2 Chronicles 12:4 Go deeper
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And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. (KJV)
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וַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.Kodand he captured
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 1
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 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 2
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 12:4 word 3
הַמְּצֻר֖וֹתha.me.tzu.Rot<the> fortifications
Lemma: מְצוּרָה (me.tsu.rah) · Strong's: H4694
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fortress
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 11:10, 2 Chronicles 11:11, 2 Chronicles 11:23, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 21:3, Isaiah 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4694; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 5
לִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.Dah[belonged] to 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 12:4 word 6
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 7
עַד\־'ad-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 2 Chronicles 12:4 word 8
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
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 12:4 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He captured | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| the fortified | → | מְצוּרָה H4694 fortress |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| and came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| as far as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
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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