2 Chronicles 33:12 Go deeper
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And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, (KJV)
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וּכְהָצֵ֣רu.khe.ha.Tzerand just as harassed
Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to constrain
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 1
חִלָּ֕הchi.Lahhe entreated
Lemma: חָלָה (cha.lah) · Strong's: H2470B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to beg
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 32:11, 1 Samuel 13:12, 1 Kings 13:6, 2 Kings 13:4, Job 11:19, Psalms 45:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2470B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 2
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 33:12 word 3
פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face of
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 4
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 33:12 word 5
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 33:12 word 6
וַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'and he humbled himself
Lemma: כָּנַע (ka.na) · Strong's: H3665
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
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 33:12 word 7
מְאֹ֔דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 8
מִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.Neifrom to before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 9
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
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 33:12 word 10
אֲבֹתָֽיו\׃'a.vo.Tavancestors his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 33:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And in his distress | → | צָרַר H6887B to constrain |
| [Manasseh] sought | → | חָלָה H2470B to beg |
| the favor | → | פָּנֶה H6440L face of |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| his God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and earnestly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| humbled himself | → | כָּנַע H3665 be humble |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440L face of |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of his fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
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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