2 Kings 17:14 Go deeper
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Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. (KJV)
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וְלֹ֖אve.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 17:14 word 1
שָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uthey listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 word 2
וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.Shuand they stiffened
Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to harden
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 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 17:14 word 4
עָרְפָּם֙'a.re.Pamneck their
Lemma: עֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) · Strong's: H6203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:8, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Exodus 34:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6203; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 word 5
כְּעֹ֣רֶףke.'O.reflike [the] neck of
Lemma: עֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) · Strong's: H6203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:8, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Exodus 34:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6203; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 word 6
אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.Tamancestors their
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 17:14 word 7
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwho
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 17:14 word 8
לֹ֣אlo'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 17:14 word 9
הֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuthey trusted
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
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 17:14 word 10
בַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehin Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 word 11
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.HemGod their
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But they would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| and they stiffened | → | קָשָׁה H7185 to harden |
| their necks | → | עֹ֫רֶף H6203 neck |
| . . . | → | עֹ֫רֶף H6203 neck |
| like their fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| believe | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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