2 Kings 17:5 Go deeper

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he came up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 17:5 word 1

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 17:5 word 2

אַשּׁ֖וּר'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 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:5 word 3

בְּכָל\־be.kholin 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 17:5 word 4

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'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 17:5 word 5

וַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'aland he came up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 17:5 word 6

שֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria

Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Samaria

Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:5 word 7

וַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarand he laid siege

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 17:5 word 8

עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haon it

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 17:5 word 9

שָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.Loshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:5 word 10

שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.Nimyears

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Assyria	→	אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria
invaded	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
marched up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
to Samaria	→	שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria
and besieged	→	צוּר H6696A to confine
it	→	עַל H5921A upon
for three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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