2 Kings 16:8
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָחָז
ʼÂchâz
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
מִנְחָה
minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
אַשּׁוּר
ʼAshshûwr
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
Key Terms in This Verse
מִנְחָה minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Study H4503 →אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
Study H804 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
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