2 Kings 18:23
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
עָרַב
ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
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
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
סוּס
çûwç
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
רָכַב
râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Key Terms in This Verse
עָרַב ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Study H6148 →רָכַב râkab
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Study H7392 →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 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
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