2 Chronicles 36:1 Go deeper
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.Chuand they took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 1
עַם\־'am-[the] people of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 2
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 3
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 36:1 word 4
יְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazJehoahaz
Lemma: יְהוֹאָחָז (ye.ho.a.chaz) · Strong's: H3059H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoahaz
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 23:30, 2 Kings 23:31, 2 Kings 23:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3059H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 5
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 6
יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiah
Lemma: יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ (yo.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H2977G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Josiah
Used 52 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 21:26, 2 Kings 22:1, 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2977G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 7
וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huand they made king him
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 8
תַֽחַת\־ta.chat-in place of
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 36:1 word 9
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 36:1 word 10
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.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 36:1 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| Jehoahaz | → | יְהוֹאָחָז H3059H Jehoahaz |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Josiah | → | יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ H2977G Josiah |
| and made him king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| in place of | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| his father | → | 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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