2 Chronicles 11:5 Go deeper
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 1
רְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmRehoboam
Lemma: רְחַבְעָם (re.chav.am) · Strong's: H7346
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rehoboam
Used 50 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:43, 1 Kings 12:1, 1 Kings 12:3, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:12, 1 Kings 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7346; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 2
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 3
וַיִּ֧בֶןvai.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 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 4
עָרִ֛ים'a.Rimcities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 5
לְמָצ֖וֹרle.ma.Tzorto fortification
Lemma: מָצוֹר (ma.tsor) · Strong's: H4692
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: siege
Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:19, Deuteronomy 20:20, Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, 2 Kings 24:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4692; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 6
בִּיהוּדָֽה\׃bi.hu.Dahin Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:5 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Rehoboam | → | רְחַבְעָם H7346 Rehoboam |
| lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| and he built up | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| for defense | → | מָצוֹר H4692 siege |
| in Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
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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