2 Chronicles 26:16 Go deeper
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But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. (KJV)
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וּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.Toand according to strengthening his
Lemma: חֶזְקָה (chez.qah) · Strong's: H2393
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 12:1, Isaiah 8:11, Daniel 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2393; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 1
גָּבַ֤הּga.Vahit was haughty
Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to exult
Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7, Job 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 2
לִבּוֹ֙li.Boheart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 3
עַד\־'ad-until
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 26:16 word 4
לְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.Chit<to> behaved corruptly
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 5
וַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'Aland he acted unfaithfully
Lemma: מָעַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4603
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be unfaithful
Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4603; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 6
בַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehagainst Yahweh
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 26:16 word 7
אֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavGod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 8
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he went
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 26:16 word 9
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 10
הֵיכַ֣לhei.Khal[the] temple of
Lemma: הֵיכָל (he.khal) · Strong's: H1964G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: temple
Used 56 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 22:7, 1 Kings 7:21, 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1964G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 11
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 26:16 word 12
לְהַקְטִ֖ירle.hak.Tirto make smoke
Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to offer: burn
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6999A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 13
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 14
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar of
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 15
הַקְּטֹֽרֶת\׃ha.ke.To.ret<the> incense
Lemma: קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) · Strong's: H7004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: incense
Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7004; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:16 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But when [Uzziah] became powerful | → | חֶזְקָה H2393 strength |
| his arrogance | → | גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult |
| . . . | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| led to his own destruction | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| He was unfaithful | → | מָעַל H4603 be unfaithful |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| his God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| for he entered | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the temple | → | הֵיכָל H1964G temple |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| to burn incense | → | קָטַר H6999A to offer: burn |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| of incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
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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