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And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. (KJV)
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וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huand he allied himself
Lemma: חָבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2266
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to unite
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 28:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2266; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 1
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith him
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 2
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto make
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 20:36 word 3
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.Yotships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 4
לָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetto go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 5
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishTarshish
Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tarshish
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Esther 1:14, Psalms 48:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 6
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 20:36 word 7
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.Yotships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 8
בְּעֶצְי֥וֹןbe.'etz.Yonin Ezion
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, Deuteronomy 2:8, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 9
גָּֽבֶר\׃Ga.verGeber
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, Deuteronomy 2:8, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:36 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They agreed | → | חָבַר H2266 to unite |
| . . . | → | עִם H5973A with |
| to make | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| to go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to Tarshish | → | תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish |
| and these were built | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| . . . | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| in Ezion-geber | → | עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר H6100 Ezion-geber |
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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