2 Chronicles 26:9 Go deeper
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Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall , and fortified them. (KJV)
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וַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 1
עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huUzziah
Lemma: עֻזִּיָּהוּ (uz.ziy.yah) · Strong's: H5818G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Uzziah
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:13, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 15:32, 2 Kings 15:34, 2 Chronicles 26:1, 2 Chronicles 26:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5818G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 2
מִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.Limtowers
Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tower
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 3
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem
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 26:9 word 4
עַל\־'al-at
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 26:9 word 5
שַׁ֧עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 6
הַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.Nahthe corner
Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Corner (Gate)
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 14:13, Jeremiah 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6438G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 7
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and at
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 26:9 word 8
שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 9
הַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'the valley
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: Valley (Gate)
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 2:15, Nehemiah 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516M; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 10
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and at
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 26:9 word 11
הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַha.mik.Tzo.a'the buttress
Lemma: מִקְצֹעַ (maq.tso.a) · Strong's: H4740G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Angle
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4740G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 12
וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם\׃Vay.cha.ze.Kemand he made strong them
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 26:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Uzziah | → | עֻזִּיָּהוּ H5818G Uzziah |
| built | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| towers | → | מִגְדָּל H4026M tower |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Corner | → | פִּנָּה H6438G Corner (Gate) |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| the Valley | → | גַּיְא H1516M Valley (Gate) |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and the angle in the wall | → | מִקְצֹעַ H4740G Angle |
| and he fortified them | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
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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