2 Chronicles 12:6 Go deeper
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Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. (KJV)
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וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'Uand they humbled themselves
Lemma: כָּנַע (ka.na) · Strong's: H3665
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: be humble
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 9:3, Judges 3:30, Judges 4:23, Judges 8:28, Judges 11:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3665; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 1
שָׂרֵֽי\־sa.rei-[the] leaders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 2
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 3
וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 4
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 5
צַדִּ֥יק\׀tza.Dik[is] righteous
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 6
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 12:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the leaders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| humbled themselves | → | כָּנַע H3665 be humble |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The LORD [is] | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
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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