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Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him . (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 16:5 word 1
יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehhe came up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 2
רְצִ֣יןre.TzinRezin
Lemma: רְצִין (re.tsin) · Strong's: H7526G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rezin
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:37, 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 16:9, Isaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:4, Isaiah 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7526G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 3
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 16:5 word 4
אֲ֠רָם'A.romAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Syria
Used 120 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758I; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 5
וּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachand Pekah
Lemma: פֶּ֫קַח (pe.qach) · Strong's: H6492
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Pekah
Used 11 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Kings 15:27, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 15:31, 2 Kings 15:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6492; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 6
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 16:5 word 7
רְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huRemaliah
Lemma: רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ (re.mal.ya.hu) · Strong's: H7425
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Remaliah
Used 13 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Kings 15:27, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 15:32, 2 Kings 15:37, 2 Kings 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7425; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 8
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 16:5 word 9
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 10
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 11
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 12
וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruand they laid siege
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to confine
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:19, Judges 9:31, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 13
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 16:5 word 14
אָחָ֔ז'a.ChazAhaz
Lemma: אָחָז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0271G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahaz
Used 38 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:38, 2 Kings 16:1, 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 16:7, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 16:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0271G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 15
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 16:5 word 16
יָכְל֖וּya.khe.Luthey were able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 17
לְהִלָּחֵֽם\׃le.hi.la.Chemto do battle
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:5 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| Rezin | → | רְצִין H7526G Rezin |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Aram | → | אֲרָם H0758I Syria |
| and Pekah | → | פֶּ֫קַח H6492 Pekah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Remaliah | → | רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ H7425 Remaliah |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| came up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to wage war | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| against Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| They besieged | → | צוּר H6696A to confine |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Ahaz | → | אָחָז H0271G Ahaz |
| but could | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| overcome [him] | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
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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