2 Kings 20:11
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְשַׁעְיָה
Yᵉshaʻyâh
Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
צָעַק
tsâʻaq
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
מַעֲלָה
maʻălâh
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or...
אָחוֹר
ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
אָחָז
ʼÂchâz
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
Key Terms in This Verse
מַעֲלָה maʻălâh
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station...
Study H4609 →אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Study H268 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →Cross References
Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in...
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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