2 Chronicles 6:1 Go deeper
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. (KJV)
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אָ֖ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 1
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 2
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomon
Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה (she.lo.moh) · Strong's: H8010
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Solomon
Used 293 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:12, 1 Kings 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8010; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 3
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 6:1 word 4
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe has said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 5
לִשְׁכּ֖וֹןlish.Konto dwell
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 6
בָּעֲרָפֶֽל\׃ba.'a.ra.Felin <the> thick darkness
Lemma: עֲרָפֶל (a.ra.phel) · Strong's: H6205
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 20:21, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:22, 2 Samuel 22:10, 1 Kings 8:12, Job 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6205; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:1 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| Solomon | → | שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon |
| declared | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that He would dwell | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| in the thick cloud | → | עֲרָפֶל H6205 cloud |
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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