2 Kings 15:19 Go deeper
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And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. (KJV)
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בָּ֣אba'he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 1
פ֤וּלfulPul
Lemma: פּוּל (pul) · Strong's: H6322G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Pul
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6322G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 2
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 3
אַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 4
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 5
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 Kings 15:19 word 6
וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 7
מְנַחֵם֙me.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 15:16, 2 Kings 15:17, 2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 15:21, 2 Kings 15:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4505; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 8
לְפ֔וּלle.Fulto Pul
Lemma: פּוּל (pul) · Strong's: H6322G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Pul
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6322G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 9
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefa thousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 10
כִּכַּר\־ki.kar-talent[s] of
Lemma: כִּכָּר (kik.kar) · Strong's: H3603H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: talent
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3603H; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 11
כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 12
לִהְי֤וֹתlih.Yotto be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 13
יָדָיו֙ya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 14
אִתּ֔וֹ'i.Towith him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 15
לְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.Zikto strengthen
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to strengthen: ensure
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:23, 2 Kings 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388I; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 16
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdom
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 17
בְּיָדֽוֹ\׃be.ya.Doin hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:19 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Pul | → | פּוּל H6322G Pul |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| invaded | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and Menahem | → | מְנַחֵם H4505 Menahem |
| gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Pul | → | פּוּל H6322G Pul |
| a thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| talents | → | כִּכָּר H3603H talent |
| of silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| in order to gain his support | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| and strengthen | → | חָזַק H2388I to strengthen: ensure |
| his own grip | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| on the kingdom | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
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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