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Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him , therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. (KJV)
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אָ֣ז'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 Kings 15:16 word 1
יַכֶּֽה\־ya.keh-he struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
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 15:16 word 2
מְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemMenahem
Lemma: מְנַחֵם (me.na.chem) · Strong's: H4505
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Menahem
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:14, 2 Kings 15:17, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 15:21, 2 Kings 15:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4505; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 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 Kings 15:16 word 4
תִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachTiphsah
Lemma: תִּפְסַח (tiph.sach) · Strong's: H8607H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tiphsah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8607H; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 Kings 15:16 word 6
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 7
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[those] who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 8
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 Kings 15:16 word 9
גְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haterritories its
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 10
מִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.Tzahfrom Tirzah
Lemma: תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) · Strong's: H8656H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tirzah
Used 14 times. Also: Joshua 12:24, 1 Kings 14:17, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:6, 1 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8656H; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 11
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 12
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 13
פָתַ֖חfa.Tachit opened
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 14
וַיַּ֑ךְvai.Yakhand he struck [it]
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 15:16 word 15
אֵ֛ת'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 Kings 15:16 word 16
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 17
הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָhe.Ha.ro.Tei.ha<the> pregnant [women] its
Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2030A
Parsing: Aafpc (Aafpc)
Meaning: pregnant
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 38:24, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 21:22, Judges 13:5, Judges 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2030A; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 18
בִּקֵּֽעַ\׃\ \פbi.Ke.a'he ripped open
Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to break up/open
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:16 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At that time | → | אָז H0227A then |
| Menahem | → | מְנַחֵם H4505 Menahem |
| starting from Tirzah | → | תִּרְצָה H8656H Tirzah |
| attacked | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| Tiphsah | → | תִּפְסַח H8607H Tiphsah |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| everyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| in its | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| vicinity | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| open [their gates] | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| So he attacked [Tiphsah] | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| and ripped open | → | בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the pregnant women | → | הָרָה H2030A pregnant |
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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