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For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)
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וְיוֹזָבָ֣דve.yo.za.Vadand Jozabad
Lemma: יוֹזָבָד (yo.za.vad) · Strong's: H3107G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jozacar
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3107G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 1
בֶּן\־be.no.Shi-[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 Kings 12:21 word 2
שִׁ֠מְעָתShim.'atShimeath
Lemma: שִׁמְעָת (shim.at) · Strong's: H8100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Shimeath
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8100; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 3
וִיהוֹזָבָ֨דvi.ho.za.Vadand Jehozabad
Lemma: יְהוֹזָבָד (ye.ho.za.vad) · Strong's: H3075G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehozabad
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3075G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 4
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 Kings 12:21 word 5
שֹׁמֵ֤ר\׀sho.MerShomer
Lemma: שֹׁמֵר (sho.mer) · Strong's: H7763G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shomer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7763G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 6
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 7
הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huthey struck down him
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 8
וַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.Motand he died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 9
וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.Ruand people buried
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 10
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 Kings 12:21 word 11
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 12
אֲבֹתָ֖יו'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 Kings 12:21 word 13
בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Irin [the] city of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 14
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 15
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became king
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Kings 12:21 word 16
אֲמַצְיָ֥ה'a.matz.YahAmaziah
Lemma: אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ (a.mats.yah) · Strong's: H0558G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amaziah
Used 35 times. Also: 2 Kings 13:12, 2 Kings 14:1, 2 Kings 14:8, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Kings 14:11, 2 Kings 14:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0558G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:21 word 17
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson his
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 Kings 12:21 word 18
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of him
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Kings 12:21 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| Jozabad | → | יוֹזָבָד H3107G Jozacar |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Shimeath | → | שִׁמְעָת H8100 Shimeath |
| and Jehozabad | → | יְהוֹזָבָד H3075G Jehozabad |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Shomer | → | שֹׁמֵר H7763G Shomer |
| struck him down | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| and he died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| And they buried | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| his fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| in the City | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and his son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Amaziah | → | אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ H0558G Amaziah |
| reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in his place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
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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