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And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (KJV)
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וְהָעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.Vimand the Avvites
Lemma: עַוִּים (av.vim) · Strong's: H5761I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Avvite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5761I; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 1
עָשׂ֥וּ'a.Suthey made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 2
נִבְחַ֖זniv.ChazNibhaz
Lemma: נִבְחַז (niv.chaz) · Strong's: H5026
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Nibhaz
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5026; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 3
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 17:31 word 4
תַּרְתָּ֑קtar.TakTartak
Lemma: תַּרְתָּ֑ק (tar.taq) · Strong's: H8662
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Tartak
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8662; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 5
וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗יםve.has.far.Vimand the Sepharvites
Lemma: סְפַרְוִי (se.phar.vi) · Strong's: H5616
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Sepharvaim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5616; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 6
שֹׂרְפִ֤יםso.re.Fim[were] burning
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 7
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 17:31 word 8
בְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.Hemchildren their
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 17:31 word 9
בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Eshin the fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 10
לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhto Adrammelech
Lemma: אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ (a.de.ram.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0152G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Adrammelech
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0152G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 11
וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְva.'a.na.Me.lekhand Anammelech
Lemma: עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ (a.nam.me.lekh) · Strong's: H6048
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Anammelech
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6048; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:31 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the Avvites | → | עַוִּים H5761I Avvite |
| made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| Nibhaz | → | נִבְחַז H5026 Nibhaz |
| and Tartak | → | תַּרְתָּ֑ק H8662 Tartak |
| and the Sepharvites | → | סְפַרְוִי H5616 Sepharvaim |
| burned | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
| their children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| in the fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| to Adrammelech | → | אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ H0152G Adrammelech |
| and Anammelech | → | עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ H6048 Anammelech |
| the gods | → | אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god |
| of Sepharvaim | → | סְפַרְוַ֫יִם H5617 Sepharvaim |
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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