2 Kings 24:17 Go deeper

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. (KJV)

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וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.Lekhand he made king

Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to reign

Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 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 24:17 word 2

בָּבֶ֛לba.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 24:17 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 24:17 word 4

מַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahMattaniah

Lemma: מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ (mat.tan.yah) · Strong's: H4983Q

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Mattaniah

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4983Q; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 word 5

דֹד֖וֹdo.Douncle his

Lemma: דּוֹד (dod) · Strong's: H1730I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: beloved: male relative

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 10:4, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 25:49, Numbers 36:11, 1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1730I; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 word 6

תַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.Tavin place of him

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: underneath: instead

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 word 7

וַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.Sevand he changed

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437K

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to turn: changed

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:20, 2 Kings 23:34, 2 Chronicles 36:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437K; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 word 8

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 24:17 word 9

שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 word 10

צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ\׃\ \פtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiah

Lemma: צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ (tsid.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H6667H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Zedekiah

Used 54 times. Also: 2 Kings 24:18, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Kings 25:2, 2 Kings 25:7, 1 Chronicles 3:15, 2 Chronicles 36:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6667H; TAHOT 2 Kings 24:17 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 Babylon	→	בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon
made Mattaniah	→	מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ H4983Q Mattaniah
[Jehoiachin’s] uncle	→	דּוֹד H1730I beloved: male relative
king	→	מָלַךְ H4427A to reign
in his place	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
and changed	→	סָבַב H5437K to turn: changed
his name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
to Zedekiah	→	צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ H6667H Zedekiah

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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