2 Kings 24:11 Go deeper
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And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:11 word 1
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzar
Lemma: נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר (ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar) · Strong's: H5019
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nebuchadnezzar
Used 58 times. Also: 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 25:1, 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:22, 1 Chronicles 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5019; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:11 word 2
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 24:11 word 3
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:11 word 4
עַל\־'al-to
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 24:11 word 5
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:11 word 6
וַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.Davand servants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:11 word 7
צָרִ֥יםtza.Rim[were] laying siege
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
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 24:11 word 8
עָלֶֽיהָ\׃'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 24:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Nebuchadnezzar | → | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5019 Nebuchadnezzar |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| while his servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| were besieging it | → | צוּר H6696A to confine |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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