2 Kings 25:21 Go deeper
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And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֣ךְvai.Yakhand he struck down
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 1
אֹתָם֩'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 25:21 word 2
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.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 25:21 word 3
בָּבֶ֧לba.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 25:21 word 4
וַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.Temand he put to death them
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 5
בְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.Lahat Riblah
Lemma: רִבְלָה (riv.lah) · Strong's: H7247H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Riblah
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Kings 25:6, 2 Kings 25:20, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 39:6, Jeremiah 52:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7247H; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 6
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 25:21 word 7
חֲמָ֑תcha.MatHamath
Lemma: חֲמָת (cha.mat) · Strong's: H2574G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Hamath
Used 34 times. Also: Numbers 13:21, Numbers 34:8, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3, 2 Samuel 8:9, 1 Kings 8:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2574G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 8
וַיִּ֥גֶלvai.Yi.geland it went into exile
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to reveal: remove
Used 74 times. Also: Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540K; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 9
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 10
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on
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 25:21 word 11
אַדְמָתֽוֹ\׃'ad.ma.Toland its
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:21 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| There at Riblah | → | רִבְלָה H7247H Riblah |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Hamath | → | חֲמָת H2574G Hamath |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| struck them | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| {down} | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and put them to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| So Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| was taken into exile | → | גָּלָה H1540K to reveal: remove |
| away from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| its own land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
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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