָיָ֧ה אִישׁ־יָפֶ֛ה בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַלֵּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד מִכַּ֤ף רַגְלוֹ֙ וְעַ֣ד קָדְקֳד֔וֹ לֹא־הָ֥יָה ב֖וֹ מֽוּם׃

  1. וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.Lom“and like Absalom”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  2. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. הָיָ֧הha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. אִישׁ־'ish-“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  5. יָפֶ֛הya.Peh“handsome”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
  6. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  8. לְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.Lel“to praise”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַל · “praise” · Strong's H1984B
  9. מְאֹ֑דme.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  10. מִכַּ֤ףmi.Kaf“from [the] sole of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “sole” · Strong's H3709H
  11. רַגְלוֹ֙rag.Lo“foot his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  12. וְעַ֣דve.'Ad“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. קָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.Do“scalp his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קׇדְקֹד · “crown” · Strong's H6936
  14. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. הָ֥יָהHa.yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. ב֖וֹvo“in <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  17. מֽוּם׃Mum“a blemish”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּם · “blemish” · Strong's H3971B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)