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2 Kings

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"Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Are not Abanah a river near Damascus Noun H71 (אֲמָנָ֨ה a·ma·nah
and Pharpar, a river near Damascus Noun H6554 וּפַרְפַּ֜ר u·far·par
the rivers a stream, river Noun H5104 נַהֲרֹ֣ות na·ha·ro·vt
of Damascus, a city in Aram (Syria) Noun H1834 דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק dam·me·sek
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better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹוב֩ to·vv
than from H4480    
all the whole, all Noun H3605 מִכֹּל֙ mik·kol
the waters waters, water Noun H4325 מֵימֵ֣י mei·mei
of Israel? "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yis·ra·'el,
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Could I not wash to wash, wash off or away, bathe Verb H7364 אֶרְחַ֥ץ er·chatz
in them and be clean?" to be clean or pure Verb H2891 וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי ve·ta·ha·re·ti;
So he turned to turn Verb H6437 וַיִּ֖פֶן vai·yi·fen
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and went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
away in a rage. heat, rage Noun H2534 בְּחֵמָֽה׃ be·che·mah.

Locations

Damascus

DAMASCUSda-mas'-kus:1. The Name2. Situation and Natural Features3. The City Itself4. Its History(1) The Early Period (to circa 950 B.C.)(2) The Aramean Kingdom (circa 950-732 B.C.)(3) The Middle Period (732 B.C.-650 A.D.)(4) Under Islam1. Name:The English name is the same as the Greek Damaskos. The Hebrew name is Dammeseq, but the Aramaic form Darmeseq, occu... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Pharpar (Pharpar River)

PHARPARfar'-par (parpar; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Apharpha; Codex Alexandrinus Pharphara): A river of Damascus, mentioned in 2 Kings 5:12, along with the Abana or Amana.e and James, Psalms of Solomon. xlivff;; Nicolas. Doctrines religieuses des juifs, 48;. See ABANAH.

Abana River

ABANAH ab'-a-na, a-ba'-na ('abhanah (Kethibh, Septuagint, Vulgate)), or AMANA a-ma'-na ('amanah (Qere, Peshitta, Targum); the King James Version Abana (American Standard Revised Version, margin Amana), the Revised Version (British and American) ABANAH (Revised Version, margin Amanah)): Mentioned in 2 Kings 5:12, along with the PHARPAR... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
King James Bible "Are Are not Abanah Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could may I not wash in them them, and be clean?" clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Hebrew Greek English "Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.