2 Kings 10:1 Go deeper
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children , saying, (KJV)
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וּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'Avand [belonged] to Ahab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 1
שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'Imseventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 2
בָּנִ֖יםba.Nimsons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 Kings 10:1 word 3
בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.Ronin Samaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 4
וַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.Toand he wrote
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 5
יֵה֨וּאye.Hu'Jehu
Lemma: יֵהוּא (ye.hu) · Strong's: H3058H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehu
Used 49 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 9:11, 2 Kings 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3058H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 6
סְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.Rimletters
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: scroll: document
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 7
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sent [them]
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 8
שֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
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 Kings 10:1 word 10
שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Rei[the] officials of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 11
יִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLJezreel
Lemma: יִזְרְעֶאל (yiz.re.el) · Strong's: H3157H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jezreel
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 19:18, 2 Samuel 2:9, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 18:45, 1 Kings 18:46, 1 Kings 21:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3157H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 12
הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.Nimthe elders
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 13
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
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 Kings 10:1 word 14
הָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.Nimthe guardians
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 15
אַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvAhab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:1 word 16
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 Kings 10:1 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| had seventy | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| in Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| So Jehu | → | יֵהוּא H3058H Jehu |
| wrote | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| letters | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document |
| and sent them | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| to Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the officials | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Jezreel | → | יִזְרְעֶאל H3157H Jezreel |
| to the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| and to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the guardians [of the sons] | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| of Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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