2 Chronicles 15:16 Go deeper
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And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it , and burnt it at the brook Kidron. (KJV)
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וְגַֽם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 1
מַעֲכָ֞הma.'a.KhahMaacah
Lemma: מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) · Strong's: H4601K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Maacah
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 11:20, 2 Chronicles 11:21, 2 Chronicles 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4601K; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 2
אֵ֣ם\׀'em[the] mother of
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 3
אָסָ֣א'a.Sa'Asa
Lemma: אָסָא (a.sa) · Strong's: H0609G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asa
Used 57 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:9, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0609G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 4
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe 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 15:16 word 5
הֱסִירָהּ֙he.si.Rahhe removed her
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: remove
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 6
מִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.Rahfrom queen-mother
Lemma: גְּבִירָה (ge.vi.rah) · Strong's: H1377
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: queen
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:19, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Kings 10:13, Jeremiah 13:18, Jeremiah 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1377; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 7
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who
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 15:16 word 8
עָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.Tahshe had made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 9
לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖הla.'a.she.Rahto an Asherah pole
Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה (a.she.rah) · Strong's: H0842
Parsing: Noun · Title · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNtfsa)
Meaning: Asherah
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Deuteronomy 16:21, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0842; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 10
מִפְלָ֑צֶתmif.La.tzetan abominable image
Lemma: מִפְלֶ֫צֶת (miph.le.tset) · Strong's: H4656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: horror
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4656; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 11
וַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.Rotand he cut down
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to cut: cut
Used 52 times. Also: Exodus 4:25, Exodus 34:13, Leviticus 22:24, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 13:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 12
אָסָא֙'a.Sa'Asa
Lemma: אָסָא (a.sa) · Strong's: H0609G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asa
Used 57 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:9, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0609G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 13
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 15:16 word 14
מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.Tahabominable image her
Lemma: מִפְלֶ֫צֶת (miph.le.tset) · Strong's: H4656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: horror
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4656; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 15
וַיָּ֕דֶקvai.Ya.dekand he crushed [it]
Lemma: דָּקַק (da.qaq) · Strong's: H1854
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to crush
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 30:36, Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21, 2 Samuel 22:43, 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1854; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 16
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.Rofand he burned [it]
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 17
בְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalin [the] wadi of
Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: torrent: valley
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 18
קִדְרֽוֹן\׃kid.RonKidron
Lemma: קִדְרוֹן (qid.ron) · Strong's: H6939
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kidron
Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:23, 1 Kings 2:37, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6939; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:16 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Asa | → | אָסָא H0609G Asa |
| also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| removed | → | סוּר H5493G to turn aside: remove |
| his grandmother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| Maacah | → | מַעֲכָה H4601K Maacah |
| from [her position as] queen mother | → | גְּבִירָה H1377 queen |
| because | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| she had made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| a detestable | → | מִפְלֶ֫צֶת H4656 horror |
| Asherah pole | → | אֲשֵׁרָה H0842 Asherah |
| Asa | → | אָסָא H0609G Asa |
| chopped down | → | כָּרַת H3772G to cut: cut |
| the pole | → | מִפְלֶ֫צֶת H4656 horror |
| crushed it | → | דָּקַק H1854 to crush |
| and burned | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
| it in the Kidron | → | קִדְרוֹן H6939 Kidron |
| Valley | → | נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley |
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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