2 Kings 18:18 Go deeper
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And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. (KJV)
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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'Uand they called out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 2
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 18:18 word 3
וַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 4
אֲלֵהֶ֛ם'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 5
אֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimEliakim
Lemma: אֶלְיָקִים (el.ya.qim) · Strong's: H0471G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eliakim
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2, Isaiah 22:20, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0471G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 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 18:18 word 7
חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huHilkiah
Lemma: חִלְקִיָּהוּ (chil.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H2518G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hilkiah
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 22:20, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2518G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 18:18 word 9
עַל\־'al-[was] over
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 18:18 word 10
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 11
וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.Nahand Shebna
Lemma: שֶׁבְנָא (shev.na) · Strong's: H7644
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shebna
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2, Isaiah 22:15, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7644; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 12
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribe
Lemma: סֹפֵר (so.pher) · Strong's: H5608B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: secretary
Used 52 times. Also: Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, 2 Kings 12:10, 2 Kings 18:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608B; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 13
וְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'Achand Joah
Lemma: יוֹאָח (yo.ach) · Strong's: H3098G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joah
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3098G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 14
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 18:18 word 15
אָסָ֖ף'a.SafAsaph
Lemma: אָסָף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0623G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asaph
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0623G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 16
הַמַּזְכִּֽיר\׃ha.maz.Kirthe recorder
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to remember
Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they called | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| for | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| And Eliakim | → | אֶלְיָקִים H0471G Eliakim |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Hilkiah | → | חִלְקִיָּהוּ H2518G Hilkiah |
| the palace | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| administrator | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Shebnah | → | שֶׁבְנָא H7644 Shebna |
| the scribe | → | סֹפֵר H5608B secretary |
| and Joah | → | יוֹאָח H3098G Joah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Asaph | → | אָסָף H0623G Asaph |
| the recorder | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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