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And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. (KJV)
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וַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 1
הָעִיר֙ha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 2
מִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.Vivfrom round about
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 3
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 4
הַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'the Millo
Lemma: מִלּוֹא (mil.lo) · Strong's: H4407
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Millo
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:9, 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24, 1 Kings 11:27, 2 Chronicles 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4407; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 5
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 6
הַסָּבִ֑יבha.sa.Vivthe surroundings
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 7
וְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'Avand Joab
Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joab
Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 8
יְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.Yehhe restored
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 10
שְׁאָ֥רshe.'Ar[the] remainder of
Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 26 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3, Ezra 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7605; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 11
הָעִֽיר\׃ha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 11:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He built up | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| around it | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the supporting terraces | → | מִלּוֹא H4407 Millo |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the surrounding wall | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| while Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| restored | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| the rest | → | שְׁאָר H7605 remnant |
| of the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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