2 Samuel 13:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Amnonלְאַמְנֹ֜ון
(le·'am·no·vn)
550: "faithful," two Isr.from aman
was so frustrated 
 
6887a: to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or crampeda prim. root
becauseבַּֽעֲבוּר֙
(ba·'a·vur)
5668: for the sake of, on account of, so thatfrom abar
of his sisterאֲחֹתֹ֔ו
(a·cho·tov,)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
Tamarתָּמָ֣ר
(ta·mar)
8559: daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Isr. women, also a place S. of the Dead Sea from the same as tomer
that he made himself ill,לְהִתְחַלֹּ֗ות
(le·hit·chal·lo·vt)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
for she was a virgin,בְתוּלָ֖ה
(ve·tu·lah)
1330: a virginfrom an unused word
and it seemed hardוַיִּפָּלֵא֙
(vai·yip·pa·le)
6381: to be surpassing or extraordinarydenominative verb from pele
to Amnonאַמְנֹ֔ון
(am·no·vn,)
550: "faithful," two Isr.from aman
to doלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃
(me·'u·mah.)
3972: anythingfrom the same as mum
to her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And Amnon
'Amnown  (am-nohn')
faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David -- Amnon.
was so vexed
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress -- be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.;
that he fell sick
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
for his sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
Tamar
Tamar  (taw-mawr')
Tamar, the name of three women and a place -- Tamar.
for she was a virgin
bthuwlah  (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
and Amnon
'Amnown  (am-nohn')
faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David -- Amnon.
thought
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
it hard
pala'  (paw-law')
perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish; by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
for him to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
any thing
muwmah  (meh-oo'-maw)
a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing -- fault, + no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing.
to her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Amnon was so frustrated because of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

King James Bible
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.

International Standard Version
Amnon became so emotionally distressed that he fell sick over his half-sister Tamar. She was a virgin, and Amnon found it difficult to do anything to her.

NET Bible
But Amnon became frustrated because he was so lovesick over his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and to Amnon it seemed out of the question to do anything to her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin.

King James 2000 Bible
And Amnon was so distressed, that he became sick over his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it improper for him to do anything to her.
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